> > >I knew there would be some skepticism. I suppose that is why I haven't > really opened up about it that much. No skepticism, so long as you've run marked queens to confirm that no swarming has taken place : ) We are able to minimize swarming, by splitting all of our hives 4 ways each spring, mating out fresh queens, and then providing a full 10-frame box of drawn comb to each nuc. But even that doesn't give us the 100% success that you experience : ) -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html