On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 10:53:53 -0400, "Rachael Simpson"
wrote:

Where I live, we are surrounded by turkey and hog houses: literally - the
closest "people" house is 1 mile away. The bees have all disappeared around
here too. Now the powers that be at the turkey & hog houses have to put out
fly bait for the flys. The last couple of years the flys have increased
while the bees (of all varieties) have decreased. Could it be that the flys
have become immune to the bait while the bees have become susceptible to it?
Or might it all be stemming from where the county sprays for the 'skeeters'?

just my musings.........any opinions?

Rae


Nah. When was the last time you checked varroa drop and how do you
deal with it? - bet your problem lies there and nowhere else. It does
with so many other people.

On 6/19/07 8:23 AM, in article , "R
M. Watkin" wrote:

How do you know that?

Because I used to keep bees.

Did you have two hives: one under and one away from the power lines?

Bill
-- Support the troops. Impeach Bush. Oh, I forgot about Cheney.

Hi All,


"Salmon Egg" wrote in message
...
On 6/19/07 8:23 AM, in article ,
"R
M. Watkin" wrote:

How do you know that?

Because I used to keep bees.

Did you have two hives: one under and one away from the power lines?

Bill
-- Support the troops. Impeach Bush. Oh, I forgot about Cheney.

No my hives were not under power lines, but I did know people who did have
hives under power lines and they had trouble. So much so that they moved
them in the end. Hope this helps you.

Richard M. Watkin.