treatment free – The Walrus and the Honey Bee

The Non-Treatment Situation

Varroa Mite (https://aristabeeresearch.org/varroa/) There are a growing number of people who believe that treating honey bees to remove varroa mites is bad, whereas non-treatment is good. This is literally the opposite of what government funded experts in bee health say.…

3 Jul 22 Walrus

Treatment Free Beekeeping

Photo by Maja Dumat - CC BY 2.0 Risky To Go Against NBU Advice The July 2022 issue of the BBKA News features not one, not two, but THREE articles on treatment-free beekeeping. That's three out of eight (37.5%). Given…

18 Oct 21 Walrus

Learning from Nature

Source: American Bee Journal At the recent autumn convention of Cheshire Beekeepers' Association, Professor Tom Seeley talked about 'Darwinian beekeeping'. I had doubts but wanted to hear the great man speak. His many years of studying honey bees, particularly those…