Low Varroa Growth Part 2

[@anypis123]

We are proud of you Berna. It's such a great experiment you are enlightening us!

[@lukeknox2411]

We're just gonna act like there's not a 30ft high hive in the background?

[@tzkelley]

Yeah, what’s up with that thing??? They need to put a flashing red light on the top of it to warn aircraft.

[@TransilvaniaFarm]

It's just a way to keep the boxes in the apiary. It's not a hive.

[@TB-zl6le]

Canadian Jenga?

[@thomasbacon]

@@sinisterhipp0 it's a new internet challenge for beekeepers 👍

[@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre]

Hi There Haha. I laughed at your comment. We think it is the worlds tallest beehive. It's even higher now at 27 deep boxes. Bees live in the bottom 4 boxes. Just having some fun with a new challenge.

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

I'm sorry...I didn't hear a word you said. I couldn't stop staring at the 17 MONDO BOX Hive in the background. I'm so glad you're back! You truly have the best videos!

[@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre]

Haha. I read your comment awhile back and had a good laugh. Our bee tower is now 27 deep boxes high and contains live bees. Just a fun, team building, challenge. Thanks for your very generous comment about our videos.

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre OH. My. God. You MUST make a video on it! You guys rock!

[@gerryrozema8338]

@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre I think you folks did that just to needle Ian showing lines of boxes 5 and 6 high.

[@ivorylosbanos825]

So glad you guys are back! Wonderful series so far, really looking forward to more. The question I know is on everyone ones' mind...what is with the tall hive in the background? I assume this is just storage of boxes and not a working hive? Do tell!

[@bengibbon9229]

I was wondering the same 😃

[@bistromarine]

Wondering the same too, from France

[@bistromarine]

Don’t think it is for storage, this is not an accurate storage methodology

[@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre]

Hi There Glad you are enjoying the videos. Thanks for letting us know. We think our BN Tower is the worlds tallest beehive. It's even higher now at 27 deep boxes. Bees live in the bottom 4 boxes. Just having some fun with a new challenge.

[@davidhorsley4657]

Thanks, Berna and Paul!

[@huntermaddie6090]

Excellent video series. I'm looking forward to the 3rd installment. Thank you for all the work that you and your team are doing and the straight-forward information you provide to the public!

[@strugglingbeekeepermarkcot9642]

I hope that we can get rid of the mites keep up the good work you all.

[@craigmarti]

Uhh... Varroa Schmoa ... Can I have the genetics from the 30ft hive in the background? Also, awesome video.

[@CastleHives]

Just as I read the comment, I looked and saw that hive. Lol

[@khawk7365]

Can you do an update discussing the generics and where a beekeeper could send queens to be tested? Thanks for all the hard work.

[@thomasbacon]

I see by the colony in the background that they're starting to catch up to my average colonies honey production 😜

[@TB-zl6le]

😂 I was about to say something similar

[@matthewsibley3698]

Massive lol

[@codybutler8718]

Like WTF is with that stack!

[@dehrifethi8349]

Thanks Paul, Really this is my best beekeeping channel. I have a question : what is the best time, i need how many brood frames in the hive to better assess hygienic behaviour

[@437AlBig]

Thanks for putting out some really informative videos. I can't wait for the next one.

[@codybutler8718]

We need more, more, and more!

[@CastleHives]

Interesting. . Hopefully in the next few years we’ll have breakthroughs in varroa management without having to rely on OAV, Formic, Apivar, etc etc. .

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

I'd be grafting from that colony in the back has supers like 20 foot high js

[@BackyardBeesNC]

For reals, need a cherry picker to work that hive.

[@carldaniels4827]

very interesting experiment going on with u o g. however mr.kelly i am seeing an unusual site in the distant background with a colony that is at least 17 boxes tall. uncommon in any of your yards and definitely someone has to stand in the back of your yard truck to stack them. any comment?

[@elizabeththefirst5960]

Paul's comment on the inverse relation between colony aggression and varroa load is addressed in a BMC Genomics "The transcriptomic signature of low aggression in honey bees resembles a response to infection". As a beekeeper, this conclusion concerns me a lot. I've fought with Russian honey bees for a few years. Though great honey producers and low varroa infestations, they made beekeeping so unpleasant I went back to Carniolans and Italians and chemicals. I continue to have hope varroa will be eradicated and pesticides eliminated.. oh yeah and climate change addressed. Godspeed.

[@MAYDAYSIMULATIONS]

Well produced as usually. Is there any consideration being given for small cell or natural sized bees within this study? Shorter gestation periods are always brought up as a great defense mechanism. The bee keeping industry artificially increased the size of honeys bees most likely lengthening that period. Would love to see such a highly experienced and reputable organization such as the educators running this channel explore that. It seems like the low hanging fruit in this mite equation. Thanks again for all the great vids!

[@justinsorenson]

Small cell has been tested and proven pointless for verroa.

[@MAYDAYSIMULATIONS]

Which study are you referencing

[@justinsorenson]

@@MAYDAYSIMULATIONS If you watch Bob Bonnie's videos with Jamie Ellis they discuss some studies as well as real life experience that confirms small cell is no help with verroa.

