Hi,

>> >does anyone else (besides dee) have a "bounce back" story from ccd  
>> >(repopulating deadout equipment from survivors without fumigating  
>> or >treating, and getting a good honey crop the same year...in the  
>> desert)?
>
>> Thanks Dee, for setting the record straight here on list, so it seems
>
> Not so fast.  We are still waiting for the details.

You forgot to insert your incorrect statement made about Dee  
concerning the statement Dean made about her recent "bounce back", of  
which you were referring to her ancient "bounce back" in the 90's. The  
statement below should have been included above so a chronological  
order of discussion could be seen by others so no deception would be  
implied. Here is your statement of untruth.
 >>Moreover, her "bounce back" was more of a 'creep back" and was  
accomplished over a long period, with great cost, and, moreover, most  
people do not know that it was accomplished to a considerable extent  
through the addition of swarms captured from a golf course and around  
the City of Tucson -- and by sacrificing any hope of a significant  
honey crop.
 >>
I am satisfied with Dee's remarks concerning the statement above that  
was made. The other details I am also well aware of.

> 1.) We think we heard (on good authority) that the bees were treated,

Where was this said and by who, could you please cite this so we all  
know of which you are talking about? I think and am very sure that no  
such claim was made and there were no treatments made of chemical or  
antibody made that anyone in the know knows of. If someone claims bees  
were treated they are unfounded. Again I am sure Dee will set this  
straight too.

> 2.) We do not know the magnitude of the 'bounceback',

Most here do, but I am sure Dee will remind everyone.

> 3.) Some of us don't think a drum of honey per yard is 'a good honey  
> crop', and

Depends on how many hives are in a yard. At any rate a drum of honey  
from even a large yard in the same year of a bounce back from heavy  
colony losses is fairly good.

> 4.) one of the criteria of CCD is that bees will not thrive in the  
> equipment until some considerable time after the loss.

What is considered "considerable time", one, two, three, four,  
five, ??? years, maybe a lifetime? Just how long will it take to  
satisfy those who doubt Dee? Many are succeeding with the methods she  
subscribes simply because they use her methods and follow her free  
advice.

God Bless and a Happy Thanksgiving to all,

Keith Malone
Chugiak, Alaska
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