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Wed, 26 Aug 1998 11:10:30 GMT+0200 |
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Hi Charles/All
Charles you mentioned that you wondered what would happen if you
placed an excluder at the entrance of your hives.
For a while in SA people did that - some still do - it cloggs up with
drones, and if your hive bodies begin to rot the bees chew a hole
through the back.
I was given two hives like this and set them up - as long as they are
not producing drones it is ok - if they swarm the bees leave and hang
on a tree and then come back.
They do however chew the drones up that get stuck, and then raise
more on a continuos basis - I suspect that this is energy expensive.
Keep well
Garth
Garth Cambray Camdini Apiaries
Grahamstown Apis mellifera capensis
Eastern Cape Prov.
South Africa
Time = Honey
After careful consideration, I have decided that if I am ever a V.I.P
the I. may not stand for important.
(rather influential, ignorant, idiotic, intelectual, illadvised etc)
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