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Breeding varroa-resistant bees pays off!

Breed varroa-resistant bees! The study of EurBeST states that varroa-resistant bees are important for beekeeping. In 2017, the European Commission appointed an international group of bee researchers led by the German Bee Institute in Kirchhain to find out more about

Erik February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Breeding, Elgon, Treatment free, Varroa, Varroa level, Varroa resistance Read more

Updated Elgon website

I have had this blog for some years now. And I had originally a website in both English and Swedish for many years, which were also not updated for many years. 1.5 years ago or so I updated the English

Erik February 24, 2018February 24, 2018 Elgon, Varroa Read more

Bees grooming, shaking and biting mite

Already in 2002 Sven-Olof Ohlsson in Munsala Finland filmed bees grooming, shaking and biting mites. I have published two of his video clips on YouTube for him. You can see one here where the the mite had attached fast between

Erik December 2, 2016 Elgon, Varroa, Varroa resistance Read more

The Bee Shaker – where to take the sample

It has been discussed where to take the bees when making the test for infestation level of Varroa mites with the Bee Shaker. From a brood frame or just near the brood. The first week of May, I did a

Erik July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 Varroa, Varroa level Read more

Varroa resistant worker bees

Magnus was a beekeeper in his youth in western Sweden. He quit in 1996 but started again in 2013 with his wife Ulrika. Then they bought from an older beekeepers a pavilion with seven bee colonies, most of which were

Erik April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 Varroa, Varroa level, Varroa resistant 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

Changing plans

Changing plans

I make notes. I’m sure you do to. How much is a good question. I made more notes as a beginner and quite some years after that. When I got well above hundred hives I began to question each kind

Erik July 31, 2015 Breeding, Varroa, Virus, VSH Read more

Varroa defecation and pupa remains

Varroa defecation and pupa remains

I’m checking my, as I think, most promising colonies for the VSH trait. (http://www.elgon.es/diary/?p=146) After dragging out more than 1000 pupae I have learned a lot about analyzing what I see. But I understand it’s more to learn. And I’m

Erik May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 Featured, Varroa, VSH Read more

Jante and The Involuntary Adviser

“It is better to listen to a string, which burst, than never to span an arc.” Verner von Heidenstam (Swedish poet), 1902, Invocation and Pledge   Jante verbalize the unwritten law that says that you can not stand up and

Erik April 17, 2015April 19, 2015 Management, Treatment, Varroa Read more
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