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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 13266" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Oh that's good info, and also a good harvest, the hive has been doing better than I initially thought <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite22" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />.</p><p></p><p>Seems your mite management regimen has been good, so it could be with the hive not having much brood at this time, most mites are phoretic and hence the higher mite count, than had there been more brood for them to hide in.</p><p></p><p>And yes, that box of honey you have will be great feed for them. Even if it is granulated, bees will slowly move into it, warm it and melt it, and use it. Comb honey is also safer than sugar syrup if there are a lot of wasps, which syrup feeding seems to attract. </p><p></p><p>I do not know what a Kyles blue hive gate is?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 13266, member: 13"] Oh that's good info, and also a good harvest, the hive has been doing better than I initially thought (y). Seems your mite management regimen has been good, so it could be with the hive not having much brood at this time, most mites are phoretic and hence the higher mite count, than had there been more brood for them to hide in. And yes, that box of honey you have will be great feed for them. Even if it is granulated, bees will slowly move into it, warm it and melt it, and use it. Comb honey is also safer than sugar syrup if there are a lot of wasps, which syrup feeding seems to attract. I do not know what a Kyles blue hive gate is? [/QUOTE]
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