Bee Talks

In this episode of Bee Talks: 00:00:00 - Bee School Announcement 00:01:09 - November Bloom Calendar and Warm Weather Discussion 00:03:35 - Feeding 2:1 in November 00:04:21 - Winterization 00:06:49 - Chat Questions/ Oxalic Acid Applications 00:09:07 - Insulation Types 00:09:56 - More on OA treatments 00:12:03 - Winter Entrance Openings 00:13:52 - Incoming Pollen and More on Insulation 00:17:17 - Small Hive Beetle Traps 00:25:23 - Capped Brood Present and Tropy Mites 00:29:20 - Varroxsan Miticide 00:32:41 - More on Entrance Reducers 00:37:22 - Thermoregulation 00:38:53 - Marta’s Treatment Spreadsheet 00:40:57 - Closing Connecticut Beekeepers Association promotes and supports beekeepers and their local organizations. Our goal is to provide a common forum for the beekeepers of Connecticut to come together to share information and ideas. #bee #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #beelife #honeybee #beetalks #science MORE BEEKEEPING INFO - https://www.ctbees.org/

In this episode of Bee Talks: 00:00:00 - Introduction, fall blooms, and robbing 00:04:13 - Upcoming Events 00:06:33 - Deep Pesticide List 00:13:09 - Small Hive Beetles Hiding Under Treatments 00:16:50 - Deep Pesticide List Cont. 00:19:25 - New Bee Inspector, Paula Wolfe 00:20:31 - Questions about the pesticide list 00:22:56 - VarroxSan, new varroa miticide 00:25:06 - Varroa management during the season 00:25:43 - Wax Moths 00:29:10 - Broodless Colony 00:33:57 - Winterization 00:34:26 - Using Black Plastic Frames 00:37:28 - Robber Bees 00:40:18 - What to do about an empty bottom deep 00:45:24 - Overwintering in a Single Deep Connecticut Beekeepers Association promotes and supports beekeepers and their local organizations. Our goal is to provide a common forum for the beekeepers of Connecticut to come together to share information and ideas. #bee #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #beelife #honeybee #beetalks #science MORE BEEKEEPING INFO - https://www.ctbees.org/

00:00:00 - Introduction of Paula Wolf, our new bee inspector 00:05:14 - The benefits of registering your bee colonies 00:11:48 - Bloom calendar 00:18:56 - Questions / dead bees on a sticky board 00:22:03 - Disposing of the drones 00:23:47 - Pulling out frames with pollen 00:25:02 - Bees building bridge comb between frames 00:29:35 - Beekeeping tasks in September 00:31:12 - Queen cells in September? 00:34:43 - Peter’s Broom Minder Scale Connecticut Beekeepers Association promotes and supports beekeepers and their local organizations. Our goal is to provide a common forum for the beekeepers of Connecticut to come together to share information and ideas. #bee #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #beelife #honeybee #beetalks #science MORE BEEKEEPING INFO - https://www.ctbees.org/

00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:30 - Transparent Colony Update 00:01:55 - Varroxsan Miticide Update 00:03:08 - New State Inspector Update 00:03:37 - Bloom Calendar for August 00:11:31 - Nosema and Hive Tool Sanitation Practices 00:18:30 - Drone Congregation Areas 00:19:45 - Late Season Swarm 00:22:11 - Laying Worker Colony 00:23:15 - Late Season Swarms Survival 00:24:06 - Observational Beekeeping 00:24:26 - Uncapped Honey in Supers 00:25:19 - Spotted Lantern Fly 00:28:45 - Yellow Jackets Connecticut Beekeepers Association promotes and supports beekeepers and their local organizations. Our goal is to provide a common forum for the beekeepers of Connecticut to come together to share information and ideas. #bee #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #beelife #honeybee #beetalks MORE BEEKEEPING INFO - https://www.ctbees.org/

00:00:00 - Introduction and July 27th Extraction Event 00:00:54 - Bloom Calendar 00:04:19 - Varroa Treatment with High Ambient Temperatures 00:04:50 - Robbing Behaviors versus Orientation Flights 00:06:36 - Using Robber Screens 00:08:50 - How to Avoid Starting a Robbing Situation 00:10:29 - Uncapping Tools for Honey Extraction 00:13:26 - Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus 00:18:19 - Bees Not Capping Honey Cells 00:19:24 - Getting Bees to Draw Comb 00:21:12 - A Single Queen Cell - What’s Up? 00:23:55 - Photo of Nine Frames in a Ten-Frame Box 00:24:46 - Bees Bearding on the Outside of the Hive Body 00:26:46 - More on Robbing 00:33:45 - Robbing Video 00:35:40 - Warning About Not Leaving Honey for the Bees 00:37:34 - Single Brood Box Management 00:41:02 - Closing Remarks – Tom Seeley and Extraction Event Reminder In this episode, we talk Robbing, bearding bees, single brood box management, and lots more... Connecticut Beekeepers Association promotes and supports beekeepers and their local organizations. Our goal is to provide a common forum for the beekeepers of Connecticut to come together to share information and ideas. #bee #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #beelife #honeybee #beetalks MORE BEEKEEPING INFO - https://www.ctbees.org/

