Posted by john in la on November 01, 2008 at 15:22:26 from (72.150.10.186):
In Reply to: Re: Honey bees posted by kopeck on November 01, 2008 at 12:51:33:
So there are European bees that we raise in hives. There are the really mean bees; I believe they are from Africa. Then there must be some bee that was here before 1492 are have we cross breed these with European bees so much that they really do not exist anymore.
While I do not know anything about bees the reason I want to do this is most likely mites. Seams the wild bees are having a tough time and here I thought it was habitat loss that was causing it. Hence wanting to installing a hive or wild/feral bee house.
What would it take to help a feral colony make it in a hive???? Once a year spraying?? In other words how hard would it be to control mites?? And if I did help keep down mite population could they then survive by themselves or is there other things I would have to help them with.
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