"The treatment free crowd, as we know, creates a reservoir for varroa to  thrive and re-infest healthy colonies."



What is meant here by "treatment free"?  Doing nothing at all?  Because that "crowd" is pretty small here in Ithaca, New York.  People invest a lot of $$ in their bees...and the ones I know, who all belong to bee clubs or the state beekeeping association, are very anxious to maintain the health of their bees, and they are actively managing their colonies.  I worry this thread is devolving (yet again) into the realm of "professionals know better" vs. "hobbyists are threats" fiction that I vigorously protest.


Christina


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