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Mea McNeil <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 17 May 2009 12:43:13 -0700
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I spoke briefly with Kirk Webster, who said that his losses were 40-50% 
last winter. He said that he does feed bees at times, but his experience 
has led him not to feed those that he knows will eventually succumb to 
mites -- since he does not use mitecides. He said it was a poor year for 
forage.
I phoned him to ask about making wax foundation. Both he and Peter Borst 
have had a lot of hands-on experience, and both said that it is a 
crazy-making enterprise. Webster does make his own, but not without a 
grief-filled learning curve. Anyone else making wax foundation?
Mea McNeil

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