Hi Paul,
 
From your email address you are from Oklahoma USA.  Correct?
I looked at the 6 hives that I have at my house.  Did not open the hives
because here in Southern Maryland USA it was only 52 degrees.  But all 6
had bees flying and bringing in pollen, which is strange for this time of
year.  I too would notice that I had lost a hive or two at this time.
There were at least three types of pollen coming in.  I looked and could
only find one ornamental cherry tree in bloom.
 
I too have used FGMO for the first time this year.  So far so good!!
 
billy bee
 
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> From: Paul Bashore <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: mites
> Date: Thursday, January 29, 1998 6:52 PM
>
> Today I checked all 15 hives today and was very surprised to find all are
> doing fine.  This is the first winter since I started using only FGMO to
> treat my bees for mites. I usually have 1 or 2 hives by this time that
> havent made it. This is not a scientific study just my own observation.
> Looks like all 15 hives will make it in very good shape with plenty of
> stores left.
>
>
> paul in okla. 15 hives and growing