"It’s not an overstatement to say the beekeeping industry is in jeopardy around the world. Bees are dying. From every corner of the world alarm reports are reaching us... No, wait a minute! That’s not entirely true. From most but not all places where our type of honey bee (Apis mellifera) are kept, is more correct. That gives us some hope that there are places to learn from, on how to save our beekeeping industry. The honey bee as a species is certainly not at danger, not at all. But we humans, we have a problem. And when we have a problem, almost always we have created it ourselves. So, what we need is a good analysis of the situation and how we arrived there. But that’s already been done by many. The answer is not still out there. It’s down here. We know Varroa is stimulating virus to reproduce and attack our bees. We know pollen is essential for strong bees and good immune systems. We know plant protection chemicals kill and weaken insects, including bees. We know Apistan®, CheckMite®, Amitraz and other chemicals poison the wax and life environment of the bees. We know we pour acids on the poor bees. We know cell size is bigger today then when wax foundation was first introduced by A.I. Root in 1876. We know we have decreased the genetic variation in our bee stocks through too much inbreeding and too few queen mothers in commercial queen rearing. We know the bees can stand a lot we do to them, but now we know it’s become too much. When will we ever learn? When man didn’t interfere with the bees they survived and managed well enough. And they managed man’s interference quite well for many years. Now we have to give the bees back more of their natural way of life, and reduce the stress factors we’ve given them:
1. Go back to five cells to the inch, at least, on wax foundation.
2. Really try to give your bees a good pollen and nectar supply.
3. Avoid all kinds of poisonous chemicals.
4. Be sure to avoid inbreeding, but focus on survivors."
Erik Osterlund
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