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Doubtful, we've had the problem for years as has the USA and now very recently Aus. I think Randy Oliver's results thus far on developing a varroa resistant bee stands at 0.02% success rate. Didn't Richard Noel buy a supposedly a Varroa resistant queen from someone? He was going to report...

Thanks I always like recommendations. Sadly its shipping from China and given it looks likely to even my untrained eye that its just about to kick off between China and the USA will impact on shipping I reckon. I'll keep a watching brief tho and see how it goes.

Haven't read the above in detail but Randy Oliver is perhaps an SME on Varroa having scientifically tested and continues to test I think varroa control methods, plus running scientific studies for the development of resistant bees. Has Rusty shared her thoughts &/or work with him do you know or...

Bob Binnie and the Uni of Georgia suggest OA at 4 grams per single BB is ok. Link here if not seen it already:

Irrespective whether an egg started life as a QC or not, it is capped on day 8 or 8.5 and will emerge 8 days later as a Queen therefore, having a seven day inspection regime will afford the beek the time to see the cell in all its glory.

Excellent Mike thanks for sharing. Just out of interest, do you do anything with the drones or do they fly off and enter the hive via the entrance do you find if you're looking at the height of summer?

;) good idea

I OA Vape Dani have done for some years now 4 x every 5 days. Its the cheapest way. Isn't Amitraz the one everyone is saying the varroa has built in resistance to now?

I'm not really sure how to approach responding save to asking you to put a little more meat on the bone re your theory on the accepted doctrine [possibly in the western world] of the pupation of a Queen bee being 16 days sealed on day 8. Whilst you argue, it can less than 7 days which to my...

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Interesting, a local beek took about 200 which hospitalised him and the Dr's said he nearly died, I guess its largely dependant on the person. Safe to say, I wont be seeking to identify my "level" anytime soon :)

How long does it take you MD?

I never use flowers to say sorry Sutty as I learned quite early on, ;) the ladies that have been in my life soon associate flowers with bad experiences and you're knackered the moment they see the flowers at the gate with you attached. I do buy flowers frequently but always ensure they're...

All roads lead to Rome Sutty in that whatever is said by SWMBO in my house, ...... you're going to get it, you don't know where or when but as sure as night follows day, you're going to get it. The silence in my house is indicative the mission is in its early planning stages :eek::eek:

Not necessarily so, I have experience of mother and daughter in the hive and I don't clip my Q's wings. What I don't understand with what goes on within the hive, is the bee's know/notice if the queen is damaged e.g. bad leg but dont seem to notice a partial wing??? Which, I assume, would...

Me too, I dont count I just accept I have it, keep myself abreast of latest scientific learning and understanding and treat accordingly.

Looks likely you'll be vaping again shortly.

When its in its liquid state you dont clean it up, just smear it over a wider area lol

The feeling of impending doom is never far from my physiological state Dani:smilielol5::smilielol5:

When I am extracting I have six S/S filters and to keep production going, I swap them out and wash frequently James. If I'm jarring OSR and it has set in the bucket I gently heat to 40 C I then find it passes thro the fine filter more easily.