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The Varroa Mite

Life cycle of varroa mites and their effect on honey bee colonies

Varroa mites feed off bees’ fat body tissues and not bee blood. Check out Samuel Ramsey’s research here: https://youtu.be/Fyfyj-2O47Q

TOOLS FOR VARROA MANAGEMENT GUIDE

The Honey Bee Health Coalition offers a guide for managing Varroa.

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Started wrapping my colonies today. One yard done.

Started wrapping my colonies today. One yard done. Bee Cozy’s and inner cover pads on, plenty of feed, varroa treatments done.

In our cold weather region the winter bees have be

In our cold weather region the winter bees have been expanding their cluster formation over the past few days. Bringing in fresh pollen and touring around in what may be the last days before the cool weather really sets in.
As a beekeeper this warm jet stream provided a small opportunity to venture into the bees one more time before wrapping the girls for the long winter ahead.
I pulled off my hive-top feeders, replaced them with an inner cover with an open upper entrance and did some general bee observing. Smell, sounds and of course, a overview cluster snapshot for the bee book. Next task is wrapping them up for winter in the Bee Cozy.
What tasks are you undertaking this week with your bees?
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#bees #beekeeping #hivemind #beekeeper #beecozy #healthybees #cluster #honeybees #honeybee #apismellifera #bienen

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to all Canadian’s! Ho

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to all Canadian’s! Hope everyone has a safe, healthy and happy weekend 🍂🦃🍁

Our offices are closed on Monday 🐝

Did you recently do a Formic Pro or Mite Away Quic

Did you recently do a Formic Pro or Mite Away Quick Strips (MAQS) treatment and have spent strips in your hives but are not looking at cracking the boxes before winter? Don’t worry! The strips can stay in the hive after the treatment period as they are no longer releasing formic acid into the hive. No resistance issues! The strips can be removed at the beekeeper’s convenience, whether that be post treatment or in the spring. If strips are removed from the colony post treatment they can be composted, as they are fully biodegradable.🌱
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#sustainablebeekeeping #miteawayquickstrips #miteaway #formicpro #varroa #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #fightthemite #propolis

Miki Gasic our European Technical Consultant has b

Miki Gasic our European Technical Consultant has been visiting the 46th International Beekeeping and Honey event this weekend in his hometown of Belgrade, Serbia 🐝🐝
It’s great to see how future beekeeping conferences and trade shows could continue safely - move them outdoors!
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#beekeeping #beekeepers #honey #bee #bees

Our last videography day of 2020 wrapped today! 🎬

We are use to being in various countries attending conferences, bee field days and beekeeping association meetings that this year really threw us for a loop! COVID pushed us to bring all our product education to the online world.
We found the best way to tackle this was through videos.

You may have seen some of the latest videos in our series, if not check out our YouTube page! Today’s session was all about the FAQS! Stay tuned!!
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#formicpro #miteawayquickstrips #beecozy #winterwraps #beekeeping #beekeeper #beekeeperslife #sustainablebeekeeping #onlineeducation #bee #bees #honeybees

Honey extraction looks a little different for each

Honey extraction looks a little different for each beekeeper, but it always seems to bring people together!
The various beekeepers at NOD have been extracting their honey over the last few weeks, in warehouses, basements and kitchens! 🐝🍯
How much honey did you pull this season?
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#honeyflow #honey #honeybees #bees #teamwork #honeyextraction #liquidgold #beekeepers #beekeeping

It’s the first Monday of the Mite-a-thon! If y

It’s the first Monday of the Mite-a-thon!

If you’ve got bees, you’ve got mites! We recommend doing alcohol washes monthly during the active season to track your mite loads and keep them low all year long.

NOD has two unique and sustainable products that beekeepers can use to kill mites under the brood cap and on the adult bees! Formic Pro and the Mite Away Quick Strips (MAQS) are fast, easy to use and seriously efficient. Added bonus; use either product with your honey supers on without any residues! Both are organically certified!
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#miteathon #formicpro #miteawayquickstrips #varroa #miteaway #maqsbeehivestrips #sustainablebeekeeping #organicbeekeeping

ONTARIO, CANADA BEEKEEPERS Through the support of

ONTARIO, CANADA BEEKEEPERS
Through the support of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership you could receive up to $2,000 in cost-share funding for your Bee Cozy Winter Hive Wraps!

Who should apply?
Ontario beekeepers holding a valid certificate of registration, issued under the Bees Act, for the current beekeeping season

To apply you must have:
Ten (10) or more colonies registered with the Provincial Apiarist for the current beekeeping season
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#beecozy #winterwraps #ontariobeekeeping @ontariobeekeepersassociation #funding #beekeeping #beekeeper #honeybees #bees

Late summer is the most crucial treatment time for

Late summer is the most crucial treatment time for long-term success and healthy honeybee colonies. Beekeepers need to get mite counts down (close to zero) at least 6 weeks before the colony rears the bees that will make up the winter cluster. As a general rule this must be done by mid-August. We recommend always treating with a full dose (2 strips) MAQS or Formic Pro.
An issue faced by many is the amount of mites coming into colonies in late summer and fall. Be aware that even if colonies are treated and mite numbers are under control, some of your hives may still be invaded by hundreds to thousands of mites from neighbour’s and their collapsing colonies. These invading mites may call for an additional clean up treatment, we recommend using one strip MAQS or Formic Pro.
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#formicpro #miteawayquickstrips #varroa #miteaway #organicbeekeeping #sustainablebeekeeping #bees #honeybees #honey #imker #bienen #formicacid

Inspections in the NOD yard today and we’ve got

Inspections in the NOD yard today and we’ve got some beautiful and productive Queens! Check out that brood pattern! 🐝
We are checking our mite levels over the next couple weeks to better prepare for the August (Fall) treatment session. We treat BEFORE the winter bees are produced so that the hive has healthy bees going into winter. Rule of thumb is great around August 15.
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🍯 What’s up with the NOD beekeepers? Tom’

🍯 What’s up with the NOD beekeepers?

