I've only Just noticed this -- (pay attention at the back ;-)
 
On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Excerpts from BEE-L wrote:
 
> From:                 Christopher Slade <[log in to unmask]>
[snip]
> Often Chalkbrood is noticed when there is an imbalance between the brood
> and the nurse bees, possibly following swarming or manipulations by the
> beekeeper.
 
I believe there's good evidence that chalkbrood is more likely
when there's a protein shortage in the food for the larvae. That
would happen when there are too few nurse bees and also if pollen
stores and forage is poor. It's quite common in my area to feed
a pollen supplement in the spring, primarily as a `kick start',
but also as an added protection against chalk brood.
 
G.
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