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<blockquote data-quote="Earthboy" data-source="post: 2393"><p>The researches done over the years in America do not support any benefit of small cell size, which was a fad about a decade ago. Mines are Apis Mellifer (Italian) but almost all bees now globally cannot be called pure this or that any more; in fact, I also use Carniolans sometimes to mix with Italians, as well. For better or worse, we even have AHB's too. I love their vigor. Many studies (Africa and Sweden, to name a few) have shown that it takes about a decade or more for honeybees to develop resistance to mites or even SHB's, and I am currently working on the latter, having fought off the former--naturally. I have written extensively on this treatment free beekeeping on Bee-L, if you are interested. Why do I do this? Because, for one reason or another, all kept bees cannot live in the wild, left alone. I think there is something horrible in that. Now many beekeepers seem to think it is unnatural for the bees to thrive in nature! They are keeping bees inside this bubble, an ICU. It will pop any time now.</p><p></p><p>Earthboy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Earthboy, post: 2393"] The researches done over the years in America do not support any benefit of small cell size, which was a fad about a decade ago. Mines are Apis Mellifer (Italian) but almost all bees now globally cannot be called pure this or that any more; in fact, I also use Carniolans sometimes to mix with Italians, as well. For better or worse, we even have AHB's too. I love their vigor. Many studies (Africa and Sweden, to name a few) have shown that it takes about a decade or more for honeybees to develop resistance to mites or even SHB's, and I am currently working on the latter, having fought off the former--naturally. I have written extensively on this treatment free beekeeping on Bee-L, if you are interested. Why do I do this? Because, for one reason or another, all kept bees cannot live in the wild, left alone. I think there is something horrible in that. Now many beekeepers seem to think it is unnatural for the bees to thrive in nature! They are keeping bees inside this bubble, an ICU. It will pop any time now. Earthboy [/QUOTE]
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