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Originally Posted by Citroënbender
Not hate, more sadness - our bees have recently acquired Varroa infestations. Now I know why they’ve been a good bit flat the last fortnight.
Control is now left up to the operators after the government threw their hands in the air and walked away. We’ll be trying an organically approved mite control solution with weak oxalic acid.
The days of magically perfect, unblemished frames loaded with honey, are now gone. Forever.
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Bees are the backbone of natural food production.
I really hope this can be sorted without any harm to the colony.