tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post116356312707006612..comments2024-03-26T12:17:40.771-04:00Comments on Linda's Bees: IPM and the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers MeetingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-88055363839655874302008-04-24T22:07:00.000-04:002008-04-24T22:07:00.000-04:00Hi,I live in the Decatur area and have been practi...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I live in the Decatur area and have been practicing small cell beekeeping for 3 years. Lost my hive this fall so I'm starting over this spring w/ small bees from The Fat Beeman. Also going to be using a TBH this year in addition to my lang.<BR/><BR/>Your detail and pictures/vidoes are very informative. <BR/><BR/>Hope to meet you in person at a ABG bee meeting.<BR/><BR/>CassandraCassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051946340490148023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-58405455199644495232006-11-17T08:56:00.000-05:002006-11-17T08:56:00.000-05:00I enjoy stopping to read about your beekeeping. T...I enjoy stopping to read about your beekeeping. There is so much to learn.<br /><br />Have a great weekend.<br />hkjAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-13715965460525477912006-11-15T07:17:00.000-05:002006-11-15T07:17:00.000-05:00You write:
"…Jennifer's point was that the bees th...You write:<br />"…Jennifer's point was that the bees that Lusby has regressed to small cell would be small and varroa resistant because of their genetic heritage (African) and that the cell size didn't make a difference…."<br />-----><br /><br />Not according to the evidence!<br />In this study, they place comb of different sizes in 6 Africanized colonies. The higher infestation rate of varroa in larger size comb suggests that the small cell size is the cause of varroa suppression in the AHB and not shorter development times.<br /><br />"The influence of brood comb cell size on the reproductive behavior of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor in Africanized honey bee colonies" <br /><br />http://www.funpecrp.com.br/gmr/year2003/vol1-2/gmr0057_full_text.htmPA-Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791297845341978552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-13488903959167278312006-11-15T07:16:00.000-05:002006-11-15T07:16:00.000-05:00You write:
"…Jennifer's point was that the bees th...You write:<br />"…Jennifer's point was that the bees that Lusby has regressed to small cell would be small and varroa resistant because of their genetic heritage (African) and that the cell size didn't make a difference…."<br />-----><br /><br />Not according to the evidence!<br /><br />In this study, they place comb of different sizes in 6 Africanized colonies. The higher infestation rate of varroa in larger size comb suggests that the small cell size is the cause of varroa suppression in the AHB and not shorter development times.<br /><br />"The influence of brood comb cell size on the reproductive behavior of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor in Africanized honey bee colonies" <br /><br />http://www.funpecrp.com.br/gmr/year2003/vol1-2/gmr0057_full_text.htmPA-Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791297845341978552noreply@blogger.com