Can't somebody kill this horse? As has been stated many times on this 
list, it all depends on the meaning of organic. You will not get 
agreement even within the organic movement, so we obviously will not get 
it here.

Formic, oxalic, lactic and other "organic" acids are approved for 
treatment in the EU in varying degree, and I do not doubt that "organic" 
honey in the US has seen a little extra help getting through the night.

If you get down to the public concept of CCD it is all in the commercial 
pollinators, so Peter's and Allen's posts are valid in asking for the 
name of a large commercial pollinator who is all organic and makes a 
living from it. But that question has been asked and never answered. One 
would think if organic was all there is to great beekeeping that there 
would be plenty of organic commercial pollinators.

As I have said before, I qualify as Finnish organic beekeeper but not US.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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