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I had an experience this fall with one yard of 25 colonies. Average of 5
washes was 1.75%, with a maximum of 3.3%. I treated the yard with MAQS.
While open feeding the yard, I noticed a significant amount of feed
"disappearing" and realized that with the unseasonably warm weather, the
feed was in reach of another beekeepers bees(about 5km away). I switched
to feeding with top feeders and checked the yard again. Average of 5
washes was now 6% with a max of 15% despite my MAQS treatment. There was
approx 4 weeks between tests. My conclusion was that my hives had picked
up a significant number of mites while sharing the open feeders.
Adam
Barrie, ON
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