Hi All,

We notice these days that our best honey producers often crash pretty hard
a couple of months after the flow, as opposed to other colonies in the
yards.  I've attributed this phenomenon to the sudden increase in relative
mite infestation rate due to post-flow bee population decrease.

However, I can't remember whether we used to observe this phenomenon prior
to the arrival of varroa.  Do any of you old timers remember, or  do you
varroa-free Aussie beekeepers experience the same phenomenon?

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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