Mike Stoops:
Even with Dee's bees, if the honey is over harvested then the bees are
going to die of starvation, no matter what kind of genetics they have.

Reply:
This is what unlimited broodnests are for, with 2-3 deeps of honey/pollen stores all around the broodnest and being unable to lift it up, or should you do, you better be able to calculate, by lifting, at least 60-80 lbs plus of feed, to be able to hold bees on hand, and make more to replace as get old and die throughout the winter months with periodic brooding, besides restarting come spring. But normally enough is left and then some to get through unforsee drought years or average years. For if enough food on hand to keep them strong then with shorter main flows....you still obtain critical mass bees for doing job and breaking even, even if not bumper crops.......But to steal all the honey and pollen trap majority of the pollen is wrong and then feed back man made stuff and wonder why they sick IMPOV cannot see....now in saying this for short term 6-8 week emergencies perhaps! but continuous?.......that I just don't buy..........and yet some do do it.
 
Dee


      

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