[Battle Axe]

In the summer of 1991 I became terribly allergic to the stings. My boss when out with me on a routine inspection trip and he noticed that I was really swelling up. I thought nothing of it as it had happened gradually.

He asked me nicely to quit. Which I did. Since then I have developed more allergies to sheep, goats, deer and unwashed wool. The symptoms are anywhere from itchy eyes to full blown head to toe hives.

So I have really been out of it for some time.

When I was still inspecting, the Varroa mite and the tracheal mite were killing hives. Anything from China is a bad thing and they were importing a lot of honey back then.

If I were to guess, I would look at a variant of chalk-brood. There were two forms, a black one and a white one. American Foul Brood (Bacillus larvae) took its toll too. I had hives and lost many for apparently no reason.

[The Comedian]

When I was still inspecting, the Varroa mite and the tracheal mite were killing hives. Anything from China is a bad thing and they were importing a lot of honey back then.

Bio-collapse ping?

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