Peter Borst wrote about raising healthy bees:
> Then, hives are placed too close together and possibly too many in one
> spot. Even just a small change, like having half as many hives at a
> site, could reduce disease in apiaries.
Open feeding would be very high on my list of bad practices.
Best wishes
Peter Edwards
beekeepers at stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk
www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/
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