Every beekeeper knows that the Varroa mite is a bee’s worst enemy. These tiny blood-suckers drain the life from their hosts, and in the process, pass viruses on to the hive. They’re a worldwide phenomenon, initially affecting Apis cerana in Asia before spreading to Apis mellifera and the rest of the apiary world, with the … Continued

Hello to everybody! Sergey here, coming out from a loooong blogging pause. It is not that we at Bee Smart Tech do not like to interact with our frequent readers, but we have been extremely busy developing our product and customer base. We will from now on post more frequently about the happening around our company, … Continued

Keeping bees healthy can be a challenge. A lot of beekeepers have a large number of hives, often dispersed over many apiaries. They traditionally only get to inspect an individual hive once every few days or even weeks, and often even less frequently than that. Meanwhile, challenges for the honey bees have increased seriously as … Continued

It is no secret to any beekeeper that increased population of parasites, and particularly Varroa mites, is one of the main reasons for the increasing mortality rate among honeybee colonies in the past few decades.

When studying honeybees, the number 21 keeps on coming up. Did you know that it takes 21 days for a worker bee to hatch?

When we talk about bees we tend to focus on the queen or the worker bees and we rarely mention the not-very-active male bees, namely, the drones.

If you are a bee lover you probably roll your eyes when somebody starts to freak out about being stung by a bee. It is the biggest concern when speaking with people who do not keep or understand bees. So let us shed some light on this topic. First and foremost, whenever a honeybee stings … Continued

That’s quite some time for optimising every basic process, from cleaning their cells to defending themselves from unwanted guests like hornets. There are so many things we can learn from these fascinating creatures that are nature’s epitome of a Perpetuum mobile. For, honey bees never stop working; they never wait for their manager to give … Continued

Thanks to them, we have honey, propolis, wax and royal jelly. However, their role to maintain the balance in nature is more global than that. Bees are the most efficient pollinator; a single bee colony can pollinate 3 million flowers a day. Plants, just like every other living organism, need to reproduce. Being a bit … Continued