These Bees Are Managing Varroa ON THEIR OWN!! w/ Dr. Melissa Oddie! Beekeeping 101

[@VerticalVictoryGarden]

I wonder if planting wild thyme around the hives to help with resistance might be a benefit. If it’s true you are what you eat, then the natural thymol which would be in bloom in August may bump up their immune system?

[@rockhoundhunter6973]

Thank yall very much for all the info! Also I run russian honeybees with almost mite free.

[@tarnishedknight730]

39:52 Convergent evolution IS a thing!

[@illumi-Nate]

Melissa is awesome!! Full of information & great ideas!! Pretty amazing! Wealth of knowledge.. thank u

[@saliglmm2579]

Salam

[@3boysbees]

Last winter I had an acid cap pop and hit me in the forehead. This year I got some bees from Cory Stevens and reproduced as many new queens as I could in late summer. Fingers crossed for this spring.

[@beefitbeekeeping]

Oooo let me know how they turn out! I have yet to try his queens

[@illumi-Nate]

I have a few colonies condensed side by side & a few that are all alone in different places of my property..the 3 that were side by side had mites so bad compared to the alone ones which didn't need treatment.

[@beefitbeekeeping]

Hmmmm that is really interesting thank you for sharing this observation!! ♥️

[@illumi-Nate]

@@beefitbeekeeping I only have 3 acres so it's not even a super big area..& in Northeast ohio so similar climate as u

[@saliglmm2579]

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[@samanthathomas4963]

just a thought but norway cold long winters , so is insulating hives in winter more helpfull to mites than the bees

[@Jerry70533]

Kira Wagner has a test. See optera

[@Jerry70533]

See Coy Stevens

[@BrianJMader54476]

Wonder how Russian honey bees rate?

[@beefitbeekeeping]

Kasey and I are experimenting with some next year! We found a breeder that makes amazing Russian queens so we are excited to see what we think

[@saliglmm2579]

Salam