On 24-Aug-11, at 12:55 PM, Peter L Borst wrote: > > > What I was referring to was work by Guelph scientists that suggest > that the cessation of the pollen flow is crucial for the bees' > switch into winter mode, and PERHAPS it should not be extended > beyond the normal season. > Hi Peter Karla and all As President of our local Beek Assoc and member of the Guelph group, I helped to arrange a joint meeting featuring Heather Mattila to speak on her pollen work you mention. Having speakers like Heather, Gard Otis, Tibor Szabo and many others in Guelph makes the Guelph Beekeepers meetings almost like a mini-Apimondia sometimes. > In other words, if goldenrod failed, one could use a supplement > during that period but cease when the flow would have ceased. This > information pertains primarily to beekeepers that intend to > overwinter their bees for four to six months. This is the information I didn't glean from Heather's talk but learned about here @ Bee-L after losing most of my hives during last winter. Thanks to Peter and Bob H. for making this thread so interesting in spite of the temporary(I hope) hard feelings. Bob Darrell Caledon Ontario Canada 44N80W *********************************************** 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 Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm