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Re: Beginning to get more clear- TFB
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Bill Hesbach <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:09:25 -0400
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>I ascribe my failures to the late season mite bombs which I think are
actually bees from away invading my colonies.


I think the opposite is also true for large colonies that do the robbing. They bring back mites and possibly raise the varroa levels in the entire apiary. In past years, I've looked at my biggest late-season colonies with a sense that they were the healthiest now I've become more skeptical. 



Bill Hesbach
Cheshire CT.

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