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Re: Early Drones
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Tim Arheit <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:19:02 -0500
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At 08:34 AM 3/31/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>I have been thinking of ways to produce early drones for mating up here in
>Alaska where our season is already very short. Does anyone know how to do
>this?

Last year we had a fairly mild winter with several warmer spells beginning
mid January.  I started feeding 1:1 then and by Mid March the colonies were
just overflowing with bees and large numbers of drones.  This year hasn't
been so forgiving though, we didn't have many days above freezing till mid
march.

-Tim

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