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Re: Broodless period & varroa
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Christine Gray <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 13 Sep 2003 10:30:16 +0100
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From: "T & M Weatherhead" " If the beekeeper is waiting for the brood to
hatch before
> killing the hive and extracting all the honey, why cage the queen?  I
would
> have thought that it would have been easier to kill the queen, wait three
> weeks then extract."

I have always assumed there would be some risk of the bees rearing several
emergency queen cells and swarming on the first queen out. No risk if u cage
the queen immediately over the brood.

Robin Dartington

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