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Gordon Scott <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 28 May 1996 23:03:18 +0100
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On Thu, 23 May 1996, Robin Wells wrote:
 
> Franklin D. Humphrey Sr. wrote:
> >
> > I know of a hobbyist who winters 10 colonies and only 10 colonies each year.
> > He winters in double brood chambers and splits each spring using queen cells
> > or commercial queens as conditions require.  He then recombines  in the fall
> > keeping the younger queen.  ...
 
> However one coloney split in to two will not produce as much
> honey combined that same year as the one coloney would if
> retained as one.
 
In the south east of the UK, you'd say goodbye to at least half
your crop, as these days, much comes from oilseed rape which
flowers very early.
 
Regards,
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