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Less so these days, but a few years ago we used to see a lot of examples of conditioning rather than education, right here on Beesource.

New members would crop up who had read internet articles...

Yes that's how i saw it.

Seems to me that he had some initial mite issues, but after his hives had swarmed and mated with the locals a bit, they became mite tolerant.

Then when he got the nwc...

Indeed. A master at obfuscation. ;)

Interesting observation Greg, couple of examples come to mind.

Back when Russia backed forces shot down a passenger plane over Ukraine killing hundreds of innocents, the Russian media came out...

Alternate media.

Which where i come from is chemtrails, alien lizards, the evils of the langstroth hive, etc..

However if alternate media means something else in the USA, then I withdraw my...

What I understand is that over the years he has sold a handful of nucs, my personal belief is this has been so he can say he is selling bees, and thereby fudge losses. I also know that for extended...

There is a mountain of paperwork, that's how.

Back when I was sending bees avoer myself, all that was required was a declaration that there was no AFB within some distance of the apiaries the bees...

Nail on head Grey Goose :D

I'm not sure why it is always lost either. Take a look at the wording, which is typical.

"The number of honey bee colonies in the US has been declining at an average rate of almost 40% since...

True enough FP. :D

Re the insecticides, I don't think anyone is in denial that they can harm bees. They do after all kill insects, and bees are insects.

But the point was made by JWC that in...

Quote - "Honey bees are under extreme pressure. The number of honey bee colonies in the US has been declining at an average rate of almost 40% since 2010".

So by 2 1/2 years later they were all...

The TF debate is actually an interesting study of human nature.

A person will only accept the facts, if it fits their world view.

The results of every study done on the subject have been the...

LOL Clyde :D

Thanks guys that is great information, I will certainly pass that along to him.

I'm posting this on behalf of a friend who is a commercial queen breeder only selling his queens in New Zealand. Since i am on Beesource and he is not, I'm posting.

He now wants to export, and is...

Ryan i would be interested to know how old you are.

You have laid your project out in an interesting way, you have also done some research, and supplied references. If the person who is grading...

Noooo!!

An interesting document Jim.

I would like to subscribe to that myself, is that possible for someone like me offshore, if so how do i subscribe?

That's good news.

Now we are all interested you must update in due course so we know how this turned out. :)

The fall will not kill them, but the water drenching may or may not kill them, depending if temperature, weather etc, allow them to dry themselves off afterwards.

If the main body of them is inside, spraying with water will not work.

However it will cost you nothing to try.

Here is a link to a video of a fairly typical live removal
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Hi Steve your attachment would not show.

However normally when bees are clustered on the outside of a house, it is because there is a small hole allowing access to an interior cavity and the bees...

For those wanting to see the dramatic queen retrieval, it starts at 5.10.

Well, almost see it, anyway.

Off topic, but since you asked, my explanation would be 2 words. African bees.

It worked in Africa, it worked for Dee, and it worked for Bee Weaver.

I would have to disagree with that, because as an ex queen breeder, I had so many cases where the person interfered and caused the queen to be lost. When if he had just left things alone it would...