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Re: 2012 -2013 losses due to queen failure
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Peter Edwards <[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, 4 Mar 2013 21:31:49 -0000
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> Label states that strips should be removed 2 weeks before honey flow. Do 
> you think if we move the treatment to early spring before drone production 
> would this early treatment improve sperm viability?

Normal treatment (at least in the UK) would be in the autumn, so you might 
expect that residues would be at a minimum when drones are produced the 
following year.

Best wishes

Peter
52.144442, -1.503509 

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