Manuals
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Free-bee Information
- Bothered by Bees or Wasps? (.pdf)
- More Than Bumble Bees (.pdf)
- Wild Bees and Nests (.pdf)
Hygienic Behavior, Nosema and Varroa
- Poster 175: Sampling Colonies for Varroa destructor (.pdf)
- Poster 170: Building a Gizmo Varroa Mite Sampler (.pdf)
- Poster 171: Gizmo Operating Instructions (.pdf)
- Poster 162: Testing for Hygienic Behavior (.pdf)
- Poster: Bee Sampling Vacuum Attachment (.pdf)
- Poster 167: Testing for Nosema Spores using Hemacytometer (.pdf)
Management
- Poster 157b: Hiving a Package of Honey Bees (.pdf)
- Poster 163.1: Wrapping Honey Bee Colony for a Northern Winter (.pdf)
- Poster 164.1: Wrapping Honey Bee Colony for a Northern Winter with Tar Paper (.pdf)
- Poster 160: Smoker Maintenance (.pdf)