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In this episode of Bee Talks:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:16 - Bee School Agenda
00:00:58 - 2025 Upcoming Guest Speaker Lineup
00:02:30 - 2024 Seasonal loss Numbers
00:04:16 - Feeding Bees
00:07:43 - Bloom Calendar
00:09: 21 - Emergency Feeding versus Current Practices
00:11:07 - Treating with OA Vapor in Winter
00:12:31 - OA Dribbles in Winter
00:13:03 - Books on Bee Biology
00:13:55 - Capped Brood in Winter
00:15:15 - Hefting a Colony
00:16:40 - Understanding a Brood-Minder Scale
00:22:08 - Heated Bottom Boards
00:24:06 - Insulated Bee Boxes
00:30:20 - Quilt Boxes
00:33:37 - New Beekeepers
00:34:50 - Raised Dome Transparent Inner Covers
00:36:15 - Closing
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Bee Talks are led by Bill Hesbach, Eastern Apicultural Society Certified Master Beekeeper and graduate of the University of Montana's Master Beekeeping Program. He teaches bee biology and beekeeping methods at events hosted by regional organizations, and appears as a guest speaker at national seminars. Bill is on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Apicultural Society, and is President of the Connecticut Beekeepers Association. His articles appear in Bee Culture, Bee Craft, and The American Bee Journal.
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