1. Most beekeepers who listen To Dr. Seely,  do not hear him at all.  They
> hear how to apply what he says to their oversized langstroth in which they
> want to collect honey.  They of course they preach to others about Dr.
> Seeleys work and bees of the Arnot,  of which they completely did not
> understand the whole picture.
>

Many years ago Dr Seeley spoke to the Maine State Beekeepers about Arnot.
Afterwards I asked him "Would the bees in the Arnot live if moved to an
apiary with any kind of Varroa pressure?"  His answer was "No."

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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