Greetings. I have been at home away from my net line for most of the
summer and have just plowed through my messages. It has been a very
active summer! I have GRRREEEAAAT news. The Algoma area of Northern
Ontario has passed the mite tests with flying colours. We are/were
for a brief moment in time, mite free! (both kinds) We have been under
quarantine for a couple of years because of some varroa problems but we
seem to have rooted out the little creeps. We do, of course, still have
bear problems; however, it is unlikely that we will find any when we open
a hive. Then again, it only takes one...Anyway, cheers...I'm off to try
the recipe for hard honey cider. The honeyflow goes on in the North.
Jane Power: the power that bees :)