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Can't somebody kill this horse? As has been stated many times on this
list, it all depends on the meaning of organic. You will not get
agreement even within the organic movement, so we obviously will not get
it here.
Formic, oxalic, lactic and other "organic" acids are approved for
treatment in the EU in varying degree, and I do not doubt that "organic"
honey in the US has seen a little extra help getting through the night.
If you get down to the public concept of CCD it is all in the commercial
pollinators, so Peter's and Allen's posts are valid in asking for the
name of a large commercial pollinator who is all organic and makes a
living from it. But that question has been asked and never answered. One
would think if organic was all there is to great beekeeping that there
would be plenty of organic commercial pollinators.
As I have said before, I qualify as Finnish organic beekeeper but not US.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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