HoneyBee Survey Addendum

VARROA MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND

Varroa Management and Honey Collection Survey
Apiary zip code:
Beekeeper's email address:
Race of bees:

Appiary county:

Sample identification number:
Number of years beekeeping:
Have you lost any colonies in your apiary over winter?

Do you actively monitor Varroa mite numbers?
When was this hive last treated for Varroa mites?

How many times/year do you monitor Varroa mite numbers?

Varroa management strategy (Y/N):
Screen bottom board:

Powdered sugar:

Requeening with resistant stock:

Drone brood removal:

Brood interruption:

Chemical control products:

Treatment-free:

Other:

HIVE STATUS

Queen right (queen and/or eggs present):
Signs of disease/pest
infestation (Y/N)

Laying worker:

Small hive beetle
(larvae or adult)

Wax moth
(larvae or adult)

Deformed wings

American foul brood

European foul brood

Spotty brood pattern

Black shiny
bees

Parasitic Mite
Syndrome

Abnormal cappings

Dysentary
(yellow stripes)

Chalkbrood
mummies

Dried remains of larvae/pupae

DATA COLLECTION

Collection date (mm/dd/yyyy):
Monitoring Varroa Mite
Infestation
Honey Collection
**Please fill the tube**

Mite
Picture
count #1 taken (Y/N)

Total # Mites per 100
Treatment required?
bees
mites

Honey from sealed cells?

Type of treatment applied?

Honey collected after supers removed?

Feeding bees supplemental sugar?

Honey collected from nest brood comb?
Assessing Varroa Mite Treatment Efficacy

Date

Mite count #2 Picture taken (Y/N)

Total #
mites

Mites per 100
bees

Survival Foraging

(7 days post-treatment)

Are your bees collecting
pollen?

Jan

Feb

Mar

Hive inspection date (mm/dd/yyyy):

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Did your colony survive winter?

Did you split/combine the colony after sampling in the fall?
For office use only:

Apr

Date received:

Did you treat your colony for mites during winter?
Date that samples and data sheets shipped:

Nov

Dec

Data Collection and Reporting Feedback
Your contributions to this work are appreciated and valued. Please take a few more minutes to help us improve our processes. Your feedback will
enable us to design a more meaningful project.

Were the instructions for performing the powdered sugar shake clear? If not, please explain.

Were the instructions for collecting the honey sample clear? If not, please explain.

Were the directions for reporting data to the EPA clear? If not, please explain.

Please offer suggestions on how to improve our processes.