>
> >Are California bees on *life support* ( kidding !)
>
Bob, I speak to beekeepers from all over the country.  Unless I say
"California beekeepers" I am not referring to them alone.

I know of large commercial beekeepers in (at least) Calif, Colorado, the
Dakotas, and Florida who are feeding those large amounts successfully.

>Multiply the above cost of feed by some serious numbers of hives ( 10,000)
and we are looking at serious money .

Yes indeed.  They invest serious money in order to make even more serious
money.  They wouldn't do it if they didn't think that they were getting a
return on investment.

Randy Oliver

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