{"id":48682,"date":"2020-02-13T15:17:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T15:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=48682"},"modified":"2020-02-13T15:17:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T15:17:20","slug":"cardiff-could-soon-have-more-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/cardiff-could-soon-have-more-bees","title":{"rendered":"Possible relief for Cardiff&#8217;s bees, there could soon be more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>University of Texas scientists have developed a&nbsp;potential cure for the most common killer of bees.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bee_flower.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bee_flower.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bee_flower-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bee_flower-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bee_flower.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bee_flower.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bee_flower-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bee_flower-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Bees pollinate a lot of plants, including vegetables and fruits we eat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A University of Texas study could prove as a turning point in sustaining our bee population. In the past 100 years, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainweb.org\/foodfacts\/bee_industry\/\">number of bee hives in the UK has decreased by around 75%<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scientists at the University of Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/367\/6477\/573\">engineered a bee gut bacterium <\/a>that blocked replication of varroa mite, the most common parasitical killer of bees, for at least 15 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bees are a vital part of our food supply and they contribute around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/earth\/wildlife\/11679210\/Bees-contribute-more-to-British-economy-than-Royal-Family.html\">\u00a3651m per year<\/a> to the UK economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>&#8220;We really need a biological control&#8221; &#8211; Beekeeper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We really need a biological control as bees don&#8217;t like anything that they didn&#8217;t create themselves,&#8221; said Harold Williams, a Cardiff-based Beekeeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8220;Varroa mite are becoming more resistant and pose an ever-present threat. I have been a beekeeper for over 40 years and varroa mite has only existed in this country for about 20 years,&#8221; said Harold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When a queen lays an egg, varroa mite will lay an egg there that will hatch. They are a parasite,&#8221; said Nick Mensikov, Vice-President of Cardiff Vale &amp; Valleys Beekeepers Association.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Nick_Mensikov_Cardiff_VP_of_Beekeepers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Nick_Mensikov_Cardiff_VP_of_Beekeepers.jpg 653w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Nick_Mensikov_Cardiff_VP_of_Beekeepers-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Nick_Mensikov_Cardiff_VP_of_Beekeepers-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Nick_Mensikov_Cardiff_VP_of_Beekeepers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Nick_Mensikov_Cardiff_VP_of_Beekeepers.jpg 653w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Nick_Mensikov_Cardiff_VP_of_Beekeepers-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Nick_Mensikov_Cardiff_VP_of_Beekeepers-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Beekeeper Nick Mensikov looks after the health of his bees \u2014 including in winter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Varroa mite haven&#8217;t always existed in the UK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They were imported from the Far East where the bees are adapted to dealing with the mite. 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If we let things as they are the varroa could end all the bees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is difficult to kill varroa mite, according to Nick: &#8220;ApiGuard (a gel) will kill the mites but it will also kill some of the brute as well, so it&#8217;s a balancing act.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bees_Cardiff_Cure_TOP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bees_Cardiff_Cure_TOP.jpg 653w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bees_Cardiff_Cure_TOP-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bees_Cardiff_Cure_TOP-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bees_Cardiff_Cure_TOP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bees_Cardiff_Cure_TOP.jpg 653w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bees_Cardiff_Cure_TOP-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bees_Cardiff_Cure_TOP-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>European bees aren&#8217;t as adapted to varroa mite as Far Eastern bees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>Varroa mite are not the only bee killers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the positive findings, there are several other diseases bees can suffer from. Potential cures for these have yet to be developed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s also the European foulbrood. It&#8217;s one of the big killers of bees. If you have them you have to declare it so inspectors come, dig a pit in the garden and burn the hives, including the bees,&#8221; said Nick.<\/p>\n<p>Are you interested in bees? 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