> That is do the folks on this list think that the issues of varroa and other diseases the larger "new improved" bees of today are experiencing derive from modern beekeeping?
I would only add to Dick's post that using small-cell foundation has no effect in reducing varroa levels in hives. [Berry JA et al. Small-cell comb foundation does not impede Varroa mite population growth in honey bee colonies. Apidologie 2010.41:40–44.]
S
Skillman, NJ
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