- Joined
- Jun 8, 2020
- Messages
- 67
- Reaction score
- 42
- Location
- Norfolk UK
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 5
Hi , I just put MAQS in each of my three hives for the first time after I had my first visit from the RBI last week. She said everything looked fine in the colonies but that it was time to get the MAQS in as a precaution. The mite drop from the three hives in the first 24 hours was hive 1, 510, hive 2, circa 300 (some fell off the board when I dropped it....) and hive 3 815. All three hives are 14x12's and currently have around 6-7 frames of BIAS. These mite drop numbers sound horrific to me, does anyone have any experience of what would be considered normal? The last physical mite check I did back in July showed aorund 5% of drone brood affected in all three hives (sample of around 50 from each hive) which the BBKA calculator suggested meant no urgent treatment was needed.....
Your thoughts as always appreciated.... Thanks
Your thoughts as always appreciated.... Thanks