Allen Dick writes:
>We don't ever touch the honey in our broods, and winter on mostly honey,
supplemented by as much sugar syrup as the bees will take.  We had 11.5%
winter loss last winter, while others lost up to 90%.<

Searching the archives, way back February 9th, 1999...item#026347
Warren Otto from University of Manitoba wrote:
>Bees fed canola honey over the winter months here die of starvation.<

We havn't heard from Warren for a long while...
I wonder if he is still around bees...and would further comment on this
statement.
I cannot find any reply to his...
Anyone comments appreciated.

Vital Gaudreau
Sainte-Therese, Quebec

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