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Re: Increase in Indian honey harvest
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Owen Watson <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 31 Oct 2004 16:29:54 +1300
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>How come Indian beekeepers are considering that the rest of us are
>ruined by varroa and viruses, leaving their industry to thrive and
>expand its export market?

I don't know about India, but Vietnam has had varroa for some time
and deals with it by rapid buildup on colonies in spring (ie
outbreeding varroa), drone brood destruction, and another
non-chemical management method (see  Control of Varroa, Mark Goodwin
& Cliff Van Eaton, Ministry of Agriculture, NZ). Apparently their
average yields per hive are 30kg.
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