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| Date: | Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:36:12 -0700 |
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At the 2011 Spring Meeting of the Missouri State Beekeepers, Dennis Van Englesdorp stated that hot hives do, in fact, produce more honey. His theory was beekeepers tend to leave hot hives alone, and unmolested hives produce more honey.
I've noted that some of my more aggressive hives are good producers, and yes, I have a strong desire to work them only when I have to. And yes, I've noted some of my hives became more aggressive as the population increased. As I mark my queens, there was no supersedure to a more aggressive daughter queen. Same queen, more bees, hotter attitude...and a nice honey crop!
One of my greatest joys was purchasing an Ultra-Breeze bee suit (www.goldenbreeze.net). That suit is bee proof, sting proof and exceedingly comfortable. So now I'm working my aggressive hives. Can't tell you yet if I've diminished the honey crop!
Grant
Jackson, MO
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