00:00:00 - June bloom calendar 00:04:11 - How to manage a very defensive colony without killing them 00:09:16 - Your colonies going to your neighbor's pool for water 00:12:42 - Checker- boarding frames 00:13:11 - What happens when there are eggs in small queen cups 00:16:33 - Peppermint oil small hive beetle control 00:16:48 - Formic acid and the coming heat wave 00:18:38 - Bees improperly drawing comb - what going on? 00:22:05 - Bee paralysis virus - greasy-looking bees 00:26:34 - Excess pollen collection 00:28:08 - Handling swarm cells 00:29:31 - Ankle biter bees for varroa control 00:30:32 - Africanized bees 00:32:00 - New state bee inspector 00:32:52 - Boardman feeders for water 00:33:55 - Spotted lantern fly Connecticut Beekeepers Association promotes and supports beekeepers and their local organizations. Our goal is to provide a common forum for the beekeepers of Connecticut to come together to share information and ideas. #bee #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #beelife #honeybee #beetalks MORE BEEKEEPING INFO - https://www.ctbees.org/

00:00:00 What are the first signs of swarming? 00:07:01 Did my bees really swarm twice? Why did some bees stay in the hive when it swarmed? 00:09:02 Can I cut swarm cells out of my hive? 00:09:40 I see a lot of pollen in my honey supers. Should I worry? 00:12:40 How can I use a double deep to manage swarms? 00:15:20 When using a double screen, can I put the queen in the top box? 00:16:17 How do I know when to add another brood box? 00:18:43 Should I treat with oxalic acid right now? 00:20:06 Should I cyclically treat using oxalic acid? 00:22:19 What are the requirements for selling honey in Connecticut? Bring your questions and ideas to Bee Talks! Second Thursday of each month - register to attend at https://www.ctbees.org/bee-talks About CBA: Connecticut Beekeepers Association promotes and supports beekeepers and their local organizations. Our goal is to provide a common forum for the beekeepers of Connecticut to come together to share information and ideas. #bee #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #beelife #honeybee #beetalks MORE BEEKEEPING INFO - https://www.ctbees.org/

Welcome to Bee Talks - jump to topics we discussed using the chapter markers below: 00:00:00 Welcome and announcements 00:02:10 Watch transparent hive creation & follow along (more discussion at 01:04:11 and 01:08:05) 00:07:20 Early season package installation cautions & reminders 00:10:18 Do bees like to feed on forsythia? 00:12:16 How do you grind pollen - what are the sizes etc.? 00:13:48 iNaturalist - how to use it and what CBA is doing to collaborate 00:21:01 View graph showing weight and temperature inside a colony (additional graph of another hive at 1:04:51) 00:27:14 What should I spray new bee packages with? Walkthrough of oxylic acid label and instructions. 00:32:48 Is a dribble as effective as a vaporization? 00:34:28 Should I be feeding in March? How will I know if my bees need food right now? 00:37:33 My bees haven’t eaten their sugar cakes - can I reuse them? 00:39:03 Will the solar eclipse affect on my bees’ behavior? 00:41:38 What is checkerboard mite check? What do the blocks mean on a sticky board? 00:42:21 Can feeders be left on during vaporization treatment? 00:43:42 Which electric fencing do you recommend for bee yards? Will it hurt my dogs? (more at 01:03:13) 00:48:05 Broodminder gave sensors to beekeepers in the eclipse trail to monitor activity 00:52:46 Is there a certain time of day that is better for vaporization treatment? 00:54:52 Is anyone using Slovenian hives in CT? Can I convert from Langstroth? 01:00:20 Will bees get shocked by an electric fence? 01:00:30 Do we need to worry about bees creating toxic honey if there is mountain laurel in our area? 01:03:13 Should I put bacon on my bear fence? No. No you should not. 01:04:11 How’s the transparent hive doing? 01:04:51 View additional graph showing temperature and sensor data in a different hive 01:08:05 Excitement about transparent hive experiment Follow along at the Bee Yard! Transparent Hive - https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLiVSlN0ZSIMvAA0mWUySDpdjZrbLqlDfU/edit #bee #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #beelife #honeybee #beetalks MORE BEEKEEPING INFO - https://www.ctbees.org/