Beginner Beekeeping Questions and Answers 55 Dr Leo's New Book and more!

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Welcome to a discussion about backyard small scale beekeeping!
Here is what we talk about in this video:
1- New Book by Fedor Lazutin with Leo Sharashkin -Dr. Leo
Horizontal hives and Keeping Bees with a Smile: amzn.to/2xC9Tyu
2- Treating new Package Bees for Varroa Mites
3- Is installing package bees the same with or without pre-drawn comb in the hive box? How to install package bees: • How To Install a Packa...
4- When setting up a new apiary, how far apart should the rows of hives be?
5- Should I remove my candy board and top insulation box? When can I safely inspect my hive? Howell, Michigan.
6- Why do I always see dry pollen substitute being fed outside the hives? Wouldn't it keep dry if I added it in my top feeder?
7- Have you ever had a colony come out of winter with enough stored pollen that they don't take pollen patty or open fed pollen?
8- When would it be safe to begin feeding syrup?
9- What seal/paint is safe for your flow-hive?
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10- Do you think I should start pulling out the capped honey frames? I noticed April is a big swarm season, how can I keep my bees from swarming?
Insulation brought my bees out of winter with lots of honey left over.
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@lm386opamp 3 года назад

Normally I hate when creators say to like their videos, but your right! I can't keep track of which of these I have watched anymore! Haha, I'll be liking regularly now.

@FrederickDunn 3 года назад

Whew... hate deflected! Thanks George!

@thehiveandthehoneybee9547 4 года назад

Just when I think i have it all figured out you gove more to think on! i'm glad you keep sharing with us its very valuable!!!!

@thehiveandthehoneybee9547 4 года назад

i will be watching your long horizontal hive progress! is it a topbar?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

It's not a topbar hive as it's designed around the deep Langstroth frames. Top bar hives just have the top-bar for the bees to draw comb down from. You'll see very soon :)

@weasleoop 4 года назад

I use that blue feeder. I love it. It keeps the pollen dry and the bees fly in and work the pollen just fine.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Agreed. it just has to sit on a flat surface to support that white insert. :)

@framcesmoore 4 года назад

Ha Mr Dunn great video I have 8 packages coming thanks for the information about treating them I never thought to do that until u said so it is a great idea and thanks for telling us how and when like I always said u are GREAT Have a God Blessed Day

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thank you Frances, it's always nice to have you here! Please update me about what you discover with your packages! Have a great weekend!

@lgalardi 4 года назад

Fred, I always enjoy your videos. Thanks for taking the time to make them and sharing your knowledge. I'm going into my third year of beekeeping and realize I've made plenty of mistakes and there's plenty I can learn from. Thanks for helping me along the way whether you realize it or not

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Hi Luke! We've all made mistakes :) but, that's part of the University of Direct Experience :)

@stevekleinman7209 4 года назад

My hive seemingly made it through my first winter. Early last fall, on someone’s suggestion, I swapped my honey-bound upper deep for my nearly abandoned lower deep, so that they would try to have two deeps of honey stores. Saturday, I opened up my hive to evaluate whether to swap the deeps back, in addition to changing from fondant to sugar syrup feed. The bees in my hive have already been collecting nectar and pollen this spring and I see some capped brood (not too much, though, but with the reduced population, I did see the queen). The bottom deep (now the upper deep) is nearly full of capped honey. There doesn’t seem to be any more room in the upper deep to store honey. Only 2-3 frames in the brood deep have activity on them, so there is room for them to expand their population. I think that, if there is a preference for the bees to use nectar/pollen/honey from the current season, if it is available, then I may have to do something about the full honey deep, but I am not sure what that something is. My local beekeepers association's recommendation, first, was to remove the sugar syrup feeder that I just placed because the bees have enough honey resources and I wouldn't want them to just be converting the sugar syrup into more stored honey. Do I remove some of the full frames of honey and checkerboard the deep with empty frames? What do I do with the frames I remove, since this honey has, in its history, received both formic acid and oxalic acid mite treatments. Thank you for your recommendations. Steve (Massachusetts)

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

HI Steve, thank you for sharing what you're seeing in your hive. I will discuss your question on Friday! :) I agree with removing the sugar syrup since you have the combination of stored honey and nectar coming in. We'll talk about that more...

