Treatments to protect bees

Raising many bee families is not easy. It may happen to find situations that make it difficult to manage the breeding. The number one enemy that we often find on our beloved bees is the "varroa", a parasite that weakens the bee to the point of death. What kind of treatment should be done? how can varroa be prevented?

These are very common questions we encounter when managing our bees. We often see that one of the biggest problems in beekeeping can be "varroa", a parasite that weakens bees until they die. The best way to keep varroa away from hives and limit its impact is preventive treatment. We can say that there are several ways to protect our bees from varroa. The first is to use natural products, such as essential oils.

We can also use chemicals, but it is always risky because they can be dangerous for people and animals. Last but not least, there are beekeepers who simply ignore artificial treatments altogether.

Varroa is one of the most common parasites, which attacks bees and makes them sick. Beekeepers often use chemicals to kill varroa, but these treatments are not 100% reliable and can negatively impact natural enemies such as ladybugs (which feed on honey) or birds (which eat these harmful little insects). . It is always better to maintain balance in nature by using natural products that work very well rather than using harsh chemicals.

Today a treatment called "anti Varroa strip treatment" is very popular.

There are many products on the market, Apistan, ApiTraz and similar. These products are veterinary medicines that attack the parasite. The treatment is quite simple and consists in using a couple of strips per hive by hanging each strip between two honeycombs of honey stocks, where the bees show a greater passing activity; If you leave the strips for 6 weeks, the varroa should disappear.

Many non-professional beekeepers rely on chemical methods which, from our point of view, compromise the natural balance and life of the bee. We at Apicoltura Laterza, with 30 years of activity, always advise our customers on the type of "non-chemical" treatment to apply to avoid the spread of this parasite. If you want to buy queen bees from our store you can proceed online or by calling our call center.