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Varoa destructor mite
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Varoa destructor mite

  • By CHARLIE VANDEN HEUVEL Columbia Gorge Beekeepers Association
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The Varroa destructor mite is the number one killer of honey bees. It first infected Asian Honey Bees (Apis cerana) hundreds of years ago. As …

The Apiaries Ecosystem
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The Apiaries Ecosystem

  • CHARLIE VANDEN HEUVEL Columbia Gorge Beekeepers Association
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As a beekeeper sets about to inspect their colony one would expect the interior to have honey bees. Yet, one must be prepared to find other creatures.

Kaleidoscope: Bees!
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Kaleidoscope: Bees!

  • Emily Fitzgerald

Whether you find them fascinating, terrifying, or some mix thereof, everyone benefits from having bees around. Not only are bees essential to …

There’s growing buzz about bees
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There’s growing buzz about bees

  • The Register-Guard
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Ken Ograin tends to seven honey beehives on his 3-acre Elmira property in Lane County. Since 1996, the 71-year-old has been a beekeeper, partly to pollinate his apple and cherry trees, but mostly because he loves bees.