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Living with bees

My friend Radim has been a beekeeper for 5 years. He’s living in a forested area where his bees are quite for themselves. He started with Elgon bees, but not the very best varieties. He has though been fortunate as

Erik February 16, 2017 Feral bees, Nature and man Read more

Struggles for the survival of honey bees

Struggles for the survival of honey bees

SB is a relatively new and dedicated beekeeper in southern Germany. She is interested in different kinds of bees and their place in the ecological system. I asked her to tell her story and her struggles helping her bees to

Erik June 6, 2016 Breeding, Cellsize, Featured, Nature and man, Treatment free, Varroa resistance Read more

A locally adapted Varroa resistant bee stock

A locally adapted Varroa resistant bee stock

http://www.happyhollowhoney.com/ Richard Reid in a Virgina rural area in the US began with bees 1973. Beekeeping was simple, almost only it consisted of putting on and removing supers. By 1995 all of his bees died due to the Varroa mite.

Erik January 23, 2016April 28, 2016 Breeding, Cellsize, Featured, Feral bees, Treatment free, Varroa resistance Read more

Neonics and success

Bees visit corn for pollen, period. Bees visit canola for pollen. Bees visit potatoes for pollen (Danish tests). Bees visit a lot of flowers for pollen. Bees get what the pollen is enriched with. Neonics are not good for bees.

Erik September 11, 2014 Breeding, Cellsize, Corn, Feral bees, Management, Neonicotinoides, Pollination, Varroa, Virus Read more

Swarm draws foundationless combs

Larry, the excentric beekeeper in Indiana, shares with me many of his experiences. Here’s one I share with you readers: Friday afternoon, 23 May, I just happened to be present at the beginning of a prime swarm cast from my

Erik June 8, 2014 Management, Swarm, Warré Read more

Europe versus USA: breeding varroa resistence

Rüdiger Dietrich’s comment is so good I made it into a post of its own as well. Thanks Rüdiger! As a German I have of course to answer to Eriks contribution “Breeding for Varroa resistance: Germany versus USA”…:-). When commenting

Erik December 27, 2013December 27, 2013 Breeding, Disease resistance, Varroa Read more

The art of beekeeping

Hive of eccentricbeekeeper.com Foundationless Of course it’s more natural for bees to build their own combs. But is it the best for bees and beekeepers? There’s been a lot of discussion about natural beekeeping. First let us be clear. Natural

Erik November 15, 2013May 29, 2020 Cellsize, Disease resistance, Management, Varroa Read more
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