Drone brood removal for varroa control

[Finman]

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First willows started blooming here yeaterday. I found from a good hive drone zone, which had larvae and capped brood. There was quite many mites in pupae.

To me it is a sign that I will do in that hive false swarm and clean the hive with special handling.

 

[tkwinston4]

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Lets look how drone comb catch mites. Mites go into cell just before capping. After capping it doest not catch mites. Drones are few days in different stage.

Drone cycle is 3,5 weeks. if drood area catch mites during one week, it does not catch 3 weeks.

So, one way is to devide a frame in 4 parts with wood slices and then a wax slice, wrom where bees make drone cells. You may cut ready drone cells from some frame.

If you do not remember take away drone zone, it will be a mite hatchery.

Wax slice??