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So, for hobbyist beekeepers with only a couple of hives, what is the conventional wisdom for treatment against mites? Use of Api strips has been deprecated, right? So what has replaced it?
I only have 2 hives, and I can't afford to purchase equipment for treatment.
Also, I'm fascinated by link on this thread to non-treatment and reduced honey production. I have 2 strong overwintered hives that I did not treat last fall but that I do have routinely inspected by the state inspector, who tells me that I have no significant mite problem. My populations were quite large, yet I got very little honey this year (23 lbs from both hives combined). Perhaps other factors played a role, but we had a great year for flower blooms and so I'm guessing there was plenty of nectar.
Thanks for the help.
Glen in Natick MA
(42.27, -71.35)
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