by Denzil St. Clair | Nov 21, 2019 | News/Articles/Resources
First, let me explain the title, it is a Beekeeping article after all, and as a result someone will have to explain the contents, everyone will be familiar with this subject material to varying degrees. Overtime the number of items sold to beekeepers as the end all...
by Denzil St. Clair | Nov 21, 2019 | News/Articles/Resources
How many mites does it take to cause a virus? A virus is a nucleic acid molecule and attaches to a host cell and replicates thousands, if not millions of times, so it takes one Varroa to cause a pathogen or virus! Is a virus contagious? All viruses are contagious by...
by Denzil St. Clair | Nov 21, 2019 | News/Articles/Resources
Varroa Mite products… The exercise commercial on TV explains it all, “the reason your exercise program does not work, is because you just don’t do it”. If you are into yard sales, you have never been to a sale, that did not have an overabundance of (NEW) to...
by Denzil St. Clair | Nov 21, 2019 | News/Articles/Resources
Honey Bee loss, looks like a lot again this year, we have had several beekeepers bring in equipment for us to look at, and help with necropsy of a dead out. This is routine now, and all the dead outs so far have a common denominator with all the telltale signs of...
by Denzil St. Clair | Nov 21, 2019 | News/Articles/Resources
Well, thankfully, Queen Bee season is over. I think we mark about 2,000 queens a year, or at least it seems that way. I know we sell several thousand queens every year and as exciting as it is to hold the first one in your hand every spring, to receive some cosmetic...