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Randy Oliver Mite Wash Video There is a sacrifice when alcohol washing for mites. Approximately 300 bees (cups worth) will have to volunteer for the wash. Losing these bees are well worth the...
This trapping frame method is of particular interest to beekeepers who do not want to use chemicals or miticides in their colony. To accomplish this method, an isolator frame must be...
The reproductive phase of the mites takes place in the sealed worker or drone brood. Brood attracts the mites and is used to trap them. This method is known as a "shook swarm" in...
This method is a combination of biotechnical and chemical treatment. It is based on the fact that mites are located on adult bees when the brood is interrupted and absent from the colony. This is...
Tony Weller of Tony4bees with his genius method of checking his bees in the winter. Not only is it fun to watch but a great way to check bees' health and how much candy has been eaten. USB...
BeeKeepers~ Here is a video from Cal Lomsdalen (Tarboohoneybees) of a talk given by Gerry Rozema in BC on splitting hives. The video, which talks extensively about the honey flows in...