Episode 205 – Varroa Week: Treatment Options Every Beekeeper Should Know 🐝🛡️

In this episode we continue Varroa Week by breaking down the most common mite treatment options on the market. We cover how they work, when they are used, key limitations, and how to think through building a treatment strategy that fits your own apiary.

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What’s Inside This Episode:

• Colony 63 inspection report and a delayed queen now laying strong

• Why population growth can surge once a package queen gets released

• Oxalic acid treatments, timing, and why brood cycles matter

• Formic Pro, temperature limits, and why it can be highly effective

• Apivar, resistance concerns, and where it still may fit

• Apiguard and HopGuard as additional treatment options

• Why many beekeepers keep both a gentle and aggressive tool available

• How colony size and hive configuration affect treatment costs

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