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Trevor asked> Does anyone know if, in the trials being undertaken, the hives
are being monitored for Nosema, both apis and ceranae?
Hi Trevor,
This is one of the first questions that occurred to me, too. After the
question as to where in the world are our stressed bees going to find the
extra energy to be supercharged by the addition of pheremone?
It would seem that Superboost would shift the colony demographics toward
younger bees. Nosema apparently requires older bees to thrive. However,
without a substantial proportion of older long-lived foragers, colonies with
amplified broodrearing will run short of food. I'm curious to see the
results, should anyone perform such a trial.
Randy Oliver
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