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Deadly #varroa #mite threatens half of Canberra’s #beehives.
The varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the #ACT's 6,000 #bee hives within two years, putting local #fruit & #vegetable #crops at #risk.
Varroa mites are 1 to 2 millimetre-long parasites that attach to honey bees, eventually killing the bees and their colonies.
The ACT's first infestation was found in a hive in Kowen in April this year. #auspol #apiarist #BeeKeepers
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/act-varroa-mite-wipe-out-half-bees-two-years/106148658 -
Deadly #varroa #mite threatens half of Canberra’s #beehives.
The varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the #ACT's 6,000 #bee hives within two years, putting local #fruit & #vegetable #crops at #risk.
Varroa mites are 1 to 2 millimetre-long parasites that attach to honey bees, eventually killing the bees and their colonies.
The ACT's first infestation was found in a hive in Kowen in April this year. #auspol #apiarist #BeeKeepers
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/act-varroa-mite-wipe-out-half-bees-two-years/106148658 -
Deadly #varroa #mite threatens half of Canberra’s #beehives.
The varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the #ACT's 6,000 #bee hives within two years, putting local #fruit & #vegetable #crops at #risk.
Varroa mites are 1 to 2 millimetre-long parasites that attach to honey bees, eventually killing the bees and their colonies.
The ACT's first infestation was found in a hive in Kowen in April this year. #auspol #apiarist #BeeKeepers
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/act-varroa-mite-wipe-out-half-bees-two-years/106148658 -
Deadly #varroa #mite threatens half of Canberra’s #beehives.
The varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the #ACT's 6,000 #bee hives within two years, putting local #fruit & #vegetable #crops at #risk.
Varroa mites are 1 to 2 millimetre-long parasites that attach to honey bees, eventually killing the bees and their colonies.
The ACT's first infestation was found in a hive in Kowen in April this year. #auspol #apiarist #BeeKeepers
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/act-varroa-mite-wipe-out-half-bees-two-years/106148658 -
Deadly #varroa #mite threatens half of Canberra’s #beehives.
The varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the #ACT's 6,000 #bee hives within two years, putting local #fruit & #vegetable #crops at #risk.
Varroa mites are 1 to 2 millimetre-long parasites that attach to honey bees, eventually killing the bees and their colonies.
The ACT's first infestation was found in a hive in Kowen in April this year. #auspol #apiarist #BeeKeepers
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/act-varroa-mite-wipe-out-half-bees-two-years/106148658 -
First detected in South Australia's Riverland region in September, the #varroamite has since been found in numerous sites across the state, including the Limestone Coast, the Adelaide Hills and the Fleurieu Peninsula.
The number of detections has increased in recent weeks.
President of the #Beekeepers Society of SA, Bob Beer, said everyone was on high alert.
"The mite's move into the state has always been a case of not if, but when," he said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-23/beekeepers-on-high-alert-varroa-mite-spreads-sa/106169566
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First detected in South Australia's Riverland region in September, the #varroamite has since been found in numerous sites across the state, including the Limestone Coast, the Adelaide Hills and the Fleurieu Peninsula.
The number of detections has increased in recent weeks.
President of the #Beekeepers Society of SA, Bob Beer, said everyone was on high alert.
"The mite's move into the state has always been a case of not if, but when," he said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-23/beekeepers-on-high-alert-varroa-mite-spreads-sa/106169566
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First detected in South Australia's Riverland region in September, the #varroamite has since been found in numerous sites across the state, including the Limestone Coast, the Adelaide Hills and the Fleurieu Peninsula.
The number of detections has increased in recent weeks.
President of the #Beekeepers Society of SA, Bob Beer, said everyone was on high alert.
"The mite's move into the state has always been a case of not if, but when," he said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-23/beekeepers-on-high-alert-varroa-mite-spreads-sa/106169566
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First detected in South Australia's Riverland region in September, the #varroamite has since been found in numerous sites across the state, including the Limestone Coast, the Adelaide Hills and the Fleurieu Peninsula.
The number of detections has increased in recent weeks.
President of the #Beekeepers Society of SA, Bob Beer, said everyone was on high alert.
"The mite's move into the state has always been a case of not if, but when," he said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-23/beekeepers-on-high-alert-varroa-mite-spreads-sa/106169566
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First detected in South Australia's Riverland region in September, the #varroamite has since been found in numerous sites across the state, including the Limestone Coast, the Adelaide Hills and the Fleurieu Peninsula.
The number of detections has increased in recent weeks.
President of the #Beekeepers Society of SA, Bob Beer, said everyone was on high alert.
"The mite's move into the state has always been a case of not if, but when," he said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-23/beekeepers-on-high-alert-varroa-mite-spreads-sa/106169566
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#Australian #beekeepers are paying for #imported supermarket honey to be #tested for purity, with early results showing other products being added.
The industry tested 30 products, with some showing signs of adulteration.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/testing-finds-some-imported-honey-not-honey/106119344
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#Australian #beekeepers are paying for #imported supermarket honey to be #tested for purity, with early results showing other products being added.
The industry tested 30 products, with some showing signs of adulteration.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/testing-finds-some-imported-honey-not-honey/106119344
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#Australian #beekeepers are paying for #imported supermarket honey to be #tested for purity, with early results showing other products being added.
