In a message dated 27/10/04 23:52:30 GMT Daylight Time,  [log in to unmask]
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<<Well, yes, by strength. I united two weak two story colonies in  October.
The next March, they had a broodnest..in four brood boxes...that  could only
have been created with two queens...in my opinion. They even  stored a super
of something around soft maple  bloom.

Mike>>

    Have you looked for them? The only really reliable  way of telling how
many queens you have is by eyeball. With some strains you  could have more than
two; I came across three laying together last summer,  and the original colony
I split must have strted with at least four.

    Regards,

    Robert Brenchley

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