>
> Many beekeepers are accepting higher losses as the new normal. I even
> fight the concept myself by thinking losses in the low 20% is good.
>
>
> Only sideline & commercial usually look close at die offs.
> few hives (not even a statistic ) are tested by researchers.
>

But this flies in the face of what was found in Canada by Medhat. Treat for
Varroa and nosema and you are back to pre-mite die off levels. I do not
know how close many of them were to treated canaola, which would tell even
more.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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