Best way to add colonies?

[The Cumbrian]

Look wiki says so... It must be true

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse

At the risk of being pedantic Wiki does not say CCD has occurred in Europe it says "European beekeepers observed similar phenomena in"

This is not quite the same as saying CCD exists there.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Those little phorid flys have been busy,world domination,thats what they are up to.

 

[Polyanwood]

A lot of this above my head, but what I have learned is that good queens make strong productive hives and the best queens are well fed and pampered. Why would I deliberately choose to rear extra colonies from queens that I don't think are excellent? Why would I allow my precious beauties to be raised in little colonies without the benefit of a variety of fresh pollen.

Some people don't mind if their bees are the best quality they can get. I think that is fine. We keep bees for different reasons, but don't go joshing us that scrub queens are the best we can get.

 

[sugarbush]

At the risk of being pedantic Wiki does not say CCD has occurred in Europe it says "European beekeepers observed similar phenomena in"

This is not quite the same as saying CCD exists there.

That is exactly what it is; a phenomena. Just because we call it CCD...

By Finman's definition there is no scientific proof it occurred in the US either.

 

[sugarbush]

Those little phorid flys have been busy,world domination,thats what they are up to.

Kinda like those pesky little mites.

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

Kinda like those pesky little mites.

I appreciate your sentiment - but is this really the way to refer to members of the Forum?

Dusty.

 

[Finman]

That is exactly what it is; a phenomena. Just because we call it CCD...

By Finman's definition there is no scientific proof it occurred in the US either.

It is time to change your medication


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[sugarbush]

I am dropping it now, this debate is benefiting nobody.

 

[Poly Hive]

Not at all... it is illuminating several issues nicely.

Always interesting to see the tree shook and where the shaky thinking is.

PH

 

[scuttlefish]

On walk-away splits, be careful with the weather. I did one last year (artificial swarm that I just didn't bother to re-unite) & all went well at first (two hives with queens) but the weather was so bad for weeks afterwards that neither queen mated properly and I ended up with drone layers in both - had to requeen.