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Is there a lot less bees around this year?
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<blockquote data-quote="alc" data-source="post: 13004" data-attributes="member: 345"><p>The bees would die each year from Varroa for sure (unless they are resistant, which they wont be). I guess every swarm that goes in has a chance of AFB, and my understanding is it will survive in the dead hive residue there long term. As the swarm dies from varroa each year, other hives will rob it. They will probably then spread varroa back to their hive, and possibly AFB too. </p><p></p><p>If there are any commercial beekeepers in the area perhaps they would want to do something with it to protect their operations and/or quarantine and be more wary of any hives within that area?</p><p></p><p>They wont want anyone to cut the tree of course.. Would options be at the end of this season to mesh off the entrance holes so a new swarm cannot go in? Or to fill the cavity with expanding foam? It'd then be a good spot to put a swarm trap close by next year?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alc, post: 13004, member: 345"] The bees would die each year from Varroa for sure (unless they are resistant, which they wont be). I guess every swarm that goes in has a chance of AFB, and my understanding is it will survive in the dead hive residue there long term. As the swarm dies from varroa each year, other hives will rob it. They will probably then spread varroa back to their hive, and possibly AFB too. If there are any commercial beekeepers in the area perhaps they would want to do something with it to protect their operations and/or quarantine and be more wary of any hives within that area? They wont want anyone to cut the tree of course.. Would options be at the end of this season to mesh off the entrance holes so a new swarm cannot go in? Or to fill the cavity with expanding foam? It'd then be a good spot to put a swarm trap close by next year? [/QUOTE]
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