Given that Varroa is endemic to the Philippines, the Drones are very important. Disease causing organisms in Bees are like any other organ...
Given that Varroa is endemic to the Philippines, the Drones are very important.
Disease causing organisms in Bees are like any other organisms; they have the will to live. Destroying the host is not beneficial. If treatments become necessary then the natural balance has been disturbed.
“It should always be remembered that while the drones do no work physically in the hive, THEY DO ACT AS THE BEST ATTRACTANT TO PULL DISEASE AND PARASITES TO THEMSELVES AS FIRST TARGETS, SO WORKERS CAN SURVIVE THROUGHOUT THE ACTIVE SEASON. THEN, WHEN THE HONEY IS IN AND NEW QUEENS ARE MATED, THEIR JOBS DONE, THEY ARE CAST OUT TO INITIATE CLEANSING THE HIVE OF ITS DISEASE AND PARASITE PROBLEMS.” Dee Lusby, The Way Back To Biological Beekeeping Part 9
Letting the bees make drones is important. It is how the bees control the level of mites naturally.
from Don ‘Fat/beeman’ Kuchenmeister. What is one of the ways to trap varroa? Use drone brood. Mites are attracted to drone. Even those who don’t believe that small cell has any benefit still believe that mites are attracted to drone brood, because they are, it’s a fact.
Disease causing organisms in Bees are like any other organisms; they have the will to live. Destroying the host is not beneficial. If treatments become necessary then the natural balance has been disturbed.
“It should always be remembered that while the drones do no work physically in the hive, THEY DO ACT AS THE BEST ATTRACTANT TO PULL DISEASE AND PARASITES TO THEMSELVES AS FIRST TARGETS, SO WORKERS CAN SURVIVE THROUGHOUT THE ACTIVE SEASON. THEN, WHEN THE HONEY IS IN AND NEW QUEENS ARE MATED, THEIR JOBS DONE, THEY ARE CAST OUT TO INITIATE CLEANSING THE HIVE OF ITS DISEASE AND PARASITE PROBLEMS.” Dee Lusby, The Way Back To Biological Beekeeping Part 9
Letting the bees make drones is important. It is how the bees control the level of mites naturally.
from Don ‘Fat/beeman’ Kuchenmeister. What is one of the ways to trap varroa? Use drone brood. Mites are attracted to drone. Even those who don’t believe that small cell has any benefit still believe that mites are attracted to drone brood, because they are, it’s a fact.
