>  The question I have is does he feed at all? I recall his articles 
> may have said he does not
>feed to then only work with bees which have the right stuff to live 
>on their own.


Kirk has fed sugar. I don't believe he did last Fall. Randy O and I 
looked at Kirk's bees last October. It was quite obvious at that time 
that the bees were in trouble. Small clusters on empty comb. Kirk 
said he might feed some syrup. I don't believe he did.

I have to respect Kirk for his beliefs, and his resolve. But, if they 
were my bees, I would have fed. Sometimes, it isn't the fault of the 
bees, but of nature. If there wasn't a Fall flow, and none of the 
bees could gather enough pollen and nectar to build their colonies 
for winter, then how is it the fault of the bees? Is is really 
possible to select breeding stock that will function on a failure of the flow?
Mike

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