Varroa Mite Management with your hives

Varroa mites are the latest finding in the plight of our agricultural (and hobby) European Honeybees.  The Varroa Destructor is known to be a vector (carrier for diseases) for several viruses, including (but NOT limited to:)

SacBrood Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) Black Queen Cell Virus (BQCV) Nosema Apis Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus (CBPV) Lake Sinai […]

July 4th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Bee Yard, Bee Yard Projects, Beekeeping, Harmony Hollow Apiaries, Life, Nature, Sustainability, Swarms, Texas Master Beekeeper | Leave a comment

Some honeybees placed on endangered list

At first glance at the articles I have read in the last few days, one would think to themselves:  “What does this matter?  These bees are isolated and in Hawaii – how should that mean anything to us here in the contiguous 48?”.

Easy answer.  These bee species *are* in an isolated area, and thus […]

October 2nd, 2016 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Beekeeping, Bohemian Life, Bohemian Utopia, Gardening, Harmony Hollow Apiaries, Homesteading, Nature, Permaculture, Rescue, Sustainability, Texas Master Beekeeper | Leave a comment