The present invention comprises a novel beehive solar heater which can be incorporated into any Langstroth style hive (square boxes) easily for the winter season. It is attachable and detachable. No modifications, meaning permanent physical changes to the hive are required. Winter, and the stress due to cold, is the number one killer of beehives in the United States. This novel beehive solar heater, which is easily installed onto a beehive, can eliminate most of the stress that cause hives to die in colder winter regions. It will reduce or eliminate moisture in the beehive and provide the heat necessary for the bees to relocate their cluster to find feed as required.

The bee washing system washes worker bees and filters out varroa mites so that a beekeeper/operator can estimate the number of infected bees in a hive. The system includes a bee containment section with a coarse mesh filter, and a wash material section with a fine mesh filter. The system is structured so that when the bee containment section is loaded with bees, and the wash material section is loaded with wash material, an operator washes the bees by shaking the system. When the wash is complete, the operator detaches the wash material section from the system and counts the mites present on the fine mesh filter.

The bee washing system washes worker bees and filters out varroa mites so that a beekeeper/operator can estimate the number of infected bees in a hive. The system includes a bee containment section with a coarse mesh filter, and a wash material section with a fine mesh filter. The system is structured so that when the bee containment section is loaded with bees, and the wash material section is loaded with wash material, an operator washes the bees by shaking the system. When the wash is complete, the operator detaches the wash material section from the system and counts the mites present on the fine mesh filter.

A honey bee mite removal device includes a chamber having a one-way entry gate opposing an exit gate. An electronics puck is positioned within the chamber as well as a fondant to entice honey bees to enter the chamber through the one-way entry gate. There is also a dusting assembly within the chamber adjacent to the exit gate to dispense dusting powder onto the honey bees so that the honey bees groom themselves dislodging any mites that are attached to the honey bees.

A honey bee mite removal device includes a chamber having a one-way entry gate opposing an exit gate. An electronics puck is positioned within the chamber as well as a fondant to entice honey bees to enter the chamber through the one-way entry gate. There is also a dusting assembly within the chamber adjacent to the exit gate to dispense dusting powder onto the honey bees so that the honey bees groom themselves dislodging any mites that are attached to the honey bees.

Food supplements for bees that include molybdenum complexes and a method of administering the food supplements to the bees for preventing the infestation of bees and their larvae by the Varroa destructor mite. Also, the use of the food supplements to increase the production of honey and lower the winter mortality of bees.

Food supplements for bees that include molybdenum complexes and a method of administering the food supplements to the bees for preventing the infestation of bees and their larvae by the Varroa destructor mite. Also, the use of the food supplements to increase the production of honey and lower the winter mortality of bees.

The presently disclosed subject matter provides synergistic mixtures for inducing hygienic behavior in honey bees and related compositions and methods.

The presently disclosed subject matter provides synergistic mixtures for inducing hygienic behavior in honey bees and related compositions and methods.

A replaceable tray for inserting into an exit path of a bee hive includes: (a) a tray body having a base and at least one side wall extending upwardly from the base and surrounding a periphery of the base, the base and the at least one side wall defining an interior of the tray body, and the at least one side wall having an upper end defining an upper rim of the tray body; (b) a removable top bonded to the upper rim for sealing the interior of the tray body; and (c) a powdered plant treatment agent in the interior of the tray body and supported on the base when the tray body is upright.