Hey: I am a Jouneyman Beekeeper from Cottageville SC.  Over the years I have 
thought why is it that a feral bee colony can survive in the wilderness. 
Whereas if a beekeeper install a 3 pound package of bees with a queen. 
Feends them sugar water until comb is developed.  A check to make sure the 
queen is laying.  Using a deep brood box.  Why can't these bees survive 
without the help of a beekeepers just as the feral bees have survived?  Just 
a thougfht.  I have yet got an answer.

Ron Taylor
Geechee Hobey Farm
Cottageville SC 

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