From: Barry Birkey <barry@birkey.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 13:14:30 -0500
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Clingfilm on Pressplates

Hello Dee -

> Also, We do not strip our hives of honey when extracting and then
> feed back sugar.
<snip>
> beekeeper subtracts out from the honey total the amount of feed
> fed back to get accurate figures?

Excellent point, Dee. Now having seen your yards and observe the way you
manage the colonies, I hope this ends up setting a new standard. Anyone can strip out all the honey from a hive to raise their production total but that
doesn't show you what shape the bees are left in and what the beekeeper now has to do to get the colonies to survive the winter. You have a very
practical and bee friendly way of managing your colonies.

> Anyway Jon, shall be intereting to see where we end up this fall.

Ha! Can't hardly wait, Dee. The condition that I saw your bees are in means
you are going to have more than you will know what to do with. Ought to
quiet those that say small bees can't match large bees in production. Yea
right!

Regards,
Barry