The number one pest problem facing beekeepers in Minnesota is the varroa mite. Here are two methods of detecting varroa mites.

The most common honey bee brood disease in Minnesota is chalkbrood. Here is some information about chalkbrood.

• Apiary Inspectors of America home page
  
• B-eye What a bee sees
  
• beekeeper's home page
  
• National Agricultural Library gopher
  
• beekeeping information from Ohio State
  
• Florida Extension Beekeeping newsletter Apis
  
• usenet news beekeeping
  
• usenet news agriculture
  
• Beekeeping FAQ
  
• The Mead Maker's Page
  
• International Bee Research Assoc.
  
• Beekeeping Information from the University of Nebraska
  
• African Honey Bee Home Page
  

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