Colony Management

March 30, 2011 Sick Bees: Part 1 Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First published in American Bee Journal August 2010 Most any long-time beekeeper has noticed that bees are simply not as healthy as they used to be, and that we have been plagued with a spate of unusual colony collapses in recent years. As luck would…

March 30, 2011 Sick Bees—Part 3 The Bee Immune System Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First published in American Bee Journal October 2010 In my previous article, I proposed a model for the in-hive positive feedback loops that may lead to colony collapse. Before I can further explain the model, we must understand more precisely how the…