Pin test device

Brief overview of what HYGIENE is: It is the ability, on the part of the bees of a colony, to provide for the rapid removal from the cells, of the larvae or pupae, dead or in pain. Hygiene is very important because bees with a high hygienic behavior are less subject to pathologies of viral/bacterial/fungal origin or to pests, nosema, calcified brood, etc. This test is convenient for queen bee breeders but also and above all for individual companies that produce honey and other beehive products. Knowing that some families are less hygienic than others can be useful for planning replacements of unhygienic queens and thus increase the average health level of your hive fleet. l PIN test (execution protocol) Among the various tests to test hygiene, without a doubt the fastest, cheapest and most practical is the PIN test.