Hi Deknow
 >what I'm asking about is customers of those breeders.

I operate a breeding program and a honey business I am a customer of my 
breeders. The other breeders are only required to not treat there 
breeding stock not there production stock I chose not to treat both 
breeding stock and production stock. I also do not recommend beekeepers 
to not treat if there neighbors are not Russian but to use an IPM approach.

 > Can you clarify if it is only mite treatments that are not used, or 
is > it treatments in general?

I only recommend using Fumagilin at this time using an IPM system. I 
have had my breeders tested for Nosema C and the highest count was 
12,000 spores per bee in 6 colonies in 3 different yards no treatment of 
any kind.

Harper's Honey Farm
Charles Harper
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