HI ALL,
I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.  I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT BUCKFAST BEES GET NASTY IF
THE QUEEN IS SUPERCEDED.  I WOULD ASSUME THE SAME WOULD APPLY TO THE
REMAINING QUEEN AFTER SWARMING.  HAS ANYONE FOUND THIS TO APPLY TO
CARNIOLANS?  I HAVE A HIVE OF CARNIES REMAINING AFTER A SWARM LATE LAST
SPRING.  THEY ARE REALLY AGGRESSIVE.  THE COLONY IS LOUD AND THERE IS A LOT
OF FLYING, HELMET BEATING AND EVENTUALLY STINGING.  TWO OTHER HIVES, ALSO
CARNIES, ALSO SWARMED BUT THE RESULT IS QUIET, AND AS GENTLE AS THEY WERE
INITIALLY.  COULD THIS NASTY HIVE BE THE RESULT OF CARNIE VIRGIN QUEEN AND
BUCKFAST DRONES?  I HAVE BOTH.

ALSO, WITH SCREENED BOTTOM BOARDS, HAS ANYONE CONSIDERED DIATOMATIOUS EARTH
AS A POSSIBLE CONTROL FOR SHB?  IT ABRADES THE CARAPACE AND CAUSES DEATH BY
DEHYDRATION.

COLEENE