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In a message dated 97-01-08 14:36:33 EST, you write:
<< Harry,
> Apistan Strips 3 times a year is a little scarey. Bees do move
> honey around from one location of the hive to another [brood chamber to
> honey super]. I have had no losses to mites for past 2 years using
> apistan strips, 1 application a year. Perhaps you could eliminate 1 or 2
> of your treatments?
> Good luck,
>
> Alden Marshall
> B-Line Apiaries
> Hudson, NH
We have a year round honey flow (just a lot slower in the winter)
I do remove supers and treat half my yard at a time. I would rather not
treat in july, But I have years ago, and other beekeepers do now, lose
bees in july-august if they don't treat (strip). I have not lost bees to
mites
in 4 years. Varroa is bad here, tracheals have not been a problem for me.
Harry Sweet
N. California
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