>>My apiary out grew my property and my mating nucs kept getting 
robbed out.

This year I had one mating nuc robbed out since I did not stock them 
with enough bees.  I expected the virgin queen had been killed.  I 
was surprised to find the queen and her handful of bees.  I guess the 
robbing bees only want to get the honey...

Waldemar

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