Sheffield Varroa Resistant Bees
Sheffield-based group of beekeepers seeking to identify varroa resistance in our local bee population and to promote the distribution of these resistance traits to our local beekeeping community.
We are a group of Sheffield beekeepers seeking to identify, propagate and distribute queens derived from locally adapted colonies displaying varroa resistant traits.
Using mite drop monitoring, hygienic behaviour identification and UBeeO assays we have identified local colonies with VR traits. We now seek to raise queens from these VR colonies for distribution within the local beekeeping community.
Our long term aim is to build a self sustaining critical mass of locally adapted varroa resistant bees compatible with minimal/treatment free beekeeping.
Contact: Martin Zeidler
