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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

There is some question about folks making up "food" for their bees during 
the winter and that they are using corn syrup.  Corn syrup is made from GMO 
corn.  My cousin hasn't lost any hives and he went to all organic whatevers 
to do whatever the heck it is when you have hives you need to "feed" during 
the winter.

Ah, can you tell I haven't a clue about raising bees <g>  Just know what the 
discussion was around the kitchen table a couple of years ago.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>


> > Is anyone in the group a beekeeper?
>
> Beginner, this is my second year.
>
> > I was asking my brother about the problems with
> > colonies dying off.  He said that he had noticed that
> > even before it made the news.
>
> I lost one hive this winter out of the two I started.They were the
> weaker hive of the two, but I left a full super of honey for both
> hives and fed them. It seemed like they were just gone. My other hive
> is doign well.