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Offline johnnie

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I.M.N. system of rearing queens
« on: February 15, 2011, 01:34:00 am »
have any of you used this method to rear queens it seems pretty straight forward and no grafting

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Re: I.M.N. system of rearing queens
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2011, 06:37:01 am »
Do you have an description?
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Re: I.M.N. system of rearing queens
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2011, 07:21:05 am »
 :? What is I.M.N. system of rearing queens  :?


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Re: I.M.N. system of rearing queens
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2011, 07:19:36 am »
Sort of.  I've done a little Miller (cutting the edge to remove the lower wall of some) and tearing walls down on appropriate age larvae, but I haven't done a lot of it.  The Hopkins method is easy enough as is the Miller.
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