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Bee Farmers: What do you fear?

27th September 202511th December 2018 by Steve Donohoe
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Extracts from my interviews with bee farmers about the main threats to their livelihood

Categories Hive Health & Diseases Tags asian hornet, bee farmers, Bee viruses, Michael Palmer, Murray McGregor, Peter Little, Richard Noel, threats to bees, Varroa 1 Comment

Velutina has a touch of Latina

27th September 202513th May 2018 by Steve Donohoe
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On my recent trip to Brittany, I saw my first Asian Hornets (Vespa Velutina). They were queens trying to establish nests early in the season, and even though I’d only seen photographs before I instantly recognised the large dark insects, which dart about making a deep hum as they fly. I think I saw four … Read more

Categories Hive Health & Diseases Tags asian hornet, Richard Noel 1 Comment

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