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Sounds interesting.

But more research clearly has to be done. Firstly I would like to know what happens if you simply put some of these mites in a container with some Varroas.

The second test...

My first thought was owl. But then again I live at another continent with different wildlife. We sure don't have toads that could do that kind of "work".

Don't know how the laws work over there, but where I live I do not think it would have been against the law as a temporary(overwintering) arrangement.

The reason is that the law is made to make it...

As a Norwegian, I see that I may have been wrong all the time. Am I unpatriotic if I don't buy Norwegian product instead of US/Asian products?

Guess we should all shun products from land-areas...

I have seen a picture of something similar. The maker had put the top-ends of bottles in the openings - like funnels. They were painted in different colors and were pointing in different directions....

I did a little researc (googeling) on the black colour radiating more heat thing, as I was thinking along the same lines.

Apparently the difference in heat output is hardly measurable. because the...

I think that you should treat the bees, but not without indication.

If you do not treat at all, you will loose a lot of bees in the start. But if you treat when you see signs of problems, you most...

AFAIK - Breeding all bees to resist trachial mites are not really increasing the gene pool, it is to fixate the gene pool. The variations were bigger before all bees got resistant.

It is the same...

If you just want a cheap and easy way, this little video might give you some ideas.

AFAIK - If you do any work in the shed that at times requires a hammer or power-tools, you would probarbly know it already if they were africanized.:)

I think you should place the box a bit...

If you think of nitril gloves, they come in many different colours. I think they all have higher puncture resistance than latex. (IOW that it's one of the properties of nitrile, no matter what...

Butterflies tend to have longer tongues than bees, maybee their tongues are just to short to reach the nectar?

Nice to bring out your crackpot idea, but it would take a lot and lots of effort from Monsanto to do that.

Could it just be that they want to sell their products regardless of what it does to...

Are you suggesting that every single bee should be given vaccine-shots?

Maybee you were thinking of Mike Palmer? He has this excellent lecture here . Could have had better sound though.

So many nits to pick, yet nobody have mentioned a mating nuc.

My simple definition of a NUC is any small colony placed in a box that is smaller than your standard boxes. Normally half a standard...

I had one bee crawling into my rain-boots that I prefer to use with bees.

It was a young and pretty furry bee that I felt crawling down there. I carefully stepped out of the boot and could brush...

I am a fresh beekeeper, but could it have been an idea to seperate them with a warroa-screen for a few days before the combine in this situation?

Thinking with the Queenright hive/nuc at bottom,...

I think that you can have it both ways if you make a two story nuc with the original broodnest on top. The space will be small enough for the colony to handle, while they can expand downwards if...

I think it's more a question of an established standard. And that it would be cumbersome to use different sizes in an operation. Not to mention selling hives with bees.

The dimensions would most...

Seems like something you can get made at your nearest metalshop/garage.

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Got an idea, which I do not know if is new or not...

How about using a little dab of UV paint on boxes to help the bees find their way back.
The UV paint should be applied in a way so that...

I think the rule of thumb over here is two kilos per undrawn frame(deep). Think our Norwegian frames are a little smaller than Langstroths though.

The Asian giant hornet is supposed to have been established in France. Guess it's just a matter of time before it spreads to other areas with favorable climate.

It only takes one queen at the...

I had what I believe to have been a hornet nest in my house three yrs ago. This is in Bergen/Norway, and outside it's supposed habbitat. According to wikipedia it's only been observed in Norway a...