Experts scrambling to understand losses in hives across the country are finally identifying the culprits. And the damage to farmed bees is a sign of trouble for wild bees too
Further down the article they quote someone saying they don’t think this is the actual cause. Apparently the mites and virus are in most hives, so they’re not convinced it’s the cause of the die off rather than just a symptom of a weakened hive.
Is this news? I thought these mites were already on beekeepers radars
Further down the article they quote someone saying they don’t think this is the actual cause. Apparently the mites and virus are in most hives, so they’re not convinced it’s the cause of the die off rather than just a symptom of a weakened hive.