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English summary: Another chapter is ready, see link below.Boken börjar nu närma sig slutet då det endast kvarstår ett kapitel att skriva, kapitlet om honungen. Kapitlet om sjukdomar inklusive ett omfattande delkapitel om kvalster finns nu att läsa för den intresserade. Givetvis beskrivs olika metoder att bekämpa denna pest, men även en grundläggande genomgång avContinue reading “Nytt kapitel i biboken”

English summary: Today we have nice sunny weather with13 degree C and the bees are flying on Hazel and Crocus. We can also see that Salix are full with buds and will soon bloom.One of our colonies was very weak and during inspection last week there were very few bees left. The queen were stillContinue reading “31 mars – sälgen står och väntar på värme, samt räddningsaktion av övergiven drottning”

English summary: Our black bees have started to produce brood which show that there is not huge differences on that part compared with our hybrids. Bina har kommit igång ordentligt och oavsett kylan har de redan börjat producera yngel. Det faktum att bina producerar yngel även fast de inte kan flyga överraskar många biodlare påContinue reading “22 mars – yngel hos våra nordiska bin”

English summary: Hazel is in full bloom and yesterad we finally got a bit of warmth so the bees could collect a bit of pollen. We also gave our last honey combs so the bees should have enough food for coming period where lots of brood will be produced. Hassel står i full blom menContinue reading “20 mars – första pollendraget”

English summary: We equipped a number of colonies with temp and humidity sensors with some interesting results. We can see that the temperature below the cover always stay above the freezing point with no condensation under the cover regardless of ambient temperature (down to -15 C) or the location of the bees. One would haveContinue reading “13 Mars- samanställning av temperaturgrafer”

English summary: We have two apiaries, one in a mild coastal climate and one in a bit more harsch inland climate. We tend to see that the humid coastal climate give worse overwinters of the bees so the hypothesis for this test is that a dry cold climate is better than a mild and wetContinue reading “Kyla eller fukt – vad är värst för bina?”

English summary: We attended a conference of our native black bee where the head speaker gave a lecture on the benefit of the “rare alleles” meaning hidden traits that may re-appear when needed. As an example re-capping whihc is one mayor defence against Varroa which would have regarded as completely useless post Varroa and asContinue reading “Konferens Nordiska bi”

English summary: !0 degree C and sunny wheather which means a perfect day for a quick spring check where we clean the bottom and replace eventual moldy combs. One hive was mega big and nearly filled two boxes. We had to add two combs of honey to ensure they have enough food for all theContinue reading “9 mars: vårinspektion”

English summary: We hosted a webinar on the tasks and hurldes during March and April. We also carried out the Monthly weighing where we can see that all coonies are alive, some of them are producing a lot of brood and hive no 13 is a bit weak and might not survive the last toughContinue reading “1 mars – webinar “Att göra i mars och april””

Englis summary: First cleansing flight for the year.Första rensningsflykten trots bara 7 grader ute. Men det var bara några samhällen som flög idag och eftersom det var de som är starkast är min hypotes att de starkaste samhällena klarar av att hålla hela kupan varm vilket då möjliggör tidigare flygning.