# How do I check my beehive for varroa mites?

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-do-i-check-my-beehive-for-varroa-mites/33538>\
**Category:** Flow Beekeeping Live with Cedar\
**Created:** [August 31, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-do-i-check-my-beehive-for-varroa-mites/33538 "2022-08-31T04:19:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![danika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/danika/32/25441_2.png) [@danika](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/danika)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-do-i-check-my-beehive-for-varroa-mites/33538/1 "2022-08-31T04:19:13Z")

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On this livestream Cedar and Stu show you how to check your hive for varroa mites using the sugar shake method and stick board monitoring.  
They also address alcohol wash method and answer your live questions as they come in.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/1/f/1f90f94d78d5886900e4d2a996a942f921186a5c.jpeg "Sugar shake & sticky board varroa mite test") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HjwPGh64ko)

If you’d like to read the live’s transcript instead, [find it here.](https://www.honeyflow.com/blogs/livestreams/how-do-i-check-my-beehive-for-varroa-mites-220803)

How are your hive/s going with Varroa? Do you have any extra steps you include in your Varroa prevention strategy?