>>> In the 'ideal world' of no artificial feeding and no imports the
rate of  
acclimatisation should be fairly rapid. Those bees that are in tune with
their 
natural local environment will produce more drones at the optimum time
and  
possibly more swarms than those that are struggling.

It is still hard work, and beekeeping hard and letting the week go even
if what you have to start with is mostly week. Amazing, I have been
saying what you just said for years, and I am very happy to read what
you write here.

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Scot McPherson
The McPherson Family Honey Farms
Davenport, Iowa USA

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