In a message dated 27/10/04 23:52:30 GMT Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
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<<Well, yes, by strength. I united two weak two story colonies in October.
The next March, they had a broodnest..in four brood boxes...that could only
have been created with two queens...in my opinion. They even stored a super
of something around soft maple bloom.
Mike>>
Have you looked for them? The only really reliable way of telling how
many queens you have is by eyeball. With some strains you could have more than
two; I came across three laying together last summer, and the original colony
I split must have strted with at least four.
Regards,
Robert Brenchley
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