Chris wrote:
"Tom Seeley's famous Ithaca Forest swarms, although infested with Varroa, managed to exist for years without becoming overwhelmed, but when they were congregated in an apiary they succumbed. This just goes to show that, apart from the beekeeper, the worst enemy of a colony of bees is another colony of bees!"
Was the crash due to drift or being prevented from swarming?
S
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