Tag Archives: American Foulbrood

Humungus Bee Meeting

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Ron Miksha

I thought that there can’t possibly be so many people curious about beekeeping.  But there are.  It’s great to see lots of folks interested in bees, ecology, the environment, and the sport of beekeeping. But the numbers amaze me. New … Continue reading →

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Brood in Front of the Hive?!?

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Ron Miksha

I’m continuing with the series of questions which I overheard at a bee meeting a few days ago. Today, it’s dead brood. Here are those questions: My honey isn’t capped. What should I do with it? (I heard that one … Continue reading →

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Foulbrood – Still Smelling Foul

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Ron Miksha

With so much attention on varroa destructors and nicotine-flavoured pesticides, we sometimes forget some of the other scourges of modern beekeeping.  Not long ago,  American Foulbrood (AFB) was the worst thing that could happen to your bees. If you were … Continue reading →

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How Honey Bees Discovered Vaccines

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Ron Miksha

Last week, the popular press was claiming that honey bees discovered vaccines millions of years before humans did. It makes great lead paragraphs for news stories, but the tale is slightly off the mark. Honey bees don’t have scientists. They … Continue reading →

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