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Re: Hive robbing
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Murray McGregor <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:51:13 +0000
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In article <001501c3afb2$fc67b3c0$5ca59bd0@BusyBeeAcres>, Bob Harrison
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>Most commercial beekeepers would NOT keep those hives of five deep hive
>bodies. You want all hives in the apiary the same strength.

Ah......... the things winter dreams are made of.

Correct of course that management is a lot easier in a yard of hives
where they are of broadly equal power.

However..... I would just love them to be all of THAT size, and just
going into a major flow. Doesn't ever happen of course (at least over
here in Scotland), but we can still dream.
--
Murray McGregor

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