> The easy way to test the hypothesis of whether healthy happy bees on
> small cell foundation will be resistant to SHB would be to take some of
> those colonies to an area of Florida where SHB is worst and see if they
> survive.
AFAIK, there are already hives in Florida on small cell size. Michael Housel
has some. Perhaps we can hear from him on how they have managed the SHB.
Regards,
Barry