all about Varroa resistant bees
15 years of treatment-free beekeeping
15 years of treatment-free beekeeping with small cell bees following the instructions of Ed&Dee Lusby
all about Varroa resistant bees
15 years of treatment-free beekeeping with small cell bees following the instructions of Ed&Dee Lusby
Published in Bee Culture, May 2020, pages 75 – 77 – article from Erik Österlund Dr Melissa Oddie, a Canadian researcher, will continue her research for at least two years…
Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) An organic solution to mites and diseases What is VSH Selection for VSH VSH Breeders Forum USDA Honey Bee Breeding Lab VSH versus Varroa VSH…
Summary:
- No artificial feeding (no sugar syrup, no substitute pollen),
- locally adapted bee breeds suited to the location,
- natural cell size as was common more than 100 years ago (small cells < 4.9 mm),
- natural comb arrangement (as in the wild swarm),
- unlimited brood nest,
- no migration of colonies,
- controlled drone brood without installing extra drone combs (https://thedrones.bioapi.es/),
- no treatments whatsoever (neither chemical nor organic),
- allowing crises (weak colonies die out — natural selection),
- absolutely pure, residue-free wax (no chemical residues from previous treatments), etc.
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