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I have two very healthy hives. Vmites have not been a problem. Even so I was thinking of doing a sugar shake just to clear out some V mites because I know they are always with Bee's! Even if the count is low....
Is it a good idea to do a sugar shake just for the sake of keeping the mite population low?? I mean a sugar shake wont hurt bees.
As I understand the shake gets then Bees to pick the mites off of each other then the mites fall to the oil trap and die. Correct?
Whats the proper way to do a Sugar Shake? I thought just get my old sugar sifter out and dust the hive and bees...
Is it a good idea to do a sugar shake just for the sake of keeping the mite population low?? I mean a sugar shake wont hurt bees.
As I understand the shake gets then Bees to pick the mites off of each other then the mites fall to the oil trap and die. Correct?
Whats the proper way to do a Sugar Shake? I thought just get my old sugar sifter out and dust the hive and bees...