Low Varroa count

[dickbowyer]

Just done a 7 day Varroa count using board under OMF. Was very surprised to see 2 hives with no Varroa and the other two had only one mite apiece and those looked long time dead as had lost their sheen and looked very shrunken. Last year had loads. Treated with ApiLife Var last August and Oxalic acid early January. Is Varroa on the wane or am I just lucky?

 

[keithgrimes]

I have heard quite a few people say that it a low Varroa year, but I think this is probably just hearsay, I've not seen any stats. My home apiary has negligible drop. Our association apiary is lifting with Varroa, even the extent of deformed winged bees. We had one hive with a drop of 20+ in 24 hours.

 

[bee ginnner]

you must bee on a ley line

 

[richy]

I only had 1 varroa in a week