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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => REPRINT ARTICLE ARCHIVES => Topic started by: Understudy on January 25, 2008, 12:41:20 am

Title: Stolen Queens
Post by: Understudy on January 25, 2008, 12:41:20 am

http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/NationalNews/Beekeepersleftbuzzingmadafterqueenbeesraidedfromhives/tabid/184/articleID/44218/cat/64/Default.aspx (http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/NationalNews/Beekeepersleftbuzzingmadafterqueenbeesraidedfromhives/tabid/184/articleID/44218/cat/64/Default.aspx)

Either someone is stealing queens or this guy has a screw loose.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Title: Re: Stolen Queens
Post by: indypartridge on January 25, 2008, 09:05:15 am

Maybe it would be worth getting the queens micro-chipped? :)

Title: Re: Stolen Queens
Post by: Scadsobees on January 25, 2008, 09:19:20 am

Seems like it would be easier and quicker to just load up the hive and cart that away.  Rather than take the time to pore through the hive trying to find the queen...