This is part two in our series of hive diseases and pests that beekeepers need to be on the lookout for. Check out part one where we discussed three small, but deadly, pests that beekeepers face - varroa mites, Nosema and foulbrood....
Last week, we looked at best practices for tool and equipment maintenance. Today, we’ll take a closer look at some nearly invisible pests and diseases apiarists must be able to control to successfully manage their hives. 1. Varroa Mite The varroa...
Varroa Mite are now the most common problem that beekeepers in the United States face. Varroa Mites as well as CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) been responsible for the death and decline of as many as 44% of honeybee across the USA.
It’s important to treat your honeybees for varroa mites. Not treating in some way or another can jeopardize the health of your entire apiary. One of the treatments recently approved by the FDA is the use of oxalic acid vaporization. This method is very effective in controlling the mite population in a beehive.
The oxalic acid vaporizer used in the video below is the high quality Varrox Oxalic Acid Vaporizer.
Honeybees need a healthy diet of pollen, nectar and water. But at a bee laboratory in eastern Washington, Steve Sheppard fills their feeding tubes with murky brown liquid from the forest.
His bees are getting a healthy dose of mushroom juice.
WORKER BEE WITH TWO VARROA MITES A new genetics study of wild honeybees offers clues to how a population has adapted to a mite that has devastated bee colonies worldwide. The findings may aid beekeepers and bee breeders to prevent...
