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Powdered Sugar Shake

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:03 pm
by M Gall
Hello all,
I tried to check for varroa mites by using the powdered Suger Shake method. There was one problem how do you get (scoop up) 100 to 200 Bees into wide-mouth jar? Is there a trick to this or just is it scoop away?
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:31 am
by Wally
Just scoop away. Try to find a frame of brood where the bees are concentrated. You want to get as many house bees as possible, so you take them from the heaviest brood area.