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Last time there is discussed here about hives with wire net instead of a floor.
Reason : Dadant hives keep great moisture. It creates subtropical (i.e. excellent) conditions for Varroa Jacobsoni development and hard ones for a colony.
Papers say this is used in a half Western Europe and comes to USA. Really ? ("BITUTE RATUOTA", 29.12.97., nr 94, Dr. A.AMSIEJUS, 21 hives without bottoms)
A profit using such hive : ( After 5 years of observation by Mr.STEPONAITIS )
1. Moisture drops to normal.
2. Better nectar venting while flow.
3. Colony's productivity raizes even five times (? ! )
4. Mites number decreases obviously (they drop down on the soil, worse reproducing conditions)
5. After using additional chemical means ( in autumn, 10 hives ) no mite was found.
Loss :
1. Winter honey consumption rises by 20-40 percent
What your expierence says ?
Sincerely
Rimantas Zujus
Kaunas
LITHUANIA
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