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Browse our resource links and articles about common beekeeping methods and important issues facing Connecticut Beekeepers...

Bee Talks Recap | November 2024

In this episode of Bee Talks, we discuss winterization, small hive beetle traps, capped brood, Varroxsan Miticide, entrance reducers, and...

Bee Talks Recap | October 2024

In this episode of Bee Talks, we discuss pesticides, VarroxSan application, wax moths, small hive beetles, and what to do about empty...

Bring Your Questions (and Recommendations) to Bee Talks

Have beekeeping questions? Bring them to Bee Talks! Share ideas & recommendations with the group, + get help with your beekeeping issues...

Bee Talks Recap | September 2024

In this episode of Bee Talks with Bill Hesbach, we discuss September beekeeping tasks, dead bees on sticky boards, and bees building...

Bee Talks Recap | August 2024

In this episode of Bee Talks, we discuss the August bloom calendar, Nosema and hive sanitation practices, late season swarming, and more...

Bee Talks Recap | July 2024

In this episode, we talk about robbing, varroa treatments, bee paralysis virus, getting bees to draw comb, single brood box management...

Bee Talks Recap | June 2024

In this episode, we talk about bees drinking from pools, Boardman feeders, eggs in small queen cups, checker boarding frames and more...

Bee Talks Recap | May 2024

In this episode, we talk a lot about swarming, how to use double screens, and requirements for selling honey in Connecticut...

Bee Talks Recap | April 2024

In this episode of Bee Talks, we talk about the solar eclipse, our transparent hive experiment, temperature sensors and more...

Bee Talks Recap | March 2024

In this episode, we chat identifying plants using your phone, how to use excluders, mold in your hives, and more...

Bee Talks Recap | February 2024

In this episode of Bee Talks, we chat about swarm cells, infrared cameras, mold issues, plant identification, and varroa management...

Bee Talks Recap | November 2023

We chat mite treatments, vaporization methods, what we're feeding our bees right now, and how to use some interesting new technology...

Bee Talks Recap | October 2023

In this episode, we chat robbing (and how to prevent it from happening to your bees), overwintering your hives, and feeding options...

Bee Talks Recap | September 2023

In this episode, we chat protein supplements, adding pollen, the impact of honeybees on native pollinators, using mouse guards, and more...

Bee Talks Recap | August 2023

In this episode, we discuss what to do with old comb, CO2 Injection for varroa, the best smoker materials, and so much more...

Bee Talks Recap | July 2023

We're back! In this episode, we discuss bears & electric fence-building, honey production, foul brood, swarm rates, hive setup, and more...

Bee Talks Recap | April 2023

We talk blooms, swarms, splits, and what your colonies should be looking like at this time of year...

Bee Talks Recap | March 2023

We chat maximizing your honey production, swarm management, and what it's actually like to live with bees in your backyard...

Bee Talks Recap | February 2023

We talk mite wash agents, flow hives, reusing frames & equipment, walk away splits, moisture control, and using heaters on your hives...

Bee Talks Recap | December 2022

We discuss late pollen, Instant Vap usage, honey selling requirements, absconded hives, package treatment, plus more on winterization and...

Bee Talks Recap | November 2022

We discuss sugar cakes, winterization, mite counts, yellowjackets, formic acid, oxalic acid, and more...