Dear readers,

Had I realized where this was leading I would not have approved the
original post.  The topic has been hashed out on Beesource.  I try to keep
BEE-L away from rumor, hearsay and gossip.  I am closing this thread.

Aaron Morris, BEE-L Owner/Editor/Moderator

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 1:39 PM, James Fischer <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> http://kirkwebster.com/index.php/feral-bees
> http://tinyurl.com/zep4rr2
>
> Nothing much new here, but it amazes me that anyone still thinks that one
> can simply make splits to stay ahead of the mites.
> It seems to me that Kirk has unwittingly stumbled into what Tom Seeley
> described as "breeding less virulent mites".
>
> I'm still puzzled by his serious accusations against unspecified parties,
> which was most fully expressed here:
> http://kirkwebster.com/index.php/my-apology-to-eas-march-2012
> http://tinyurl.com/zvjdo93
>
> but continues even in this missive, with the phrase "some of these few
> pioneers have been marginalized, harassed and ridiculed to the point that
> they are not interested in co-operating with the larger community".
>
> I'm not sure what to think, as there is a clear line between the proper
> approach to assisting and deprogramming one of Eric Mussen's
> (self-proclaimed "treatment-free") "nuisance beekeepers", and the  sort of
> actions alleged by Kirk Webster, which, even if only half-true, seem far
> more serious.
>
> While reading the 2012 rant, I found myself humming Warren Zevon's
> "Lawyers,
> Guns, and Money".
>
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