Supersedure frequency poll

[RoseCottage]

So I would like to see how long queens are lasting in our colonies. As usual I will use a wholly unscientific poll to get a general indication of trends.

The question I am interested in surrounds the frequency of supersedure. There has been talk of queens being superseded more frequently in recent years...it would be nice to know what is going on...

Thanks,
S

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Sam -does your poll have any restrictions on length of beekeeping experience?

 

[RoseCottage]

No, in the usual wholly non-scientific way of these things, just want all and sundry to help get a general feel for current time lengths. If people haven't seen it then probably they will choose never and that would be fine as actually that is why the option is likely there in my head. Comments can always help clarify things a little...

All the best,
Sam

 

[mannky]

I have got an odd one going at the moment supercedure has occurred twice in the past month.