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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 4246" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Thanks John. Unfortunately a bit late now. Once I saw the carnage and losing more hives by the day, I panicked, drove down to the suppliers, got Apivar, and have put it in every hive that looks like it has a shot at making it to spring. And the rest, just to eliminate all possible mites.</p><p></p><p>As to the 7k of bayvarol, I know I am not alone in this, there are bigger and more influential beeks than me with the same issues, I'll wait for the outcome from whatever action they take & ride on their coat tails. Yeah lazy I know but I'm about done.</p><p></p><p>Next treatment round will start mid August, only a bit over 2 months away. All that can be done at this time has been done, I'm not opening any more hives now until then.</p><p></p><p>Just depending how things go I think losses will be limited to between 10% and 25%. This will not be a problem to make back up, I'm not worried about it. In fact I rather enjoyed the very intensive work I have done on the hives, and how I think I have pulled many of them back from the brink. More worried about the longer term implications of unreliable mite treatment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 4246, member: 13"] Thanks John. Unfortunately a bit late now. Once I saw the carnage and losing more hives by the day, I panicked, drove down to the suppliers, got Apivar, and have put it in every hive that looks like it has a shot at making it to spring. And the rest, just to eliminate all possible mites. As to the 7k of bayvarol, I know I am not alone in this, there are bigger and more influential beeks than me with the same issues, I'll wait for the outcome from whatever action they take & ride on their coat tails. Yeah lazy I know but I'm about done. Next treatment round will start mid August, only a bit over 2 months away. All that can be done at this time has been done, I'm not opening any more hives now until then. Just depending how things go I think losses will be limited to between 10% and 25%. This will not be a problem to make back up, I'm not worried about it. In fact I rather enjoyed the very intensive work I have done on the hives, and how I think I have pulled many of them back from the brink. More worried about the longer term implications of unreliable mite treatment. [/QUOTE]
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