>>> "Hansen and Brødsgaard (2003) found spore levels to increase
>>> gradually within the first year after shaking..." "The
>>> persistence of spores in the previous study, however, was not
>>> accompanied by the reappearance of disease symptoms."

> But much more importantly, they noted that even when some level of
> spores were found to persist after shaking in the prior study, those
>  spores did not cause disease.  This is wonderful, in that the "worst
>  case outcome" from shaking is the same exact outcome one would get
> from using antibiotics, without the use of any antibiotics!

I have to thank you for proving my point so perfectly where I was not
able to do so, as it seems.

Bottom line: Either method has similar results.

The advantage of the antibiotic method is there is almost no work, no
trauma to the bees, and it leaves the bees with their stores and brood
nest intact, giving them a far better chance of surviving an oncoming
winter.


Again, beekeeping is local, and what can be done without a second
thought in warmer climes is a recipe for hive death in the north.

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