Peter:

> However, those years ofrunning bees without excluders probably accounts 
> for the lingering notion that you may get a better hive and more honey by 
> not restricting the colony in any way.

The above is the opinion of many, but what are research results ?  These 
must change because of lacation and different years so it would bee nice to 
see different opinions based on good self made trials or scientific 
sesearch.

So feel free to put your fact ( based on bookkeeping not feeling) on the 
table.

How much less honey  (%) do you get with an excluder ?

Ari Seppälä
Finland

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