Date sent: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 17:07:52 -0400
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From: Michael Palmer <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [BEE-L] South Carolina Report: Swarmy
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> Dave, could you have added two supers above? Might keep the broodnest
> open, and help with swarming.
In some cases we did add two deep supers, where they filled the
first one quickly. But sometimes they appear to fill the added ones,
and they are just moving up and abandoning the bottom box. So you
have to check. In a few cases we reversed them again.
Dave Green SC USA
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