Saturday, May 21, 2016

WHY DID MY HONEY BEES DIE? submitted by beekeeper Jon

Here is an article that EVERY beekeeper should read.  We have all seen this exact scenario.

https://beeinformed.org/2016/03/08/why-did-my-honey-bees-die/


EDITOR'S COMMENT:  I put a sticky board under several hives a week ago.  One hive that had overwintered well and had a good spring buildup had a 2 day mite drop of 27 varroa!  Surprising a 5 week old package hive had only 3 mites.  I immediately treated all overwintered colonies.  I will check the treated colony again in a few days.

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