[@checkyourbrakes]

Really exciting project! Any concern about the bees w/high varroa mites counts crossing w/nearby wild hives? Also, I’m really eager to see how keepers can apply this

[@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre]

Hi Jennifer. Yes I do have concerns about the presence of undesirable genetics within our mating area. Over time we will not keep the HVG lines going. Breeding in both directions( HVG and LVG) gives us a quicker way to see if our selection process is working.

[@johnfleming7879]

Higher defensive nature may be due to Africanized bees.It is my understanding that they resist varroa well.I also saw a show a few days ago that indicates some of our favorite traits may be recessive

[@learonne3379]

Does breeding for gentle bees reduce their ability to defend their hive against other invasions like wasps? I'm relatively new to this and though I like the idea of working my hives with no protection I also have a large number of yellow jackets that I try to control but the hives still need to protect themselves from them.

[@wadebarnes6720]

On my bees there are most aggressive ones have very low mites. And my laid back ones I got to treat

[@charlztheone7778]

Can we buy mated queens from those better colonies? Thx for those great videos as usual

[@toddsmith4443]

4.15 m of unspoken Canadian in the background. LOL great video.

[@JasonRowe-b5c]

What is the gigantic stack of supers in the background for? Just curious.

[@aleklysikov8791]

Thank you very much ! You have a great time

[@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre]

Thank you! You too!

[@svendhulthin2913]

Do You use randam mating or controlled mating ?

[@DavesTreeFarm]

I see it's a bit windy. You might want to move a little farther away from that 110 foot hive in the background.

[@ronaldcrunkilton7138]

Were any of the colonies treated for mites at any time prior to the study? Results suggest these characteristics are carried at least in part by the queens. Any thoughts on contribution by drones? Thanks for sharing these results!

[@TheBaconWizard]

Dones only carry their parent-queen's genes, so their contribution IS a queen's.

[@cfi4617]

The stack of boxes (17 boxes) in the background, what is happening with that?

[@KatrinMelite]

I don't treat for varroa but artificially select for varroa resistant colonies. Treatment free beekeeping

[@peteGbee]

whats the reasoning you aren't using the harbo assay to test hygenic bwhavior and your using the kill brood test. these are different traits. It seems harbo figured all this stuff out already. have you looked at his research? Are you looking for different traits or looking for tolerance instead of resistance?

[@gokhanatesli8120]

berna hocam harikasın helal olsun sana

[@martynspooner5822]

Very interesting, thanks for posting.

[@kayaankaya7767]

Berna Hanım biz Türkiyedeki arıcılara da yardımcı olur musunuz bu süper konuda şimdiden teşekkürler ve tebrikler

[@enricolovadina3560]

Very good ,from 3 continents beekeeping experience.

[@CJ-ex8qh]

Great information,

[@СергійСугак-к5ш]

I have seen very high beehive behind you. What is it?

[@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre]

Hi There We think it is the worlds tallest beehive. It's even higher now at 27 deep boxes. Bees live in the bottom 4 boxes. Just having some fun with a new challenge.

[@mavinetbilisim937]

Harikasınız hocam. Başarılar 👍

[@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre]

Thanks!

[@DanK00707]

Anyone else notice the tower of boxes in the background? That thing is like 10 boxes tall!

[@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre]

27 deeps high now!

[@psilocybe4623]

awsome job

[@osmanharap6191]

Türkiyeden herkeze selamlar,Bizde herkezin kapısında bir iki koloni bulunur bu konuda gerçekten çok iyi olduğumuzu düşünüyorum.

[@daveshearn2743]

That has t be an art installation in the background. Other than that this video didnt illuminate much.

[@uswwt]

I counted 16 honey supers for that hive in the background. LOL. It's likely that's not a prank. A hive like that hive must have bees using propolis to glue the boxes. Otherwise empty boxes stacking that high will stand little chance with the winds. I think this UoG folks low key showing off their honey yield. It's literally: See, we know our shit. Our researches are important. Everyone should pay attention. haha.

[@EverydayKindaGuy]

That's quite the tower of hive bodies in the back.

[@filo3785]

Yeah, what is that about XD

[@CJ-ex8qh]

Top shelf, Thank you!

[@beelifekh6662]

Creating a virtual bee queen?

[@AltanAricilik]

Ne fayda değerli meslektaşım anlayamadım Türkçe dublaj yap ne fayda

[@O1adana]

Berna hanıma başarılar dilerim

[@taniorganik4702]

Good 👍

[@dogalarclk1541]

👍👍👍

[@pasiekaazyl238]

👍

[@markspc1]

Great work Paul. Thank you for sharing. Pardon my intrusion, from two years ago that I saw your video you have put some weight, it is time to cut carbohydrates; bread, potatoes, pasta, sweets. I know, it is none of my business, but when you're getting old and put weight then the next thing is type 2 diabetes, that is far worse than cut carbohydrates.

[@mark-ish]

Dreadfully rude comment. You're right, none of your business to make personal judgments. A case of "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."