I have the one colony that was on death row after an otherwise good performance over winter ,but has now turned around and made a go of it. ,upping their two seams to eight and still counting.
I had moved them to a quiet corner away from everything and everyone (except the deer and wild boar ) partly because they had the tendency of being mildy savage on occasion,and partly because I was too soft to cull them.
After the miraculous self -recovery the temperament has changed to (by my standards) really not bad.
Supercedure?
Mated with lads from the right side of the tracks and the usual degradation was reversed?
Does that happen?
Or being away from the other colonies and feeling less threatened,although they were the strongest of the apiary before their hard times.
Doesnt matter either way ,Im not looking that gift horse to much in the mouth
Its just why did it happen to me!!
I had moved them to a quiet corner away from everything and everyone (except the deer and wild boar ) partly because they had the tendency of being mildy savage on occasion,and partly because I was too soft to cull them.
After the miraculous self -recovery the temperament has changed to (by my standards) really not bad.
Supercedure?
Mated with lads from the right side of the tracks and the usual degradation was reversed?
Does that happen?
Or being away from the other colonies and feeling less threatened,although they were the strongest of the apiary before their hard times.
Doesnt matter either way ,Im not looking that gift horse to much in the mouth
Its just why did it happen to me!!