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Date: | Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:56:30 -0500 |
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Fellow Beekeepers,
This summer I had brood above, and below my queen excluder. I had two
medium boxes on the bottom for brood, and two mediums on top of the
excluder. I found the marked queen in the lower brood chamber, but I could
not find a queen in the upper box. I am a newbee, so it is still not easy
for me to find unmarked queens.
Is it common to have brood appear above a queen excluder? What could have
caused it? The question is academic at this point, but I am rather
mystified. I have since taken to heart the advice by Bee-L members, that
queen excluders are an "advanced" technique not suitable for beeginners. I
will also follow George Imirie's advice to use three mediums for brood.
Happy Holidays to all of you.
Kyle
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