Scott McPherson writes that he knows of  "beekeeper in alaska who doesn't feed his bees either'

He also doesn't take much honey either.  Alaska's honey flow is basically the month of July, with 
maybe a little surplus at the end of June and a little at the beginning of August.  There just isn't 
enough honey produced for a good harvest AND overwintering without feeding given the length of 
our winter.  Even leaving ALL the honey will sometimes require feeding sugar.

Regards,
Dick Allen

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