>
> >I have had emails from Indiana beekeepers in areas of corn seeing similar
> things as we Missouri beekeepers have seen. At least you keep an open mind
> to what we are saying.


Bob, I have no reason to doubt beekeeper reports of problems in corn.  What
I'm trying to figure out is exactly what is to blame.

Could I ask you a question about your nuc experiment?
>What convinces me the most is making up new hives exactly alike with the
same queen source. Watching those hives build from a couple frames of brood
and a new queen and then moving half into corn areas (which have clover
fields as close as the corn) and watch the hives go backward , fail to
gather honey and almost quit flying when down the road in range country ( no
corn) the air is full of bees and the hives doing great.

Did you compare the types of pollen being gathered and stored by the nucs in
the corn/clover areas?  Did the nucs get good mixed pollen in the
corn/clover areas, or did they store mostly corn pollen?

Am also interested in hearing about your proposed experiment for this coming
season!

Randy Oliver

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