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Subject:
another futile wasteful practise
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Garth <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 3 Feb 1999 18:00:37 GMT+0200
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Hi All
 
Alen asked if anybody knew another futile wasteful practise - well I
know, and have heard of beekeepers who remove all the drone combs
(not the drone comb method) becuase drones 'don't do anything!!'.
 
And the bees just make more. A silly waste of good drones.
 
Keep well
 
Garth
Garth Cambray           Camdini Apiaries
15 Park Road
Grahamstown             Apis mellifera capensis
6139 South Africa
 
Time = Honey

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