Hello All

Allen Dick wrote:
> >  In commercial queen rearing the starter
> > colonies often have very little open brood.

Why not place a frame of open drone brood into queen rearing colonies, to
ensure (as much as one can), that the mites do not enter the queen cells by
giving them far better options with the drones?.

Sincerely

Tom Barrett
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