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Varroa - test or count after treatment?
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<blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 9649" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>good move.</p><p>this is also why it pays to store them on a hive and let the bees look after it until its cool enough that wax moth will not get to it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>nice brood.</p><p>just remember to remove no1 frame first, move the other frames over before taking it out. pulling it out of the centre like that risks killing the queen.</p><p></p><p></p><p>this is why i say not to bother.</p><p>without knowing what the bee numbers are, it makes the test pointless. testing has to be done correctly otherwise you get false data. </p><p>you would typical use a measuring cup that you know holds a certain amount of bees.</p><p>you need good data to make good decisions from.</p><p></p><p></p><p>not that simple.</p><p>don't put strips in the bottom box because they poke out the bottom and makes it under sized. but you also can't put them in the top when there is no brood there. so what you need to do here is rearrange the brood so its in the centre of both boxes. then put the strips in the top box. with a bit of luck it will line up with frames below. otherwise on a bit of angle will not hurt.</p><p></p><p>now the thing that will really scratch your head is that being to early can be as bad as being late.</p><p>if you treat to early you can pick up mites after treatment is done and they get a head start for spring.</p><p>you might want to hold off a little bit, let the bees get going in the 2nd box. maybe do the sugar test properly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tristan, post: 9649, member: 30"] good move. this is also why it pays to store them on a hive and let the bees look after it until its cool enough that wax moth will not get to it. nice brood. just remember to remove no1 frame first, move the other frames over before taking it out. pulling it out of the centre like that risks killing the queen. this is why i say not to bother. without knowing what the bee numbers are, it makes the test pointless. testing has to be done correctly otherwise you get false data. you would typical use a measuring cup that you know holds a certain amount of bees. you need good data to make good decisions from. not that simple. don't put strips in the bottom box because they poke out the bottom and makes it under sized. but you also can't put them in the top when there is no brood there. so what you need to do here is rearrange the brood so its in the centre of both boxes. then put the strips in the top box. with a bit of luck it will line up with frames below. otherwise on a bit of angle will not hurt. now the thing that will really scratch your head is that being to early can be as bad as being late. if you treat to early you can pick up mites after treatment is done and they get a head start for spring. you might want to hold off a little bit, let the bees get going in the 2nd box. maybe do the sugar test properly. [/QUOTE]
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