Blog posts
- by Lorob Bees
Honey Bee Diseases: A Field Guide to What Kills Colonies, and What Just Looks Like It
Most honey bee disease is a varroa problem wearing a different name. A field guide to the pests and diseases you will actually meet, what each one looks like on the frame, and how to tell a primary disease from a mite-driven collapse.
- by Lorob Bees
HopGuard, Thymol and Oxalic Acid: The Natural Varroa Treatments Compared Honestly
Three organic varroa treatments, three very different trade-offs. Thymol is plant-derived and accumulates in your wax. HopGuard is gentle and needs repeating. Oxalic acid is the one that leaves nothing behind and hits 97% in the right window. A comparison for beekeepers who want the natural option without the marketing.
- by Lorob Bees
Formic Pro vs Oxalic Acid Vaporization: Brood Penetration, Queen Risk and When to Use Each
Formic Pro reaches mites under capped brood and can go on with honey supers in place. It also has a narrow temperature window and a documented habit of killing queens. Oxalic acid vaporization has neither problem and cannot touch capped brood. The two are complements, not rivals.