@weasleoop 4 года назад

Even on my unpainted hives I slap a sticker or something on the front to make it different.

@LarryLeesBees 4 года назад

Another fantastic video Sir! Blizzard here today... Wind is about 35 MPH and the snow is coming down sideways... THANKS CORONA!!! Just kidding... I’ve started blaming everything on the newest sensationalism... LoL!!!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Larry! Long time no see.... :) The winds here were insane yesterday, but today seems calm. BUT, it's only 32 degrees... welcome to the truly unpredictable spring conditions. I hope your bees came through in top form!

@LarryLeesBees 4 года назад

Thank you Sir! I was out of the country for a couple weeks. Right before I left, I added honey frames and pollen patties in both my hives and they were doing fantastic. Now today it’s 21F this morning and the wind is insane. Snow has piled up in drifts in the backyard. Such weird weather. Good to be home though. 😃 I had to marathon your last couple episodes to get caught back up. LoL!!!

@emmanuelbutmankiewicz5342 4 года назад

Thanks Fred! Its pronounced But man kawitz!!! Appreciate you very much. Got my flow hive 2 yesterday and assembling it today actually.

@jpthedelawarebeeman6239 4 года назад

Hi Fred, I visited Lowes not to far from my house today and noticed a bunch of honey bees on all the flowers there. I found it cool to think that it was my girls doing there job gathering pollen. I'm glad they aren't going to Walmart for anything there isn't much on the shelves lol

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

THAT is actually a great way to learn about what plants the bees are going after. I'll talk about this on Friday! I've mentioned it before, but worth addressing this time of year as many people are thinking of what to plant.

@jpthedelawarebeeman6239 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn OK I'll stop back over there as it was one particular plant I saw them on the most. I'll take a photo of the plant and name of it as well.

@jpthedelawarebeeman6239 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn I posted a photo on FB - it was Mediterranean Pink Heather

@RobertDPenn 4 года назад

Thank you for adding your references

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

You're welcome... :)

@weasleoop 4 года назад

All my bees stayed in the bottom boxes with plenty of resources except my Saskatraz. All the way to the top.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

All of my bees are at the top box now :) I thought I had a Saskatraz dead-out.. well guess what, they were flying two days ago. A true moment of coffee sipping happiness :) I have 14 out of 15 colonies still clicking... :)

@wendybachman6224 4 года назад

My Caucasians & Bee Weaver Colony both were up in their top super, but I don't think they had as many stores as they should have going into winter. Next winter, I'm going to have them fill 2 medium supers to see if that gives them the extra stores I'd feel more comfortable with.

@thegr8stm8m8 4 года назад

Gr8, m8! as always...weather still sucks over there... but we got rain! (^o^)...and will get more during the coming week...I expect snow pack to be at 100% plus going into summer. Fred...know you are a reader... recommend "Dark Emu" by Bruce Pasco... about Indigenous Australian People...now found to have existed for 65,000 years and managed (not owned) the land...and never had war... now that is a sophisticated society/civilization!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thanks John! You don't want to see my reading list... I have to study entomology and more about bee-biology for courses I'm taking this year. That pattern is full. I just finished a round of exams and have lots to cover before classes begin again. But I do thank you for that recommendation! So true, we are more land stewards than land owners...

@paullymburner5876 4 года назад

I think the you tuber Canadian Beekeeper is the one who uses the bubble insulation on his hives. Thanks for all your content.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I'm sure he would have a very efficient way of insulating, I think he also parks his hives inside a warehouse through winter. That's one very hard working gentleman!

@paullymburner5876 4 года назад

Frederick Dunn No doubt, since he has all those hives plus working on the family farm.

@lexnite22 4 года назад

Wow, what a cinematic intro music. I feel like I'm about to watch a Marvel movie.

@lexnite22 4 года назад

Btw I'm also a big fan of the Protrek too.

@robertmathurin3716 4 года назад

Have A Great weekend Mr Dunn..🇱🇨👊👍🖤

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thanks and the same to you Robert!

@58Kym 4 года назад

Fat bodied Winter bees. How do they appear? Is it a genetic difference or a just physiological difference? How does it happen, are the larva fed differently to produce fat bodied bees? “Love that shot of the bee hives in the snow amongst the trees at 43:00”

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

The fats are stored in their abdomen, thorax and yes, even in their heads. They take on more fat than earlier season bees. Genetically the same.

@enshade 4 года назад

Great video sir. Thank you!

@taylor65712 4 года назад

Excellent video, I'm following this channel nonstop..lol. This will be my first year beekeeping. I caught my first wild swarm ever, I'm so stoked! I put them in my hive with two fully drawn better bee frames, then filled it with empty wooden frames to fill out my 10FR box. The temp here in SW Missouri is ranging between 50-70's so I think I'm going to feed them 1:1 sugar syrup to get them going. The pollen count (according to my app) the last 2-3 weeks has been med-high to high (maple, elm, juniper, and ash). Should I continue to feed them with the pollen being high? I put an entrance reducer in.... is there anything else I should do besides stay out of the hive for a week or so? Note: I did set my swarm trap back in the same place to see if I get lucky twice💯 I'm just so excited..lol

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I think you are on the right path Taylor! You can still offer the feed as they will just ignore it as the environment kicks in. I wish I had your weather! Putting the swarm trap in the same spot is a wise move!

@taylor65712 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn Thank you for all the education I have received from you and this channel. I'll keep you posted💯 If you are ever down this way in Mo, please let me know. I owe you a coffee at the very least.

@beemanjam 4 года назад

Way to bee, Fred. Always enjoyable, Thanks.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thanks James.

@mschroed99 4 года назад

Kudos Mr Dunn. New subscriber and I don't mass subscribe. Great info sir.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thank you, and welcome to my channel :)

@anthonybowers6024 4 года назад

Even the Bees don't like stale bread, Hey Fred;) LOL

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

You know it Anthony! :)

@peterzweck1763 4 года назад

Great info as usual. Interestingly I have two wild hives in trees only 80m or so away from my house and they are only 35m(115ft) apart from each other. The next two closest wild colonies (that I know of) are indeed both about 300m(1000ft) away from me and also from each other.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

HI Peter, what a great opportunity, having feral colonies in trees so near to your home! I would put up a deer stand right there so I could watch them at length. My nearest bee-tree is miles from me and inconvenient to photograph and video. What is their height from the ground? Are the trees live with knot holes? Thank you so much for sharing and of course, for watching. :)

@BESHYSBEES 4 года назад

Frederick Dunn I too have several feral colonies close by one is the closest is 50m from my door and several more approx every 300m along the river. The closest is in a live river red gum( eucalyptus camaldulensis) tree knot about 15feet up the next is in a cemetery in a live box tree at 7 feet up. Would you like some footage? I can only film with iPad or iPhone

@peterzweck1763 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn both colonies are in live Murray Cyprus pine trees (Callitris columellaris - Australian). It is fairly common for these trees to have cracks opening up to hollows in the trunks and bees quite often take advantage of these. In both these colonies the entrances are, very conveniently, only 5ft off the ground! I stand 3 or 4ft away from the entrances and watch them.

@peterzweck1763 4 года назад

Fred, here's a silly question (and Beshy above might like to comment too). I want to get started with beekeeping. I'm in SE Australia and 10s of 1000s of commercial hives were lost in the recent bushfires. So I'm guessing nucs/packages will be in great demand and short supply next spring. Of course we are now coming into Autumn. Our winters are mild with occasional frosts. We have been in a drought and I'm guessing our local wild bees are doing it tough, although they are actually bringing in pollen now - from where I don't know. My question is - do you think I could build up my local feral colonies by feeding them syrup? The idea being this might eventually encourage them to swarm more and increase the (low I know) odds of catching/trapping one.

@BESHYSBEES 4 года назад

Peter Zweck I can guide you on a trap out if you like to get them out and keep them, it’s pretty simple but can take a while, I can post a package to you in October if you want

@JBEESHoneyJoelBrutcher 4 года назад

👍😁

@emmanuelbutmankiewicz5342 4 года назад

You actually pronounced my last name very close to the polish way to say it. Boot man kevich. Thanks for answering my question

@JakeBeesos 4 года назад

Hi, do you have dandelions yet, here in Texas our fruit trees are already blooming.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Hey Jake! Nope.. dandelions are a ways off still. This is a tough part of spring as things are just now waking up. I'm glad you have fruit trees to get your bees going! No real blooms here yet.

@JakeBeesos 4 года назад

Frederick Dunn ok

@lkmary1 4 года назад

What do you think of the Slovenian AZ hive?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

They are too close together for me, but I know that those who have them really do enjoy the convenience.

@madddog7 4 года назад

Looks like Dr. Leo's book (specifically, the paperback version) will not be released, on Amazon, until April 7. Kindle version seems to be available now.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I wish they had a hard bound version, I'd get it. You can go to horizontalhives.com and get the paperback now. I think I pre-ordered it and it just arrived.

@madddog7 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn thank you; good to know

@madddog7 4 года назад

... and I noticed that on horizontalhive.com , this book is available now for $20 rather than the wait for April 7 at $35 at Amazon. Get it while it's hot, folks :-) edit: $20 sale at site ends on 3/31/20

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

When checking out, in the comments section, don't forget to put "Frederick Dunn sent me" :) you'll get very special treatment :)

@weasleoop 4 года назад

I paint my hives with low VOC rated paint. Anything under 50. Lower the better. And no gloss. Just flat.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing Carlos! :) Nothing wrong with taking that extra safety factor onboard. It's particularly an issue when painting interiors. This is why I also encourage people to do their painting and finishing as early in the winter as possible so the all paint is well cured before bees occupy the boxes. Exterior Latex Paints are a pretty safe and durable bet. I like semi-gloss...

@fortnus 4 года назад

Thanks Fred for all your advice. It looks like all four of my hives have made it through the winter! Is it necessary to switch up the brood boxes in the spring to move the colony down or will the queen eventually move down to the lower brood box on her own?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Hi Fred, she will eventually move down on her own, but if they are firmly (entire brood cluster) in the upper box, you can swap them without damaging the brood order :)

@fortnus 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn Thanks!

@medmerada600 4 года назад

Thanks for your efforts man, How about a video or a part of a video about the different life stages of the bee from an egg to a bee, please

@medmerada600 4 года назад

And how we can differentiate and identify the age of each stage by just inspection observation

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

This may help a little with that :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xtmItaqWLFU.html

@hiddensprings4195 4 года назад

Fred, I’m thinking about buying a flow hive to fit above a 10 wide brood box. Where would you suggest I go for the best price and service ? Thanks in advance. Also, why do you recommend the Texas bee company?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

The best and only location for Flow-Hive supers is the actual company that designed it. The links take you there. The reason I recommend BeeWeaver bees in Texas is that I've been using their Queens for over 10 years. Remarkably good at surviving varroa and related diseases.

@hiddensprings4195 4 года назад

Frederick Dunn thanks, I’ve got one ordered.

