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small cells
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Roger White <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 2 Oct 2004 21:44:30 +0300
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Dennis wrote:
>>Do you have any new insights from your small cell bees?<<
The original colonies are still in good condition even though they haen't had any treatments for 52 months and have been on SCF since July 2001 - they were put on SCF when they had PMS symptoms - the best that have been on SCF produced an average of around 30kgs this year - it was a very bad year overall in out regoin and many hives did not produce any surplus.  It is very interesting to see how these SCF hives are able to live and produce without treatments.  I'm glad to see that someone on this list understood what I  meant when I said that the bees are able to learn to handle Varroa - maybe I should use ancient Greek when making future posts - almost same results.
Best regards
Roger White
Superbee Cyprus.

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