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Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) are honeybee parasites that make beekeeping a challenge throughout the United States and here in Texas. They spread rapidly and, as this short video and the accompanying article show, they can quickly attach themselves to foraging bees then travel back to the hive, where they then begin to reproduce and infest…

Did you know that keeping just 6 colonies of bees on your 5+ acre plot may qualify your property for an “Ag Exemption,” thus lowering your property taxes?