From: "Dave" But you haven't responded to the issue of why you insultingly
> continue to accuse the beekeeping industry of (criminally)
> producing "sugar honey."
>
 Your post crossed with one from me promising to start a new thread to take
the issue of
sugar honey head on.  But I do not understand why u continue to take all
this so personally.  If I have ever insulted the beekeeping industry it was
inadvertent and I would want to withdraw it.   But have I?  This thread
started with wondering how a sick colony brought to in for homotoxicoligy
treatment could have become unable to resist virus.  Is that likely to have
been a professionally managed colony - I would guess rather an amateur's.

"Each time you run on with such broad accusations, you not only
> libel beekeepers, but you also devalue every jar of honey on sales
> shelves".

I would have thought this list was full of honey producers rather than
consumers.  We can discuss in private. It is, in my view, far more dangerous
to beekeeping to sweep this issue under the carpet - and risk more new
beekeepers taking up a doubtful practice - if it is doubtful, if anyone is
doing it - which we can look at shortly under a new head '.Sugar honey -
fact or myth, a threat or a possible benefit' , or some such title.

Robin Dartington

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