Adrian M. Wenner wrote:

>  beekeepers are not allowed in that back country.  The
> bee colonies back there are certainly isolated from managed colonies.
>  Paul Cronshaw, regularly takes Boy Scout trips
> into that region and has reported an abundance of honey bees that have
> obviously survived the varroa mite infestation.

Creates the obvious question- if so isolated would they not also be
isolated from Varroa? Or have they been tested for Varroa?

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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