How close can a hive be to your chickens and will they co-exist well?
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I've been reading about varroa and how to treat for it. The treatments I've seen are toxic to humans (fumagillin). At least it has warnings about not getting it in your eyes or on your skin. I was wondering if there are natural treatments that aren't harmful? And what success any of you might have had using them?
I did it last year as a precautionary measure. I don't really know if it worked because I don't really know if I had any varroa mites. I have seen pictures of them but I have not seen any on my bees. I am new to beekeeping ( started last spring). I had 18 hives going into winter but I have lost 2. One lost its queen and finally died out, the other just left for no apparent reason.Awesome, thanks! Have you tried this method? Does it work?