to requeen

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• But, given the African bees' strong ability to genetically usurp hives, the recommendation is now to requeen with queens that have already mated with EHB drones.

  Academic text (2004)

• ARS has always recommended that beekeepers regularly requeen their hives with queens of known lineage to keep AHB traits out of their apiaries.

  Academic text (2004)

• Gilley is shown here requeening one of these "bait colonies."

  Academic text (2004)

• "We are requeening more often with virgin queens to keep Africanization to a minimum."

  Academic text (1996)

• But requeening is a lot of work for commercial beekeepers who maintain thousands of hives.

  Academic text (2004)

• Requeening is still the best way to maintain European honey bees in managed colonies in Africanized areas, according to Wilson.

  Academic text (1996)

• The first generation isn't that much different from the Europeans; but after that, if you haven't requeened, they get really mean," he explains.

  Academic text (1996)

• He leafed through the notebooks in which Brother S had kept careful records of each hive, its honey production, and its times of medication, feeding, and requeening.

  Fiction book (1993)

• After noticing a decline in honey production, they chose to requeen their hive to ensure better health.

• Many beekeepers requeen their hives annually to prevent issues with aggression in the bees.

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