Hello All

It would appear that a beekeeper in Devon UK has done a terrible disservice
to the beekeepers in Devon and as a result to all UK beekeepers and probably
further afield.

What must one say to beekeepers to get us to observe the manufacturers
instructions? We recently had a Dublin beekeeper on this List (no name no
pack drill!) advocating putting strips at the entrance to the hive. I
recently had an e mail from a beekeeper to say that he was thinking of
putting strips on his hives at this time and leaving them on until Spring.

How many more beekeepers are busily beavering away with crazy procedures and
we never get to hear about them?

No wonder we have resistant mites. But the problem is as I see it anyway, is
that the entire system is so dependant on decisions made privately by
individual beekeepers. A beekeeper with hives near you can determine whether
there are going to be resistant mites in your area sooner rather than later.

We just do not have an answer to this problem as I see it.

Sincerely

Tom Barrett
Dublin
Ireland