tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post3743492947213034629..comments2024-03-26T12:17:40.771-04:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Bees Blooming in BermudaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-4289491492023693762007-03-30T18:13:00.000-04:002007-03-30T18:13:00.000-04:00I see the bees to which you refer and have seen ot...I see the bees to which you refer and have seen others - only a couple - with severely ragged and thus deformed wings. I have attributed it to Deformed Wing Virus carried by the Varroa mite. I didn't, however, treat for trachael mites because I have small hive beetles and the grease patty used to treat the trachael mite causes and explosion in the small hive beetles population. I'm hoping that the wing issue is a Varroa problem and that I will be able to address it both by moving to small cell as I will for this hive in the next box and by continuing 10 day powdered sugar shakes to groom the mites off of the bees.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-85113429416173298832007-03-30T16:49:00.000-04:002007-03-30T16:49:00.000-04:00I came across a post on BeeSource (http://www.bees...I came across a post on BeeSource (http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=208609) that ended up talking about k-wing. I don't yet have any bees, so I don't know how common it is or at what level you should start to take notice of it. I noticed two bees in your first picture that may have a k-wing. I can't seem to find much more info about it except that it may be a sign of Tracheal Mites. It may also be completely normal, I don't know. Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me will chime in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com