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  • From: Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com>
  • Cc: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [ocba] Dear Abbee...
  • Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:11:25 -0500 (EST)

 

Dear Abbee,

I took advantage of the warm weather today and inspected a few colonies.  I've got some winners and some losers, but no surprises except for one. 

 

In bee school, they told me that all of the drones get kicked out in the fall because they are a bunch of lazy bums.  When resources start coming in to the colony in the spring, the queen will begin laying a new crop of bums.  Well, I opened a colony today and it was full of drones and drone brood.  Good news, right?  Spring must be here.  The funny thing is that I have other colonies within about 1000 ft of this colony but nary a drone or signs of drone brood in those colonies at all.  Should I move my other colonies closer to this colony to take advantage of an obviously superior micro-environment?  Should I graft off of this super queen? 

 

Enclosed please find a photo of my super queen.  

 

Sincerely, 

 

Sleepless in Cedar Grove 

      

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