Varroa treatments – compliance pays off
When it comes to varroa treatments, there’s apparently a gap between theory and practice. A sentence I often hear: “When […]
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Bee nutrition and health for conservation
Sometimes you have to think big. A recent paper by Parreño and co-authors discusses the links between biodiversity and bee
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Good practices – collaboration for bee health
When it comes to treat bee diseases there’s a huge gap. There are – good and efficient – varroa treatments.
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Sustainable agriculture for bees
Sustainable agriculture for bees – that’s a claim I hear quite often. Most often it’s followed by “ ban pesticides!”.
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The superorganism honey bee colony and its welfare
A honey bee colony is a superorganism. Something I say very often is: “A colony is more than the sum
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No glory in prevention? The case of bee health
In the past two years I often heard “There’s no glory in prevention.”. This is one of the reasons why
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Happy Holidays from BeeSafe!
Another year has come to an end and it’s time for some rest. BeeSafe is signing off for a while
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Clinical studies – beyond honey bee health
Honey bee health is the main topic of my work. My concept of this has changed over the years. I
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Bee viruses – a cure for DWV in the near future?
Bee viruses became a hot topic in the past years when talking about bee health. Especially DWV – as an
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How to: oxalic acid treatments against varroa
Oxalic acid treatments against varroa mites are both efficient against the parasite as well safe for the bee colonies. Efficiency