Amitraz miticides are perhaps Kiwi beekeepers best weapon against varroa, but resistance among the mites has been found in other parts of...

Some recent published work is a trigger back to 10 years ago for Kiwi beekeepers and 2 words ceranae and passim, as in Nosema ceranae and...

Most of us need a bit of caffeine occasionally, but did you know your bees are the same, and it's doing them good?...

With varroa resistance becoming a hot topic around the country, Gisborne beekeepers discussed the issue in their neck of the woods...

Lithium? CO2? John Mackay shares some intriguing varroa research in his monthly Under the Microscope column...

John Mackay has heard many anecdotes around varroa this season, and a new group will form to try and help answer some key questions...

Cannabis products have and are being investigated for their ability to treat human conditions, but could they also improve bee longevity?...

John Mackay looks at the Colony Loss Survey results released recently and asks, should we be alarmed?...

In the midst of a global pandemic, an international study has revealed that honey bees use social distancing too...

This month, we look at some new pieces of work on ways of potentially mitigating some of the effects of varroa...

While euthanising hives is surely the most dispiriting aspect of a beekeeper’s work. It is a task which, at times, is unavoidable...

By John Mackay UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: BROUGHT TO YOU BY dnature The perfect storm of increasing varroa pressures, concerns of resistance...

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: BROUGHT TO YOU BY DNATURE As New Zealand continues to use lockdowns to combat Covid-19, this month our regular dive...

Despite beekeepers voicing concerns for several years, varroa’s genetic resistance to miticide treatments in New Zealand has not yet been...

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE BROUGHT TO YOU BY dnature From gut bacteria, metals of the brain and American foulbrood bacteriophages, to over...

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE – Brought to you by DNATURE DIAGNOSTICS & RESEARCH. The colder winter days certainly are telling us that winter will...