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Thread: Module 6 - a few one-point questions

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan View Post
    Thanks Ruary, yes, anterior being front. Not sure why I got that one the wrong way round!
    Too much Imidacloprid on your cornflakes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beefever View Post
    ...and the weather one would be as Dan said (lightening)
    Well, as I mentioned earlier (#7), they don't forage in rainy weather - and certainly not when there's thunder and lightening about - so they're not dancing. Stopping to dance is an effect, but not necessarily as a result of the lightening; it could just be the rain.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    The main disadvantage of supersedure (from the beekeeper point of view) is that the bees are choosing the queen rather than the beekeeper.
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    Quote Originally Posted by masterbk View Post
    ...This is inefficient because a gap in egg laying occurs
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    2. ... This too can cause problems for the beekeeper if it occurs in a colony with undesirable characteristics which you want to requeen. You may not realise that supersedure has occurred ...

    Also Bees with Nosema often supersede queens. ...
    I did not think of these reasons - good to know.
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