IRISH BEE

A parasitic mite called Varroa Destructor is the main source of bee colonies mortality in the world. Currently, in order to fight Varroa, beekeepers mainly utilize chemicals. Unfortunately, their effectivity is not sufficient. The mite has grown resistance to some of the chemicals, significantly decreasing their effectiveness.

It has been known that the only weakness of the Varroa mite is its considerable sensitivity to increased temperature. If we expose the mite to the temperature of 47°C for around 10 minutes, the mite is killed.

In winter, when brood is either not present or is limited, the Varroa mites over-winter on the bodies of adult bees through their phoretic life phase. An adult Varroa mite may live and feed on an adult bee for up to around 3 months. These may come from the late re-invasions from those beekeepers, who use chemical treatment trying to diminish the Varroa without exterminating the mite, or from those who do not treat at all. Thanks to our technology we get honey and wax without residues of the pesticides. The risk of the colonies dying out of Varroa disappears entirely.

 Bee Sauna also eliminates other bee viruses. 

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