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So-called feral bees- A little turn
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John & Christy Horton <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:23:53 -0500
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The mite resistant bees I have seem to have a trait that is hard to explain,
but I have seen it enough to feel that it is a real pattern.....I have seen
it for years so I feel a high level of confidence about it. It is this:
My bees have a way higher percentage of drone infestation(varroa) in spring
than in later summer...where many times it dwindles to a very low level.
Hundreds of drone samples seem to confirm this(I wrote abut it earlier on
Bee-L...maybe 5 years ago...or a reply to an Australian beekeeper who was on
Bee-l)
Anybody heard of that happening?

John Horton
N. Ala

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