THAT BEE BLOG

Childless Mites
In every population of mites there is a small percentage (around 5% to 20%) that are infertile and an even more that do reproduce, but...
The inner workings of a colony
Honey bee colonies can be considered super organisms this is because they consist of a vast number of individuals that work together for...
Colony Hygiene
Considering the current pandemic, I thought it would be interesting to look at how honey bees prevent diseases spreading in their own...
A mitey problem
Whilst I am interested in all things bees, my main work is looking at the ecto-parasitic mite of honey bees known by the Latin name...
Bee Covid?!
Just kidding bees don't have covid but they can get viruses too. You might have heard that covid-19 is an RNA virus. RNA is similar to...
Let's talk recapping
If you are a beekeeper, you have probably seen something like this in your hives: Worker bees create small holes in caps of worker cells,...
There's nothing greater than a...
Pollinator! And as everyone knows bees are amazing pollinators. Usually when we think of bees we picture the hive dwelling Honey Bees...








