On 12/6/2012 9:43 PM, William Lord wrote:

"I am intrigued with the idea of the purposeful brood break in the summer.
. . .
  Is anyone in the US managing mites with a brood break?  "

Take a look at the July, 2010 Bee Culture.  Mel Disselkoen wrote an
article titled "Artificial Supercedure."  He uses the brood break alone
as a mite control.  He uses it for other reasons, but the concern here
is mite control.

I am in Alaska and have trouble wintering bees - a whole different topic
- but when I was able to get the queens I needed to last out our
extended winters I maintained one hive for seven year with no treatment
beyond the brood break.  I would love to see this concept really
tested.  It worked for me and it worked for Mel Disselkoen.  Will it
work for others?  I don't know how useful it might be for you big guys,
but I see a lot of potential for smaller operations, and for hobbyists
like me.

Tom Elliott
Chugiak, Alaska

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