> If treating does not work long term then why be so critical of those of us
> who choose to not treat?
>

If you have been around  beekeeping for a while, the folks who do not treat
are not that numerous and some who say they don't, do. It seems that "no
treat" can mean different things.

Most of us who treat really do not want to. Most of us have gone down the
no treatment path with hope that we could get there. I am still
experimenting.

More power to those who really do not treat. I know of none in my area who
does not treat and has bees the next spring much less three years later.
Add that there are zero feral bees in my area, which says a lot.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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