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Re: Timing the interruption of the brood cycle to reduce Varroa.
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:06:01 -0800
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On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Brian Ames <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> why not consider drone trapping?  On the remaining non-resistant lines of
> bees I have left we have used the Randy Oliver drone deep
> frame and have had very good success in only using one apiguard treatment
> as late as Oct without crashing our hives.


Thanks for the feedback, Brian.  Anyone else?

In my own operation, with bees showing substantial resistance to varroa,
spring splitting, a couple of drone trappings, and a bit of Apiguard are
working wonders.

We've been sloppy on timing with the drone trap frames, yet simply cutting
out whatever drone brood is there on regular inspections appears to help.  I
hope to run a controlled trial next season.

Still on  the learning curve in California,
Randy Oliver

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