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Varroa-free colonies outside of Australia
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Peter Armitage <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:43:35 -0500
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I've been cooking up some estimates of the number of Varroa-free colonies on the Planet outside of Australia. Here's the results.

Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) ~800 production colonies

Quessant (France) ~ 180 colonies

Isle of Man (UK) ~800 colonies

Colonsay (Scotland) ~60 colonies

Chatham Island (New Zealand) ~100 colonies

Comoros (Indian Ocean) ~300 colonies

Seychelles (Indian Ocean) ~800 colonies

Rodriques (Indian Ocean) ~2250 colonies, as of 2010

That's a total of ~4,500 production (managed) colonies outside of Australia that remain Varroa-free. Wow!

Is any place missing from this list?  References provided upon request.

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