>
> >The other thing that I would like to see studied is the effect of very
> small apiaries (2 or 3 hives) well isolated from other bees.


Ditto here, as anecdotally, a number of hobbyists are able to keep colonies
alive without treatment.

As you say, though, these colonies are not moved to continuous flows, and
thus may not provide varroa with as much continuous brood in which large
mite populations can develop.

Randy Oliver

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