The Way To Bee

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

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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.

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 255 Swarms, Absconding, Splits and all that spring management brings.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction

02:50 Pollen count, where to find that information.

03:57 My bees won't go above the queen excluder.

04:50 High Swarm Risk, what are some weather triggers?

05:39 Mite Treatment, newly installed packages and more.

08:01 How do I deal with deformed wing virus? 09:00 What do I do about chalk brood?

10:59 Packages VS Swarm Captures, Mite Loads.

16:57 Will you be making nucleus hives from swarms this year?

18:43 Using frame feeders as place holders while you wait for new queens to mature.

20:24 How to remove old brood comb without losing the brood that's on it.

22:59 Weird colonies without queens, but pollen is coming in, no eggs or brood.

26:39 Please explain the difference between deformed wing virus and K-Wing.

28:02 How do I stop swarming with the Demaree method?

32:20 Do you use mini mating nucs?

35:26 What's the time-line for verifying a new queen is working out after a split?

38:54 What's your advice, method, for splitting a hive?

42:25 Supercedure, should you allow it?

46:30 High Mites in Swarms, more than 100 counted.

48:34 Where can I get good breeder Queens?

49:30 What percentage of honey should be capped in a flow-frame before harvesting?

51:09 Are you going to try top-bar hives?

51:55 Do you have any tips for those beginning with Flow-Hives?

57:00 Why do Bees Abscond? 58:22 Should we feed a light hive now?

01:01:52 Laying queens are unable to fly, how do they abscond?

01:07:33 Package bees arrive during bad weather, what do I do with them?

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 254

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This is the topic list with corresponding time-stamps, generously provided by:  Adam Holmes

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction

03:35 Why use a 5 frame nucleus hive instead of a 10 frame brood box a a resource hive?

11:50 Lots of dead bees around my swarm trap, is that normal?

17:18 Tried the Swarm Reacher, the queen did not climb onto the frame.

21:45 What if I direct water from my A/C unit to my birdbath for the bees?

26:50 I've had several large swarms go into a swarm trap and not stay. They just don't fit.

35:28 Any thoughts on washing your bee suit to remove alarm pheromone from your suit? I wonder how long the alarm pheromone remains?

41:04 Plan of the week, fluff segment.

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 253 with Special Guest Cory Stevens

Today's Q&A focuses on installing Virgin Queens that are Varroa Resistant. Cory Stevens Genetics:  https://youtu.be/lAbs8Zv39G4

 

 

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 252, ready for spring?

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Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 251 recorded during a LIVE-Stream

This is the audio from Friday's Q&A, this week we also have some chicken questions!

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Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 250, Do honey bee stings hurt the same, or is it worse in spring?

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Interview with Honey Bee Photographer Rhiannon Maddox regarding her First Place Wins at the 2024 North American Honey Bee Expo

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Visit Rhiannon's Website for more information about her work:  https://www.madhoneyphoto.com/for-the-bees

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 249, hive top feeding and much more...

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Time Stamps with topics are generously provided by Adam Holmes

Chapters: 00:00 Introduction

04:20 Regarding pollen substitutes, what are your thoughts on Hive Alive Pollen Patties this time of year?

23:35 You said you are only going to use Apimaye Deeps in the future, can you elaborate?

30:51 With your QMP uses, would there be a queen present in the cluster of bees that gather on that?

34:45 In your pollen trap comparison you mentioned sending your pollen off for testing, did you receive the results?

41:35 I'm trying to figure out when to have splits done so they can build up and have a large honey crop. Any pointers?

49:20 You mentioned about no longer using Queen Excluders. I would like to explore not using a Queen Excluder.

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers episode 248, ready for spring?

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