- Bumblebees and bumblebee keeping
After a prolonged period of scientific disputes, bumblebees have gained the same genus status as real bees, and this was not by chance. So, all are now one, Bombus Yes. And yet it is a cuckoo bumblebee. So how should we look at them and how should we approach them in bumblebee breeding? - Lesser wax moth (Aphomia sociella) and bumblebee keeping
This butterfly is the bane of anyone who takes bumblebee husbandry seriously. And yet, protection from it is very easy. We will advise you on how to recognise it and how to protect the nest, so that you do not lose your bumblebee colony, because its caterpillars can eat an entire bumblebee nest within a few days. If an infestation does occur, here is a guide on how to detect it and how to resolve the infestation before it's too late for the bumblebees. - Melittobia acasta and bumblebees
While the moth is large, this parasitic wasp is only a few millimetres in size. However, its ability to infest cocoons and multiply within them in the thousands is fascinating and devastating. When an infestation occurs, the entire nest, along with the bumblebees, must be destroyed. Nevertheless, methods of protection and prevention also exist here. We will advise you on how to recognise it and how to deal with it. - Ants and their control
Ants don't pose much of a threat to bumblebees in the wild. Unfortunately, however, in beehives, they are very unpleasant thieves, primarily of honey stores. They weaken the nest, and once they find a way to the sweet reward, they will look for a way to get to it all season. But we have a solution on how to defend the hive from these inventive meddlers (no formicids), and we will show you here.
