Varroa...to treat or not to treat

[pargyle]

Blimey, you started feeding them early this season.

... The only time any of them have been fed was in the first week after a split with some 1:1 and the compost colony got a couple of litres to help it build some comb ...Although a few frames of Ivy honey left in the long hive from last Autumn was distributed around the colonies - more to put it somewhere as much as to feed them .. there was a bit of a June gap here and they used it up ...

There won't be any sugar syrup in my honey ... promise you !

 

[pargyle]

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Pargyle says that he counts mite drop daily.

IT is easier to use 2 minutes twice a year killing the mites than count them every day.
But if you feel yourself as a better human, so let it burn so.

But I wonder, what satisfaction you get, when I tell that I have diseases. You must mock every time about that. Of course I know it. sadenfreunde is the most genuine joy, says our proverb...

The only thing about the Finnish language that is endearing is its versatility ...

Ottaa päähän !

 

[Finman]

The only thing about the Finnish language that is endearing is its versatility ...

Ottaa päähän !

You do not understand the delicacy of that saying

 

[pargyle]

You do not understand the delicacy of that saying

I think it's a very useful and all encompassing phrase ... we need five such phrases to replace it in English ....

 

[Tremyfro]

Plenty of syrup in my hives!!!
Otherwise they would all have starved! Really glad I went for increase instead of honey this year!
Just the varroa monitoring over the next few weeks...then to varrox those that need it.

 

[Finman]

I think it's a very useful and all encompassing phrase ... we need five such phrases to replace it in English ....

As good as " ei lämmin luita riko, mutta heikentää"

 

[pargyle]

As good as " ei lämmin luita riko, mutta heikentää"

Bit too subtle for me but I think it's along the lines of 'Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will hurt me never ...' ?

We'll stop now shall we ? We are never going to agree - I really do understand the way you like to keep bees and your fervent evangelism to convert everybody to your way.

I just wish you would try and understand that not everybody who keeps bees wants to share your methods or vision of how beekeeping should be done ...

 

[Finman]

i hope that every British average beekeeper count every day mites and do nothing bad to varroa.

If you get some honey, extract it and donate it to poor families.

 

[Finman]

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I just wish you would try and understand that not everybody who keeps bees wants to share your methods or vision of how beekeeping should be done ...

Not everybody but 99%

 

[B+.]

And how dare you call her loose!

I wouldn't dream of it

 

[beebot]

There won't be any sugar syrup in my honey ... promise you !

There is allot of sugar in my honey guaranteed!!

 

[pargyle]

Not everybody but 99%

Well ... judging by the number of forums which you have been permanently banned from I would suggest that may be a bit of an exaggeration....

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

Finski: someone explained "catch and release" to me. Very good!

 

[Finman]

Well ... judging by the number of forums which you have been permanently banned from I would suggest that may be a bit of an exaggeration....

Yeah... IT is better to be one day as a hawk than whole life as a sparrow

 

[The Drone Ranger]

I think resistance develops over time in response to a challenge be it parasite or disease
Treated bees are still challenged by varroa so over time will still become more resistant
You might not be able to do much about virus diseases but varroa are an easier target

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Yeah... IT is better to be one day as a hawk than whole life as a sparrow

And the noisiest hawk is the sh!te hawk

 

[Finman]

And the noisiest hawk is the sh!te hawk

And a ship grow always whirling around. Oh dearo

 

[Finman]

And the noisiest hawk is the sh!te hawk

Say it again

 

[Finman]

And the noisiest hawk is the sh!te hawk

And that sausage like dog barking all the time.

 

[Nige.Coll]

I've done a test treatment on a hive and the varroa drop was very small.
Maybe now the neonics isn't suppressing the grooming varroa will be less of a problem and the bees will cope with them better.


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