The industry tested 30 products, with some showing signs of adulteration.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/testing-finds-some-imported-honey-not-honey/106119344
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#Australian #beekeepers are paying for #imported supermarket honey to be #tested for purity, with early results showing other products being added.
The industry tested 30 products, with some showing signs of adulteration.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/testing-finds-some-imported-honey-not-honey/106119344
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#Australian #beekeepers are paying for #imported supermarket honey to be #tested for purity, with early results showing other products being added.
The industry tested 30 products, with some showing signs of adulteration.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/testing-finds-some-imported-honey-not-honey/106119344
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My local #apiarist (#beekeeper) has retired & moved away. ☹️
No more local #honey!
There are others around. Each about 25km’s away. Hmmm.
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'Robber bees' invade apiarist's shop in attempted honey heist
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/robber-bees-terrace-bc-apiary-1.7627532
#HackerNews #RobberBees #HoneyHeist #Apiarist #News #BuzzingNature #BeeNews
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'Robber bees' invade apiarist's shop in attempted honey heist
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/robber-bees-terrace-bc-apiary-1.7627532
#HackerNews #RobberBees #HoneyHeist #Apiarist #News #BuzzingNature #BeeNews
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'Robber bees' invade apiarist's shop in attempted honey heist
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/robber-bees-terrace-bc-apiary-1.7627532
#HackerNews #RobberBees #HoneyHeist #Apiarist #News #BuzzingNature #BeeNews
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'Robber bees' invade apiarist's shop in attempted honey heist
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/robber-bees-terrace-bc-apiary-1.7627532
#HackerNews #RobberBees #HoneyHeist #Apiarist #News #BuzzingNature #BeeNews
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'Robber bees' invade apiarist's shop in attempted honey heist
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/robber-bees-terrace-bc-apiary-1.7627532
#HackerNews #RobberBees #HoneyHeist #Apiarist #News #BuzzingNature #BeeNews
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#Varroa mite detected in #SouthAustralia for first time!
The discovery was made in a #beehive at #Pooginook in the state's Riverland during routine surveillance by PIRSA inspectors.
The infested hive is believed to have originated in a consignment of hives from Queensland. #auspol #bees #apiarist
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So there's this Greek myth that says Zeus was fed by bees when he was born. In gratitude, he blessed them with the color of "shining bronze", and made them immune to cold and harsh winds. These bees lived in Zeus' sacred cave in Crete, and aggressively chased away anyone who tried to steal their honey.
Any #apiarist or #entomology expert out there who could tell me what these bees are by any chance?...
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Hi #beekeepers especially any in #Scotland. I came across a hive of wild bees in the Isle of #Bute. These were very dark, almost black. I have a vague memory that black bees are the native strain & quite rare. Is this right? My picture is not great but the best I could do. #apiary #apiarist
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After years of the ritualistic cadences and PPE-less bee-scooping of Erika Thompson of Texas Beeworks (“and it was another great day of saving the bees”) I have discovered on YouTube an Australian #apiarist who is somewhere near #Geelong and who says stuff like “and they’ve got their bums up” and accidentally drops a queen he is trying to mark with a Posca for easy ID, and swears when #bees sting him
His videos are about inspecting his regular hives as opposed to bee removals from where they shouldn’t make hives, and he shows each frame he removes so it is interesting to learn what a healthy #beehive should be like
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Foundation is getting more expensive. Try foundationless frames; save money and reduce miticide contamination in your hives.
https://theapiarist.org/foundationless-frames-redux/
#bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #apiarist #localhoney #varroa #honeybees
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NEW POST: The science of identity ... how guard bees recognise nestmates, why drifting bees are accepted into other hives and why robbers are only sometimes rejected.
https://theapiarist.org/you-are-what-you-eat/
#bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #apiarist #localhoney #varroa #honeybees
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NEW POST: The season is approaching, but it’s not here yet. Don’t be misled by social media. Do your preparations for the good times ahead and the reinforcements, revisions, reversals and revelations.
https://theapiarist.org/good-times-ahead/
#bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #apiarist #localhoney #varroa #honeybees
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NEW POST Join a beekeeping association, get a mentor, get local bees, manage your hopes and expectations, get your bees through the winter. Simples. How to start beekeeping.
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Just hung a mirror to more easily see what’s going on in the far side of the #ObservationHive without having to move it. Not much action right now, all the activity currently is on the frames facing the front. #beekeeping #apiarist #beestodon
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I love that everyone is basically wandering around Mastodon right now wearing their weirdest hashtags and trying to find their people.
"Are you #Apiarist ?"
"No, sorry, I'm #ArduinoMusic ."#ArduinoMusic turns around.
"ANYBODY INTO BEES?"
A hand goes up in the back of the crowd.
"NICE."
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Oooo - an #apiarist !
*sekret handshake*Yay, for the #bees 👏 👏 👏
We're in a neighborhood, so I stealth-keep solitary #pollinatorsGreat #upcycle use for styrofoam. Genius.
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Hypothetical question because #writing #alternatehistory. If #bees vanished, how much impact would it make on #tea? Camellia sinensis is #pollinated by bees, right? So would need to be hand pollinated? #horticulture #apiarist #entomology #botany