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Re: Fw: Raising queens
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Dave Cushman <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 7 Feb 2004 10:47:13 -0000
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Hi  all

Charlie said...

> in a queen loss the bees
> select lava of varying ages some too old to be a good queen

By definition a 'queen loss' is an 'emergency' situation, not supercedure!

> As for selecting swarming traits you would have to do so for 25 or
>  more years to see any differences in that trait.

The trouble here is that centuries of 'skep' beekeeping have selected swarmy
stocks, purely due to the way skeps were managed.


Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman... G8MZY
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