Tag Archives: First Lego Competition

Grade Six Kids’ Mite Detector Invention

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Ron Miksha

What’s with kids who develop tools to attack mites and save bees?  A few weeks ago, I wrote about a group of Spanish youngsters on their way to Australia to compete in an international meet with their invention that may … Continue reading →

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Have These Kids Found a Way to Kill Varroa?

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Ron Miksha

I am a skeptic when it comes to ‘miracle’ cures to fight varroa. I think that the various expensive heat/sauna systems are a waste of time and money. A lot of natural treatments (icing/powdered sugar; essential oils; screened bottoms) are … Continue reading →

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