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Date: | Sat, 13 Feb 1999 17:45:21 +0100 |
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Hi all,
The last message written by our common friend, Murray McGregor, was
excellent in giving many details and a general feeling that sugar feeding is
a good idea.
I agree with you, dear Murray, in most of your points. However,
* I do not believe that the losses through intensive "industrial" beekeeping
are as you say "RARE"; many official general statistics showed, as I said,
dangerous losses (over 50% in some industrial beekeeping countries);
* I agree that the above losses are not connected ONLY to sugar feeding, but
to several factors; however, sugar feeding may be the last bad "drop", among
many others, don't you think so?
* I believe that having more bees after sugar feeding means NOT necessarily
that these bees are more resistant to various diseases; on the contrary...
Do you know ANY scientifical study which shows that sugar feeding has
really improved the RESISTANCE towards varroa, tracheal mites, AFB a.s.o.?
* I'm almost 100% sure that a correct study done on two types of colonies
(sugar fed and non-sugar fed) will show that the sugar - fed ones have lower
resistance towards varroa and/or other diseases.
It's just an hypothesis which may be interesting to verify in practice
by experts as you are.
Best wishes to all of you,
Stefan.
PS I enjoy very much our discussions, even if sometimes our spirits seems to
go in "flames"...
The winners should be our bees and not our "ego-s"...
:-))
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