by Michael | Dec 23, 2018 | News & Updates
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...
by Michael | Nov 1, 2017 | News & Updates
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...
by Michael | Jul 9, 2017 | News & Updates
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...
by Michael | Mar 15, 2017 | Beekeeping, News & Updates, Videos
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...
by Michael | Feb 21, 2017 | Pollen Sources, Beekeeping, News & Updates, Videos
Yes, we did have winter, just not as much of one as usual, and it feels strange to have spring happening in February – the middle of February! On February 6 I saw a bee here and there entering a hive with whitish “pollen” pellets on its legs. So I...
