I am reminded of the following:

“It is also perhaps not generally realized that a spell of queenlessness, just prior to the main honey flow, will help check both adult and brood diseases.” – Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey by Brother Adam.

             ***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software.  For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html

Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at:
http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm