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- From: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>
- To: Lori Kroothoep <zoeteke AT me.com>
- Cc: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Sugar shake
- Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:13:22 -0400
Looks like mites to me. About 20 by my count. If this is for a 300 bee sample, that would be about 7%. Well above the treatment threshold for this time of year. I'm seeing roughly the same levels in a couple of hives John Rintoul and I are managing for OCBA. Very warm winter and not much of a brood break. Lots of other people are reporting the same thing. As far as the sugar shake, have you tried shaking the bees into a plastic foot-tub or something similar. The bees will be in a big mound that you can scoop out with a measuring cup or just pour them into your sugar shake jar. Works well for Cathy and I. Never been able to just scoop them off the frame the way Don does. Just an idea. ______ Walter You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh
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[ocba] Sugar shake,
Lori Kroothoep, 04/04/2016
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Re: [ocba] Sugar shake,
Walter Starks, 04/04/2016
- Re: [ocba] Oxalic treatment for hives, vbateman, 04/04/2016
- Re: [ocba] Sugar shake, Todd Walker, 04/04/2016
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Re: [ocba] Sugar shake,
Brad Kosiba, 04/04/2016
- Re: [ocba] Sugar shake, Lewis Cauble, 04/04/2016
- Re: [ocba] Sugar shake, Chris and Lisa Laudeman, 04/05/2016
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Re: [ocba] Sugar shake,
Walter Starks, 04/04/2016
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