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<blockquote data-quote="AdamD" data-source="post: 11294" data-attributes="member: 173"><p>There are supposedly some colonies in the UK that have adapted themselves to tolerate varroa mites. I think that's the exception rather than the rule and we have had varroa here in the UK for longer than you guys so bees have had more chance to adapt. </p><p>My best guess is that many times when someone says that honeybees have been in a tree for years, the trees have bee re-populated by new swarms rather than the bees beeign in continual occupation.</p><p>As for robbing, strong colonies are OK. A mini-nuc is not so strong and can be over-run late in the season by wasps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AdamD, post: 11294, member: 173"] There are supposedly some colonies in the UK that have adapted themselves to tolerate varroa mites. I think that's the exception rather than the rule and we have had varroa here in the UK for longer than you guys so bees have had more chance to adapt. My best guess is that many times when someone says that honeybees have been in a tree for years, the trees have bee re-populated by new swarms rather than the bees beeign in continual occupation. As for robbing, strong colonies are OK. A mini-nuc is not so strong and can be over-run late in the season by wasps. [/QUOTE]
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