>Don't you think it would be worth treating a percentage of your hives with > two strips as opposed to four and gathering some "data"? > Stan, I wasn't arguing for or against Apivar, or the number of strips to use. I was simply answering your question as to how I came up with the financial figures. BTW, I run 10 frames in my brood chambers, which makes the strips more difficult to apply, esp if you are careful not to crush a queen when you jam them in. And I'm not trying to sell MAQS or any other product, nor trying to argue anything, or make any point. I am simply sharing information, for any and all to interpret and use as they wish. How anyone keeps their bees is their business, so long as they don't crash the honey market by making the news with contaminated honey. -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** 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