>> randy oliver snip:
>>> i’m looking for a hypothesis why the mites are falling in the oil tray
>> under the patties: Lee, I'd expect to get the greatest mite drop under emerging brood.  You didn't mention whether there was still brood in the hives, and where it was.
> lee bumgarner snip:
> will keep an eye on further mite drops+will oxalic dribble in next 7 days, chk brood, & report back. 

there was NO brood in the frames above the mite drop, only empty or frames with honey.

addl info: 
1. since i wrote last, there has been no mite drop under those same frames with grease patties.
2. there was mite drop under frames where the bees were clustered, which happened to be where they were eating mini-candy board in 1 hive and where they were eating fondant in hive 2.




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