Posts By: Peter Brezny

Varroa Mite now found to transmit bacteria as well as Viri

Press release article: http://www.uwstout.edu/news/articles/Professor-students-identify-bacterium-that-may-kill-honey-bees.cfm   And the scientific paper: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167752&type=printable

Bees Bees Bees, So Many Genera!

A short  missive from the land of the Maya:     We took a little break from the cold and came down to the Yucatan for the holidays.  Of course the first thing I did when we made it to home base in Merida was to hunt down a beekeeper.  According to the one shop… Read more »

Bee Mite Identification tool

New tools for bee mite identification, here’s the bee informed partnership post: https://beeinformed.org/2016/11/07/new-web-based-tool-for-fast-identification-of-bee-mites/ And a direct link: http://idtools.org/id/mites/beemites/index.php   Happy Mite Identification!    

Top Bar Hive Plans

For the originals go to: http://www.wasatchbeekeepers.com and search for ‘top bar plans’ or see images copied below. These plans from the Wasatch Beekeepers Association in Utah, by David Bench are extremely well drawn with clear dimensions and steps outlined right on the diagram.  They also take into account using standard sized lumber, and bars that… Read more »

It’s just deer corn, treated seed won’t hurt anybody right?

While it would be easy to draw that conclusion from these inaccurate assumptions: people aren’t going to eat it it doesn’t even have flowers, bees won’t get hurt right? it’s not like we’re spraying anything   Here’s the problem: If those deer get shot and eaten, humans will likely receive low-dose pesticide exposure, and research… Read more »