Archive | February, 2008

How to Count Varroa Mites

5 February 2008

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Good timing is one of the keys to controlling Varroa mites in honey bee colonies. Knowing the life cycle of the parasite, and its population growth through the season, will help beekeepers to treat in a timely and effective manner, and keep the Varroa mite populations down to levels that the bees are able to [...]

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Dr Eva Crane 1912 – 2007

4 February 2008

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Beekeepers looking for a role model could go further do no better than the extraordinary life of Dr. Eva Crane, the British beekeeper who founded the International Bee Research Association and was for 35 years its Director. Eva (Widdowson) Crane was “a towering figure in the world of apiculture,” as Richard Jones described her in [...]

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