Managing mites Part 1 (016-17)

———————————————————————————————————— Links mentioned in Episode 16: Mites. If you want live bees, you will need a plan to deal with mites. It does not have to be chemical if you are willing to develop other skills (and actually use them). But being aware and knowledgeable about the organic treatments may be what you need to know one day to save your hive (so that you can requeen with more disease resistant stock). Say hello at the Facebook page — Five Apple Farm https://www.facebook.com/5applefarm/ I’m now a super-fan of Dr. Meghan Milbrath of Sand Hill Bees (Michigan). When I eventually figure out how to do recorded interviews on this podcast she is on my short list to interview. Read/Watch/Listen to her presentations for some of the most understandable, science-based rationale on moving toward treatment-free beekeeping out there — well seasoned with reality. That last part is what makes her work really stand out imo. I probably could have skipped this whole podcast and just shared the links below with a bunch of exclamation points. ;-) https://tinyurl.com/y6fbvwtd PDF of her article YOUR BEES DON’T HAVE TO DIE: HOW CAN WE BECOME TREATMENT-FREE WITHOUT KILLING OUR COLONIES? http://www.sandhillbees.com/education Collection of Milbrath’s articles, presentations at her apiary website. Keep Bees Alive http://keepbeesalive.org ( https://pollinators.msu.edu/keep-bees-alive/ ) A treasure trove of information to keep your bees healthy. Really great resource. THIS!!!! The best (imo) educational webinar in this collection. Please watch this! (also works well as audio-only). Making a plan for varroa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km541EtCjbY The printed version of above is here: https://tinyurl.com/yxbms5pe All three webinars by Milbrath are here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD7AYI-MRu_3mp3oRW1kWVw (Episode numbering adjusted. Will call this episode 16-17 and next will be 18. This will correct a numbering error in an early episode.) ———————————————————————————————————