Breeding Resistant Bees
First published in: American Bee Journal, January 2017
The Varroa Problem: Part 4 Mite-Resistant Bees—Pipedream or Plausible? Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First published in ABJ January 2017 I imagine that some readers may be thinking, “Randy lives in cannabis country with the rest of the fruits and nuts in California—what’s he been putting into his smoker?” And I’m glad to hear that, since smart […]
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First published in: American Bee Journal, December 2016
The Varroa Problem: Part 3 A Creation of Our Own Doing Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First published in ABJ in Dec 2016 The Varroa Problem didn’t just happen—we created it, and we unintentionally perpetuate it. And we will continue to prolong the agony until we, as a community, finally say “Enough!” and start to work […]
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First published in: American Bee Journal, December 2016
The Varroa Problem: Part 2 The Coevolution of the Bee, Varroa, and DWV Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First Published in ABJ in Dec 2016 In order to solve The Varroa Problem, we need to understand the biology of how it was created, and what perpetuates it. A Time To Work Together I’m a strong proponent of […]
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First published in: American Bee Journal, November 2016
The Varroa Problem: Part 1 Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First Published in ABJ in November 2016 Legend has it that King Sisyphus was condemned to the maddening task of being forced each day to roll a huge boulder to the top of a hill, only to watch it roll back down again, and then to repeat […]
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