PerfectBee
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If the thought of becoming a beekeeper is very attractive to you but you don’t know where to start – You should follow this blog. PerfectBee's unique plan towards your first beehive, takes you from beekeeping basics to enjoying your own honey from your backyard beehive.
PerfectBee
3h ago
While bees are incredibly resilient, they do face challenges. From robbers to Smal Hive Beetle to American and European Foulbrood, from Nosema and Chalkbrood to Tracheal mites and more, it’s amazing they survive so well. But they do and that’s a testimony to the way they establish, grow, and maintain the colony, the grooming and nursing the workers do ..read more
PerfectBee
3h ago
The hive inspection is a chance for the beekeeper to dig deeper beyond the external signs when observing the hive. Watching the bees come and go from the hive can convey important clues about the colony. But for a real understanding, it is important that the beekeeper open up the hive. We have looked at ..read more
PerfectBee
3h ago
Dangers, Great and Small Beekeepers tend to focus much of their efforts on the potential threats of mites and disease, with good reason. This is understandable because either can completely decimate a hive in a short time. Beyond these, though, there are threats from larger foes. In this lesson, we offer an overview of insects and ..read more
PerfectBee
3h ago
What is Colony Collapse Disorder Since around 2006, a mysterious threat has affected bee populations across many parts of the world. Beekeepers started reporting extremely high losses of their colonies. In some cases, the losses were staggering – 90% or more of hives were lost. What was particularly confusing was the nature of the losses ..read more
PerfectBee
2d ago
Part-Time Technical Position Available Is this you? PerfectBee is looking to extend our technical team and we have a part-time “technician” opening available. The position is remote/work-from-home, by design. The role is informal, not limited to any particular apps or services and the number of hours will vary considerably week-on-week, based on current projects. Note ..read more
PerfectBee
4d ago
As we’ve discussed in our recent PerfectBee Snippets, (see the Learn More section below for all our Varroa Snippet links) managing Varroa mites is one of the most important tasks a beekeeper should be completing to keep their honeybee colonies as healthy as possible. Because Varroa mites pose such a large threat to even ..read more
PerfectBee
1w ago
In our PerfectBee Snippet series all about the feared Varroa mite, we’ve covered what the Varroa Destructor mite is, how mites can transmit viruses that can harm our honeybee colonies, and how you can go about managing mite infestations by using an Integrated Pest Management system. We’re now tying them all together to talk about ..read more
PerfectBee
1w ago
As we all know by now, the Varroa mite is one of the greatest threats that a honeybee colony could face. We went over a little bit about just what a mite is and how they live within a honeybee hive in our PerfectBee Snippet, “What is the Varroa Destructor Mite?” In another Snippet, “Varroa ..read more
PerfectBee
2w ago
In our last Snippet, “What is the Varroa Destructor Mite?” we talked about what a Varroa Mite is and how they operate. Now that you know that they live and reproduce under honeybee cell cappings, and will also feed on an adult honeybee’s hemolymph (bee blood), you’re ready to find out more about the kind ..read more