Eric writes:
As for your questions of Dee, I think they were exceedingly

appropriate for the purpose of proving that the days of
beekeepers across the country having the option of
switching combs around, not monitoring for varroa, and 
not interrupting other activities on account of varroa have
not returned.  And I agree with that point.  (Correct me if
that's not a fair summary.)

Reply:
Oh but they have, and the numbers of beekeepers doing it
exactly that way are growing daily, and expanding like a
new industry rising up from the roots, with a coming back
to enjoyable beekeeping again without all the gimicky of
treatments, and artificialness that detracts from old
doings. 

For once hives are re-established and mites and secondary
diseases are not a problem there is indeed no need to waste
time monitoring them. You go back to normal beekeeping
duties of old. Same with queen rearing once bees are
acclimitized again to local surroundings. Beekeeping
becomes a pleasure again with sitting for hours and
watching the little critters, thinking about life and
enjoying and interacting/helping each other.

Dee

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