Honey Glen colonies in 2023 Breeding for mite resistance seems to be making a real difference. I’ve been working two bee operations over the last six years, and have had a chance to compare my Honey Glen stock with stocks used in the other operation. The operation two...
The first draft of the final outreach report for the second half of the “West Virginia Pollen Project” has been completed. If any further revisions are published, the link at this site will be updated to reflect the most recent version. For the first half...
I should have posted this before now – it might be too late to do anything if you haven’t been checking your bees. Folks have been reporting serious Yellow Jacket issues. Hundreds of them at the entrance overwhelming colonies’ defenses and killing...
It looks like the early spring and early build-up of colonies has lead to higher-than-average mite loads for the time of year in 2017. As I travel around the state and inspect colonies for WVDA, all the hives I have checked so far (using the alcohol wash method) have...
Folks have been asking about my mite-wash cups and how to make them. I’m glad of this because this is key to breeding queens, preparing for winter, pinpointing reasons for losses and a lot more. All this and a ton more is in the Basic Course (click here to find...
