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>didn't treat them for Varroa. That's fine if they're fine, but if the hive gets infected and you let them fester they can do a lot of damage to other hives.
by searine 6y ago
>didn't treat them for Varroa.
That's fine if they're fine, but if the hive gets infected and you let them fester they can do a lot of damage to other hives.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/08/03/backyard-beekeeping-mites-untreated-kills-bees https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/08/03/backyard-beekeeping...
- yawz 6y agoThat is true. I've been dealing with Varroa in the US since I started beekeeping. I've lost many hives because of Varroa. I ran my own experiments treating some hives and not treating others, trying to see if nature would allow me to select the strongest (Varroa-resistant) colonies and selectively breed them. I didn't succeed.