mire drop third week, second treatment

[Cuckmere couple]

and still looks a lot

i do find it really hard to count but reckon ive split board into 16 and got average 50 per square - 800 over 7 days =114 per day

not sure if im counting v cautiously...im counting anything black

colonies look healthy and one is a nuc from paynnes so in good condition

am i over countung?

 

[Eyeman]

and still looks a lot

i do find it really hard to count but reckon ive split board into 16 and got average 50 per square - 800 over 7 days =114 per day

not sure if im counting v cautiously...im counting anything black

colonies look healthy and one is a nuc from paynnes so in good condition

am i over countung?

They often do- will either go down suddenly or dwindle over winter.
I'm treating a colony with a 17% mite infestation so approx 5000 mites- it looked perfectly healthy with solid brood pattern and produced over 200lbs honey this season.

 

[Curly green fingers]

I think some cold weather's in order it will slow them down .
Mite count on three hives is in the thousands I'm on week 4 today it has started to slow a bit .
The more that you see on the inspection board the better!
Not all mites are black either they can be Reddy/brown.
Get your self a magnifying glass they help.

 

[Cuckmere couple]

thanks....that was WITH a magnifying glass

need to wear those reading glasses i bought and never wear

thought id phtograph and zoom in instead, still hard though

 

[Bakerbee]

I use a magnifying glass and my varroa have a slight sheen to them and a redbrown colour to them. The little teeny pieces of black debris are not varroa. Maybe try google imaging them to help you identify.

 

[Curly green fingers]

thanks....that was WITH a magnifying glass

need to wear those reading glasses i bought and never wear

thought id phtograph and zoom in instead, still hard though

I'm the same my glasses make me feel sick so I don't where them.
I like the idea of taking pictures you would have a record without having to right shis down all the time

 

[Millet]

How did you manage to get all them dead bees on the inspection tray..

 

[Cuckmere couple]

Millet

i dont understand that either

when i opened that hive, they all spilled down both sides of the hive and i wonder if it was some young ones that clung to underside of OMF because they coulndt find their way back in or something...

 

[thedozzer]

Pic of a varroa from out inspection board, close up and stuck on some sellotape.

 

[Cuckmere couple]

Ok

I’m going to have a closer look later

 

[Beefriendly]

If it's any help this is one my boards 48 hours post vaping. Shows how effective vaping is when done correctly. The varroa are pretty obvious.

 

[Millet]

That second picture is a beauty.. i can even work out what part of the inspection tray the blown up picture is from..

 

[Curly green fingers]

Just wondering some of the younger mites are they a white colour.on one of my trays there's small mites that are whitish.
I suppose what I mean is when varroa hatch are they that colour in the picture .

 

[Beefriendly]

Immature mites are white, they redden with time. Ist vape usually hits the mature phoretic mites.

 

[Curly green fingers]

So my varroa treatment is killing both then that's good to know thanks.