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> In Particular, I'd like to hear from those who read BEE-L and seldom or
> never write.
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> I suspect that this could be interesting.

Hello Allen and all.,
     I read Bee-l every day and other sites. I had bees at 14/15 yrs of age
because I found some old hives in the barn in 1949. I was a big hit at the
4-H fair with my OB hive. I taught myself from and old (old THEN) abc/xyz of
Beekeeping. I bought stuff from the lady that Ed Weiss wrote about in "The
Queen and I." 4 years ago I got back into it with 8 packages. They all died.
The next year I bought 20 nucs and  bought foulbrood.  More sad stories
after that.
    Today I have 20 hives and some nucs. I.m having fun selling honey, being
on the board of my bee club. (Backyard beekeepers assn, Ct). I had an
article in Bee Culture in May, "Riding With The Big Boys". I think I'm maxed
out with bees at this number and am ready to raise some queens. I probably
spend 2 or 3 hours a day studying bees in some way. Went to EAS last year
and am going again. Have signed up to take the master beekeepers test.
     Oh, yes. I have never had any medications in my hives.(Gee, could that
be why they die? Save it!) All have screened bottoms and I monitor closely.
When I get it dialed in I may have something to contribute. I tried Oxalic
Acid last year for mites with good results. Thats the heaviest thing I've
used. FGMO helped but wasn't enough by itself. Carniolans and Minnestoa
hygenics.


Dick Marron

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