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Re: defining "artificial"
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Robert Brenchley <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:20:45 EDT
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In a message dated 21/10/2006 22:57:45 GMT Standard Time,  
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>   One always splits/divides from
>the strongest to  keep strong healthy bees and absorbs the
>weak and gets rid of them  letting them go.



Split the weak, use queens raised from the  strong, and that way you don't 
lose much honey. Next year, the splits will  hopefully have become strong 
colonies.
 
    Regards,
 
    Robert Brenchley

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