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Re: hygienic bees?
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:30:44 -0800
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>Could this be considered a hygienic trait, to drag a 3"x4" pad completely
out of the hive???

When we first got varroa, I noticed the same--that some colonies were far
better housecleaners.  Unfortunately, I couldn't find any correlation
between their propensity to remove paper or fiber, and their ability to
resist mites.

--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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