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It’s about knowing your bees and managing as you see fit. I have hives I treat and hives I don’t, some years I don’t treat at all. The point is that to treat just for the sake of it is madness.

Hi, I was just using the antibiotics as a point to get across. We seem to be to hell bent on eliminating every single varroa when in reality they are here to stay, we need to be more like a GP and prescribe what the bees need. This obviously takes knowledge and understanding your bees. Ask 10...

That’s why I carefully worded my comment ☺️ Thanks for the reply, it’s nice to talk about something that doesn’t end up in an argument.

Then they are the colonies you don’t want at your apiary 🤨 the other question is how are you 100% sure it’s a varroa problem? I’m all for treating but at what cost? It’s a very touchy subject. Personally if I have a very strong colony, I do a mite count and it’s high I wouldn’t treat at all...

Maybe I am getting the wrong end of the stick with this post but it’s all about varroa becoming resistant to chemicals? How about bees that can survive and thrive without the use of chemicals? Have we not learned anything? Take antibiotics, we are now told to drink plenty of water and...

We use them all the time, fast delivery and always the cheapest even though we have to pay highland postage. Anna is very helpful and her communication is swift to say the least.

This is -1 and a few of the girls out flying, they don’t seem to mind the cold. When have to go you have to go!! North of Scotland (Aberlourshire)

Very good idea 👍

How do you find the bees behave when they have a high might count?