Please, help me save my bees!

My name is Giles Cochrane, and my bees are my life. My mental issues have made it difficult to hold a job, and so I hope to turn my beekeeping hobby into a fully sustaining business, enabling me to become fully independant and free of government handouts. Unfortunately, due to recent financial problems, I find myself struggling to find the money to pay for the special medicated strips my hives need to protect them from the Varroa mite, a devastating pest that has come to New Zealand in the last fews years, killing or crippling untold numbers of hives (it's scientific name is Varroa destructor for a reason!). The cost of providing all of my hives with protection is around $1500, and even if I don't make that mark, anything you can spare would be gratefully appreciated.