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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! It may be a spooky night, but for us as beekeepers, the real spooky thing is VARROA MITES! A hive with lots of mites in the Fall, is often a dead hive by Spring. If...
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We have lots of hints that pollinator numbers are declining - but it’s very hard to track most pollinators - unlike honeybees which are used in agriculture In New Jersey “Mr. McCarthy is hunting a rare bee called Andrena parnassiae....
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Beekeepers spend tons of money and time trying to kill varroa mites. These researchers decided to combat with the EFFECTS of the mites instead. A team of scientists from Taiwan have found that giving bees exposed to deformed wing virus...
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In summer, thousands of bees die every day, but the queen bee lays 15000 eggs every day. The average honey can only brew about one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. Bees will rebel. When they no...
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