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Varroxal and more midseason miticides — part 2

Varroxal and more midseason miticides — part 2

3D printing for beekeeping — part 2

3D printing for beekeeping — part 2

Ventilation, insulation, condensation

Ventilation, insulation, condensation

Midseason miticide musings - part 1

Midseason miticide musings - part 1

Idle thoughts and busy foragers

Idle thoughts and busy foragers

Autumn chores

Norroa™️ : a silver bullet or costly non-essential?

Norroa™️ : a silver bullet or costly non-essential?

Temperatures high and l'eau

Temperatures high and l'eau

Mists and mellow fruitfulness

Mists and mellow fruitfulness

Please, sir, I want some more

Please, sir, I want some more

Being cruel to be kind

Being cruel to be kind

Apivar advice

Occam's Razor and beekeeping

Occam's Razor and beekeeping

Bittersweet memories

Bittersweet memories

3D printing for beekeeping - part 1

3D printing for beekeeping - part 1

Brinkmanship and risk management

Brinkmanship and risk management

Preparing for winter

Preparing for winter

Waspageddon

How to : The shook swarm

How to : The shook swarm

My new, old apiary

My new, old apiary

AI and beekeeping: counting mites

AI and beekeeping: counting mites

Beekeeping game-changers

Beekeeping game-changers

Hives of horror

Hives of horror

Worker policing and egg cannibalism

Worker policing and egg cannibalism

Apiaries

Swarms and queens

Swarms and queens

Judgement Day

First impressions last

First impressions last

The memory of swarms

The memory of swarms

Queen fumbling

The queen cup-size rabbit hole

The queen cup-size rabbit hole

All the gear, no idea

All the gear, no idea

Absconding swarms and Citizen Science

Absconding swarms and Citizen Science

Mid-season mite monitoring

Mid-season mite monitoring

Winter work(ers)

Winter work(ers)

Disturbing symmetry

Disturbing symmetry

Surveys and losses

Surveys and losses

Blowin' in the wind

Blowin' in the wind

How to : The vertical split

How to : The vertical split

Midwinter moves

Midwinter moves

So, you want to be a beekeeper?

So, you want to be a beekeeper?

Magnetic personalities

Magnetic personalities

Neither revolution nor resolution

Neither revolution nor resolution

The gentle art of beekeeping

The gentle art of beekeeping

The Apiarist in 2024

The Apiarist in 2024

Oxalic acid - trickle or vape

Oxalic acid - trickle or vape

Additions and improvements

Additions and improvements

Odds and ends - part 1 of N

Odds and ends - part 1 of N

November interlude

November interlude

Fake news

What is local?

Apiary tales

Undertakers, hygienic bees and the scent of death

Undertakers, hygienic bees and the scent of death

Pollen and brood rearing

Pollen and brood rearing

Dancing girls

Varroa - resistance, tolerance and virus virulence

Varroa - resistance, tolerance and virus virulence

'Blood sucking' parasites

'Blood sucking' parasites

We have the technology

We have the technology

Amitraz resistance

Amitraz resistance

Simple stock improvement

Simple stock improvement

Swarms, lost and found

Swarms, lost and found

Raw honey

The year without summer

The year without summer

Closing up

How to start beekeeping

How to start beekeeping

Rational Varroa control

Rational Varroa control

28 Nov '25

Varroxal and more midseason miticides — part 2

19 min read

21 Nov '25

3D printing for beekeeping — part 2

19 min read

14 Nov '25

Ventilation, insulation, condensation

14 min read

07 Nov '25

Midseason miticide musings - part 1

17 min read

31 Oct '25

Idle thoughts and busy foragers

16 min read