>> >was just speaking to a commercial operator with 25,000 hives who uses only
> a single treatment of thymol each year by running Russian stock.
>
> Being from the "show me" state I would take the above with a grain of salt.

Thanks, Bob!

After reading the original post comparing me first to a volcano, then a 
family pet, then avoiding the central issue and presenting spurious and 
unrepresentative examples, I did not know where to start, but I think 
you did a fine job of exposing the most obvious fallacies.

I'd write more, and may later, but my bees are waiting.

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