{"product_id":"book-the-honey-bee-solution-to-varroa","title":"Book: The Honey Bee Solution to Varroa","description":"\u003csection\u003eA Practical Guide for Beekeepers\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"product-author\" class=\"itsapp\" data-default-author=\"Steve Riley\"\u003eSteve Riley\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"price-template--25677870465372__main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price__container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price__regular\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"itsapp\"\u003eNorthern Bee Books (1st ed. 2024)\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"itsapp\"\u003eSoftback \/ 140 Pages\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"itsapp\"\u003eISBN 978-1-914934-77-3\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text rte\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This remarkable book presents a practical, chemical-treatment-free, solution to the Varroa problem. The author explains that in colonies that are surviving without treatments, the workers are controlling Varroa not by killing the adult mites, but by detecting and chewing out mite-infested brood cells to interrupt the mites' reproduction. This book is a first-rate guide on how to identify mite-resistant colonies using simple tools: open-mesh screens and insert boards. The beekeeper learns thereby which of his\/her colonies have genes that should be propagated in a program of treatment-free beekeeping.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.northernbeebooks.co.uk\/collections\/thomas-seeley\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Seeley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e – Author of The Lives of Bees\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Honey Bee Solution to Varroa\u003c\/em\u003e explains the practical steps beekeepers can take to identify and select for easily observable Varroa-resistant traits in their colonies. The science behind the bees’ mechanisms for controlling their mite populations is explained, in what is a bee-led solution to the biggest challenge facing the European honey bee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Riley\u003c\/strong\u003e is the current Chair and Education Offi cer at Westerham Beekeepers, a club in the south-east of England. He is a member of the “Path to Varroa-resistance in the UK” team that launched the education and science website \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.varroaresistant.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ewww.varroaresistant.uk\u003c\/a\u003e in April 2023. He presents on “Identifying Varroa-resistance Traits” to beekeeping associations around the UK, including sessions and seminars at the BBKA Spring Convention and National Honey Show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis title a \u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF A SILVER AWARD \u003c\/strong\u003eat the Apimondia Congress 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Donegal Bees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57203311673688,"sku":"MI05049","price":25.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/0624\/0948\/files\/65cc1734-17c8-4730-8ba5-3d104c161ab9.webp?v=1777458182","url":"https:\/\/www.donegalbees.ie\/products\/book-the-honey-bee-solution-to-varroa","provider":"Donegal Bees","version":"1.0","type":"link"}