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Subject:	Re: Queen replacement: the key to prevent winter loss
From:	Peter Loring Borst <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:41:23 -0400
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Ash >Sadly for folks like myself if you raise treatment free bees this sage advice run counter to our ultimate goal.

Not really. You can keep some hives to test for mite resistance, longevity, whatnot, and requeen using their daughters. Or even easier, do Charlie Mraz style queen rearing: just make splits of the best hives and let them raise their own queens. These can be used for increase or combined back with the parent after getting rid of the older queen. My best colonies were created just this way from local stock.

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