>Two questions for you Randy. Is the El Nino bringing rain to the almond areas or at least to the north to fill canal's? Not yet. We got a good storm over the weekeend--finally snowpack in the Sierra! Will take a lot more. We are still hoping that El Nino kicks in, which is good for rain, but lousy for bee work and move in (and fungicide issues). >I mean come on Purina can tell you what all kind of animals need exactly to > eat > Good question--if you go to the Purina website, you can buy emu chow, ferret chow, alligator chow, etc! I guess that Purina doesn't realize that there is a market for a complete bee chow! David, my guess is that what is lacking is the right lipids and sterols. Hence, many beeks mixing in egg yolk and vegetable oils. Randy Oliver *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Access BEE-L directly at: http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=BEE-L