Dennis said:

> I had one problem hive in the yard all summer long.  I should have killed it, I suppose, but being retired and curious, I nursed it, watched, and waited.  I suspect the wave that went through the yard began there.



Allan said:

>>>FWIW, last year (stupid me0 I had spent some time on BS discussing "No Treatment", and drank their Kool Aid, just for fun. Now I have 8 lives (and 0 hives) left...



Am I missing something? Allan is a retired commercial beekeeper and he was keeping 8 bee hives for fun. On the other hand if a commercial beekeeper with 5000 hives lost his bees, a bankruptcy will be his fate. It is too bad  that we hear about these losses. 



Medhat



Alberta Provincial Apiculturist

Pest Surveillance Branch

Edmonton, AB T5Y 6H3 Canada



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