>As opposed to??  Not quite sure I understood what you do other then

> overwintering??
>

Splitting ALL colonies in spring, rather than simply running them without
splitting and requeening them for the season.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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