In a message dated 07/11/05 07:20:31 GMT Standard Time,
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<<Drifting drones is the method of varroa spread in the apiary  other than
robbing they tell us! I would change the statement to drifting  drones AND
WORKERS in the apiary with many  hives.

Bob>>



So would I. I've watched workers from a hive I'd  turned out drifting into
the next hive; they were well 'beaten up', but they all  got in, and I doubt
whether much varroa would be dislodged in the process as  most attention seemed
to go to heads and extremities. I also get some wasps  getting in, even with
strong colonies and permanently reduced entrances, which  leaves me unimpressed
with the guard detail.

    Regards,

    Robert Brenchley

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