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> Bill Truesdell wrote:
> I was told by several beekeepers, when I first started keeping bees, that
> there is no reason to rotate in new comb, and that old black, brood comb
> had been in their hives for tens of years. I consider that bad advice,
> especially in this current age of Varroa, and, actually, in any age.
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Perhaps a century or more ago this may have not been so bad advise,
unfortunately in spite of the increased human longevity we live in a much
more contaminated environment, I believe.
Alden Marshall
Hudson, NH
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