The 1948 Varroa Solution Nobody Knew Was a Varroa Solution

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  @TraditionalBeekeeping · 5 months ago · pinned

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  @auroraglacialis · 5 months ago

  This is part of one official recommendation by the state of Bavaria. With one interesting modification. Instead of putting the queen in a cage, the hive is split into one part with the queen and flying bees, the other part is the brood and nursing bees. This is done simply by moving the hive and place an empty give in it&apos;s place. Then after 3 days the part with the queen gets a oxalic treatment, 21 days later the other part gets it. By then the second part has reared a new queen. Both gives are now strong and mite free. If they are not strong enough by October to get through the winter, they simply are stacked into one hive again with only one queen surviving. This does preserve and even increase the brood rearing capacity between July and October compare to one single queen that is kept from breeding for 3 weeks

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  @tobermoryattraversiamo9575 · 5 months ago

  Hi, 3rd generation keeper here😊, and have never treated for varroa. Yes we’ve lost the odd colony in the past but as my father always said, “ nature knows best&quot;. The bees learnt to literally smell the varroa in the cell and open the capping up. You’ll witness this on inspection of the frames of uncapped cells..<br>Pulling out the infected larvae. Known in the beekeeping world as hygienic behaviour trait (one of many). Letting the colony swarm naturally also gives them a mini brood break of sorts ( not totally) which could help with them dealing with a large infestation. <br>Though most keepers don’t like them to swarm naturally, let alone at all, as they then have fewer flying bees to collect their valuable nectar, until the colony builds back up in numbers after losing about half its size, ( bees only start collecting nectar, water, pollen &amp; propolis roughly the last 7 to 10 days of their lives.Honey bees generally live for 5 to 6 weeks in buzzy busy times, and a long few months over the Winter dormant period in Western EU climates. <br>It’s well respected here that if you ask ten beekeepers a question, then you’ll probably get ten different answers, so we all admire different info and experiences from one another and take everything with respect and a grain of salt..

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  @Fabian.Bender · 5 months ago

  In Sweden we treat our bees in late autumn when the queen pauses the egg laying for winter hibernation and all cells are emptied from larvas. Some also treat them one more time when spring arrives just before the queen starts to lay eggs again. This way we don&apos;t need to separate our queen from the hive and add extra stress to the society. If you&apos;ve seen bees without a queen you know they suffer from it and in the end makes them more vulnerable for varroa mites.

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  @janvanruth3485 · 5 months ago

  not a beekeeper but watched it to the end...

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  @loripiontek · 4 months ago

  The auto captions are covering important information!

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  @maranscandy9350 · 5 months ago

  Sounds like this method would be even more effective with bee strains which are selectively bred for improved grooming.

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  @TraditionalBeekeeping · 5 months ago

  Beekeeping friends, the real solution to the Varroa crisis I mentioned at the start isn&apos;t found in modern chemicals, but in a forgotten &apos;24-day&apos; biological detail from the 1948 protocol (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z2WoX-HiFE&amp;t=675">11:15</a>). Pay close attention around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z2WoX-HiFE&amp;t=509">08:29</a> where I explain why modern beekeeping abandoned this effective method—it might change how you view your entire operation.<br><br>Do you think we’ve traded biological understanding for convenience? I’d love to hear your thoughts on that critical window at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z2WoX-HiFE&amp;t=675">11:15</a>. Let’s discuss in the comments!

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  @dojo1249 · 4 months ago (edited)

  wish they didnt have the captions on this video so i can read the page

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  @Phil163mds · 5 months ago

  Brood breaks are a technique I use in my own beekeeping.<br>It does concern me that your information is not accurate when you say varroa feed on hemolymph, varroa feed on bees fat bodies as found in Dr Samuel Ramsey’s work over 5 years ago

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  @barbstapleton6934 · 5 months ago

  I am in the sub tropics and varroa is here year round. &nbsp;I am seriously thinking about a forced brood break by chilling my hives over winter. then doing this method.

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  @robertnapier2119 · 5 months ago

  Thank you.

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