Greetings. I have been at home away from my net line for most of the summer and have just plowed through my messages. It has been a very active summer! I have GRRREEEAAAT news. The Algoma area of Northern Ontario has passed the mite tests with flying colours. We are/were for a brief moment in time, mite free! (both kinds) We have been under quarantine for a couple of years because of some varroa problems but we seem to have rooted out the little creeps. We do, of course, still have bear problems; however, it is unlikely that we will find any when we open a hive. Then again, it only takes one...Anyway, cheers...I'm off to try the recipe for hard honey cider. The honeyflow goes on in the North. Jane Power: the power that bees :)