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Varroa - test or count after treatment?
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<blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 9656" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>no idea without knowing how many bees in the sample.</p><p>bees are sampled off the brood frames. i used to shake the bees off into a tub then scoop them up with a measuring cup.</p><p>i can't recall the exact numbers at the mo, but a certain sized cup = a certain amount of bees. you can always check by tipping them out and counting. (tho i was doing alcohol wash which made it a bit easier.) of course not getting the queen is important.</p><p></p><p></p><p>yes, but thats FD and with a certain amount of brood. being 3/4 and having it not packed out with brood, plus weaker hive, 2 strips is fine.</p><p>if it was both boxes wall to wall brood and a large hive, then i would do 4 strips total (2 in each box).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tristan, post: 9656, member: 30"] no idea without knowing how many bees in the sample. bees are sampled off the brood frames. i used to shake the bees off into a tub then scoop them up with a measuring cup. i can't recall the exact numbers at the mo, but a certain sized cup = a certain amount of bees. you can always check by tipping them out and counting. (tho i was doing alcohol wash which made it a bit easier.) of course not getting the queen is important. yes, but thats FD and with a certain amount of brood. being 3/4 and having it not packed out with brood, plus weaker hive, 2 strips is fine. if it was both boxes wall to wall brood and a large hive, then i would do 4 strips total (2 in each box). [/QUOTE]
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