Hi Bill & all

 > I learned early  from Tony Jadczak and George Imire about the
 > essential nature of the kind of honey to go into a northern
 > winter. Honey that granulates quickly is poor winter feed, as
 > is honey with a high ash content.

You are putting all the blame on the honey, when you should consider 
using bees that can cope with the conditions that you expect to keep 
them in.

Bees that are natural inhabitants of northern climates can handle the 
types of honey that are available normally in that area. So instead of 
using bees that have been imported from southern climates, generate your 
own strains from those that can survive the conditions.


Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman or http://www.dave-cushman.net
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