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Category: Bee Health

Feeding Bees: A Mix Up?

February 18, 2021 Ann Chilcott 5 Comments

The first open crocus of the season nestles among dry vegetation outside the front gate, and swathes of snowdrops carpet…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Feeding honey bees. Filed under: bakers fondant for bees, Feeding fondant, is fondant inverted?

Hair Frost & Hive Autopsy.

January 29, 2021 Ann Chilcott 13 Comments

The days are noticeably longer and the rooks are squabbling over nesting positions in the local rookery. Great skeins of…

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Posted in: Bee Health, diseases, Hive Autopsy, Queenless colony Filed under: Hair Ice, Hive Autopsy, Isolation Starvation, Nosema

Pesticides: Insecticides, Fungicides & Herbicides.

January 22, 2021 Ann Chilcott Leave a comment

Walking Through the Week. We’ve had a mixed wintry week of stillness with sparkling sunshine one day and raw thawing…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Fungi, Pesticides Filed under: Dave Goulson, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, neonicotinoids, Pesticides in UK, Sugar beet

Varroa: The Heart of the Problem, Part 5.

January 8, 2021 Ann Chilcott 2 Comments

The Week. This first week of January brought winter snow to the hills and uplands and a hard frost everywhere.…

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Posted in: Bee Health, diseases, Varroa, varroa testing, Varroa Treatment Filed under: Varroa damage

Varroa: On The Move.

December 4, 2020 Ann Chilcott 2 Comments

Here in Nairnshire, he last week of November has been full of surprises with a mixture of glorious sunshine one…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Oxalic acid, Varroa Treatment Filed under: Gas-vap, oxalic acid, Spread of varroa from Asia

More Microscopy: Tracheal Mites & Bee Behaviour.

October 30, 2020 Ann Chilcott 2 Comments

This week sees some sunshine and the peak of rich reds, ochres and seasonal yellows here in Piperhill. Strong winds…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Beekeeping in Scotland, diseases, Microscopy for beekeepers. Filed under: Dissection of bee tracheae, Dr Rennie, Honey bee respiratory biology, Isle of Wight disease

Beekeeping in Small Detail: Viewing Objectively.

October 23, 2020 Ann Chilcott 6 Comments

This might look like the night sky through a telescope lens but it isn’t. October has been one of the…

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Posted in: Bee Health, diseases, honey bees Filed under: beekeeping microscopy

Summing up the Season.

September 11, 2020 Ann Chilcott 5 Comments

Warm sunny days in early September are good news. The Victoria plums in the back garden are the best and…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Children in Beekeeping., equipment, honey, honey bees, Varroa Treatment Filed under: marking queen, uniting colonies, Using APILIFE VAR, using fondant, vaseline to poly hives, wasps

Giant Hogweed, Longhorn Beetle & Apiary Update.

July 24, 2020 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

Travelling recently to Aberdeen, I was struck by the swathes of giant hogweed along the banks of the rivers Spey…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Beekeeping in Scotland, diseases, Nature, other insects, plants for pollinators Filed under: Giant hogweed, longhorn beetle, Varroa

Jackie Elliott’s Guest Blog: Science Matters.

June 5, 2020 Ann Chilcott 5 Comments

Introduction. I want to welcome Jackie to the Beelistener this week and thank her for contributing. Jackie lives in Ayrshire…

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Posted in: around the world, Bee Health, diseases, Research Filed under: Danish Beekeeping, Flemming Vejsnaes, myhivelog, Nosema, Pesticides, Scientificbeekeeping.co.uk

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