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Peter Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:24:14 +0100
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Waldemar asked:

> This question is for the folks who keep and/or breed Amm: do you use 
> unlimited broodnest in your set-up or do you use a limited nest with queen 
> excluders?

I use a single British National brood box with a queen excluder.  It is rare 
for a queen to need more room than this provides, but without the excluder I 
find that they will make the nest more vertical in shape by using the first 
super.  (...and before someone tells me that this will not produce enough 
bees to get a decent crop, have a look at the picture here: 
http://www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/Newsletters/August2007.htm).

Best wishes

Peter Edwards
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