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Topic: chalkbrood

Working with brood frames
Published - 4 June 2020
By Nadine Chapman
Hygienic behaviour

For a colony to show hygienic behaviour, there are three things the workers must do.

The first is detection: a worker bee must sense that …
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American foulbrood, brood disease, chalkbrood, European foulbrood, hive management, hygienic behaviour, varroa

Breeding, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases

honey bee on a flower in spring
Published - 12 September 2019
By Nadine Chapman
Spring management

Spring has sprung, and it is time for beekeepers to spring into action to ensure a good season.
Early spring inspections

Is there a laying queen?
Is there …
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chalkbrood, hive management, honey, queen bees, spring, supplementary feeding, swarming

Breeding, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases

Chalkbrood mummies at the entrance to a colony
Published - 19 August 2019
By Nadine Chapman
Chalkbrood

The fungus Ascosphaera apis causes chalkbrood disease in honey bees. The disease occurs in honey bee larvae fed fungal spores by nurse bees. The spores …
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barrier management, chalkbrood, hive management, spring

Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases

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