Episode-138- Check Varroa Counts Mite Drop In Honey Bee Hive Tony Teolis December 3, 2012 0 Comments Honey Bees enjoying another break in the weather. Varroa mite drop check after 7 days. Only 2 mites noticed on the entire board. The Varroa Counts Mite drop count in both hives is extremely low and the survival of the honey bees at least through the winter seems possible. It has been one week since I greased the board and when I went to check today there were only a couple of mites on Hive A’s board and none to note for Hive B. Although I presented some up close up photos and video for Episode-137 there does not seem to be a problem with Varroa at this time. I went out this afternoon and took advantage of the warm weather to lay on some extra fondant to ensure the honey bees have enough food. Both hives have lots of honey and there was some activity in the frames. At least while these three wonderfully warm days last the bees have not given up on foraging and taking cleansing flights. I’ll leave them alone for a while as that seems the best course of action. There’s still lots of other activity I am doing as I lay out the food forest in my backyard and the next couple of episodes will show the great strides I am undertaking to make what I imagine a reality. Stay tuned. How to manage honey bees by my favorite advisers Rusty and HoneyBeeSuite.com Michael Bush The Practical Beekeeper Other Bee Episodes Episode-128- Honey Bee Hive Observations Episode-124- Honey Bees Gone Wild – No Treatment, Clean Wax, Natural Cell Episode 116 – Bee A Beekeeper With Sustainable Beekeeping Practices Episode-100- Ten Best Websites For Making a Better Life – Part 1 Episode-113- Keep Ants Out Of The Beehive Episode-110- Honey Harvest And How To Get Honey From A Bee Hive – Part 2 Episode-106- Honey Harvest And How To Get Honey From A Bee Hive – Part 1 Episode-99- ToDoList: Honey Bee Hive-A Inspection May 12, 2012 Episode-88- The Honey Bees In My Back Yard Just Got New Neighbors Video of last year’s first honey bee package installation Episode-44- Beekeeping For Dummies Book Review Episode-52- Keep Honey Bees Healthy In Winter Episode-59- Checkerboard Honey Bee Hive For Swarm Prevention and Growth Episode-66- Spring Into Action With Honeybees, Gardening And Cherry Blossoms Episode-73- To Bee Or Not Two Bees Episode-80- Honey Bee Honey Bee What Is Up With Thee Episode-94- Inspect Honey Bee Hive For Queen And Pests 4-28-12 Other bees in your area The Barefoot Beekeeper View Warre hives (also Warré hives) information and resources including the history, advantages and ideal placement of this minimalistic beehive. Song of the Day – Led Zepplin – Thank You – Live Video 1973 Cool Stuff Subscribe Music – Blue Devil Plain Videos Songs of the Day 2012 Harvests 2012 Honey Bees 2011 Harvests