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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.”

English summary: Next years focus will be on resistant colonies where we are going to select the ones with the best ability to handle the mites without chemical treatments. We have 2 colonies theat needed formic acid and those will be requeened next year. A few have recieved some Lactic acid application but since weContinue reading “21 sept – Fokus på resistenta bin under 2026”

English summary: The feeding is over and we finish off by weighing all colonies where we like to be around 32 kg. A few are a bit lighter but we beleive it will be fine. We will weigh every onth to ensure no colony will starve.Vi har kompletterat med socker och avslutar med att kontrollvägaContinue reading “18 sep-drag på jättebaslsamin och invintring är klar”

English summary: Seaason is coming to an end with the final mite treatment where we, based on the mitefall in last week of August, carry out relevant applications. This year two hives (of 18) recieved Formic acid and a few recieved Lactic acid. We also have some lines that needed no treatment at all. TotaltContinue reading “14 sept. Sista varma dagen och avslutad kvalsterbehandling”