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‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is this news? I thought these mites were already on beekeepers radars

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Further down the article they quote someone saying they don't think this is the actual cause. Apparently the mites and virus are in most hives, so they're not convinced it's the cause of the die off rather than just a symptom of a weakened hive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Looked into beekeeping on and off and varroa mites are a top consideration in any source I've read.