From: "Barry Birkey" <barry@birkey.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:11:28 -0500
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Line by line # 65 (Sugar?)


Hi all -

I'm trying to get at least one reply off before heading to work. Too many to
reply to and not enough time!

> The above should have reference to sugar or sugars deleted and mention
> should also be made that no artificial foods should be fed at all.Natural
> organic honey only should be mandatorily fed, also only natural organic
> pollen.

Dee, I assume when you say mandatorily, you mean that IF feeding is ever
needed, it should be mandatory to use natural organic honey? Not that it
should be mandatory to feed.

> It should be stressed somewhere in the writing that the bees should also be
> maintained with an unlimited broodnest scenario that would include adequate
> stores of pollen and honey on hand and maintained at all times within each
> colony to avoid the above scenario of having to feed.

Are you saying that an "unlimited brood nest" is the only way to keep bees
organically? If so, I think we will be getting into an area that should be
open to differences, allowing each beekeeper the ability to use his or her
own management style, so long as it doesn't harm or lead to other problems. Do we want to, and is it really necessary, to go this far in making rules?
Your thoughts?

Regards,
Barry