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>>On Thu, 30 Nov 1995 Ian Stuart McLean <[log in to unmask]> wrote :
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>>> What you say is probably true but Supercedure is also an inheritable trait.
>>> Here in the UK the British Isles Bee Breeders Association (BIBBA), who
> make a feature of breeding queens that supercede. They are very useful in
>reducing colony swarming , which is a problem in the UK.
>
>>Jean-Marie Van Dyck wrote Fri, 1 Dec 1995 12:16:40>
>>Here in Belgium, almost all the beebeekers know and use the anecbalic
>>term to caracterize some big colonies which years after years are
>>replacing their queens without any swarming. This supercedure occurs
>
>While I agree, in my opinion supercedure has a number of disadvantages. It
>usually means the bees are unhappy with the current Queen, whether it is
>early or late season is immaterial. Either way the hive is in decline as the
>current queen is not laying to capacity. When I breed queens and send them
>to the "dancehall" for mating I want to know which drones she met up with.So
>to my mind, I want to know the pedigree of my queens. Scrubs of unknown
>origin cause terrible problems.
> Apart from changing a weak or failing queen how does supercedure
>prevent swarming. The usual reasons for swarming are I believe, Congestion,
>Too much heat, weak or old queen, honeybound, all of which are the keepers
>problem.
> Congestion......give more space
> Too much heat ......ventilate
> Weak or old .......requeen
> Honeybound.......more boxes.
Hi Dave,
It' part of the variability of honey bee behaviour. You can select for low
swarming / high supercedure traits just as you can for HTM resistance.
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