> Bill Truesdell wrote:

> I was told by several beekeepers, when I first started keeping bees, that 
> there is no reason to rotate in new comb, and that old black, brood comb 
> had been in their hives for tens of years. I consider that bad advice, 
> especially in this current age of Varroa, and, actually, in any age.
>

Perhaps a century or more ago this may have not been so bad advise, 
unfortunately in spite of the increased human longevity we live in a much 
more contaminated environment, I believe.

Alden Marshall
Hudson, NH 

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