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There is a lot of misinformation, misunderstandings, and outright lies, circulating in the New Zealand beekeeping fraternity about the very excellent varroa control product, Apistan. I plan to set that right. I’ll do that by paraphrasing a letter I wrote to a good beekeeping friend (his name is changed so as not to embarrass him) who carried these false impressions for a number of years. I hope in the end, if you have never used Apistan bec… Read more

This is an unsolicited endorsement of the Ceracell Hive Defender.Hi Bruce I have been meaning to write to you for some time to inform you of how your ingenuity saved my bees.I had three fairly new small hives together in an apiary at the rear of my garden, as it also houses the storage tanks and water pump for the house it is well fenced from stock and in a very sheltered position.I checked on them first thing in the morning [and] my h… Read more