The Apprentices
House Bee
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2011
- Messages
- 462
- Reaction score
- 1
- Location
- North Yorkshire.
- Hive Type
- warre
- Number of Hives
- 3 Modified Warre
Please excuse me if this subject has been done before or point me towards its existence.
The time it takes for a clean colony to be exposed to the Varroa mite is as little as three day according to the time searved beeks I have spoken to.
So where are the beasties hiding.
Has anyone got information as to how long a mite can actually survive off of its host and if there are any other predators that could bring about their demise whilst in limbo on a flower say while they are waiting for the next taxi ride to the Hilton.
Has anyone done research into where Varroa can be found in cash crops, sorry for all the questions as a beginner but the problems normally create reactions to which there are always solutions even in nature.
When Adam did his initial breeding program in isolation why did he choose the genetics of the outcome we see today, surely he would have gone for a closer relative to our black bee a Carnica perhaps.
I'm all ears with my hands in the air if I speak out of compass.
The time it takes for a clean colony to be exposed to the Varroa mite is as little as three day according to the time searved beeks I have spoken to.
So where are the beasties hiding.
Has anyone got information as to how long a mite can actually survive off of its host and if there are any other predators that could bring about their demise whilst in limbo on a flower say while they are waiting for the next taxi ride to the Hilton.
Has anyone done research into where Varroa can be found in cash crops, sorry for all the questions as a beginner but the problems normally create reactions to which there are always solutions even in nature.
When Adam did his initial breeding program in isolation why did he choose the genetics of the outcome we see today, surely he would have gone for a closer relative to our black bee a Carnica perhaps.
I'm all ears with my hands in the air if I speak out of compass.