Peter,
Who has seen my bees personally and said they were africanized? As I don't know of any coming and saying such? Also, having been to many commercial yards with straight ripping and splitting with no smoke being used, I have repeatedly seen much worse going on. Other times of year I use smoker so they don't fly so much, but during fast split and roll thru yards, for key work in spring I don't hardly smoke, for I don't want to lose the nurse bees in doing what I gotta do.Here the fast rip is needed for control of nurse bees. Other then that, from what you say here.......question: YOu are commercial aren't you for working in larger yards?

Dee





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