Integrative medicine treatments can improve the resistance of organic honeybee's families to common pathologies

The aim of this work is testing the efficiency of homeopathy to improve the resistance of bee families. 20 hives was divided at random in two groups: 10 were treated with Calcarea Sulphurica 200 CH (C) and 10 received only water (W). To control Varroasis, the groups were both treated with block brood and Api-Bioxal (based on oxalic acid). We recorded the incidences of Varroa destructor by counting the natural mite fall, and by detecting through PCR the presence of Nosema spp. and virus. We evaluated the honey production by weighing beehives and supers. All data were statistically analysed. After the brood block, natural mite fall diminished in group C, but only after Api-Bioxal this difference became significant. At first, Nosema increased in group C, but after completely disappeared. Some viruses showed significant difference between groups. Beehive weight and honey production didn’t’ show significant differences between groups. The first results could indicate the efficiency of homeopathic treatments in controlling Varroasis and Nosemosis.