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Varroa Resistant Bees In Norway

Varroa Resistant Bees In Norway

Varroa Resistant Bees Get $1 Million In Norway Published in Bee Culture, May 2020, pages 75 – 77 Dr Melissa Oddie, a Canadian researcher, will continue her research for at least two years based on the Varroa resistant bees with

Erik May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 Breeding, Cellsize, Disease resistance, Treatment free, Varroa resistance Read more

Cooperation in the Elgon area

Cooperation in the Elgon area

Some years ago, varroa resistance had risen noticeably on my Elgon bees. Then I started to give away some breeder queens to the neighboring beekeepers. And they promised to graft from them to make new queens. In particular, Stig-Åke Gerdvall

Erik November 17, 2018May 25, 2020 Breeding, Elgon, Featured, Feral bees, Microbiom, Treatment free, Varroa level, Varroa reinvasion, Varroa resistance Read more

Varroa resistant bees

– African bees are resistant to Varroa mites, or become resistant in about 5 years after the mite has come to their hives, in Africa and Americas – Italian bees on an isolated island close to the cost of Brazil

Erik February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 Breeding, Cellsize, Disease resistance, Elgon, 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

The robber screen prevents reinvasion of Varroa mites

The robber screen prevents reinvasion of Varroa mites

Sibylle Kempf from Germany gives her thoughts about the use of robber screens when helping the bees to develop Varroa resistance. The apiary above where the hives are very close to each other is not one of hers. (If you

Erik February 13, 2018February 14, 2018 Featured, Management, Varroa reinvasion Read more

Resistance traits – VSH, VSHD, Grooming and more

Resistance traits – VSH, VSHD, Grooming and more

Sometimes, the term VSH is used as meaning the same thing as varroa resistance. I think it’s helpful to clarify what VSH is. It is one of several resistance characteristics that affect the bees’ resistance to the Varroa mite. VSH

Erik January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 Cellsize, Featured, Varroa resistance, Virus, VSH Read more

A good report on Elgon bees

I have just returned home from the annual meeting of our local bee association. Susanna Kivling spoke about the Beescanning project, beescanning.com  We were also discussing to establish an Elgon mating place for queens of the members. The best report

Erik November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 Breeding, Elgon, Varroa level, Varroa resistance Read more

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

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

1500 Varroa Treatment Free

1500 Varroa Treatment Free

  South Dakota is Buffalo and Indian land in the northern part of the Midwest. I talked to Chris Baldwin some time ago. He is a commercial beekeeper running about 1500 bee colonies. In summer his bees are closer to his

Erik March 1, 2017March 24, 2017 Breeding, Featured, Management, Pollination, Treatment free, Varroa resistance Read more
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