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How often have you read the words, “Varroa is the greatest threat to bees and beekeeping”?
If you're a regular reader of The Apiarist then you've read it here, many times.
It's true … up to a point.
However, it's really a convenient abbreviation for a much more wordy explanation of the real threat to bees and beekeeping.
Heatwave 2.0 has been and gone, Prime Minister 9.0 appears to have been (amicably?) decided {{1}}, and the newspapers have instead reverted to saturation coverage of the 'soccer' World Cup.
In the hope of also attracting some errant Google search activity I've used a sporting term for the title of the post, though it was primarily chosen to reflect the stage we've reac...
“What's the greatest inconvenience for experienced beekeepers?”.
If I were to ask this question I'd expect a lot of different answers; cheap supermarket (p)honey, the fubar'd
I've just reached the 'and breathe …' part of my season.
This is the period between spring expansion and summer consolidation.
It's the time when I realise I am more-or-less in control of things after all, contrary to all the evidence a fortnight ago.
Colonies are at or near maximum strength.
The urge to swarm has been controlled, con...