A casual Interview with Dr. Thomas Seeley about his New Book, Piping Hot Bees & Boisterous Buzz-Runners.

This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video:  https://youtu.be/edPptNApQOE

CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction

01:54 Books by Dr. Seeley

02:29 Young Thomas meets his first honey bees in a walnut tree.

04:28 The first bee book that Tom owned.

06:20 Tom Seeley gets a job at the Dyce Lab, cutting the grass etc.

08:35 The First Master Beekeeper Program in the U.S.

10:35 Burning Hives! American Foul Brood

12:02 A Raccoon named Vega

14:32 Tom meets his future wife on Appledore Island.

18:26 Tom uses his woodworking and technical skills to build his own gear.

20:16 Detecting CO2 in Bee Hives.

25:15 How bees vent their hive.

26:30 How small entrances benefit honey bees.

28:50 The many benefits of Observation Hives.

30:39 Dyce Lab Observation Hives with long entrances.

31:41 Hive top ventilation.

34:04 How Tom selected his summer helpers at the Dyce Lab.

35:49 Radios helped with field reporting.

36:43 Various dances and associated frequencies.

37:11 How honey bees hear.

39:00 The Shaking Signal

39:50 Grooming Invitation

46:00 How video improves observation, and accurate measurements.

53:10 How fast does a swarm travel?

53:54 How does a swarm know what direction to go?

57:55 Swarm Collection Boxes.

58:56 Swarms prefer boxes with comb inside.

01:00:18 Water studies inside the Glass House.

01:04:20 Water spreading bees.

01:07:00 Bees don't want a top entrance.

01:10:10 How do comb builders determine cell wall thickness?

01:11:48 Tom and Robin encounter defensive bees while on their honeymoon.

01:18:13 How does Tom Seeley set up his own hives at home?

01:26:20 Closing Thoughts from Tom.

01:27:40 Nature Based Beekeeping, a better way of saying Darwinian Beekeeping.