Comment by PlunderBunny

I'm very unfamiliar with this, so apologies for being vague, and for my failure to use the correct terminology: I remember reading (or someone telling me) that the design of beehives was partially to blame for the issues with mites - that the classic 'box' beehive didn't allow waste products (dead mites?) to fall out. Re-designing the hives so that they were suspended and had a grill at the bottom apparently improved the problem considerably. Do you have any knowledge in this area? If so, I'd appreciate hearing your take on it.