Hello all;
I too have seen a little red dot on only two of my bees on the thorax as Dennis describes.  This dot is bright red, almost crimson.  I thought after seeing it the first time that I was seeing things, but I saw it on a second bee a month or so later.
I have also thought that perhaps I am seeing pollen baskets with red pollen - is there red pollen? - and was mistaking these pollen baskets for thorax spots.  I visited  http://maarec.cas.psu.edu   a wonderful site.  The mite photos show a much duller red than what I saw and since I have only seen two spots over the course of several monthsI don't think it could be the mite, although that is a good suggestion.  The hives all look healthy.  Anybody have any other thoughts?
Bob in Bequia
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