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Hive Management

We are putting the best available tools, techniques, and technologies in the hands of beekeepers so they can best manage their hives.

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Varroa Management

Every honey bee colony in the United States and Canada either has Varroa mites today or will have them within several months. The Coalition has developed a variety of resources for beekeepers to utilize as they combat this deadly pest.

This includes the Tools for Varroa Management Guide; videos that demonstrate testing and treatment techniques; and an evening bee club presentation. All of these resources explain practical, effective methods that beekeepers can use to measure Varroa mite infestations in their hives and select appropriate control methods.

Resources

01. Varroa Management Guide

This guide explains practical, effective methods to manage Varroa mites within your hives.

02. Varroa Videos

Videos that demonstrate techniques for combatting Varroa mites.

03. Varroa Management Decision Tool

This tool will walk you through the decisions you need to make to determine how best to manage varroa mites

04. Commercial Beekeeper Case Studies

The Honey Bee Health Coalition has published a guide detailing how commercial beekeepers are finding success treating Varroa without relying exclusively on off-label chemical treatments.

05. Varroa Resistance and Testing Team

An international partnership among university and government researchers, industry representatives, government regulatory agencies, and public stakeholders identifying novel control agents for Varroa destructor mites.

Hive Health Best
Management Practices

Every beekeeper should seek to have hives that are healthy and productive.

Today, the many threats to honey bee health — including parasites, pests, disease, pesticides, and inadequate nutrition — make achieving this goal a major challenge. Successful beekeeping means closely monitoring bee health and taking proactive steps to protect them.

Resources

01. Hive Health Best Management Practices

Every beekeeper should seek to have hives that are healthy and productive.

02. Managing Foulbrood

A guide helping beekeepers identify and mitigate foulbrood in honey bee colonies and reducing the use of antibiotics.

03. Approved Medications list

Registered Medications and Pesticides for Honey Bee Health. These two documents, one for the United States and one for Canada, contain all legal registered products for control of hive pests and disease.

04. Report: Beekeeper Insights on Honey Bee Nutrition Supplements

This guide details how commercial beekeepers are finding success treating Varroa without relying exclusively on off-label chemical treatments.

05. Varroa Resistance and Testing Team

An international partnership among university and government researchers, industry representatives, government regulatory agencies, and public stakeholders identifying novel control agents for Varroa destructor mites.

Additional Resources

There are a wide variety of informational resources and scholarly articles available regarding honey bee health. The Honey Bee Health Coalition gathered select resources together — all of which are well-researched, vetted by the apicultural field, and widely accepted — as a service to beekeepers and others interested in bee health.

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Habitat & Nutrition

We are working to ensure honey bees have access to a varied and nutritious diet.
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