The Journal of the Victorian Apiarists' Association
AHBIC Chair & CEO Update By Danny LeFeuvre & Jon Lockwood Just as we almost start to get used to the new world with varroa, along comes resistance. Another devastating game changer for the industry. As we head into conference season, I am sure beekeepers will be soaking up all the information from the expert … Read more
By Andrew Wootton Once again, we are faced with unwelcome news – amitraz resistant mites have been found in Australia.1 Perhaps even more alarming is that AHBIC states that these are genetically distinct from the original mite incursion, confirming a second breach of our (once vaunted, now porous) biosecurity border. How long until deformed wing … Read more
Welcome to the April Bendigo Branch Report. This is being written as the weather cools down to single digits at night and the trees are well into Autumn shutdown, with a splash of colour. Brood size is shrinking in the hives and most of the drones are gone. The last month has seen some changes … Read more
Fat Bodies and Vitellogenin By Kris Fricke The cute animated video you’ve probably all seen during the national Varroa training sessions, other than having the bees’ hindwings in front of their forewings perpetuated another misconception by way of an almost imperceptible pause in the wrong place. In saying “Varroa feeds one the bees fat … Read more