Reducing the Stress of Your Honey Bees
Outcomes Learners will be able to identify potential stressors impacting their bees, and strategies to reduce beehive stress. Key Takeaways Environmental Considerations: Understanding and mitigating stressors caused by environmental factors, such as extreme weather, pesticides, and habitat loss, is crucial for maintaining healthy bee colonies. Proactive Beekeeping Practices: Implementing proactive beekeeping practices, like […]
All About Grafting Queens
Outcomes Learners will understand the basics of the Doolittle Method for queen bee rearing, including understanding essential equipment and key tricks for success. Key Takeaways Priming Queen Cups: Introduce grafting bars with queen cups to your queenless starter or shook swarm a day before grafting to have the cups cleaned and coated with […]
Creating a Biosecurity Plan
Outcomes Learners will gain an understanding of the significance of biosecurity and recognize a wide range of biosecurity practices. Key Takeaways Beekeeping biosecurity is vital for safeguarding bee colonies against diseases, pests, and contaminants that threaten their health and the environment. Key practices include sourcing bees and equipment from reputable suppliers, regular inspections, proper disposal […]
How Bees Thermoregulate
Outcomes Learners will recognize effective winter beekeeping practices in northern climates, including hive management, insulation, food stores, and hive health maintenance. https://youtu.be/zymJXJV_da8 Winter beekeeping in northern climates presents unique challenges that require careful planning and attention to detail. The harsh conditions of colder regions demand special considerations to ensure the survival and well-being of your […]
Managing Winter Moisture: Essential Tips for Beekeepers
Outcomes Learners will gain insights into why bees produce moisture and learn practical techniques to effectively manage moisture in beekeeping through hive design, ventilation, and insulation. Key Takeaways Understand why bees produce moisture during winter as they consume honey, and how excess moisture can pose a threat to bee clusters and hive health. Implement proper […]
Sampling for Varroa
Outcomes Learners will gain an understanding of the significance of regular sampling for Varroa mites in beekeeping. They will be able to recognize and differentiate between effective treatment methods. Key Takeaways Early Detection and Prevention: Regular sampling for Varroa mites is crucial for detecting infestations early, preventing colony failure, and mitigating the spread […]
Winter Success in Cold Climates
Outcomes Learners will have a comprehensive understanding of the key strategies and considerations necessary to ensure the survival and well-being of bee colonies during the cold winter months. Key Takeaways Dr. Pernal’s advice offers a roadmap to navigate winter beekeeping challenges effectively. The main takeaways are: Establishing Strong Winter Bee Populations: Winter bees […]
Importance of Business Planning for Beekeeping
Outcomes Learners will have acquired an understanding of the foundational principles of business planning and gained the ability to recognize the relevance of business planning in the realm of beekeeping business. Key Takeaways There are many reasons why it is important to develop a business plan. Financing: If you have a business that […]
Using a Fumeboard
Outcomes Learners will understand how to extract honey from bee hives using the fume board. Key Takeaways Efficient and Gentle Honey Extraction: The fume board strategy offers a proven approach to honey extraction that emphasizes both efficiency and gentleness. By allowing bees to leave their hives at their own pace through the use of […]
Honey Uncapping Tools
Outcomes Learners will have a comprehensive understanding of the distinct functions and roles of various tools employed in the honey harvesting process. Key Takeaways Diverse Tools for Different Stages: Honey harvesting involves a range of specialized tools tailored to distinct stages of the process. From uncapping knives and forks to extractors and bottling […]
