MSU Apiculture Extension Webinars
Spring 2020 MSU Apiculture Extension Webinars
We know that many of you have missed out on spring conferences and meetings, and MSU Apiculture Extension wants to make sure that you still have time to get info and ask questions. MSU Apiculture Extension will host Zoom webinars in the spring of 2020 to provide seasonal management information and answer questions. Please submit beekeeping questions ahead of time using the online form. For help setting up Zoom, please visit Zoom’s Help Center. Please contact Ana Heck (heckanar@msu.edu) to ask questions about the webinars.
UPCOMING Webinar
Michigan beekeeping: Questions & Answers
Monday, April 20th, 2020 at 7pm EST
You must register for this webinar. This webinar is intended for all small-scale beekeepers, regardless of whether colonies are new or overwintered/established. Please submit beekeeping questions ahead of time using the online form.
Past Webinars
First-Year Colonies: Getting Ready for Bees
An unedited version of the webinar can be found on the Heroes to Hives Facebook page. An edited version of the webinar will be posted to this page soon.
Supplemental materials:
- Should You Keep Bees? article
- List of recommended resources for beekeepers
- Video on purchasing bees
- Article on establishing a honey bee colony
- Instructions for lighting a smoker
- Article on feeding honey bees
First-Year Colonies: What to Do When the Bees Arrive
An unedited version of the webinar can be found on the Heroes to Hives Facebook page. An edited version of the webinar will be posted to this page soon.
Supplemental materials:
- List of recommended resources for beekeepers
- MSU Extension video on installing a nuc
- MSU Extension video on installing a package
- University of Minnesota video on installing a package
- How to open a plastic bee bus package box video
- University of Minnesota video on inspecting a new colony
- Article on establishing a honey bee colony
- Instructions for lighting a smoker
- Recommendations for maximizing wax production
- Article on feeding honey bees
Established Colonies: Early-Season Management
An unedited version of the webinar can be found on the Heroes to Hives Facebook page. An edited version of the webinar will be posted to this page soon.
Supplemental material: MSU Bee Blog (subscribe for updates), especially the Early Spring Management post
Established Colonies: Preparing for Swarm Season
An unedited version of the webinar can be found on the Heroes to Hives Facebook page. An edited version of the webinar will be posted to this page soon.
Supplemental material: Swarms: the biology and control of swarms in northern states article
VARROA Webinars
keep bees alive: Why did my bees die?
Supplemental material: Why Did My Bees Die? handout
keep bees alive: understanding varroa risk
Supplemental material: Varroa Mite Monitoring handout
Keep bees alive: making a plan for varroa
Supplemental material: Keeping Your Bees Safe from the Varroa Mite handout