Isis writes:
if it is the small cells that are doing it then changing
the combs would be sufficient to reduce varroa in anybody's
hives. In other words, I would buy little cells, put them
in, and varroa not a problem.

Nobody is saying this, though.

Reply:
I see you live in a somewhat isolated world, to not have
heard this before, nor read it, for that is exactly what
happens as the bees change over and regress down in size.

For when you change the size of the cell, you change the
environment the bees are living in, in many ways; which
then changes the diet the bees are fed and maintained upon;
which also changes the breeding parameters, and
yes........by going to 4.9mm small cell size in the center
of the natural spectrum of cell sizes, it does indeed
relate to all races and strains, by latitude and altitude
from the extremes of the Equator to the most
northern/southern regions where bees are kept. For where
one is the bottom of the ladder, the other is the top vice
versa.

Respectfully submitted,

Dee A. Lusby
Small Cell Commercial Beekeeper
Moyza, Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/








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