I believe she's from Down Under. Opposite seasons from ours.
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Marshall <mdud...@king-cart.com> wrote: > Where are you located? Nothing is in bloom here. > > Marshall > > > On 12/18/2013 10:03 AM, Jane MacRoss wrote: > > A local apiarist has today left a hive in my garden - all my tea tree is > in bloom currently - for the first time he has lost quite a few hives & has > had to feed his bees ... his cold pressed organic honey is the best I have > ever tasted - I hope the bees do well here > > Jane > > > Feeding bees with CS will cause them to die. This was tested about a > decade ago, and what happens is that it kills the flora that the bees have > in the (honey) stomach required for digestion of sugars, so they end up > eating and eating until the become bloated, then they die of starvation. > > I use NOTHING with my bees. I acquired survivor stock bees, and regressed > them down to their natural size. The apiary I got them from is treatment > free, and has winter losses 1/5 those which treat. I make sure that none > of the combs in the hive have ever been exposed to any treatments as well, > and only feed honey if needed. I have never seen a mite on any of them. > > I follow the advise given in the organicbeekeepers yahoo group. > > Marshall > > > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3658/6430 - Release Date: 12/18/13 > > >
