Hi Bill & All,

My, albeit, best anecdotal observation is that the best survivors in my
apiaries fly the least in the winter, wait until more favorable weather in
very early spring to fly, and are the most conservative. They are fed no
white sugar or HFCS.

 . ..   Keith Malone, Chugiak, Alaska USA, http://www.cer.org/,
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/akbeekeepers/ ,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ ,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ApiarianBreedersGuild/

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