In a message dated 03/06/2008 13:28:35 GMT Standard Time,
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I don't think your experience is
repeated in my district
A few years ago Defra carried out an experiment in which hives were opened
and brood areas checked at fortnightly intervals throughout the year. Ian Homer
(now RBI south) and his wife Ruth were living in Northumberland and did the
test there and found no broodless period.
Chris
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