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More bees, Less Disease–splits might be the way to go

Posted July 19, 2016 by Peter Brezny

A concise and informative article from Bee Culture magazine on using splits to help manage varroa:
http://www.beeculture.com/splits-varroa-more-colonies-fewer-mites-new-queens-what-could-be-better/

 

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