Beekeeping Practices  Do I need to treat for Varroa mites?
Probably not, as long as your hive is headed by a BeeWeaver
Queen(and so long as there have not been large number of hives
perishing from varroa mites in your vicinity)  Even highly
varroa tolerant bees like ours can be overcome by mites if
several hives within flying distance of your hive perish with
large varroa infestations.  All the mites from the dying and
dead hives can end up in your colony if the bees in your hive
“rob” the leftover honey and pollen from the dead and dying
hives.  Please note that you may still see mites in your hiv
How do I combine hives?  If you don’t have a lot of bees in one
of your hives (a few frames or less), you can simply add those
bees into the hive you want them to assimilate to.   If you have
two decent sized hives, and feel as though the introduction of
new bees will cause them to attack your queen, then you can put
newspaper in between two supers and let them eat their way
through it.   My bees are dying! Why?