"[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

"I'm assuming that these are instrumentally inseminated queens?

How does that compare to the longevity of other queens, or do you follow
them as closely?"


Generally the longevity of Glenn Apiary I.I. queens (queen becomes a 
drone layer or is superseded in 2nd year) is similar to what I see with 
open mated queens. By my observation, the breeder queens perform as well 
as non I.I. queens, except for the pure VSH queens, whose hives lack 
vigor as has been described before.  The daughters raised from the pure 
VSH queens perform quite well, with noticeably less PMS problems than 
pure Italian hives. 

Jeremy Rose
The California Bee Company

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