So, another dumb question....what could cause failures in walk-away
> splits, where all factors seem perfect and the split is strong in bees and
> brood and nutrition, no varroa or little to speak of and plenty of drones
> from the rest of the site, which are doing very well at the time. This is
> perplexing because of my success everywhere else at the same time. This
> is
> a permanent site, with no hive movement during the year. Any ideas?
>
By any chance is this yard in foraging range of a cultivated crop that may
be getting sprayed. Chemicals, as you probably realize, can do mere than
kill bees outright.
Alden M.
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