Remind me what you used for treatment and for how long? That mite count is too high, but it depends on how far into a treatment you are…
As far as queenless vs normal for the time of year, you need local input. Here in Socal, my queens are still laying. Up in Davis, they may not be. Local knowledge is everything!
Looks like about 3 weeks into a hopguard treatment.
With such a high count, I would have opted for a treatment with faster results, like @Eva was implying.
If temperatures allowed, formic acid. Otherwise maybe OA combined with a brood break.
Yes it was about three weeks into the treatment. The number of mites has not changed. I am going to my local bee shop and get some recommendations. I believe the queen is done here for the season but I dont want to lose my bees.
Not sure exactly what you mean but I’m sure there should be at least a small amount of brood and if you can’t find that, you definitely need to see the queen to be sure you’re queen right.
If you’re colony is broodless, it would be an ideal
time to use oxalic acid.