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What actions should you plan throughout the season to promote the health of your colonies and anticipate challenges?

Anticipation is one of the keys to the success of your colonies throughout the season. To enhance colony health and anticipate challenges, you perform regular inspections, feed your bees, control parasite presence, tend to your queens, manage swarming, prepare for wintering, ... and most importantly, you stay informed about best practices, advice, and insights from other beekeepers.

So many tasks, efforts, and attention are required for the management and conservation of your colonies. It's with this in mind that we offer you these articles, to support you.

Clinical case: Impact of Varroa on bee colony performance

18 July 2024

Water is life, and for bees too!

17 May 2024

Clinical case: Colony losses from starvation in spring

15 April 2024

Mellitiphis alvearius or “Pollen Mite” is a new threat?

9 March 2024

Clinical case: Honey bee colony losses due to multifactorial causes

by Juan Molina
8 February 2024

Optimize hive health this spring with expert tips on colony vitality, stimulus feeding, and pest management.

Winter colony losses. Can we do something about it?

by Juan Molina
30 October 2023

Table of contents Winter is when most of the honeybee colony losses occur. Bees enter a phase where they must rely on their stored food reserves. Weeks before, still in

Breakthrough Research Unveils a Potential Shield Against Multiple Bee Viruses

by Véto-pharma
11 October 2023

As honey bee colonies confront escalating challenges, complicating the task of apiary management, a conglomerate of scientists from the University of Florida, the Agricultural Research Service-USDA, Louisiana State University, and

Varroa infestation: why we must monitor hives BEFORE treatment

by Véto-pharma
20 July 2023

Varroa monitoring before the end of summer treatment is probably the most overlooked task performed by a beekeeper. Knowing pre-treatment mite loads will provide you with information as to what

Top priorities of beekeepers in summer

by Antonio Pajuelo
7 July 2023

Summer is here, so pack your sunglasses, stay hydrated, and don't forget to prepare your honey bee colonies!

Top priorities for beekeepers in spring

by Antonio Pajuelo
24 March 2023

Discover the 4 top priorities for beekeepers to prepare the hives for the spring build-up: from colony development inspection to wax renovation.

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Véto-pharma is a pharmaceutical laboratory dedicated to honey bees health that develops, produces and markets a range of drugs and products designed to combat the key diseases and problems that threaten colonies.