Free-bee Information

• Bothered by Bees or Wasps? (.pdf)
• More Than Bumble Bees
• Wild Bees and Nests (.pdf)

Hygienic Behavior, Nosema and Varroa

• Poster 168: Sampling for Varroa Mite (.pdf)
• Poster 170: Building a Gizmo Varroa Mite Sampler (.pdf)
• Poster 171: Gizmo Operating Instructions (.pdf)
• Poster 162: Testing for Hygienic Behavior (.pdf)
• Poster 155: Powder Sugar Roll For Varroa Mites on Honey Bees (.pdf)
• Poster: Bee Sampling Vacuum Attachment (.pdf)
• Poster 167: Testing for Nosema Spores using Hemacytometer (.pdf)

Management

• Poster 157b: Hiving a Package of Honey Bees (.pdf)
• Poster 163.1: Wrapping Honey Bee Colony for a Northern Winter (.pdf)
• Poster 164.1: Wrapping Honey Bee Colony for a Northern Winter with Tar Paper (.pdf)
• Poster 160: Smoker Maintenance (.pdf)

General Interest

• Poster: Protecting Pollinators While Using Pesticides (.pdf)
• Poster 158: Basic Mead Making (.pdf)

Updates

Beekeeping in Northern Climates manual page 38 figure 10