Irwin, you said:
> but made
> us very inefficent.Wintering costs more than package bees.

I was with you up to here, but this is where the train went off the tracks 
for me.  I was just going to let it slide, but there are always new readers 
on Bee-L and  we haven't kicked this can around for a while.  Aaron is no 
doubt "thinking" DL and Canada/US Border Closure in the same month, spring 
can't come soon enough.  Anyways, since there is as much chance of agreement 
here and significantly less relevance than the debate over whether bees have 
big noses or are just good on their feet,  lets you and I just strongly 
disagree and refer people to the archives. The list has been down this road 
more than a couple of times, and both camps are pretty entrenched.

David Tharle
Ardmore, AB

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