Hi Dennis & All,

> It appears bee size has very
> little to do with cell size.
>

Which is probably why the use of cell size influences low mite population
numbers. brood in larger cells leaving more room for mites to multiply and brood
in smaller cells leaving little to no room for multiplying. This is why Small
cell beekeeping is called small cell beekeeping and not small bee beekeeping.

 . ..   Keith Malone, Chugiak, Alaska USA, http://www.cer.org/,
c(((([ , Apiarian, http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney/,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ ,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ApiarianBreedersGuild/

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