Likewise Bob. I was hoping to meet you and share my management plan. 
Maybe another day. It was great to meet your friend from Bell Hill.

Bob, it's not about using "dinks" It's about using the bees and brood in 
"non-productive" colonies to make up your heifers for next year's use. I 
stress it's not using sick, diseased, pms bees, but  non-productive 
bees. I know you know the difference. Yes, while our situations are not 
exactly the same, the brood and bees in the non-productive colonies is a 
valuable resource which can be used to build the apiary in a simple 
management scheme. Thanks for writing Bob.
Mike

 > I missed the Missouri State Beekeepers meeting at which Michael 
Palmer (BEE-L member)  gave presentations
on making his summer and fall nucs from
> what I call "dinks". My eyes and ears at the meeting took notes and 
> Michael
> I will experiment next year but my ( and others ) "dinks" are usually
> "dinks' for reasons other than a queen issue as most have new queens. 
> Your
> hives are on permanent locations and not in contact with other commercial
> beekeepers bees ( as mine are) so our situations are not exactly the 
> same.
> However my bee buddies were very impressed with your talks and sorry I 
> was
> unable to attend and meet you!
>
> bob

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