> a source for your statement that 'honey production is drastically reduced
> House your bees in small hives. Consider using just one deep hive body for a broodnest and one medium depth super over a queen excluder for honey. You will not harvest as much honey, but you will lίkely have reduced disease and pest problems, particularly Vαποα. And yes, your colonies will swarm
Tom Seeley, in "Darwinian Beekeeping," Bees for Development Journal 122 March 2017
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