Author Archives: David Ostermann

2012 Recommendations for Administering Antibiotics and Acaricides to Honey Bees

April 3, 2012 – 2:13 pm

The 2012 Recommendations for Administering Antibiotics and Acaricides to Honey Bees Click here for file (310 KB)

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Manitoba Bees for Sale – 2012

April 3, 2012 – 2:08 pm

Bees: Nucs, Single or Double Chamber Colonies ►   Chris Argiriou – 296-4848 or 885-4588, Winnipeg> 4-frame Nucs > May 15 ►   Dahlen Barkman – 378-5351, Riverton > Nucs > May ►   Rod Boudreau – 885-3344, Winnipeg > Nucs >May ►   Bill Bygarski -726-4177,Brandon > Nucs > May ►   Will Clark – 728-4325, Brandon > Nucs [...]

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Varroa Mite Monitoring

April 8, 2011 – 10:15 am

A project of the Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association with funding provided by Growing Forward’s “Food Safety Program, For Farms”. Made possible with contributions from Merv Malyon, David Ostermann, Rhéal Lafrenière, Dr. Rob Currie, Midcan Production Services, and others.

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2011 Recommendations for Administering Antibiotics and Acaricides to Honey Bee Colonies

February 28, 2011 – 8:07 pm

New in this Publication – Thymovar Treatment for Varroa Mite. Click here for 2011 recommendations (291 kb PDF). Also check out the “Varroa Monitoring Video” available in the Videos section of this site.

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