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Re: Weak colonies and winter preparations
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Robin Dartington <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 30 Oct 2004 10:21:07 +0100
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From: "Michael Palmer" " I've never had a problem
> with nucs being robbed out by strong colonies. Must be them good Vermont
> bees have high morals. "

Or the nucs have good queens.  I always thought a queen-right col/nuc can
defend itself - or is never the subject of a serious attack - whilst
queenless cols or cols with failing queens are quickly detrected.  Is that
not so?

Robin Dartington

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