> AD>And... since the amount of fall feed was only 5 quarts per hive
> --
>   >if I recall, I would disagree with Andy and say that the syrup
>   >should not have been the cause of collapse.  It seems to have
>   been >the failure of the mite treatment.
>
> Yee Gadds Bee Friends did I say that, I got to stop this late niter
> posting.
>
> I hope not as I have never really found any reliable method of
> judging individual beehive health problems without at least a hands
> on look, and I try never to do that via the internet, and even with
> a hands on look at tens of thousands sick hives that did die if they
> are too far gone it is only a educated guess. But I must admit
 
Well, I think once again Andy has managed to bullseye (this time in a few
words) what we have been circling around.
 
We want simple answers.
 
There aren't any.
 
Regards
 
Allen
 
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper                                         VE6CFK
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