How to look through a colony for brood disease. Checking for adult bee diseases. Taking a sample for analysis. Notifiable diseases. Ministry system for bee disease control.

Looking for Varroa: screen floors & mite drop, drone comb monitoring, other varroa treatments. Use of chemicals & resistance.  Chemical poisoning

Learning how to recognise healthy brood comb and normal behaviour of the bees.

Checking for other pests & diseases: wax moth, chalk brood, sac brood, acarine, nosema, etc.

Importance of brood comb renewal.

Tutors;  KO, AS, RS. MW