>Whether you feed honey, syrup or pollen substitute, no matter the source,if
you feed bees that on their own cannot gather enough to feed themselves
would not make the cut in the natural selection process, and so as keith
says, are allowed to pollute the genetic pool.

I assure you these bees can gather enough to survive on their own!

"Pollute the genetic pool" Get real!

When you are harvesting a part of their stores as is done in commercial
beekeeping (to pay the bills) you at times need to feed!

The proper use of supplements & feed is an important management tool.

Not needed at times but needed at other times. Feed and feeding bees is not
cheap!


Many beekeepers are of the opinion that feeding fructose hurts the bees. Is
not so! Tests have been done over and over on the subject!

Bob

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