Mite Checks in the Apiary

Mite Checks in the Apiary

Chuck Cook Podcast di Chuck Cook

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πŸπŸ€” Ever opened a hive expecting one thing and found a total mystery? This week, we're getting our hands sticky and our minds blown!

Ever found an unmarked queen where a marked one should be? What do you do when you discover a hive is trying to supersede its proven, mite-resistant queen? And how do you handle mite counts that are creeping above the threshold in your "no-treat" apiary?

πŸ“ Highlights from this week's apiary inspection:

βœ… Watch a real-time Varroa mite check using the soapy water method.

βœ… The shocking discovery of a hive that secretly re-queened itself!

βœ… Witness the drama of finding BOTH the marked mother queen and a new virgin queen in the same hive.

βœ… Hear the "cockroach in Florida" analogy for why a zero mite count isn't always the goal.

βœ… Get a close-up look at hygienic behavior like uΒ ...Β 

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