Hi Allen

The Russian honey bee is being used by hobbyist  and commercial people 
alike I have not used chemicals on my operation for at least 4 years.
My best friend is 99% Russian he sent 2000 colonies to CA for almonds.
These bees are being used by beekeepers with 5 to 12 thousand colonies.
The best way to get your colonies ready for almonds is a good Fall flow,
patties unneeded sugar do not work with Russians.

There are a lot of feral bees that are decedents of Russian that throw 
swarms all over the country, I speculate that is where we are seeing V 
resistance in a lot of areas. The Russian bee has been used for 10 years 
now.

Harper's Honey Farm
Charles Harper
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allen wrote:
>> allen writes: "SO, what I want to know is not just that people are 
>> seeing some reduction in susceptibility, but some good guesses as to 
>> where the adaptive traits are coming from."

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