So you’ve spotted creepy red dots on your bees. Even worse, they move!
Nasty little varroa parasite on my bee
Yep, that’s varroa, or the parasitic mite more officially and ominously called varroa destructor.
We found the lil nasties in our Kerry hive this spring and have been treating the besieged girls with powdered sugar for the past 3 weeks. It’s not as simple as slapping on a strip of Apistan, but it’s a more gentle approach of the kind advocated by practitioners of Integrated Pest Management.
Honey bee coated in powdered sugar
Here’s how it works… Continue reading
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