James C Bach wrote:

> 

>   There are other potential management techniques

> for maintaining very low levels of mites but they still require the use of

> miticides until our bees have been bred to have a tolerance mechanism for

> mites.



and what about the drone method ????

a very good method for all small beekeepers

and talking about organic, what about:

"Our bees are treated against all diseases and pests using a bio-technic

method.

No insecticide, herbicide or any other device has been used."



greeting, jan



btw drone method is on

http://www.xs4all.nl/~jtemp/dronemethod.html

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