BANV Queen Survival Survey Results
19 Feb 2012 1 Comment
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Here are the results of the BANV survey to assess Queen survival from different source (3 years, weighted average) - thanks to Jim Haskell.
1. Locally produced nucs with resistant queens (LNQr) 87%
2. Locally produced resistant queens (LQr) 70%
3. Bee raised queens – emergency, supercedure and swarm (BQ) 65%
4. Beekeeper produced queens, not selected for resistance (BkQ-nr) 60%
5. Queens from GA (Q-GA)35%
6. Locally produced nucs with GA queens (LNQ-GA) 25%
7. Packages with queen from GA (PkgQ-GA) 20%
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DC Beekeepers Meetup
01 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
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If you are a DC beekeeper (or just an interested friend), there is a meetup
scheduled for the first Downtown DC meetup of the year.
Time: Friday 2/24 7-8:30 PM
Location: Church of the Reformation on Capitol Hill, 212 E Capitol St.
Metro: Capitol South or Eastern Market
