> ...with the implication that we should be comparing nectar to syrup, not > honey to syrup. The sparse details from Sweden wrt honey stomach microbes > (both in the notes i posted earlier, and in some power point I've found > online with poorly labeled slides) are referring largely to conditions in > the winter...when in fact, the bees would be eating honey, not nectar. CCD is not a winter disease AFAIK, and long the chain of unproven ifs leading to a statement posing as a question is really stretching our credulity. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm