Resistance against varroa treatments – how to keep them working
Resistance against varroa treatments is something to avoid to keep colonies healthy. Here’s how resistance forms and how to avoid it.
Resistance against varroa treatments is something to avoid to keep colonies healthy. Here’s how resistance forms and how to avoid it.
Bee health and product quality are closely linked. Especially, since varroa needs regular treatments. Managed honey bees are a food
You may be wondering “Varroa treatment rules? Wasn’t it enough to study the compounds?”. Well… yes and no. This is
Something I notice quite often: beekeepers, vets and authorities don’t really know about varroa treatments and their characteristics. This leads
Let’s get something out of the way from the very beginning: Yes, varroa is the largest threat to honey bee
One of my most requested talks currently is about the challenges for bee health that result from the climate change
A threshold for varroa infestation would be a good thing to have. It would define the moment for varroa treatments
When it comes to a definition of bee health, there are a lot of different opinions. Some are very reductive:
The Bee Health Compendium is out! What’s that, you may ask. Well, it’s a little eBook, in which I put
When we speak about the challenges for bee health, first of all we need to define what “bee health” even