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I bought a hundred medium supers from Beeline in 2006 or 2007 (back when they were in PA). Of all the older supers I have now, that are still functional, the BEELINE ones are in the best shape.
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Hi there!

As John stated, there is general colony hygiene, and then there is Varroa Sensitive Hygiene.

This link gives the most general and practical methodology for testing for VSH in...

Hi, welcome to SC!
All the replies are right on. Dealing with SC Dept of AG for apiculture is very easy and pleasant.

If I were you, I'd sell my stuff in KS and start up fresh in SC. There are...

+1 Dadant.

Adam
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:)

That, or if you have chickens, tote the bb over to where the chickens are and watch the party!

Adam
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That's a serious move!

I'd contact the NC State Apiarist and ask him questions. He's a nice guy and very helpful. When considering relocation to NC, I was able to get great help from him.


Don...

Try a friendly search for the link to VSH testing. I've posted it on here a few times.
Adam
http://vpqueenbees.com

Using tests or assays to determine the worthiness for selection is important, certainly. Testing for VSH helps when selecting for mite resistant breeding stock.

However, keep in mind that the goal...

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Adam
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VSH expression may be measured with the Non-reproductive test you and Jcase describe

AND with Successive mite washes over the season

AND selecting for Highest % infested brood removal.

The...

Thank you! :) :thumbsup:

Adam
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Any update on this configuration request?

Thanks,
Adam

Hi Jon and everyone--great to see folks enthusiastic about breeding toward varroa resistance!

Jon, looking at VSH expression in offspring from VSH parents, I'd be careful with the concept of "%...

Hi Philip,
thanks-- I'm looking at the chatbox at the top of the main forum page. It looks like a module.

MGC Chatbox Evo v3.4.0 by MGC © 2008-2012

That would be much easier to use (for me...

Hi folkz,

I find the date format of the chatbox, hard to read.
For my eyes/CPU it would be much easier to see:

"Month/Day/Year"

That is all.

We use UPS overnight to ship our orders of breeder queens. It's more expensive then USPS, but 98% or more of the queens we ship this way are healthy when they arrive.
We also ship solely to the...

We do the same thing: cells fit into opening in the JZBZ cage pretty much perfectly; sometimes you have to trim a little wax away if the cells are heavily waxed from the finishing colony.

Each...

Jcase,

The virgins would be 6 days old on the 16th. I'd not AI them: too young. On the 23rd, when they are 13 days old, you'd be fine to AI them.
As long as your virgin bank is keeping them...

The joys of honey bee insemination! :)

In the literature (papers written on the underlying biology of AI), the logic is to perform the insemination
when the virgin is physiologically mature. That...

I hear you on this!

Strong nucs are okay with SHB, but if a queen doesn't mate or the nuc's bees age, the SHB grabs hold, we've found.

This sounds crazy but I'll use a propane torch to scorch...

Thanks for posting! It's great to see bees doing what they do amidst the brunt of human culture. That the bees were killed at the baseball game is very sad.

If enough fans expressed their respect...

Thanks for posting this!
Totally awesome.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

:)

Adam
http://vpqueenbees.com

Hi!
I attached a nylon gate you use for a 60lb/5 gallon jug to a fitting at the drain. When one bucket is full, close gate, switch buckets, then open gate.
Easy/peasy!

I haven't extracted any...

Hi
I found it at a local building recycling place.
Adam
http://vpqueenbees.com

It's not difficult, just tedious.


*The non-reproductive assay should be done when the pupa are purple-eyed. That can range from day 16-18. I think 19 is too far along: there could be an adult...