Varroa Mite Load Check Using Drone Brood

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As you well know, freezing that frame would do away with all the mites. What I do is come July 1, I put the queen and a large amount of nurse bees into a two frame nuc for 5 week, and this gives the hive time to be broodless, with all the mites exposed. They you smoke the hive and seal it up for two mins with Black Walnut Hulls. It works incredible.

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Russian bees are very hygienic. I test my bees the same way now. I treat with oxolic vapor twice in spring before the build up and twice in fall

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Just found your channel so my comment is really late. As this is one of your strongest hives, is there the chance that the bees have become resistant to the effects of the varoa?

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If you uncap them will they die? Or can they seal it back up?

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