Jim writes:
So, let's just admit that the smallest treatable unit in
beekeeping is not the individual hive, but the yard of
hives, due to the way that pests of bees can "drift" and
"reinfest" previously treated hives from untreated hives.

Reply:
Somehow I equate this between LC and SC hives drifting
between each other with mite loads and then not to be kept
in same yard also, if LC equates with previously treated
hives and the SC from new introduced untreated ones. Would
I be wrong for thinking that due to equalizaiton of mite
loads, knowing that more cells are available for mites to
spread out in SC hives first with one mite to one
cell,prior to mites going into 2 to a cell mode,which
should then equalize thoroughout full yards in action, this
thus would take the mite load off the LC ones by way of
drift meaning less mite count and more for SC and thus
artificial man induced equalization, that would not be seen
if two seperate yards would be set up say outside of drift
range, so mites equilize between themselves on same size
combs?

Dee A. Lusby




       
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