Keith Malone wrote:
> I am blunt too.
> Anybody keeping bees should want a supersedure Queen over a swarm Queen,
> with a supersedure Queen half the workers do not want to leave, and the
> colony re-queens itself naturally.
Well said!
Bees that supersede reduce the beekeeper's workload massively in the
spring - enabling him to devote time to strain improvement rather than swarm
control. I hope that I am now on this beneficial spiral.
Peter Edwards
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