@ianmackintosh7278 4 года назад

In regard to the distance each hive should be from others. Look at "628DirtRooster Bees" Jun 27, 2014 VLOG titled "Difficult Triple Hive Removal Day One" and "Two". OK, a chimney separates 2 of the entrances but the 3rd in the same house is only feet away from the other.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing that Ian! When we consider all feral colonies and their decision making as well as spacing, farther apart is always better for many reasons. There are always going to be some exceptions to that. The health and benefits of well spaced out hives are a huge bonus. I do like watching Dirt Rooster and Mr Ed when I have some time on my hands. Great guys! I've had hive equipment right in my apiary that was just "staged" get occupied by a swarm which is convenient, but spacing them out as much as possible is a very good move. I'll try to watch that this afternoon if the weather is bad here, you can never have too much information! :)

@LarryLeesBees 4 года назад

Fred - When I got back into the country, I came in through New Orleans and was able to head up to St Joseph’s Abby! Mr. Ed gave me a tour and was an amazing host. I’ll be adding some of that footage next week! So much fun!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Oh man!!! That sounds like a great visit, I can't believe you didn't invite me along! :)

@LarryLeesBees 4 года назад

LoL!!! It was spur of the moment. But you better believe if I’d have had a plan, you’d have been invited. 🤣

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thanks Larry, that's all I wanted to know ;)

@darwinuyaguari1778 4 года назад

Can you put more videos about your observation hive ?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I have several already up, but will do spring follow ups when things finally do warm up for good :)

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--Blqi5qcGlE.html

@kelleydoggett495 4 года назад

I've enjoyed your videos packed with good information. I was thinking about the varroa mites in package bees myself. Would it be easier to check them with a varroa easy check instead of using the oxalic acid? Scooping some bees straight out of the package would be sure to keep out any robber bees from the area. Or do you think that the 200-300 bees lost would hurt the colony? That loss to me doesnt seem detrimental.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Hi Kelly, that's a good idea, but my OAV treatment will not only give me a mite count, but will also clear the entire package of mites. When doing a meaningful count in an active hive, we target the nurse bees. Packages are a mixed box of foragers etc... Thank you for watching and commenting :)

@kelleydoggett495 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn thanks for the quick reply! I am learning a lot from your channel! Made it through my first year and I believe I'm 3 for 3 this year coming into my 2nd year now... a question I've had is one maybe you've already answered living in Iowa it's generally colder through late march.. being you live in a cooler climate how early should we feed sugar water 1:1

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

If the environment hasn't kicked in for your bees yet, you can put 1:1 sugar syrup on now, they have plenty of flying days so they should be able to eliminate outside the hive.

@no1slisteninganyway 4 года назад

Hi, Fred. Wouldn't the best method to determine if a package has Varroa present be an alcohol wash?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I don't need the accuracy of an alcohol wash with a package, remember that these aren't necessarily nurse bees. The OAV will drop the mites like flies at a very efficient level and I'll get a feel for their level of loading. You're right in that a mite-wash with alcohol would produce the most accurate count, but I want to assess the entire package, not just a few hundred occupants annnnd, since I will be treating the entire package anyway, the alcohol or even sugar shake method would be an unnecessary extra step. Sugar rolls/shakes come in at a tight second to the alcohol wash and since I have lots of time to do it, that's my personal favorite method. I would probably do the alcohol wash if I had hundreds of hives to attend to.

@curtstivison5610 4 года назад

Good information Fred as always. Can I feed Pro Sweet in the spring instead of 1to1 sugar. Thanks

@BESHYSBEES 4 года назад

As Fred said it’s carbohydrates and as long as it’s not going to freeze in the night temps

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

yes Curt, if you have Pro-Sweet, green light on that... it lasts a long time without spoiling. Sugar syrups will spoil if the bees don't take it in, so you're ahead with that formula.

@Rrailroad3 4 года назад

What are your thoughts on the Guardian entrance, supposed to combat small hive beetles?

@fortnus 4 года назад

I bought them for my hives last year but I didn't see a noticeable drop in small hive beetles in my hives. I'm going to keep using them this year since I already have them - figure it can't hurt.

