Hi Joe & All,

Can any of the results of this test be found on the internet?

So this was not merely a one season test, it looks like it was two Winters
and three Summers? Is this an on going test and were there any treatments
given besides the addition of new foundation frames? It would be interesting
to see a future follow up on these to groups.

Does this mean that in 2002 and 2003 the mite loads were comparable to each
group?

In this comparison not only were there fewer mite in the drop but mite drops
decreased steadily in the small cell group compared to increasing in the big
cell group, correct?

According to this comparison Some in each group had only 3% mites per 100
bees, might this suggest that given enough time the big cell group could
possible be genetically engineered to resist the mites multiplying?

Of course other factors may have been involved making these two colonies so
different.

This is a very significant increase of honey harvest comparable and if this
a repeatable result then the cost and work involved in switching to a
smaller cell would more than pay for itself over a 3-5 year period.

I do not quit understand this statement, could you please explain this one
just for me.

I would take this to mean that no treatments were needed to keep them into
2005 and
beekeeping did not come to an abrupt end for this beekeeper along with the
beekeeper losing interest in keeping bees, no? c]:~) - Just kidding!

Are the complete research papers available for the community to review?
Dissection of this experiment has got to come in the near future, the
results of this test only proves what the small cell beekeeping community
has been saying all along.

It is really all a result of mathematics, just like music.

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