In a message dated 05/06/2005 20:57:13 GMT Standard Time, james@... writes:
Do you find that your hives with more drones than usual are any the
> worse for it?
I will be able to determine this later, as I follow mite falls. One hive
had all 4 starter strips drawn to drones (the one with 20 frames of
brood in total). But they did remove a significant proportion.
I took 2 nucs yesterday (in the rain) from the hive I am intending to breed from and which has produced excessive drones. One of the surplus frames was nearly all drone so I had a good look for mites and failed to find any. I haven't found any in that hive all season even though the hive a few yards away is riddled with them. The queen cells in the nucs should have emerged today or tomorrow and I hope the weather bucks up to enable them to mate.
Returning to the topic, I remember that Roger Morse came to the National Honey Show the year that varroa was discovered in the USA I think it must have been '87. He said that he had bees to which he was unable to give AFB because they detected and removed sick larvae. It sounds like the same two genes. I wonder whether such bees are also on top of their varroa?
Is Dave able to post or to direct us to photos of brood uncapped in the ways that James describe?
Chris, ... That's good news. Steve. ___________________________________________________________ Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005. Cheap...
ear all I must apologise for the delay. My eldest son has recently had a successful liver transplant and is now doing well. The run up has been preoccupying...
James Kilty
james@...
Jun 1, 2005 11:04 pm
In a message dated 02/06/2005 00:07:07 GMT Standard Time, ... James, Very many thanks for producing this draught protocol. I shall study it closely and...
In message <1ef.3d205e8e.2fd0e345@...>, cslade777@... writes ... Of course. ... Indeed. That is what this group is about IMHO. One can give a start,...
James Kilty
james@...
Jun 5, 2005 7:56 pm
Dear James, Many thanks for all your work with your protocol, especially with the sad news of your son. Best wishes. Steve. ...
In message <429F2F6400010A9C@...>, stephenloughborough@... writes ... Thank you. I am sad I took so long, especially...
James Kilty
james@...
Jun 9, 2005 11:16 pm
In a message dated 05/06/2005 20:57:13 GMT Standard Time, ... I took 2 nucs yesterday (in the rain) from the hive I am intending to breed from and which has...
Hi Chris ... I think so, I have seen plenty, but I will need to ferret them out and post a list here. One thing that is striking with these uncapped brood...
In message <NJBBICOMOLFFCGHDBDABOEMBCNAA.dave.cushman@...>, Dave Cushman <dave.cushman@...> writes ... I have seen quite a few of these. I have...
James Kilty
james@...
Jun 9, 2005 10:47 pm
In a message dated 09/06/2005 23:47:46 GMT Standard Time, ... I noticed this in a hive yesterday, maybe half a dozen over the face of a comb. Unfortunately I...
In a message dated 06/06/2005 12:08:06 GMT Standard Time, ... I have taken a photo of one such cell with those surrounding it. I could post it if anybody is...
Hi Chris ... Put it in the photos section here or send to me as an attachment, I am too bogged down in a couple of pages to find the originals at the moment......
Hi All Chris said... ... I have processed Chris's photo, and posted it on http://uk.photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/santa_group/lst It shows a different form of...
Dear all I have heard no confirmation or denial that my draft protocol is acceptable to the group. Maybe I have missed something in amongst the IBList stuff?...
James Kilty
james@...
Jun 25, 2005 8:52 pm
In message <be.2a258c7b.2fd4d3eb@...>, cslade777@... writes ... Wonderful. ... Advice from those who work on breeding programmes is to remove heavily ...
James Kilty
james@...
Jun 9, 2005 11:16 pm
Thanks for the protocol, James. I think I'm going to need a season or two more experience of trying to keep my bees in a minimum number of boxes before I can...
David J. Heaf
101622.2773@...
Jun 6, 2005 10:09 pm
. I notice that the longer ... Hi David, try using manipulation cloths Regards, John B...
John Burgess wrote: "try using manipulation cloths" I use a pair routinely for frame by frame inspections, both with sticks at opposite edges to scroll to each...
David J. Heaf
101622.2773@...
Jun 8, 2005 11:22 am
In a message dated 10/06/2005 00:20:55 GMT Standard Time, ... I have just bought an Olympus Camedia C-310 zoom. It has 3.2 megapixels which seems to be...
Offline 
Send Email