>>>So why do the small timers consistently lose so much more than the commercial operations?   PPB?  Lack of monitoring?  lack of mite treatments?  High percentage of beginners?     

Cheers to spring finally showing up in Virginia,
Ryan


Lack of experience, YES, yes, yes, YES. 

Throw in a drought with very poor fall forage and a long winter with roller coaster temperature changes.

Learning curve is steep regards.


Spring finally broke here 3 swarm calls in the last two days. 


Don Semple
Overland Park, KS 

  


     

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