On 30-Nov-11, at 8:00 AM, Michael Palmer wrote: > > As you know I Nuke non-productive colonies in mid-summer, and > winter the resulting nucleus colonies. > If I figure 5 nucleus colonies made from each non-productive colony > in the summer of 2010 became my 50 brood factories, that would be > 10 colonies total sacrificed that first summer. The resources of > these 10 colonies were expanded into 500 or... > Hi Mike and all I am located at 44N as Allen says you are. Our heaviest flow (basswood sweet clover) normally starts early to mid-July followed by a dearth in August. I assume that yours would be similar. When is the mid-summer you speak of when you nuked your non-productive colonies, before during or after that flow? Bob Darrell Caledon Ontario Canada 44N80W *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm