Dr. Dewey M. Caron is Emeritus Professor of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology, Univ of Delaware, & Affiliate Professor, Dept Horticulture, Oregon State University. He spent 40+ years teaching, doing bee extension and bee research at Cornell (1967-70), University of MD, College Park (1970-1981) and University of DE, Newark DE (1981-2009).
Since retirement in 2009, he spends 4-6 months each year in Bolivia, where he keeps Africanized bees and teaches beekeeping (in Spanish). The rest of the year he is in the northern hemisphere; his 5 backyard colonies in Tigard OR are docile European bees. He moved from Newark to Portland, Oregon following retirement to be closer to 5 grandkids. He manages to return to East coast several times each year to give Bee Short Courses and lectures to various bee clubs and state organizations. He remains active in EAS. His first EAS meeting was 1967 at University of MD. He has served as President (1986), Director (both from MD and DE), Chairman of the Board for 8 years, Chair of several Board committees and currently is Advisor for EAS Master Beekeeper program. He was program and Short Course chair for 2016 New Jersey and Program Chair for 2017 Delaware, his 50th year in EAS.
Listen in to this episode to learn about how you can keep your colonies safe from varroa mites, and what tools you can use to prevent and manage them.
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“Whatever stage you have mites in your colonies, we have some tools, things that we can do that will then help blunt the advantage that the varroa mite seems to have with our European honeybee.” – Dr. Dewey M. Caron
Show Notes:
- Why varroa management is such a problem for beekeepers
- How the Mite-A-Thon helped Dewey in the fight against varroa mites
- Why monitoring for varroa mites is important for beekeepers
- The steps that beekeepers can take to manage and prevent varroa mites
- How you can use the “Tools for Varroa Management” guide
- What other tools are available through the coalition website
- How the Honeybee Health Coalition began
- Why the most hygenic bees are Dewey’s favorite
“It’s not if your colony has varroa mites, that’s not the question you should be asking. You should be asking how many mites does my colony have? ” – Dr. Dewey M. Caron
Links Mentioned:
- Download the Tools for Varroa Management Guide
- Find out more about Mite-A-Thon
- Participate in the National Mite Check
- Learn more about the Honeybee Health Coalition
- Check out Dewey’s recommended books:
- Dewey’s favorite tools, the veil and the hive tool
- Learn more about Dewey’s favorite bees:
- Connect with Dr. Dewey M. Caron at University of Delaware
This episode was really great as it was full of information related to keeping our colonies safe. Please also specify the details of the tools which can be used.
Check out the links above (in the show notes). The BIP Tools for Varroa Management is really exhaustive and contains lots of practical tips. Are you looking for something more specific?
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