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Hi Ghislain
> do you really know what happens in
> The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, ...?
Although I have some contacts in Europe (i.e. excluding the UK), clearly I
could not know everything that is happening despite fairly extensive
reading - nor did I wish to convey that impression. I was simply trying to
point out that there is a lobby here that is trying to claim that the UK's
beekeeping is in a perilous state and that we should be given large handouts
to solve the problem. In my view that is just not so. Yes, varroa is a
problem that we could do without - but it is manageable. The weather here
has always been fickle but we have to live with that - not cry CCD every
time we have a bad summer! Another problem here is too many beginners who
want to 'Save the Bee' following all the media hype; according to official
statistics, 50% of beginners lose their bees in their first winter.
It would be interesting to have your views on the situation in the rest of
Europe.
Best wishes
Peter
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