"Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
news:1203702300-sch@news.lava.net...
>
> An excerpt from a Hawaii Beekeeper Association
> newsletter....
>
> "We believe that to optimally suppress Varroa on O`ahu
> it will be necessary to locate, sample, exterminate and
> contain all managed honey bee colonies and as many
> feral colonies and swarms as possible in the shortest
> possible time... to be followed with replenishment
> using "clean" honey bee colonies from the other
> islands. This will require the deployment of an "Area
> Wide Campaign" strategy across the island using both
> public and private groups, which we collectively refer
> to as the Varroa Corps O`ahu, that will systematically
> search specific sectors of O`ahu island for the
> presence of honey bee colonies."
>
> It's a volunteer effort. But I think it's been pretty
> successful in my area. My lychee has started to flower
> and I don't see any bees. Usually when I look up I can
> see a bee or two polinating the flowers. And the guava
> hasn't had much fruits either. Still a lot of fruit
> flies for the white quava though. No longer have a
> mango tree, but I notice that some have begun to flower
> also. Wonder if bees have been polinating them? There
> is a critical period before the flowers drop off that
> they need to be polinated for any fruit at all. Spring
> has sprung, but without the bees.
Alvin - how about parking in your back yard (where I presume your trees
are)
one of those vehicles that would have gone on the SuperFerry? From you've
preveiously posted, such vehicles are very attractive to honeybees. You
know...use that vehicle as a honeybee lure.
(Varroa Mite) Varroa Corps.... 
