From: "deelusbybeekeeper" <deelusbybeekeeper@excelonline.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 17:57:18 -0700
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Clipping queens

Hi to all on Biological Beekeeping:

Robert writes:

> with my beekeeping hat back on, I'm not sure about clipping queens; can
> anyone prove that mated queens never take flights?

Reply:

Actually, it has been written that they can and have taken flights later
on.

Also, it is natural for the old queen to leave when a new queen comes on
board, with natural swarming impulse to start another colony. Then after
established, she normallly lays for a short while and then is superceded
rather then be allowed to swarm again with more bees..

More comments! Everyone is doing so well.

Dee