Moving from Treatment to Treatment-Free
DISCLAIMER: The blog below is generally created from the research and instruction provided by the UK BIBBA association. This is not my research. All credit is given to BIBBA who are helping beekeepers better understand how we can improve our Varroa management practices. What is Varroa Resistance (VR)? There have been several terms used to […]
A Decade of Varroa Resistance Findings
DISCLAIMER: The blog below is generally created from the research listed in the “Referenced Materials” section. This is not my research. All credit is given to these studies and researchers who are helping beekeepers better understand how we can improve our management practices. Over the last three decades, numerous selection programs have been initiated to […]
Winter Torpor and CO2 Hypoxia
DISCLAIMER: The blog below is generally created from the research listed in the “Referenced Material” section. This is not my research. All credit is given to these studies and researchers who are helping beekeepers better understand how we can improve our management practices. What is Torpor? Torpor is a natural evolutionarily developed state of reduced […]
Honey Bees: Pain, Stress, Aggression and Disease Resistance
DISCLAIMER: The blog below is generally created from the research listed in the “Referenced Material” section. This is not my research. All credit is given to these studies and researchers who are helping beekeepers better understand how we can improve our management practices. Scientific consensus suggests that while bees lack the neurological structures for subjective pain as […]
The Varroa Treatment Adherence Issue
DISCLAIMER: The blog below is generally created from the research listed in the “Referenced Material” section. This is not my research. All credit is given to these studies and researchers who are helping beekeepers better understand how we can improve our management practices. Treatments, treatments, treatments Based on guidance about Varroa, a beekeeper might begin […]
Combination Effects of Varroa Treatments and Pesticides on Honey Bees
DISCLAIMER: The blog below is generally created from the research listed in the “Referenced Material” section. This is not my research. All credit is given to these studies and researchers who are helping beekeepers better understand how we can improve our management practices. In our often over medicated world, we often find ourselves having discussions […]
Microplastics in Our Hives and Honey Bees
DISCLAIMER: The blog below is generally created from the research listed in the “Referenced Material” section. This is not my research. All credit is given to these studies and researchers who are helping beekeepers better understand how we can improve our management practices. Microplastics (MPs) are tiny plastic particles (or fibers) that have become widespread […]
What do Honey Bees want?
It’s interesting to consider that most beekeeper management practices come, as might be expected, from the perspective of the beekeeper. Many questions being asked are answered based on what the beekeeper knows, wants or thinks. I guess that is to be expected as well. I mean, you can’t actually have a discussion with bees, and […]
Harbo Assay, Varroa Sensitive Hygiene Testing
DISCLAIMER: The blog below is generally created from the research listed in the “Referenced Material” section. This is not my research. All credit is given to these studies and researchers who are helping beekeepers better understand how we can improve our management practices. From Wild Hives More than likely you could simply Google “Harbo Assay” […]
2025 UPDATE Spreading Varroa Resistant Traits
DISCLAIMER: The blog below is generally created from the research listed in the “Referenced Material” section. This is not my research. All credit is given to these studies and researchers who are helping beekeepers better understand how we can improve our management practices. 2025 Update Dr Melissa Oddie has done some outstanding recent research worthy […]