> > >Do you have neighbours with bees nearby who do not follow your practice? We run 50+ yards of bees, scattered throughout our county, with hundreds of hobbyists locally. I doubt than any use any antibiotics whatsoever. I also move into 5 different almond orchards each spring--surrounded by thousands of hives belonging to others. Sometimes with piles of deadouts within easy flight range. -- 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