Bringing Colonies Back from the Brink of Mite Disaster & Selecting Winners @SourwoodFarm
Bringing Colonies Back from the Brink of Mite Disaster & Selecting Winners @SourwoodFarm
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Late summer stress really shows the colonies that are not doing well so we can identify which genetics to replace before winter.


How I like to do mite washes:
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Using vertical spits to increase the odds of having good queens on hand going into winter
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