tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post6032183375024054612..comments2024-03-22T13:57:03.401-05:00Comments on The Peace Bee Farmer: Honey Bees and EaglesRichard Underhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-51733807753325378552012-12-01T21:40:17.512-06:002012-12-01T21:40:17.512-06:00It appears to me that the late August colony loss ...It appears to me that the late August colony loss resulted from Varroa mites. For a more in-depth explanation go to my December 1, 2012 post, "What Happened to the Hive?" It's located at: http://peacebeefarm.blogspot.com/2012/12/what-happened-to-hive.html<br />I hope that this is helpful. Best wishes.<br />--RichardRichard Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-67035682539472077592012-11-27T00:36:32.724-06:002012-11-27T00:36:32.724-06:00Richard, just wondering if thie scenario sounds fa...Richard, just wondering if thie scenario sounds familiar. I had a good sized colony 3 boxes high, bottom and part of second were a mix of brood and honey, and top was all honey, earlier in the summer I had another 6 inch super on top which was filled up nicely by our friends. Then on an afternoon in late August, I suited up to have a look and begin the process of downsizing, removing honey and consolidating the hive for the winter. As I approached the hives, I realized there was no sound, in fact there was not one bee, and there was not one dead bee either. Every bee was gone. Our neighbours' daughter used to spend a lot of time in our backyard with the bees and fruit trees, she had been in the yard the day before I and reported seeing what looked like a happy busy hive. I have just stumbled upon your blog,, it is very great and really impressive. Keep up the good work,,, and please tell me what you think.Vertical Oxygen Living Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890412366557651577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-63060343165781344772010-07-07T07:54:44.594-05:002010-07-07T07:54:44.594-05:00This method of treating for Varroa mites is known ...This method of treating for Varroa mites is known as the Dowda method. Powdered sugar is poured over the frames and brushed off the top bars so that it falls through the hive. The bees are covered with powdered sugar. The bees remove a considerable number of the adult mites from their bodies as they clean the sugar off of each other. Since this method of Varroa control uses no chemicals, it may be used while honey supers are in place during a nectar flow. We used powdered sugar recently to reduce the mites in one of our honey production bee yards where we found an abundance of mites in one hive. This method of Varroa control is one tool to be used with other Integrated Pest Management techniques. Good luck in your efforts to control Varroa, the great killer of honey bees.<br />--RichardRichard Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-70550885066055798652010-07-07T06:11:59.484-05:002010-07-07T06:11:59.484-05:00could not fully understand, what you put sugar on ...could not fully understand, what you put sugar on the bees and what ?How to deal with in this way are bee varoa?<br />thanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483674014442689389noreply@blogger.com