After getting back from studying with Dr. John Kefuss in the South of France this past March, Solomon Parker from the Treatment Free Beekeeping podcast reached out to see if I’d be interested in sharing my experience. https://tfb.podbean.com/e/treatment-free-beekeeping-podcast-episode-51-varroa-has-a-genetic-solution-with-peter-brezny/ He’s a gracious podcast host, and we had fun talking, genetics, introduced pests, the overblown rift between… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2017
The key to varroa resistant management — re-queen (with local, hygienic stock)
This was a reply to a question that came across our local club’s mailing list (wncbees.org) but seemed worth putting here for future reference: Heidi and Amanda, Jennifer gave a great rundown of things for you, Thanks Jennifer! Like Robin, I have also had good success performing queenless splits, where the queenless bees create… Read more »