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If a queen needs to be replaced, a good time to change the queen is in late summer during feeding. | If a queen needs to be replaced, a good time to change the [[queen]] is in late summer during feeding. | ||
Reasons for changing a queen: | Reasons for changing a queen: | ||
*One reason for changing the queen could be that she is old. Brown bee queens can live and lay eggs for 3-4 years. | *One reason for changing the queen could be that she is old. Brown bee queens can live and lay eggs for 3-4 years. | ||
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*Your bees turn out to be [[Cross-breeding|crossbred]] and you would like to exchange your current queen with a purebred and puremated queen, so that the colony turns into the wanted type. | *Your bees turn out to be [[Cross-breeding|crossbred]] and you would like to exchange your current queen with a purebred and puremated queen, so that the colony turns into the wanted type. | ||
See under [[ | See under [[Introducing a queen]] for more detailed descriptions on how to go about changing the queen. | ||
[[Category:Late summer]] | [[Category:Late summer]] | ||
[[Category:Queen]] | [[Category:Queen]] | ||