🐝🤔 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?
📍 Highlights from this week's apiary inspection:
✅ Watch a real-time Varroa mite check using the soapy water method.
✅ The shocking discovery of a hive that secretly re-queened itself!
✅ Witness the drama of finding BOTH the marked mother queen and a new virgin queen in the same hive.
✅ Hear the "cockroach in Florida" analogy for why a zero mite count isn't always the goal.
✅ Get a close-up look at hygienic behavior like uncapping and recapping brood.
✅ Follow the tough, real-world decision to "let it ride" on colonies with high mite counts.
✅ Learn why peak mite season might be the most crucial time to test your bees' genetics.
🎙️ What would YOU have done in these situations? Drop your advice in the comments below, and don't forget to follow for more real-world beekeeping adventures!
#Beekeeping #VarroaMites #QueenBee #ApiaryLife #BackyardBeekeeping #SaveTheBees #BeekeepingPodcast
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