Bob wrote:
   Are there beekeepers on Bee-L which overwintered the Russians without any
chemical treatments?.
Mr. Harper wrote:
 Yes I have 24 that recived no chemical treatments at all and 24 more that
 recived one formicacid treatment, only 6 have expired due to various
reasions
 lids blew off of 4 of them they drouned from rain.

Hello Charles & All,
These are the kind of tests I like to see 24 treated one way and 24 treated
another way. By next spring we should get a idea of the worth of the Russian
queens which are untreated at Harper's Honey Farm. I wish you luck with the
Russian's Charles and thanks for sharing with the list. Two years is the
milestone we are looking for Charles.
Bob