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OPEN DISCUSSION SESSION

  1. A Case for Concern.
  2. Queen Selection.
  3. Queen Wing Clipping – Yeah or Nay

All opinions and views are equally valued

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1. A Case For Concern

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OPEN DISCUSSION SESSION

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2. Queen Selection.

All opinions and views are equally valued

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  • RE-QUEENING - WHAT IS YOUR SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA?

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  • BREED YOUR OWN?
  • SPLITS/SWARM AND LET THEM SORT THEMSELVES OUT?
  • PURCHASE NUCS AND COMBINE?
  • PURCHASE QUEENS FROM A BREEDER?

2. Queen Selection

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Is this table something you would strictly rely upon?

2. Queen Selection Cont’d

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OPEN DISCUSSION SESSION

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3. Queen Wing Clipping – Yeah or Nay

All opinions and views are equally valued

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  1. QUEEN WING CLIPPING – YEAH

OR NAY?

The practice of clipping the queens wing is undertaken in various parts of the world and it’s claim is to: a) prevent swarming, b) indicate the year the queen was produced; and c) mark a valuable queen.

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Do you clip your queens wings and have you found it to be as advantageous as claimed?