In a message dated 08/01/06 18:18:27 GMT Standard Time,  
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<<So, single comb nucs, 2 crops of them a year, very different  from the 
traditional ways. And it  works.>>



Would it work for a beginner buying their first  bees? I can work happily 
with a one-frame nuc made up around June, in the  knowledge that it should build 
up to overwinter and make a crop the next year.  But I wouldn't expect to sell 
a one-frame job.
 
    Regards,
 
    Robert Brenchley

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