>
> >What I was talking about was nutrition in relation to health, not as a
> growth promoter. Livestock producers do all sorts of things to get their
> animals to put on weight. This has nothing to do with their health


Pete, it's impossible to "grow" an unhealthy colony.  Unless larval and
adult survivorship, and adult productivity are high, a colony cannot grow
its population.  Good colony growth is the signature of good nutrition.

When faced with unhealthy colonies, too many beekeepers waste money on
snake oil products.  They'd not only be doing their bees a favor, but get a
better return on investment, by feeding their colonies good supplemental
protein.

Those of us who feed pollen sub wisely, look carefully at our bees.  What
we want to see are healthy frames of brood, and a vibrant workforce of
adults.  There would be no benefit to us to build up our colonies if the
end result were unhealthy bees.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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