> Splits are a good tool in the IPM tool box
I wonder if there is any hard evidence that broodless periods contribute to a long term reduction in varroa. Even if it did, it would have to be counterbalanced against the loss to the colony of the bees that would have been raised and the honey they would have gathered.
PLB
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