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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...


Extraction Day Event at Edgerton Park
You bring capped honey. We'll provide the equipment. July 27 - Edgerton Park Carriage House. FREE to all backyard beekeepers.


Massachusetts Beekeepers Association Field Day
You're invited to attend the Massachusetts Beekeepers Association Field Day - FREE to everyone, June 15th in Amherst, MA.


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...


Mysteries and Management of Laying Workers with Dr. Jon Zawislak
Join us for a live online event as Dr. Zawislak discusses the effects of queen loss and development of laying workers...


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...


The Mind of a Bee with Dr. Lars Chittka
Join us for a live online event with Dr. Lars Chittka as he examines bees' personality, problem-solving, emotional, and spatial memory...


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...


Pollen Powers Colonies with Dr. Heather Mattila
Dr. Mattila delves into how pollen stress affects bees and colony productivity, emphasizing the role of supplements in resource-scarce times


All About Queens with Dr. David Peck
Dr. David Peck begins with the biology of what makes a queen bee a queen bee. Discover how to choose, evaluate and manage queen bees.


Honey Bee Health Care Through Social Immunity, with Dr. Marla Spivak
Dr. Spivak will discuss honey bee social immunity and hygienic behavior. She will share research regarding the collection and formation...


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...


European Foul Brood Webinar
In this free webinar for beekeepers, Michigan State University honey bee disease experts cover information on European foulbrood...


The Latest on Varroa with Dr. Cameron Jack
Dr. Cameron Jack covers three important research topics on varroa and gives the latest updates on the applied science of the research...


Controlling Parasites in the Hive with Dr. Lewis Bartlett
Dr. Bartlett covers some of the frontiers in Varroa control research, spanning novel chemical treatments to bee breeding and colony...


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...


Imperfect Comb and the Architectural Abilities of Honey Bees with Dr. Michael Smith
Dr. Michael Smith explores how honey bees adapt their building behavior when "perfect" cells are impossible to construct. Sign in to watch >


Pollen: A Biological Giant in a Microscopic Grain
Learn more about pollen - its characteristics, contents, purpose, and how bees collect and digest this incredible grain.


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...


The Dynamics of Honey Bee Flight and Sexual Reproduction with Bill Hesbach
This in-person event explores the beauty and mystery of honey bee flight, then shows a queen's mating flight ...
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