Hi Deborah:

I have only one case of absconding whose cause was evident. I had made a 
number of splits with a new queen and a frame of brood, a frame of pollen 
and a frame of honey. The queens were accepted and the 3 frame nucs looked 
healthy. A few weeks later they were looking good but crowded and I decided 
to move them into full 9 frame brood boxes the next day. Unfortunately I was 
unable to get to them for some time and when I did get out there several of 
the nucs had absconded. I am fairly sure it was just due to the crowding.



Best regards,

Donald Aitken 

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