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Paul Nicholson said
When you break things down into Natural = good and manmade = bad you are oversimplifying a complex situation.
I am a hobbyist bee keeper - and do the best I can to do all things "naturally" or "organically": but I don't find that feeding bees sugar - an organic substance - inhibits their progress or diminishes their health.
To Stephans' point - sometimes we need to think about new methods and rethink the methods that we are currently using; however, it is always a welcomed comment that says "the old way does not work well, we need to be more natural. __Here is documentation on my successful experiment which demonstrates what I claim.__" When my bee's seemed a little low on stores this winter, I fed them their own honey(not that I recommend the same to other bee keepers or commercial operations.) I plan to continue to do this.
I do wonder, though, if one can claim that bee venom therapy is 'natural' or 'good for the health of the bees' or if administrating venom therapy via a hypodermic needle is 'natural'. NOTE: I do not challenge the effectiveness venom therapy, or the practice of administrating it. I just see an inconsistent application of 'do it natural' ideology for the feeding of bees in the winter.
Tim Rich
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