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So far 3 out of six hives lost, small colony in at least one more, reading the forum seems like a common story. No obvious nosema, but two of the dead hives had, prior to apiguard treatment, very high varroa infestation last year and signs of dwv. Should i remove all comb and sterilise hive...

Interesting research paper on the ability of bees to bite pests they cant sting (wax moth/varroa), injecting them with an anaesthetic to paralyse them for minutes. Dont have enough post to include a link, but its on the vita-europe.com website under "secrets-of-the-honeybee-bite-revealed"

In my third year. Opted to double brood (Nationals) all my hives to minimise swarming (Demaree). Not 100% successful, but worth a go. Jury still out on DBL Brood as a way forward. A couple of hives very strong and laying extensively in both boxes and the honey crop from those is likely to be...