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Date:	Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:58:19 -0800
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Subject:	Re: I am trying to get a sense of how serious the current dieback is.
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> >For me, that 1/3 is the fraction lost between the peak hive
> number during summer honey production and the bottom number going into
> almond pollination after wintering.


I measure the same way.  The difference between my July count and my
February count has always been in the ballpark of 1/3 less, but most of
that is due to my own culling and combining, and queenlessness.  This has
been the case for 35 years.

--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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