Resource from Honey Bee Health Coalition

by | Feb 2, 2022 | Advanced, Bee Health, Beekeeping, Beginning, Behavior, Biology, Colony Management, Disease, How To, Nutrition, Pests, Resources

Several of us from a recent meeting mentioned that we should make sure members have access to this great resource on bee health and pest management.

Highly recommended! It gives a great start for new beekeepers and goes into some useful detail for those with some experience. Many thanks to HBHC (https://honeybeehealthcoalition.org/) for providing this free resource. If you’d like a paper copy, you can request it from them directly. We’ll also try to have some paper copies available at meetings.

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