Monthly Archives: August 2015


Tools for Varroa Management

Dr. Dewey Caron is the Principal Drafter on a publication entitled “Tools for Varroa Management, A Guide to Effective Varroa Sampling & Control 2017” “Every honey bee colony in the continental United States and Canada either has Varroa mites today or will have them within several months. Varroa mite infestation represents […]


Local Honey for Sale

If you are a current member of SOBA and would like to advertise honey, beeswax, or other hive products here, please contact us with your information. Honey Noah’s Bees We are located in Grants Pass, OR. We have Blackberry, Wildflower and Clover honey. You can order ONLINE or shop locally […]


Feeding Fall Colonies

Contributed by Dr. Dewey M. Caron Feeding bees in the fall was brought up by all the SOBA Fall bee course instructors and we got several questions about feeding. Feeding is unquestionably a way to make the difference in whether a colony survives overwinter or not.  Feeding does have some […]

Mason Jar Feede