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Italian Light Red Head Queens ??
« on: July 15, 2023, 02:35:51 pm »
There is a beekeeper in our area that is selling Light Italian Red Head queens. I'm stumped! I've been all over the internet and cannot nail anything down. Could it be Italian queens that have the lighter thorax ??


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Re: Italian Light Red Head Queens ??
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2023, 07:16:58 pm »
I've never heard of that before.
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Re: Italian Light Red Head Queens ??
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2023, 09:42:50 pm »
The pics broken, but who doesn’t like a redhead?


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Re: Italian Light Red Head Queens ??
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2023, 09:49:45 pm »
Jen, Could it be marked queens as this is the year for red?
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Re: Italian Light Red Head Queens ??
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2023, 11:50:47 am »
Neil...?! You might have something there! Happy to hear from you as well  ;D
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Re: Italian Light Red Head Queens ??
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2023, 06:57:20 pm »
It is nice to hear from you as well.
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