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Subject:	Re: Darwinian Beekeeping
From:	Pete B <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 11 Jun 2018 10:00:09 -0400
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Tom Seeley concludes:

> If you pursue treatment-free beekeeping without close attention to your colonies, then you will create a situation in your apiary in which natural selection is favouring virulent Varroa mites, not Varroa-resistant bees. To help natural selection favour Varroa-resistant bees, you will need to monitor closely the mite levels in all your colonies and kill those whose mite populations are skyrocketing long before these colonies can collapse. -- Bees for Development Journal 122 March 2017

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Comment: How many treatment free beekeepers are going to monitor for mites? How many of them will kill their bees? Any guesses?

PLB

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