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Attend Bee School 2025
Whether you're a beginner or a beekeeping pro - get updated information on current backyard beekeeping practices Jan 11 • 18 • 25 • Feb 1


Five Wondrous Behaviors Of Honey Bees With Dr. Thomas Seeley
Dr. Seeley discusses how worker bees provide directions, rouse each other to action, call for help, groom each other, and prevent...


The Forgotten Sex: The Importance of Drones for Colony Health with Dr. Garett Slater
Dr. Slater highlights why drones deserve more recognition and understanding, offering a deeper appreciation of their essential functions...


VarroxSan Miticide Application - Video
Want to learn how to properly apply VarroxSan Miticide? Watch this video, explaining the product and demonstrating the application process.


Beekeeping for the Future with Dr. Erica Shelley
Dr. Erica Shelley talks on future beekeeping & crisis solutions with ProtectaBEE, addressing food security and environmental challenges.


Nutritional Ecology of Honey Bees in a Changing Landscape with Dr. Juliana Rangel
Dr. Rangel speaks about her work in the lab and in the field covering the building blocks of honey bee nutrition and the role of diet...


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...


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...


Extracting Honey - Watch the Process
In this short video, Master Beekeeper Bill Hesbach reveals uncapping tips and tricks using a hot knife and a motorized radial extractor.


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...


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 >


Bee Talks Recap | April 2023
We talk blooms, swarms, splits, and what your colonies should be looking like at this time of year...
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