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2010 Ontario Recommendations for Honey Bee Disease Control
The 2010 Recommendations now posted on the OMAFRA website. A hard copy is available from the Provincial Apiarist.
Ontario Honey Bee Breeders selecting for Mite & Disease Resistance
Find a breeder in your area that is selecting for resistant stock through the Ontario Mite & Disease Resistant Honey Bee Breeding Program. Each breeder has their own selection criteria. Give them a call to inquire about their stock.
Nosema is more likely to infect older bees. Collect older bees from the front entrance of the colony witha handy vacuum. This document will show you how to make the sampling vacuum, how to collect the samples and where to get them analyzed. See the Nosema Assessment Protocol below if you have your own microscope and want to analyze the spore levels yourself.
If you are interested in checking for nosema spores with your own microscope, use this guide to show you the process.
Spring Checklist - Potential Reasons for Honey Bee Colony Loss
Dowbload this checklist and take it with you to the yards this spring. Take notes and see if there are any consistencies that might tell you why your colonies died.
Use this guide to control the level of varroa mite infestation in your colonies by removing drone brood. Drone brood removal is a cultural treatment for varroa mite control which uses drone comb to ‘trap’ mites.
Plans for building screened bottom boards.
Management practices for organic beekeeping.
Oxalic Acid Trickle Method Protocol
Safety sheet regarding the use of Oxalic Acid.
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