Results 1 to 10 of 63

Thread: Amm queens

Threaded View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. 02-08-2015, 06:15 PM #11
    prakel
    prakel is offline
    Senior Member prakel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Location
    Jurassic Coast.
    Posts
    1,480

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Kate Atchley View Post
    In beekeeping it's sometimes good to be precise, exact......
    .....Take grafting larvae into queen cups for instance
    Sorry, but can't resist this one...

    When Dr. Phillips was head of the bee culture laboratory in Washington, he wrote me that the word "grafting" was an improper term and that they did not graft but transferred.

    Jay Smith 'Better Queens' 1949
    Smith wasn't impressed by fancy terminology either.
    Last edited by prakel; 02-08-2015 at 06:23 PM.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Nuc for sale in Aberdeenshire | Swienty Langstroth/Smith polynucs for sale »

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules