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Sure looks like Varroa to me, and I've seem far more of them than I would have liked to.
Feeding Fighting Varroa ?
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I had fun watching them taking in there last meal before freeze up!
Some pics....
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/IMG_7535_1_1.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/IMG_7519_1_1.jpg
Do you ever wonder when feeding bees outside the hive, in this case cappings, when they fight,...
is it only fighting other bees off or fighting also amongst themselves??
Do they really "hurt" other bees??
Is this a Varroa on the abdomen?
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/IMG_7561e.jpg
Konrad
Some pics....
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/IMG_7535_1_1.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/IMG_7519_1_1.jpg
Do you ever wonder when feeding bees outside the hive, in this case cappings, when they fight,...
is it only fighting other bees off or fighting also amongst themselves??
Do they really "hurt" other bees??
Is this a Varroa on the abdomen?
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/fruitnut_/Honeybee/IMG_7561e.jpg
Konrad
