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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.

Honey bee colony starvation during the season

15 May 2025

Swarm Management in Spring

12 May 2025

Discover Véto-pharma’s Beekeeping Tips and Tricks

9 April 2025

Tropilaelaps is lying in wait – Can Amitraz efficiently reduce infestations?

5 April 2025

Managing space in honey bee colonies and adding honey supers in spring

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

Find solutions to bee colony losses with expert into varroa mite infestations, climate, and adaptive beekeeping.

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 est un laboratoire pharmaceutique dédié à l’abeille, qui développe, produit et commercialise une gamme de médicaments et de produits destinés à lutter contre les maladies et problématiques clés qui menacent les colonies.