On: Does America suddenly have a record number of bees...

[forgetfreeman]

That's likely to be an even bigger win for commercial guys beyond suppressing varroa. It's startling how quick a hive stacks up resources when there's no brood present to tend.

[pedrocr → forgetfreeman]

They've measured that too. Here's the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuJlgzcQWAg

It's an hour long and very informative. The research seems well backed up.