Hi, Paul.
 
   I caught another swarm in my backyard a few weeks ago (in one of the
tub-like swarm hives installed for that purpose), a swarm that has done
very well so far.  Last Sunday I moved it out here on campus to Don Cole's
bee yard for his use.
 
   I am puzzled, though, that I continue to get swarms even though most
feral colonies everywhere have been killed by varroa mites (with help from
tracheal mites).  Do you know of anyone who keeps hives in our area
(Milpas/Canon Perdido) and keeps them alive with Apistan strips?
 
   The bee colonies on Santa Cruz Island are now collapsing rapidly,
information gleaned on trips in early April and early May.
 
                                                        Adrian
 
 
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