Monitoring does not have to mean treatment. It can also mean selection. If a colony keeps mite loads low without intervention, that tells me something worth knowing and something worth breeding from.
If You Treat Everybody and Monitor Nobody, You’re Getting Nowhere
If you treat everybody and monitor nobody, you are getting nowhere. The goal is not to win an argument about treatment. The goal is to identify which colonies are actually showing something worth preserving and multiplying.
Why I Got Into Raising Resistant Bees
Why did I get into raising resistant bees? Because after years of working bees under real conditions, I realized better stock does not come from hype or labels. It comes from measurable performance, disciplined selection, and queens that have actually earned their place.