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requeen - What does it mean?

Definition of 'requeen'

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (beekeeping) To change or replace the queen bee of a colony of bees.
  • 1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping ; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 93:
  • :* Requeening means changing the queen of a colony, either to secure better stock, or to replace a queen which...cannot furnish the eggs necessary to the development of a normal colony.