Blog – bees, beekeeping & other sticky subjects
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.
Secrets of Asian hornets’ nests
Why it is so difficult to spot Asian hornet nests until the leaves fall in autumn.
Asian hornet – the lost opportunity
What happened when Dr Haxaire first discovered the Asian hornet in France in 2018.
Varroa Hotspots Mystery
Gabrielle Almecija of the University of Tours has begun a three-year research project about resistant varroa
How to use VitaFeed Nutri
A new subtitled video about using VitaFeed Nutri pollen supplement for healthier bees.
Singing queen silenced
The observation hive is back in action and the queen has been singing – quarking, if you prefer – but then she stopped.
Indecisive bees sit on the fence
The great debate. Which side of the fence? Which is best? East or west?