"In these parts (upstate New York, north of Albany) SHB are present, but I've never found them to be the bane that they are in southern states."
How many commercial migratory outfits are within 2 miles or so of your location, Aaron? Because here in Jefferson County, NYS, where there are way too many migratory contracts, the SHB problem is intense after the commercials leave...which is happening now. All their sick outlying foragers, and a lot of SHB, descend upon our resident hapless hives that are here to overwinter.
Good luck.
Christina
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