Under the thread of "Gut micribiota", Juanse said:-
"As well as the gut microbiota anomaly that I have been pointing out for
while now, we need to spend
resources in the wax desintoxication part of the beekeeping equation."
Over time, and as a result of this list, I have exchanged views, news,
anecdotal evidence and suspicions about what is going on in the beekeeping
environment both on and off list, as well as in person, with Juanse and
Randy, despite our being situated at 'opposite ends' of the globe.
Certainly the agrichemical world that our bees have to survive in, and gut
microbiota have featured prominently in those discussions. But there have
been other subjects too.
Juanse's posting, in which he points to 2 "hot" topics in his current
thinking, started me thinking about what others may feel are "hot" subjects
of interest to them.
Perhaps members of the list would like to nomiinate them, and share them
with us? There could be some interesting surprises.
In the past such subjects as, for example, "Natural Beekeeping" (Small Cell,
or should I say cell size, Housel Positioning, etc) , a host of treatments
for Varroa (including FGMO , Oxalic and Formic acids,etc), as well as thorny
subjects like CCD and agrichems , were and for some of us still are, "Hot"
topics.
FWIW here is my list of subjects, where anything that is written here
sparks more than a passing interest :-
1. Agrichems
2. Nosema.
3. SHB
4. Genetics and selection tools.
5. Climate variability
6. Honey pricing
7. Tropical beekeeping
8. Varroa
9. Supplementary nutrition
10. Alternative hive designs and materials
Interestingly, since varroa is not here in Australia, it features lower down
my list than others would have it. Similarly, supplementary nutrition, a
predominant subject of interest for me in the past, has now slipped well
down the list.
PeterD
in Western Australia, thinking spatial separation doesn't necessarily change
the focus!
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