melias
House Bee
- Joined
- May 13, 2011
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- Location
- West Berkshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5
I just harvested my honey yesterday (late because of heather).
I have a colony that has been queenless for approx 6 weeks that I will unite with a stronger colony. My plan was to treat for varroa with Apilife Var.
My question is the following:
Can I unite and start varroa treatment simultaneously? If I do that, then in the upper colony, the mite fall will be onto the newspaper in the early days.
Alternatively, I could treat the colonies and unite afterwards, or perhaps after the first week or two of treatment.
Also, any disadvantages to feeding during treatment with Apilife Var?
I have a colony that has been queenless for approx 6 weeks that I will unite with a stronger colony. My plan was to treat for varroa with Apilife Var.
My question is the following:
Can I unite and start varroa treatment simultaneously? If I do that, then in the upper colony, the mite fall will be onto the newspaper in the early days.
Alternatively, I could treat the colonies and unite afterwards, or perhaps after the first week or two of treatment.
Also, any disadvantages to feeding during treatment with Apilife Var?