By 'broodless period' do you mean a period with no brood or just less brood?
If the former, how do you know?
Apart from events associated with changes of queen I don't remember any of
my colonies having been broodless (without brood) at a latitude of about 52
degrees N.
Chris
In a message dated 22/09/2006 02:03:29 GMT Standard Time,
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The way I see it is if I want to use oxalic I need to get my hives into
November and the broodless period.
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