I have been thinking about the various comments concerning chickens and bees.  It seems to me that it will pay me to move my chickens near the hives.  I use screened bottoms in warmer weather and assume that some mites are falling to the ground.  With chickens there is little chance of re-infestation as the birds would devour them.  Actually Guinea hens would do an even more thorough job of eating little critters.  I will try it and let you know how it turns out next summer.

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