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Originally Posted by awsumth
Two days ago I read an article printed by Ars Technica saying another cause of colony collapse could be from removing all of the bees' honey and replacing it with corn syrup. Honey has many immune-boosting compounds that I believe help the bees survive much more than corn syrup.
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/...lony-collapse/ |
So what would you say to someone who has never fed corn syrup, but still has CCD. There are many reasons for CCD, this is just one idea. Personally I have a feeling lack of diversity in the queen breeding might have some effect. You can't breed pure good stock from mongrels!