Michael Palmer wrote:
>
> Greg, don't waste your money on packages. If you can find good nucs, they're
> much better. Packaged bees have a big fault. When you install a package of bees,
> there is no brood. There are no young bees hatching. Which bees feed the young
> larvae royal jelly? The young worker bees do, right? What kind of bees are in a
> package? Predominantly old bees. Some were young when the package was first
> made-of course. They age, and no young bees are hatching for at least three
> weeks. So, there comes a time when there are lots of young larvae to be fed
> royal jelly. Who's going to feed them.
 
Why, the beekeeper will!  That's part of the learning experience.
 
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