The only time it isn't the bees' fault is when the beekeeper makes an
error. Cycles of nature are things the bees need to negotiate. If you
leave on a proper amount of honey, the bees should be able to negotiate
a year of problems. If the climate is so bad 2, 3 or 4 years in a row,
you might want to consider that the climate is changing, and not just "a
bad year". Happened in Florida...Used to rain every afternoon like
clockwork where I lived. Now you are lucky if it rains 3 or 4 times a
year. Florida is becoming deserted, unless the weather cycle comes back
and restores the floral landscape.

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Scot McPherson
The McPherson Family Honey Farms
Davenport, Iowa USA

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