Varroa Archives - The Walrus and the Honey Bee

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Chickens in a tree Latest Walrus News I don't know why, but this tickled me. A couple of enterprising chickens managed to hop onto the tree. They were furiously pecking at the green leaves, the only green things available at…

Almond plantation in California viewed from the air

23 Jan 22 Walrus

Spreading The Word

The pollination of California’s almonds is the largest annual managed-pollination event in the world - Bloomberg Last year, or perhaps the one before, I stumbled upon the Ulster BKA 'Winter Webinars,' and I'm so glad I did. The speakers are…

23 Jun 21 Walrus

Summertime, and the living is…

It's a busy time for bees and beekeepers in my little corner of Cheshire. Here's a quick update from the Walrus Honey apiaries.

17 Apr 21 Walrus

Walrus on Video

Video clips showing how to use Randy Oliver's varroa model and making hive floors. If a picture is worth 1000 words, what about a video?

Mersey valley in winter showing frost on trees

28 Jan 21 Walrus

The Fight Continues

Winter is nearly over It won't be long until spring has sprung and beekeepers across the land start to open hives and assess how their bees did over the winter. I could be more cynical than the average walrus, but…

21 Dec 20 Walrus

Charting Brood Breaks

Following on from my article about using brood breaks to help with varroa management, I'm going to get into 'death by charts' territory today. Regular readers will know that I'm a big fan of Randy Oliver's spreadsheet model, which can…

12 Dec 20 Walrus

Brood Breaks to Control Varroa

Varroa Mite (https://aristabeeresearch.org/varroa/) Varroa mites have been a big problem for honey bees in most of Europe and North America for thirty or more years. Many colony deaths stem from varroa and associated viruses, and many beekeepers probably don't even…