On 12-Jan-16, at 6:00 PM, Charles Linder wrote: > I had a conversation today with a Lady who ordered 20 packages. She > lost 7 last fall because "the swarmed off" no amount of discussion > would lead her to mites. They swarmed...... > Hi Charles and All OMAFRA in Ontario recommends pulling supers and treating in August. Some years, 2015 was an extreme example, the goldenrod flow is very intense. With no supers in September, they plug the brood box and away they go. I agree with your lady friend. Bob Darrell Caledon Ontario Canada 44N80W *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html