>>The above plan was given to me by a large beekeeper in another 
country which has been through contaminated pollen issues in the past.
He also gave advice on further testing which would be expensive but 
*may* be done.

Has the CCD team tested frame-stored pollen from CCD dead-outs for 
possibly high pesticide levels?

>>A version of the above is too strip supers and move only the best 
yards out of harms way and let the other half dwindle. depopulate and 
use after supers are pulled to rebuild in spring.

Provided the equipement from dwindled colonies is not contaminated 
with pesticides or pathogens, right?

Waldemar

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