There are MANY environmental factors to consider.

Its strange how "experienced beekeepers" on this
list start to bicker over single environmental 
factors as THE DIRECT cause of success or failure.

IMO...
The person that said they succeed solely 
because of small cell or any other single 
factor is crediting success in error.

The person that said they tried small cell and 
failed solely because of it,  is attributing failure 
in error.

A colony crash or failure is similar to an airplane 
crash.  Baring an asteroid impact, or some other
obscure event, colonies do not fail or succeed
based on singular reasons.  An experienced 
beekeeper will always identify a number of 
contributors to any failure or success, and there
are many environmental factors to consider.

I teach newbees I have mentored that success 
and failure will be the result of several causes.

Please review:

"The environmental factor may be inside or outside 
the hive, or even inside or outside the individual bee. 
For example, pathogenic microorganisms or irritating 
foods are inside but not part of the animal and are 
therefore environmental factors."  
Everett Franklin Phillips - 1915

Best Wishes,
Joe Waggle
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/HistoricalHoneybeeArticles/

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