Beekeeping, Biology, & Other Bugs
Earlier this year, Australia recorded its first case of flumethrin-resistant mites in northern New South Wales, and this same population later tested positive to amitraz
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Backyard Beekeeping, Commercial Beekeeping
You probably imagine a humanoid robot carrying supers and performing inspections. That is all well and good since honey supers are backbreaking manual work. What
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Backyard Beekeeping, Bees & Biology
While researching how honey bees learn to forage I came across a paper titled “Beekeepers’ preferences for honeybee breeding goals: a French case study” and
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Backyard Beekeeping, Pests & Diseases
A strong hive was scheduled for Varroa management and we applied formic acid treatment. A rainy week followed and the bees could not leave the
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Backyard Beekeeping, Bees & Biology
Honey bees are generalist foragers, meaning their diet consists of a variety of nutrients and microbials. Bees also feed one another trophallaxicaly (“mouth to mouth”),
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Backyard Beekeeping, Bees & Biology
Apis mellifera drones take 24 days to emerge from the cell. They spend the next 8-12 days maturing in preparation for mating with a virgin
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Backyard Beekeeping, Bees & Biology
Propolis is a combination of plant resins and wax used by worker bees inside the hive to mend cracks and defects, preserve the dead, and
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Backyard Beekeeping, Bees & Biology
Worker bees secrete “jelly” from the hypopharyngeal glands located in their heads. Royal jelly is fed to all brood in the first few days after
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Backyard Beekeeping, Bees & Biology
Diet, genetics and hive environment are what most beekeepers think of when assessing queen health, and fair enough, these are 80% of it. The other
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Backyard Beekeeping, Bees & Biology
Variations in temperature control within Apis mellifera subspecies arose in response to their local climate. They still belong under the umbrella term of “A. mellifera:
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