> I suppose the lack

> of robbing is more likely due to the weakened condition of the whole 

> apiary and the general lack of older bees.

 

While this is obviously a factor, all yards didn't die as a group. One yard
I remember was a drop of 250. 100 were dead, 20 were unaffected and the rest
were in a state of dwindling or recovering. The dead had the classic die-off
symptoms. They finally began to rob but only after a few days of airing out
the comb. 100 yards away, another yard was unaffected,

 

Dick Marron


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