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Ok, I see the problem ...we are literally worlds away. The way you tend to your livestock is different in many aspects,... because of climatic conditions Mid August in my area ( Bay of Plenty ...a name given to the area by your Captain Cook) hives are tune-ing themselves up . By beginning to...

So, from the original question, which system would reach the goal 1st

Ah yes, but not necessarily, that one hive could come unstuck and then you have ? ....but stupid me, I never covered all my bases

I could split a Langstroth into 4 with a Q each and rehouse as room dictates I could do the same but split in 2, then split those in 2 again as room dictates = 4 Assuming no hiccups, which route gets me to the goal of a productive hive 1st

Despite your stated lack of interest in Br. Adam....I still suggest you read his works where all the priorities are laid out in primary characteristics, secondary considerations and so on. The books might be old but the priories for selecting hives and breeding good queens hasn't changed. Well...

Thanks mbc & cheers that's a good idea..... i'm not really that interested in what BA did. ... undoubtedly not a noddy, but things move forward and locations vary .. so down here it is probably a different kettle of fish ? The original question was: How would you select hives to rear Q's...

Yeah !.... good luck with that one, ....your attitude matches your dismal and overcast country, ... go and see a taxidermist

will this be up on goggle ?

Is he worth reading ? ..as our bees and attributes we seek have changed Y/N So you would strive for exactly what this chappy B A sought ?

How would you select hives to rear Q's from ? What are you looking for as a priority > then moving down the list I have 12 + apiaries over a 40 km radius ... should I be looking for what I think are the best in each api and slowly combining ? Of course the only bee in the ointment is the...

I'd read the books frankly Grizz

This Vince Cook is a joke, he has stolen Harry Cloakes ideas and simply buggerized them to fly his own tattered flag. Immigration and customs have been alerted, he's not welcome back here ! the FAW

1) when your in business, or representing a country, ... the 101 of smart moves is, never show your hand, and fed the opposition as much disinformation as you can. 2) The real battle over MANUKA honey is just about to really take off. The Aussies have found a tree that is identical in every...

Well,I want to really boost my hive #'s this coming season. I have been using the occasional cell or VQ, but mostly pauper splits I was doing ok this way till I had a horrible thought with hive losses of at least 35 > 50 % over the last 3 years, that I was unwhitingly passing on bad Q genetics...

(1) Too many people tempted into honey money with the Manuka craze (2) Too many people hopping into the hobbyist 'green' lark The # (1) variety, Mostly the semi commercial / commercial are very secretive, liars and manipulate the truth. The # (2) variety, won't register hives, spread...

To produce QC won't work ... ??

Why.

Us KIWI'S have been using Fipronil for some years now .... here is a special bait that has been developed by the Dept of conservation and can be purchased possibly by you fella's ? https://www.doc.govt.nz/waspcontrol