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> the savvy beekeeper simply relied on the two thirds of his colonies that
are performing well, and replaced the other third as time permits. 35% loss
was considered typical. The solution is to have 150% of the colonies you
need to make it pay, knowing a third of these may be either colonies in
decline, or newly made colonies building up.
Here in the California foothills, with a relatively mild snowy winter, this
was the advice given to me many years ago (prior to varroa) with regard to
basing one's business upon almond pollination. So that has long been my
business model. It hasn't changed much, since then, once we figured out
how to manage varroa.
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com
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