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["Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

> Is anyone in the group a beekeeper?

Beginner, this is my second year.

> I was asking my brother about the problems with
> colonies dying off.  He said that he had noticed that
> even before it made the news.

I lost one hive this winter out of the two I started.They were the
weaker hive of the two, but I left a full super of honey for both
hives and fed them. It seemed like they were just gone. My other hive
is doign well.

> Since we are would like to have some bees on our
> property he said that he would set up a couple of
> hives for us.  We will place them up in the old deer
> stands in hopes that they will appeal to a swarm,
> which is how he gets his.

That's interesting. My goal is to get another hive going this year to
replace the one I lost. A swarm would be great.

Rob - Va