>> I thought you were one of the organic types? Keeping bees without 
>> treatments?

> No, that is a mis-characterization of my approach. I advocate IPM. The 
> *goal* is no treatments; the reality is: you do what you have to, to keep 
> the bees alive.

I think, actually, that this summarizes the stance of most of us on the 
list.  We try to avoid treating, but stay aware of situations which mean we 
will experience economic losses of bees or production and deal with such 
with measured and carefully considered responses.  I also think many of us 
try to obtain and maintain stock that requires minimum chemical or 
management support. 

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