Varroa and Balsam

[aberreef]

I was watching the 'ghost' bees coming back from the balsam yesterday and a thought occured to me. Is Himalayan Balsam contributing to the spread of Varroa.

The stamens of theflowers are like a brush on the top of the flower (hence the powdered bees. Surely these knock varroa off one bee to be picked up by another

Glad theres Balsam arround though. I'm staggered by how much nectar they are bringing in atm

 

[Finman]

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It is bees which spread mites, not balsam. Don't make it complex.

 

[Mint]

I would have thought it helps get rid of them, what with the white pollen on the bees' backs. Looks like they've been treated with icing sugar.