think about this next time you use you cel phone.

[Les C]

Something else that I read refers to one organic beekeeper's hives not being affected by the Varroa mite. This involves the size of the cells that are used in the hives. At the Bush Farms (bushfarms.com), they use a natural sized cell, 4.6mm, instead of the 5.4mm size that many beekeepers use (perhaps in an effort to maximize their honey output?). Michael Bush says that the larger size leads to larger bees, about half again as large as normal. The lower Varroa mite problems are attributed to shorter [cell?] capping time, therefore shorter exposure. This is in the URL that I provided above.

Edited by - Les C on 05/18/2007 14:49:55