Re question of pollen traps and supersedure
I've run traps for 16 years, usually seven per year.
I see absolutely NO connection.
As you know, when the queen pheromone is diminishing in the hive,
supersedure kicks in.  This has nothing to do with an installed trap,
IMHO, but with a failing queen.
jack in Maryland
 
On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Eric Abell wrote:
 
> Many of you have used prollen traps for a long time.  Would you please give
> us your observations of the affect of these traps on supercedure.
>
> Eric
>
> Eric Abell
> Gibbons, Alberta Canada T0A 1N0
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