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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...


Installing a Package of Bees - Watch the Process
In this short video, Bill installs a package of bees at the Boulder Knoll Bee Yard. Watch to view a quick demonstration, and join us...


A Healing for Mankind: Honey, with Dr. Ferhat Ozturk
Dr. Ozturk outlines the use of honey as a longstanding therapeutic agent, and provides evidence-based information about the bioactivity...


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...


What You Can Do to Improve Pollinator Health with Dr. Scott McArt
Dr. McArt speaks about all the stressors currently experienced by pollinators and what every one of us can do to help the situation...


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...


Watch Bee School Videos
If you missed Bee School, we've got you covered! Video playback available for purchase all year round - learn from experienced beekeepers...


Beekeeping with Impact, with Dr. Noah Wilson-Rich
Noah discusses how his passion for bee health, research, and data-based solutions drove The Best Bees Company forward...


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...


Pheromones and Cooperation & Conflict in Honey Bees with Dr. Christina M. Grozinger
Dr. Grozinger speaks about the important role Queen pheromones play in regulating honey bee colony function and survival...


Native Pollinators with Dr. Kimberly Stoner
CBA welcomes Dr. Stoner, Associate Agricultural Scientist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, sharing facts about native bees...


Beneficial Bee Habitats and Reducing Pesticide Risks with Aaron Anderson
Get tickets - Aaron speaks about providing habitat for bees, the risk pesticides pose to bees and how to mitigate those risks.


Tackling Honey Bee Disease with Dr. Jay Evans
CBA welcomes Dr. Jay Evans, discussing his work in the federal bee lab which is focused on bee disease, chemical stress and the tools to...


Economic Re-use of Sticky Boards
Watch this video to learn how to place and use (and re-use) sticky boards under your colonies to get a feel for the varroa population.


Beekeeping in Kenya with Maryann Frazier
CBA welcomes Maryann Frazier, speaking about beekeeping in Kenya and the outreach program she and other US beekeepers have established...


Honey Bee Chemical Communication & Hygienic Behavior with Dr. Kaira Wagoner
Register to atttend - Dr. Wagoner speaks about her work using chemical signals to develop a tool for measuring colony Varroa resistance...


USDA Programs for Pollinators with Izzy Hill
Register to attend - Izzy Hill of the USDA will discuss current pollinator priorities, research projects, and resources for beekeepers...


The Bombus Among Us - Bumble Bee Basics with Heather Holm
Register to attend - Heather illustrates the bumble bee life cycle through the growing season; the importance of selecting the right...


Reading the Health of Your Colony with Dr. Dewey Caron
Dr. Dewey Caron discusses how to read frames and hives with emphasis on how to do a necropsy on dead hives.


Vacant Land as Bee Habitats with Mary Gardiner
Mary examines how the design, management, contamination legacy, and landcape context of urban greenspaces influence their conservation...


Principles of Good Beekeeping and the Thermodynamics of the Hive with Etienne Tardif
CBA welcomes special guest Etienne Tardiff for "Principles of Good Beekeeping and the Thermodynamics of the Hive"
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