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Title: VARROA MITES IN HIVE
Post by: schawee on March 25, 2010, 10:12:08 PM

MARCH 11 MY HIVE WAS FULL OF MITES.CHECKED TODAY AND THE MITES WERE JUST ABOUT GONE.SAW SOME ON THE BEES BUT NOTHING LIKE BEFORE.ON 1 FRAME I SAW 3 ON ONE SIDE AND 5 ON THE OTHER.BEES LOOK VERY HEALTHY.THEY HAD SWARM CELLS SO I DID A SPLIT WITH THEM TODAY ... SCHAWEE ...

Title: Re: VARROA MITES IN HIVE
Post by: iddee on March 25, 2010, 10:17:30 PM

Your caplock is on.

Title: Re: VARROA MITES IN HIVE
Post by: John Schwartz on March 25, 2010, 10:27:17 PM

I would consider a powdered sugar regimen to make sure?

Title: Re: VARROA MITES IN HIVE
Post by: schawee on March 25, 2010, 11:39:28 PM

i did the powdered sugar. looks like it worked

Title: Re: VARROA MITES IN HIVE
Post by: rdy-b on March 25, 2010, 11:41:00 PM

Quote from: iddee on March 25, 2010, 10:17:30 PM
Your caplock is on.

Yep better treat the splits after brood hatchs-RDY-B

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