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Treatment free feral bees

Treatment free feral bees

Up till now anyway, this colony of bees (and their ancestors forming this colony’s ancestor colonies) that has lived in a wall since several colony generations, has never been treated with any kind of chemicals ever, against Varroa mites or

Erik March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 Disease resistance, Featured, Feral bees, Overwintering, Varroa Read more

Bedding down

I live on 59 degrees north and 15 degrees east in Sweden. It can be quite cold in winter and bees can’t usually leave the hive a single time from about November until about middle of March, sometimes late in

Erik November 30, 2014December 1, 2014 Management, Overwintering Read more

MT-colony conclusion

I have shared the performance of this colony which had almost a box of plastic small cell frames and natural positioning of these frames (as the uppermost broodbox). Which also had a tough experience with mice living in the bottom

Erik July 14, 2014 Cellsize, Disease resistance, Elgon, Management, Varroa, Virus Read more

The queen of the wall

The queen of the wall

Five days after I hived the swarm from the wall I checked it. I placed it about three km from the wall where it originated, to help form the ”stock of the region”. It wasn’t a very big swarm, but

Erik July 7, 2014May 29, 2020 Elgon, Featured, Feral bees, Varroa, Virus Read more

Feral swarm

Tonight at half past nine after a telephone call, I took a swarm in a raspberry bush which came from bee colony in a wall in an old house 20 meters away. The house is situated ”in the middle of

Erik June 29, 2014June 30, 2014 Elgon, Feral bees, Swarm, Uncategorized Read more

Producing varroa resistant bees from a local population

Producing varroa resistant bees from a local population

 Erickson and Hines in test apiary 2003 Dr Eric Erickson did a great job in the 1990’s in Arizona together with A.H. Atmowidjojo and Lenard Hines (commercial beekeeper with 700 colonies), first showing it’s relatively easy to identify more resistant

Erik May 10, 2014May 11, 2014 Breeding, Cellsize, Disease resistance, Featured, Management, Varroa Read more

Salix is valuable

Salix is valuable

  Salix has many species around the world that are important for our pollinators in spring. Rich in nectar and valuable pollen. Willow trees have done most of their job for this year. They are not only loved by bees.

Erik April 22, 2014 Featured, Pollination Read more

First increase, the first apiary

A couple of days ago I started for the new season, to check colonies for need of food and for increase of space for bees and brood. I want to give you some glimpses. I checked four apiaries that afternoon.

Erik April 19, 2014April 19, 2014 Breeding, Elgon, Management, Overwintering Read more

Plastic positioning and the mouse

Plastic positioning and the mouse

You remember the previous post about the “multiple test”(MT)-colony, natural positioning, plastic frames, a mouse (or mice), mild winter and what a good condition this colony came out with now in spring. I’ve been thinking about it. Mild winter Yes

Erik March 20, 2014March 20, 2014 Cellsize, Disease resistance, Featured, Varroa Read more

Epigenetics, genetics and breeding locally adapted bees

 Randy Oliver in Sweden 8 Dec 2013 7-8 December, Randy Oliver California USA, Steve Pernal Canada and Mark Goodwin New Zealand had a workshop on parasites and pathogens, mainly Varroa and American Foulbrood. Mark Goodwin with the help of video

Erik December 22, 2013December 23, 2013 Breeding, Disease resistance, Varroa Read more
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