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Re: BMPs
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Dan Wright <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:51:45 -0500
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"I'm amazed every spring how few marked queens are in my hives.  No hard
numbers, but my conservative guess is ​​fewer than 50% queens​"

Aaron I just found the same thing this week when it warmed enough to go
through my hives here in New England.  I was surprised by the number of
unmarked queens this year and guessed at a paint failure issue, but
supersedure may well have played some part.  I was equally surprised by the
still marked 2014 queen I found with one of the better brood patterns...
Must have missed her on the replacement rounds last year.

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