Hi Vital,

You said

> I wonder what you are going to do with these frames and I, for one would
> really appreciate your kind cooperation by letting the list
know...althought
> with due respect there is certainly no obligation from
> anyone....selfunderstood.


I haven't yet examined the feces for Nosema, but the stores seem useable; no
fermentation yet (still tastes fine), which is good, since I have around 150
pounds of semi-crystallized honey, and probably 10 deep frames full of
pollen from deadouts.

I placed some of these frames on a weak hive recently, and also gave them
the choice of sugar syrup in a division feeder just to see which the bees
prefer.  The bees voted overwhelmingly for the honey.  So far, no problem.

Based on what has been discussed, and assuming the fecal matter is free of
Nosema (which I think will be the case), I think it should be OK to
distribute these stores to nucs.  I'll watch them closely, of course, and
I'll keep the list posted if I notice any ill effects.


Thanks again,

Todd.

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