@fortnus 4 года назад

I've also used the beetle blaster trays filled with vegetable oil, the beetle hive swifter sheets (don't recall the product's actual name), diatomaceous earth, and the square beetle jails . The blaster trays and swifter sheets have had some good success. Not sure if the diatomaceous earth was effect. The square beetle jails were a complete waste of money - the bees propolized the holes shut in all four of my hives. Good luck with stopping those pesky beetles. I haven't found the silver bullet yet other than try to keep my hives as strong as possible.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I have zero experience with them as my SHB numbers are sooo low that I can't adequately test any counter measures. Thank you Fred S, for sharing your experience!

@michaelclancy3644 4 года назад

Has anyone tried the Entrance Trap Universal SHB trap that Dave designed over at BeetleJail.com ? I saw his video at a conference but haven’t spoken with anyone that is using them.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I've been offered several shb trap systems but always turn them down because I I don't have enough of them around for a meaningful evaluation. Let us know what you learn!

@RyanMcDonnough 4 года назад

Hey, Fred. Did you ever conduct the OAV package treatment test?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I did and they were very clean!

@crazycatz955 4 года назад

@Fred Is the Mineral Oil/Wintergreen mix as effective as Oxalic Acid for Mite control? Thanks!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Based on experiments performed by others, the Mineral Oil/Wintergreen application doesn't make the chart. I can understand why many would really like for that to work.

@daryl5638 4 года назад

Hey Fred, learning a lot from your videos, Heard the term Swarm cell is that the same as a Queen cell ?

@BESHYSBEES 4 года назад

It’s a queen cell but made under the swarming impulse there is also superseded queen cells and emergency queen cells 👍

@danieltaylor8113 4 года назад

Yes basically, a queen cup is where they have drawn a normal cell out a bit but not put an egg in it so its unused. And then a queen cell is when they have laid an egg in it and its hatched into a baby larva and the worker bees draw that out into the big cell that looks like a peanut shell. People say queen cell when bees are superceding the queen like the orginal queen is starting to not do well and the colony doesnt want to swarm they just need a new and better queen, and they say swarm cell when the colony is making queen cells because the hive is jam packed, so full of bees and resources that there is no room left and they are preparing to leave. Same thing just under different conditions and only some people use rhe separate terms.

@daryl5638 4 года назад

@@danieltaylor8113 Thanks for your reply , it does to help me for clarification .

@markkoster1070 4 года назад

Hi Fred. I was making your top feeder shims. And had a hard time getting the bottom board tight. Not a great carpenter lol. But h I sealed around it with glue and silicone. Some areas that are excesible to the bees. Will that harm them. If so what can i do to or cover it with. Is wood putty ok.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

The bees will fill those crevices with propolis. On the top side where the bees can't reach, I just let Tight Bond soak into that layer by layer until sealed up. :)

@markkoster1070 4 года назад

Ok but is it harmful.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Nope... you mean the glue? Not at all.

@markkoster1070 4 года назад

Frederick Dunn Good cause I had some underneath dribble through

@frankspataro9714 4 года назад

Do you have to take honey off your bees this time of year I'm in pa and we had a awesome fall flow and my bees are coming out of winter right with tons of honey still on em I'm worried that these bees will swarm early just because there is no room my bees are all caught wild swarms other than 2 half breed muts seems like there busting at the seems already what would you do? my double stack 5 frame nucs still have a top box full of capped honey and I would hate to loose these good queens to swarms

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I personally would pull that winter honey and provide at least one empty box of frames for them to expand into annnnd always be ready with more boxes as they begin to fill what they have. Sometimes it's hard to stop the swarming instinct even when you do everything right. But that's what I'd do. All of my swarm captures from last year are doing extremely well also, I think we're getting into a truly great beekeeping year.

@richardkuhn4358 4 года назад

is that a mouse trap on the landing board @35:32 ?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Yes, it is indeed... zero mice made entry into the hives this year I'm happy to report.

@mikes1345 4 года назад

Has anyone ever published a study about varroa attacking our native bees such as bumblebees and such? All I have seen pertains to honeybees. Maybe a viewer has the answer. Thanks

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Varroa destructor is unique to the honey bee and no others.

@mikes1345 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn ok thanks. I sometimes have weird thoughts.