Blogs about: Varroa

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Hectic, Honey, and Happy

Deano wrote 2 months ago: Things have been hectic again, and I cannot believe that it’s been so long since my last post. … more →

Tags: beekeeping, Essential Oil, swarming, shook swarm, bait hives, swarm box, honey, queen introduction, varroa treatment

Busy, Busy Busy, a Smallholder's Life is Busy1 comment

Deano wrote 2 months ago: Things have been really hectic over the last seven days, so I thought that I would put together a sh … more →

Tags: smallholding, beekeeping, Biodynamic Farming, compost tea, shook swarm, vegetables/growing, Wheat

Supers, Queens and Cake

beehivejive wrote 2 months ago: Well what a glorious week, and a busy one in the hive. Although I had had my private thoughts about … more →

Tags: Bee pupae, beekeeping, Bees, Bluebells, brood box, Bumble Bees Nests, crab apples, Drones, garden birds

Varroa Prescription: Powdered Sugar3 comments

mistress beek wrote 2 months ago: So you’ve spotted creepy red dots on your bees. Even worse, they move! Nasty little varroa par … more →

Tags: death disease, IPM, Sugar

High Drama and the Virgin Queen Piping5 comments

mistress beek wrote 3 months ago: My little bee brain is buzzing with information overload. Today’s hive inspections brought ple … more →

Tags: Getting Started, Hive Maintenance, spring, Piping, squawking, Virgin Queen

Beekeeping Urban Versus Rural2 comments

Deano wrote 3 months ago: I went into Lincoln to visit the Bee Auction on Saturday, and attended a training day on Bee Husband … more →

Tags: beekeeping, Bees, bee plants, Essential Oil

Bee colony collapses spur action plans to stop agriculture and ecology crisis

norwegica wrote 3 months ago: With up to 30% of domesticated honeybee and wild bumblebee colonies collapsing in parts of Britain o … more →

Tags: Bee News, [CCD], pollinators, WildCare

'No proof' of bee killer theory

norwegica wrote 4 months ago: Scientists say there is no proof that a mysterious disease blamed for the deaths of billions of bees … more →

Tags: Bee News, [CCD], Colony Collapse Disorder

The Honeybee Genome (video)

norwegica wrote 6 months ago: I came across the following four-part streaming video, and although a couple of years old, is worth … more →

Tags: Bee News, Evolution, honeybee genome, Genetics, Edward O. Wilson

The buzz may soon die...

bayaagarwal wrote 7 months ago: As a child honey comb had always fascinated me. And how dearly I wished I could inspect it in absenc … more →

Tags: News, London, Honey & Bees, David Perkins, colony collapse, beekeepers, UK, Francis Ratnieks, agriculture-crisis

Propolis

madpam wrote 9 months ago: I read a very interesting book a couple of months ago about the health benefits of propolis. I am us … more →

Tags: beekeeping, honey, Self-Sufficiency, Bees, Health Foods, Antiseptic, antifungal, Apistan, propolis

Tomato & Capsicum Exports Suspended1 comment

homepaddock wrote 1 year ago: Exports of tomatoes and capsicums  have been suspended after the discovery of a debilitating bacteri … more →

Tags: Rural, Economy, Biosecurity, Border Security, Didymo, Exports, maf

Beekeeping in the Scottish Borders2 comments

borderglider wrote 1 year ago: May 11th 2008 I have kept bees for eight years now – so I am no longer ‘a beginner … more →

Tags: beekeeping, Bees, [CCD], honey, Pesticides

Save Our Bees

leatherhead wrote 1 year ago: Honey bees are under threat from pests such as the varroa mite, the hive beetle and other exotic thr … more →

Tags: Bees, Research, Government, Science, honey, BEE, DEFRA, Exotic, Unit

A Powdered Sugar Roll

kawayanan wrote 1 year ago: I was reminded that it was about time I checked my bees for Varroa mites. I haven’t yet seen … more →

Tags: beekeeping, Bees


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