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Bob Darrell <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:43:09 -0400
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On 24-Aug-11, at 12:55 PM, Peter L Borst wrote:

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> What I was referring to was work by Guelph scientists that suggest  
> that the cessation of the pollen flow is crucial for the bees'  
> switch into winter mode, and PERHAPS it should not be extended  
> beyond the normal season.
>

Hi Peter Karla and all

As President of our local Beek Assoc and member of the Guelph group,  
I helped to arrange a joint meeting featuring Heather Mattila to  
speak on her pollen work you mention.  Having speakers like Heather,  
Gard Otis, Tibor Szabo and many others in Guelph makes the Guelph  
Beekeepers meetings almost like a mini-Apimondia sometimes.

> In other words, if goldenrod failed, one could use a supplement  
> during that period but cease when the flow would have ceased. This  
> information pertains primarily to beekeepers that intend to  
> overwinter their bees for four to six months.

This is the information I didn't glean from Heather's talk but  
learned about here @ Bee-L after losing most of my hives during last  
winter.  Thanks to Peter and Bob H. for making this thread so  
interesting in spite of the temporary(I hope) hard feelings.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W

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