Hi Allen and Everyone

>Probably.  Maybe you haven't been keeping up, but as it happens, you are a BEE-L member and you said what you think, >so were you expecting others to express your opinion for you?...  What took you so long?

You're right. I haven't been keeping up. Actually, other than the occasional very rare visit, I've just joined BL again. Your post seemed to indicate, to me, that a year ago you got NT information from BS. Tried it. And lost your hives with the stated conclusions. I missed the implications part and was unaware of the previous history of failures.

Other's opinions? I hoped someone had one. Figured they might differ from mine. And that's a good thing as I only have one. But more are better. I don't need any help stating my own. But I am getting older and slower. My opinions can change, in an instant, with enough "evidence". Unfortunately, most of my evidence is gained the hard way. Ouch! :-)

On another note, as a new BL member, I have been pleasantly surprised. From past experience, I doubted that a couple of my recent posts would be approved. Not so! They made it. Did somebody mess up. :-)

On a personal note. I am sorry to hear about your colony losses. Like you, this is the first time I have ever been without bees to build up from. I only lost 90% doing the regression thing. :-)

I see that you are actively building up again. Best regards and I mean it.

Dennis

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