BCBBA Queen Assessment Project

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About the Project

The Varroa mite has taken a large toll on BC hives in the past few years. Conventional treatments are no longer restraining the growth of this pest and the subsequent havoc it so often brings to the honey bee immune system. Clearly integrated Varroa mite management must change. The BC Bee Breeders' Association (BCBBA) believes that the long-term answer for controlling this pest is to find bees that can successfully resist the mite...>> Click to read more...


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note What Do BC Beekeepers Really Want in a Queen? IT'S TIME TO TELL US!
BeesCene page 10 Volume 23,#4,DECEMBER 2007
On the Road with the BC Queen Breeders Project
BeesCene page 24 Volume 23,#3,SEPTEMBER 2007
Testing Queens for Varroa Resistance and Economic Performance In the Southern Interior of British Columbia
BeesCene page 36 Volume 23,#2,JUNE 2007
Mite Measuring Methodology
BeesCene Volume 22, #4, DECEMBER 2006
Update on BC Bee Breeders' Queen Testing Project for Varroa Resistance
BeesCene page 13 VOLUME 22,#3,SEPTEMBER 2006
British Columbia Bee Breeders Launch Exciting New Project
BeesCene JUNE 06