From: "Lee Gollihugh" <nmbeekeeper@swnm.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 21:41:50 -0600
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Mid-season mite 'treatment'

Joe - PA wrote
"...I'll go with small cell size. That's how Dee was able to convince me
that small cell size is the answer. because that's how mother nature does
it, and nature will always do things right.

Reply:

GARBAGE!!!

How do you know?
Dee laid that on me about 3-4 years ago. I did not believe her.
But, she did say, that was the way the bees wanted it and feral colonies
had small cells.
Will, I looked. And you should also.
It took me two years to come to the conclusion bees wanted smaller cells.
not because Dee said so but because I respected her enough to look at what
she said. And you will also. But first you must look.
I'm not saying - don't believe. I am saying, do shake downs and look.

So Why "garbage"? You are taking another persons experiences without
examining it for your self - you appear to accept it and are willing to
change based on another persons say so.

That is why it has taken me so long to come to grips with beekeeping. I
took the word of the journals and the books and tried to apply them to me.
It just did not work.
So look and learn from your bees.
Happy beeing
Lee