A beekeeping technique where a deep brood box is separated from the upper boxes, preventing the queen from laying eggs in the honey storage area.
Named after George W. Demaree, an American beekeeper who developed the technique in the 1800s. The -ee ending indicates the technique is named after a person.
The demaree split tricks honeybees into thinking they have no queen in the upper section, so they fill it with honey instead of raising babies—it's beekeeper psychology that literally rewards honesty.
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