https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/08/beekeeping-how-is-our-varroa-count/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:07:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/08/beekeeping-how-is-our-varroa-count/#comment-20641 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:07:39 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=8711#comment-20641 I see your point, but in the case of Apiguard the makers say it should be difficult for varroa mites to adapt and become resistant to thymol because it has a very general effect on all cellular processes. I don’t have a garden of my own so keep my bees on a local association apiary where treating with Apiguard each year is compulsory. With so many hives in a squashed area like London it wouldn’t be fair for me to risk infecting others, hopefully being in Wales you have more space!

]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/08/beekeeping-how-is-our-varroa-count/#comment-20640 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:54:16 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=8711#comment-20640 I’m not too sure about regularly treating for varroa. How can the bees develop some kind of resistance if we treat all the time. That’s only going to make the varroa more resistant to the treatments and our job harder in the long run.

]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/08/beekeeping-how-is-our-varroa-count/#comment-20639 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:56:14 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=8711#comment-20639 I’ve been finding the same thing when using the monitoring board this summer, but I’m sure they’re in there, it’s just that at this time of year they’re mostly busy reproducing in the brood. So I’ve gone ahead and treated with Apiguard. Last year I found the mite drop got really high once winter came and they were all forced out to overwinter on the adult bees.

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