Re: CULT: new topic: bees

In a message dated 11/26/03 4:02:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
gerrysnyder@comcast.net writes:

> >Okay, here's a new topic.  This year, for the first time in several years, 
> I
> >saw honey bees in my gardens.  I hope that means that they're surviving the
> >onslaught of the mite that has been affecting them.
> 

Having formerly been a hobby beekeeper I know a little about this subject.  
The mite is here to stay.  There is also a little beatle that loves to go after 
the wood in hives.  Being more familiar with Varoa mites some biological and 
mechanical controls are being developed with some success.  You will probably 
never see the wild bee populations again that we once had.

George Mason- Portland, Oregon

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