Tom’s setting up a commercial pallet of bees for some upcoming trials and videos at the NOD head office.

Kathleen is inspecting honey frames, marking which can be pulled for extraction this weekend.

Are you getting ready to extract honey too?
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Do we need to remind anyone that in these excessiv

Do we need to remind anyone that in these excessively hot humid temperatures it’s not a good idea to treat with Formic acid? Well if so, we just did! 🤣 In much of Ontario we have been experiencing 50-60% humidity with 30-40 degree temperatures! 🥵

Brood temperature is of extreme importance to your honeybee colonies. Honey bees are able to maintain the temperature of the brood nest between 32°C and 35°C so that the brood develops normally. When the temperature in the nest is too high the bees ventilate by fanning the hot air out of the nest or use evaporative cooling mechanisms. You may notice that foragers typically seeking nectar have switched to seeking water to help cool the colony down.

Is it hot where your honeybees are?
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Preliminary results were released from @beeinforme

Preliminary results were released from @beeinformedpartnership to mark the start of #pollinatorweek 🐝🦋🦇 Interesting results coming out this year are the markedly higher summer losses than ever reported.
This is a great survey that BIP has created and managed. We were happy to note that around 10% of the beekeepers in the USA fill out the survey.
What information are you most curious to learn about once the full results are available?
Also, if you have made it this far in the caption, thanks and take this as a reminder to monitor your mite levels! We recommend the alcohol wash. ✌🏼
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NOD’s Marketing and Sales team put on an introdu

NOD’s Marketing and Sales team put on an introduction to beekeeping session yesterday with the Production team! Check out our stories to see all of their smiling faces. For many it was their first time beekeeping.
Production has been working around the clock to ensure we are meeting beekeepers needs.
With everyone working from home it seems beekeepers have gotten a lot more time to implement all those beekeeping management practices they may have been skimping on in the past.
Has the COVID-19 pandemic changed your beekeeping at all? .
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#beekeeping #beekeeper #varroa #varroacontrol #formicpro #miteawayquickstrips #newbee #beekeeping101 #hives #apismellifera #bees #honeybees #honey #covid19

WHY TREAT FOR VARROA? Varroa mites are a parasite

WHY TREAT FOR VARROA?
Varroa mites are a parasite of Honey bees that weaken and transmit viruses. They reproduce under the brood cap and feed off the developing bee. When the baby bee emerges from its cell, more mites emerge with it, and transfer to other brood cells on the backs of adult bees. Due to the exponential nature of varroa reproduction, colony infestation levels can quickly get out of control. Viruses accumulate in the colony, and higher varroa levels further weaken the bees, rendering them unable to survive.
If climbing numbers of varroa are not adequately controlled and controlled early, the bees that make up the winter population of the colony may go into winter sick, and be less likely to survive.
Honey bees are social and travel between hives. Naturally, Varroa mites are easily
transferred from one colony to another. Strong colonies rob weaker colonies
that are dying from varroa infestation. Furthermore, varroa infested colonies will
disperse to find new homes, bringing with them the Varroa mite. As a rule of
thumb, in colonies with brood, mite populations double about once a month -- and even quicker when the colony has large amounts of drone brood, or when varroa are transmitted from neighboring colonies.
Be a good neighbour and treat your honeybee colonies!

Introducing our new Director of Operations, Cedric

Introducing our new Director of Operations, Cedric Peron. 🐝
Originally from France, Cedric and his family are global citizens having lived in various places around the world for work including Wales, South Africa, Florida and now Ontario, Canada.
Cedric helped us treat the NOD bee’s today with #FormicPro. He’s a natural!
We welcome Cedric to Canada and the NOD family! .
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It’s swarm season 🐝🐝! Our NOD community be

It’s swarm season 🐝🐝! Our NOD community bee yard has had a few this year already. David was able to assist Tom in getting this one re-hived today. Lucky for us, our swarms never seem to travel far! .
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#swarmseason #swarm #bees #bee #honeybee #apismellifera #beekeeping #beekeeper #canadianbeekeepers

A couple weeks post treatment with #formicpro and

A couple weeks post treatment with #formicpro and Queen is laying down some mighty fine brood patterns! .
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With the honey flow in full swing for many the rig

With the honey flow in full swing for many the right kind of varroa control used is very important. Mite Away Quick Strips and Formic Pro are both organically certified for use with honey supers on. Both products leave no residues in the wax or honey. The best part about these products is that are also able to penetrate the brood cap, targeting the male and female mites beneath. Choose the efficient organic option! .
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