Summer Brood Interruption for Vital Honey Bee Colonies Uzunov Aleksandar

The parasitic varroa mite remains the most serious problem for honey bee colonies worldwide. This book sets out the authors' novel vision and practical steps on to how to manage bees for varroa control using a "nature-based beekeeping" approach. Despite various chemical treatments, many beekeepers still lose their colonies each year.

An understanding of bee biology and biological mechanisms is used to describe three different methods for varroa control, each using an interruption of brood rearing in the summer. With clear step-by-step charts on what to do and when, and with QR code links to short videos showing "how to" carry out the techniques, the book will enable the beekeeper to work confidently, and in sympathy with their honey bees' natural behaviours. These are: brood removal, queen caging, and the use of a trapping comb, together with many practical tips to reduce the risks