> >Here in California my bees are bringing in a lot of pollen and nectar.
> . I've had no losses
> >to mites in 4 years. I use only apistan in march, july, and november
> >for 4 to 6 weeks.
> >Harry Sweet in the flood zone.
 
> 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
 
Once a year Apistan treatment may work in snow country, but here honey
bees fly year round; on days when it is not pouring down rain.
 
Dan Mihalyfi
Mihalyfi Apiaries
Watsonville, CA
Central Coast of California