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  1. #1
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    Default Hives with a lot of Varroa next to Hives with normal amount

    Hi,

    I need to migrate 5 hives to a another location with nectar flow.

    The problem is that, in this location i have 6 hives which having varroa problem
    that i consulted about in previous post here.

    Can they be infected from these hives if i don't switch frames
    of do anything between them?

    Thanks alot,
    Randi

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    Default Re: Hives with a lot of Varroa next to Hives with normal amount

    "The percentage of foragers originating from different colonies within the apiary ranged from 32 to 63 percent"--from a paper, published in 1991 by Walter Boylan-Pett and Roger Hoopingarner in Acta Horticulturae 288, 6th Pollination Symposium (see Jan 2010 edition of Bee Culture, 36)

    They are already "infected".
    Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it."
    My book: ThePracticalBeekeeper.com

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