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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:
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requeen — re·queen … English syllables
requeen — (ˈ)rē+ transitive verb Etymology: re + queen : to replace an old queen of (a hive of bees) with a young one of the same season s raising … Useful english dictionary
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