Requeen
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To change or replace the queen bee of a colony of bees.
"Requeening means changing the queen of a colony, either to secure better stock, or to replace a queen which...cannot furnish the eggs necessary to the development of a normal colony."
Example
More examples"Requeening means changing the queen of a colony, either to secure better stock, or to replace a queen which...cannot furnish the eggs necessary to the development of a normal colony."
Etymology
From re- + queen.