> This ignores the race of bee.  A.m.m. lives happily in a single brood box.  Double brood in a British National can lose you 50lbs of honey, perhaps more, that would have gone into the supers.  OK, you do need to do a little more swarm control, but how difficult is that?
>

The other point that seems to be generally ignored is the longevity of
the workers.  If you have a strong foraging force supported by a small
nest then, it seems to me, you have the best of all worlds.  I never
hear anyone, apart from /Amm/ enthusiasts, say they select for longevity.

Steve Rose
North Wales


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