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<blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 10197" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>all that means is there is mites in the hive, which you already know (as all hives have mites) so it means nothing.</p><p>good beekeepers do not make decisions based on nothing.</p><p>normally you might investigate further but thats not needed as you need strips in anyway due to other reasons.</p><p></p><p></p><p>old strips block the brood so need to be removed, but there is a risk they may still contain acid (and burn your hands etc)</p><p>remember those oxalic acid strips are home made by person unknown, have no idea on how well they work or if they are safe to handle etc. so be careful handling them, where correct PPE. its somewhat poor to sell a hive with them still in it to a beginner. </p><p></p><p></p><p>10 weeks, take old strips out. </p><p>new ones go in during spring. that gives you winter to check when other beeks around you are doing it. plenty of writeups on here about it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>my humble apologises, i forgot to mention box swaps should really be done in spring in case you accidently squash the queen.</p><p></p><p>hive doctor bases are overrated for hobbyists.</p><p>they are designed for commercial beeks using pallets.</p><p>wooden ones work fine like they always have. with single hives you can do a lot more with a wooden base than what you can with a HD bases screwed to a pallet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tristan, post: 10197, member: 30"] all that means is there is mites in the hive, which you already know (as all hives have mites) so it means nothing. good beekeepers do not make decisions based on nothing. normally you might investigate further but thats not needed as you need strips in anyway due to other reasons. old strips block the brood so need to be removed, but there is a risk they may still contain acid (and burn your hands etc) remember those oxalic acid strips are home made by person unknown, have no idea on how well they work or if they are safe to handle etc. so be careful handling them, where correct PPE. its somewhat poor to sell a hive with them still in it to a beginner. 10 weeks, take old strips out. new ones go in during spring. that gives you winter to check when other beeks around you are doing it. plenty of writeups on here about it. my humble apologises, i forgot to mention box swaps should really be done in spring in case you accidently squash the queen. hive doctor bases are overrated for hobbyists. they are designed for commercial beeks using pallets. wooden ones work fine like they always have. with single hives you can do a lot more with a wooden base than what you can with a HD bases screwed to a pallet. [/QUOTE]
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