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From: "Roger Flanders" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Learning curve too steep - Need advice
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 09:55:17 -0500
 
Emily, I too am a new beekeeper (-haver?) since April, so I can't give you
any advice about your bees' defensive reaction. (Other than to wonder, like
you, if   their behavior was the result of some external factor in the
interim...)  My reason for writing is to encourage you to keep up the good
work.  You must be doing a lot of things right to produce 140# of honey off
two new hives.  We harvested our honey last Sunday (adding Apistan,
Fumidil-B and TM immediately after), and our total yield was less than a
third of yours.  Hang in there!