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Queen Rearing

Queen rearing: first attempt

27th September 202529th June 2017 by Steve Donohoe
sealed honeybee queen cell

About 2 years ago I had an amazing life changing experience. Ever since I was 7 years old I had worn eye glasses and I quickly became the shy boy with massive thick goldfish bowls on his face; eyes disappearing into tiny dots, and huge craters on my nose where they relentlessly pressed down on … Read more

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