Originally Posted by
Jon
One problem I see with keeping mini nucs going non stop is lack of opportunity to give them a proper clean with acetic acid fumes and Virkon.
I suppose it would not be rocket science to operate a rotation system but I like to get most of the stuff in a sealed box in march or April and fumigate with acetic acid for a week to get rid of nosema spores and other lurgies.
Apideas being far too small are not a natural environment for a honey bee colony and I always imagine that any stress factor could send the nosema levels soaring.
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