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Thanks for the links, those projects look cool. I'm not a beekeeper, but one day I would like to become one. For now I'm just reading on the subject And of cour

• cameron_b 7y ago
  I don't know about removing mites. From what I've seen the best practices are around ideas that seem like "the best defense is a good offense" -- or providing the bees the best possible chances and situation and letting them take care of themselves, which they do white well when fed a range of foods and not squeezed too tightly for profits and trucked across country. Rev. Langstroth's work on this is dated ( 1850s and 1860s ) but still incredibly relevant. He's given a lot of credit for his work on moveable-frame hives, but 'd say he did a lot to advocate for the practice of bee keeping as a practice that could be engaged, as gardening, by anyone with interest.
• skwog 7y ago
  No expert, but just happened to watch a video this morning. According to a talk by Paul Stamets [1], common viruses transmitted from mites to bees may be managed better by adding mushroom derivatives to sugar water feed. [1] Paul Stamets: Mycology and Mushrooms as Medicines https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q0un2GPsSQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q0un2GPsSQ