>
> >So my question for the larger holding beekeepers out there is:
> when you buy a lot of queens do you find a big variation in quality? Do
> you find a lot fail or perform poorly in their first season?


I find that the buildup of nucs headed by queens grafted from the same
mother and mated in the same yard exhibits a perfect bell curve.  What I
don't understand is why so many beekeepers waste time and money on those
colonies at the lower end of the curve.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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