Hi All,
Spring here in California is crazy busy! Our California drought turned into a nonstop rainstorm, and now we're raising a thousand queen cells a week and splitting our hives like mad.
I've posted four new articles. The first is about moving forward on breeding for mite resistant bees--it's been 30 years since varroa arrived, and most beekeepers are still dealing with it with "flyswatters and bandaids."
Striking a Deal with Varroa
I then move on to how beekeepers can help move us toward using naturally mite-resistant stock. The first article is geared for larger-scale producers; the second to sideliners and recreational beekeepers.
Bee Breeding for Dummies
In the second article, I point out some of the fallacies and misconceptions involved in "treatment free" beekeeping, and suggest how beekeepers can best work with Nature to assist the bees in their evolutionary process.
Small-Scale Bee Breeding
Then I test a relatively new mite monitoring device:
A Test of Using CO2 for Bee-Friendly Mite Monitoring
Finally, I posted an update on a test I'm running on treating nucs with OA/glycerin shop towels.
Update on OA/gly towel on nucs
Note that I asked my web tech, Jane Gilpatric, to reverse the order of my Articles by Publication Date--the newest is now at the top. I'll also put in a plug for Jane--if you need a webpage technician, you can reach her at <hello@gravitystation.com>.
Happy beekeeping!
Randy
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