Sweet and Simple Apiaries
"Varroa EasyCheck is a ready-to-use varroa mite shaker that makes monitoring infestations more accurate and reliable than ever before: up to 80% efficacy with a single wash!"
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Useful Links
Mite Away Quick Strip Insructions
Oxcalic Acid (Our preferred method)
Formic (Second choice)
Our recommendation is to inspect your hive for Varroa Mites EVERY other inspection and add that information to your weekly inspection log that you should be using to record the progress of your bees .
you can test for Varroa Mites many ways .
Sugar Shake (my preferred method )
Alcohol wash
Sticky Board
Drone Sampling
Below are just a few video's to watch.
VARROA MITE DETECTION AND SAMPLING
Honeybee Sugar Shake Mite Count
Drone Frame full of Varroa mites
What Beekeepers have been asking for... is finally HERE!! Varroa easyCheck!!