It does have to be declared on Beebase ... in fact - I think it's automatically included that your colonies HAVE varroa ...
yes thats how I understand it. Only works of course if folks have registered.
They arrived in the UK in the early 1990's .. varroa arrived in 1992 ... there is some ambiguity in the beekeeping literature at the time as to whether they were intended for bottom ventilation and some people believed they would help with varroa or whether they became popular because people thought they would assist varroa control and found that the bees thrived on them ...
the mesh floor was 'invented' back at the turn of the 19th/20th century, long before varroa reached our shores (Michael Palmer shared a photograph of one displayed out in Ireland which I think was dated about 1905) they simply jumped on to the varroa bandwagon in the nineties to market the idea.
Obviously.....but if you don't grease do the ants remove the varroa mites as a good source?
If that really were the case it's beneath all contempt.
you have to realise that there is an insiduous takeover of the NBU by the BBKA and its doctrines, it's been obvious for some time and was evident when I visited Sand Hutton last year where the mantra of 'shook swarm cures everything' echoed around the building
Yes, dogma is often irritating. No such doctrinal tendencies on this forum of course......
It is taught on rote at the LBKA that I'm no longer a member of.
Underlying attitudes and the most insidious doctrine are often found where you least expect them – at the heart of seemingly respectable societies or organisations. I've come to expect it these days, but I don't accept it.
Now this is a varroa drop!!!! I had one hive that was infested, its had autumn treatment and a winter truckle, still a few rouge ones about.
I do like a nice cheddat truckle over the Christmas period, just for sandwiches, so I can save the decent cheese for the port
That's terrifying!
Textbook-quality photo
