Blog – bees, beekeeping & other sticky subjects
Early signs of varroa
An early season varroa alert. Vita’s Blogger tests for an alarming over-wintering increase of varroa.
Bee Gym update
Stuart Roweth, inventor of the Bee Gym, updates on his latest thinking.
Preparing healthy bees for world’s biggest managed pollination
Innovative ways of overwintering bees
SHB – Why do bees lock ‘em up?
Some of the reactions of honey bee workers to the small hive beetle are very curious
Unexpected threat left by Hurricane Michael
Hurricane decimates forage in the Florida Panhandle.
The life of a USA apiary inspector
Ohio forage is not enough for the resident bee population. How is that challenge being met?
Installing ApiShield is so easy
Video showing the quick and easy installation of Apishield to ward off Asian hornets and see an early alert of its arrival.
Talk: Discovery and legacy of CCD
Jerry Hayes gives a free talk about the discovery and legacy of Colony Collapse Disorder. Book free tickets.
Seeking the beekeepers’ Holy Grail
Beekeeping science in action in La Rochelle, France. Apinov aims for the big one!
Asian hornet decapitating a honeybee
Watch how Asian hornets predate honey bees – a short video clip of a hornet beginning to decapitate a bee.