Today marks my 3rd season of beekeeping. Lost my first years hive to mites. Lost both of last year’s hives as well. Again I think mites are to blame. This package of bees came from Georgia via Larry Tate of Winston Salem. Best package I have seen so far. Less than 50 dead bees in the bottom of the package.
I will be taking a different approach to beekeeping this year given all of the prior year’s failures. Will be using medication this year to control pathogens and mites. Also will use more Integrated Pest Management techniques, such as drone frames and small hive beetle traps.
This appears to be a big problem nationwide.
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