Intentions or implemented actions
The intentions or actions already implemented to mitigate the risks,
scored generally high: for the equipment hygiene (average 78 and std
29.6), for the diagnosis and regular monitoring of Varroainfestations (average 77.6 and std 27.9), for beekeeper’s adaptation to
environmental changes inside their management practices (average 72.9
and std 28.8), and for the complete replacement of old comb wax in the
hive body every 4 years (average 83.1 and std 26.1). CombiningVarroa treatments scored high (average 73.3 and std 34.1) but
treating only the colonies affected by moderate to high infestations ofVarroa was more controversial (average 39.3 and std 36.1). The
use of varroacide more sensibly to delay resistance development scored
relatively high (average 65.8 and std 37.9). Avoiding to bring too weak
colonies into winter scored high (average 73.1 and std 33), but the same
act with too strong colonies scored low (average 14.8 and std 23.5). The
score awarded by the beekeepers to the use of partition in the winter
was moderate (average 54.6 and std 37.5) (Appendix S1 ).