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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.

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

9 March 2024

Clinical case: Honey bee colony losses due to multifactorial causes

8 February 2024

Supporting Honeybee Colonies in Spring: Tips for Beekeepers

30 October 2023

Winter colony losses. Can we do something about it?

11 October 2023

Breakthrough Research Unveils a Potential Shield Against Multiple Bee Viruses

by Phil Craft
18 July 2021

An article wrote by Phil Craft, beekeeper and retired Kentucky bee inspector, wanted to share his experience about swarming. Click to learn more about swarming season.

What to look for during spring hive inspections

by Véto-Pharma
29 January 2021

Phil Craft is a beekeeper, former bee inspector in Kentucky, and the technical advisor for Véto-pharma in the United States. In this article, Phil explains why Spring hive checks are

Zombee Night Flight – Food for Thought

by Véto-Pharma
7 December 2020

Each and every year recently, the media runs a story about Zombees (Zombie honey bees) as it alluringly mystifies the Halloween and the Day of the Dead experience. Many

The robbing event, by Freddy Proni

by Véto-Pharma
5 August 2020

“It is like an Ocean’s Eleven plan, where a curious member of the honey bee social team discovers a protected vault of liquid gold in the area. This brave forager

The Queen Castle, by Freddy Proni

by Véto-Pharma
18 May 2020

A queen castle is a piece of beekeeping equipment that is a single unit but with multiple compartments nestled together where the compartments are separate.

The Summer “Split Decision”, by Freddy Proni

by Véto-Pharma
8 July 2019

Summer months are an exciting time as we watch our bees flourish, our hives grow in skyscraper style, and we anticipate the sweet rewards of our hard labor. Months of

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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.