Survey – COLOSS

Molecular investigation and infection patterns of seven viruses of honey bee (Apis mellifera L, 1758) populations from southeastern Morocco

ArticlesBy Abdessamad AGLAGANE 17. July 2024

An epidemiological survey of honey bee viruses was conducted on 87 clinically healthy beehives located in southeastern Morocco. The sampled colonies were analyzed by reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR / Real Time RTqPCR with the aim of detecting and / or quantifying the following viruses: acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV), chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV), deformed wing…

Bee Informed Partnership’s Colony Loss Survey – 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21

ArticlesBy GeoffWilliams 23. January 2023

Results of the Bee Informed Partnership’s annual loss and management survey have been published in the Journal of Apicultural Research for the years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21. The open access article is available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2022.2158586

Spatial clusters of Varroa destructor control strategies in Europe

ArticlesBy RobertBrodschneider 1. July 2022

Abstract Beekeepers have various options to control the parasitic mite Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies, but no empirical data are available on the methods they apply in practice. We surveyed 28,409 beekeepers maintaining 507,641 colonies in 30 European countries concerning Varroa control methods. The set of 19 different Varroa diagnosis and control measures was…

A Comprehensive Survey of Phenolic Constituents Reported in Monofloral Honeys around the Globe

ArticlesBy ivanlawag 26. April 2022

My paper entitled: A Comprehensive Survey of Phenolic Constituents Reported in Monofloral Honeys around the Globe is finally published! In this paper, I summarised all the phenolic compounds that had been identified in monofloral (single origin) honeys from 130 journal articles. In order to build up this paper, i combined my knowledge in Botany (Plant…

Invitation selection survey for participation in the B-GOOD project

NewsBy CobyVanDooremalen 23. November 2021

We are looking for beekeepers across Europe who want to contribute to the B-GOOD project by collecting all sorts of data (from three) of their honeybee colonies, using the BEEP base automatic monitoring system and BEEP app. The BEEP base is an automatic measurement system that you place under the hive. The built-in scale and the temperature sensor and microphone turn on every 15…

COLOSS Members, Small Hive Beetle Task Force Needs Your Help!

NewsBy AudreySheridan 8. March 2021

The SHB Task Force is looking for regional coordinators from all hive beetle-affected countries to advertise and/or distribute our GLOBAL ECONOMIC SURVEY to local beekeepers. Our short online survey aims to generate a cost estimate of small hive beetle related damage, including expense incurred through preventative measures, for each participating country. The survey is currently…