A problem I'm having is that of the two hives we built and bought bees for, one of them has a personality of a mean wet cat and the other is more like a friendly kitten.  Why is this?  (They are about 1/4 miles apart.)  I was thinking that if I didn't do anything to the mean hive for six weeks, all the mean bees would have been replaced by new young bees and the temperament might be better.  Is this true? 
 
Charles in Salt Lake City
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