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Varroa resistant bees in Norway

It is positive that the research community is becoming increasingly focused on varro-resistant honeybees. The latest report comes from a doctoral student, Melissa Oddie. She has started an investigation why a Norwegian beekeeper’s population of bee colonies can be called

Erik October 18, 2017October 20, 2017 Cellsize, Disease resistance, Treatment free, Varroa resistance Read more

Which bees are the best?

Bees can develop rapidly in spring, or slowly, or in between. Carnica bees (Carniolans) are usually known to develop rapidly in spring, while black bees (A. m. mellifera, AMM) usually develops slowly. If the bees are developing quickly, they eat

Erik May 18, 2017May 18, 2017 Breeding, Disease resistance, Management, Overwintering, Spring Read more

Varroa project 2014 –>

Click on the pictures to get better quality and readability This test is accomplished and funded by LP:s biodling bee equipement supplier, Arne Andersson sideline beekeeper and Erik Österlund sideline beekeeper. GOAL FOR THE PROJECT The goal for this test

Erik April 22, 2017May 29, 2020 Breeding, Cellsize, Disease resistance, Elgon, Management, Varroa level, Varroa resistance Read more

Reinvasion is worst

Last year 2015 was a bad year for the bees in more than one respect. Long cold spring and bad summer. But late summer was good as was the autumn. The bees could recover and prepare for next year. Fresh

Erik August 25, 2016 Breeding, Disease resistance, Elgon, Varroa level, Varroa resistance Read more

Learning and teaching

  Hans-Otto Johnsen was very skilled already in his youth keeping old American cars and trucks going. That skill can be very handy for a commercial beekeeper. For many years he worked as an expert on explosives, but he got

Erik April 4, 2016December 10, 2017 Breeding, Cellsize, Disease resistance, Elgon, Treatment free, Varroa resistance, Wax Read more

Treatment select for increased reproduction rate

Treatment select for increased reproduction rate

Varroa mites multiply in bee larvae. After they come out of the cell when the bee is fully formed, they sit on the adult bees and suck hemolymph. It was observed many years ago that during the brood period of the

Erik January 1, 2016January 1, 2016 Disease resistance, Featured, Treatment, Varroa Read more

The bee shaker and varroa resistance

The bee shaker and varroa resistance

 One mite from 300 bees. I understand that sometimes it’s a good idea to get an idea of the infestation level of varroa mites in bee colonies. You can take samples from a couple of colonies in an apiary to

Erik December 6, 2015January 10, 2016 Breeding, Disease resistance, Elgon, Featured, Treatment, Varroa, Varroa level, Virus, VSH Read more

More viruses due to cold weather

More viruses due to cold weather

The weather has given the coldest May since 1962, 12 years before I started with bees. The bees have had a hard time getting enough pollen to keep up egglaying to reach optimum nectar gathering strength when summer comes. In

Erik June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 Disease resistance, Featured, Virus Read more

Aiming for a new season

Aiming for a new season

In the beginning of March the bees had their main cleansing flight after winter. In the beginning of April most of them had more combs and boxes given. At the end of April another round checking food, need for thymol,

Erik May 4, 2015January 10, 2016 Breeding, Disease resistance, Elgon, Featured Read more

The Beeshakers

The Beeshakers

‘The Beeshakers’ would be a good name for a pop/rock/soul-band/group, wouldn’t it? Why not a group of beekeepers that have control of their bees and the Varroa infestation? Regardless of if you are on the path of becoming treatment free or

Erik April 6, 2015January 10, 2016 Breeding, Disease resistance, Featured, Varroa, Varroa level Read more
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