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In this episode of Bee Talks:
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
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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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