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Sun, 18 Apr 1999 08:43:25 -0400
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queens from swarm cells
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Michael Palmer <[log in to unmask]>
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Raising queens from swarm cells has one big drawback. Like begetts like.
I know a beekeeper in the Champlain valley who raised many queens from
swarm cells. Served him well, because every year he had more and more
colonies with cells to use. Figures doesn't it? Raise queens from
colonies that swarm, and you get colonies that swarm. Mike

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