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>>Net result is that we do wear them out quickly, and for most
commercial honey producers here, annual replacement is a fact of life.
I've always wondered about the claimed need to replace queens
annually... Is this based on the claims of queen producers? ;o))
In my neck of the woods, most good queens will not show an
appreciable decline for 2-3 years. Perhaps in Austrialian conditions
where flow conditions exist year round, queens exhaust themselves
quicker? Perhaps, as you suggest, a winter lull such as in the
northern US, give queens a chance to recoup after a busy season?
You raise some interesting questions. It would be nice to survey
more Australian beekeepers about on this.
Waldemar
Long Island, NY
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