Hygenic behavior testing, mite counts, Nosema levels, and virus testing. If one is serious about breeding good metrics must be employed. Thank you Dan & Ellen!
Friday, March 27, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
A Day in the Pears
Making the rounds feeding bees and learned almost the hard way to not trust crusty old orchard bridges.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Holding yard starting to fill
2 trucks and 2 yards... bees coming soon to make pears. In the pear orchard again by Tuesday.
Friday, March 13, 2015
Possible Metarhizum infection
Metarhizum is a fungal biopesticide that is nontoxic to vertibrates. Work is being done to find a strain that loves to eat Varroa but not bees. It is a naturally occurring soil fungus.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
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