Author Archives: Ewa&Mikael

English summary: We started a small test in the autumn to compare top cover made by wood to a plastic one with the hypothesis that wood is more risky since the condensated water might be absorbed by the wood and later start to mould. Today we checked a couple of hives with plastic lid andContinue reading “Stoppat test och månadsvägning”

English summary: I have completed another chapter in my planned bee book, and its possible to download it under the menu “Bibok”. Its in Swedish but google can assist. För den som vill läsa och ge feedback finns nu kapitlet om “Våren” att ladda ner under fliken bibok.

English summary: Another subject where opinions varies is how many eggs a queen can lay per day and how long she can live. I did a review of the research and found that it seems that the maximum capacity of a queen is around 1,3 Mio eggs which gives a life span of 3-5 years.Continue reading “Hur många ägg kan en drottning lägga?”

It is surprising how often old knowledge seems to be forgotten and that the wheel needs to be invented over and over again. I stumbled over an old study from 1920 where the author tested hives with or without insulation and the clear result was that the bees survived in unisolated hives but the beesContinue reading “Gammal är äldst – 105 år gammal studie ger “ny” insikt.”

Englsi summary: We have been using Lactic acid (LA) as our “go to” treatment for many years since it is effective but still mild towards the bees with no negative effects reported. Regrettable, until now I haven’t found any study that explains how LA works and why it is not impacting the bees as well.Continue reading “5 nov 2025 – hur mjölksyra fungerar”

English summary: In the figure below we show the result of this years mite count and it seems that we have a decent number of colonies with some degree of resistance (green marked). Of totally 18 colonies (with nuc’s and swarms included) only 2 needed Formic acid and, as always, no oxalic treatment used. WeContinue reading “27 oktober – sammanställning av årets kvalsterräkning”

Vi kör webinar en gång i månaden och denna gång kommer det handla om kemikaliefri kvalsterhantering För den som vill delta: Kemikaliefri (nästan) kvalsterstrategi och resistenta binden 2 november 202518:00 – 19:30 (WET) Möteslänk: Kemikaliefri (nästan) kvalsterstrategi och resistenta bin | Microsoft Teams | Snabbmöte-anslutning

English summary: We carried out our monthly weighinh and we can see that the bees have consumed roughly 2 kg per colony. This gave an idea how to control whether the bees have found some late sources of nectar, that can cause dysentery due to no time for proper processing. We lost many colonies lastContinue reading “25 oktober-Månadsvägning och en aha upplevelse”

English summary: Preparing for next season where we will add another 10 colonies.Nu har vi varit och investerat för nästa år – vi fyllde en stor släpvagn med kupmaterial vilket nu tar upp hela källaren. Material för 10 samhällen vilket innebär 500 ramar att vaxa, phuu.

English summary: I have started to write the bee guide I wish existed when I started the bee journey – it would have saved a lot of mistakes. Hopefully this book will help new beginners see through some of the fallacious statements claimed by the bee keeper community. For those who want to read thereContinue reading “14 oktober – arbetet med biboken pågår för fullt.”