Not sure what to do with your honey bee colonies this month? Want to hear about seasonal beekeeping management in Michigan? Review the webinar recording from Michigan State University Apiculture Team's Beekeeping Office Hours!
Agenda:
1:10 Announcements
5:35 Managing Farm Stress
12:06 Plants in bloom
23:30 Late season nucs
30:13 Pulling honey
43:50 Managing varroa
46:46 Answering your questions!
Resources
2023-2024 Special collection of scientific articles on honey bee research from the Journal of Insect Science: www.canr.msu.e...
2024 American Bee Research Conference proceedings: www.canr.msu.e...
2023 MSU Impact Report: Supporting Beekeepers & Protecting Pollinators
Getting started with beekeeping in Michigan: www.canr.msu.e...
Michigan Pollinator Initiative website: pollinators.ms...
MSU Extension pollinator & pollination events: bit.ly/MSUpolli...
Beekeeping workshops and webinars from Michigan State University May-September 2024: www.canr.msu.e...
Michigan State University Beekeeping RU-vid channel: / @michiganstateuniversi...
Sign up for MSU Extension's "Pollinators and Pollination" news digest: bit.ly/MSUENews
Ask Extension form for Michigan residents to ask beekeeping questions: pollinators.ms...
Beekeeping Education and Support Fund | Giving to Michigan State University: givingto.msu.e...
Managing Farm Stress: www.canr.msu.e...
Flowers - Bee the Best!: bees.msu.edu/f...
Late season nucs: projects.sare....
Improving apiary sustainability by using an overwintered nuc system for colony replacement and expansion instead of purchased package bees
The Great (Bee) Escape: beeinformed.or...
Varroa resources: pollinators.ms...
Honey Bee Health Coalition Tools for Varroa Management Guide: honeybeehealth...
Spanish version - La versión completa en español de las Herramientas para la Gestión de Varroa: honeybeehealth...
Diagnostic tools for honey bee diseases: pollinators.ms...
Look Down; beeinformed.or...
European Foulbrood Office Hours Webinar: • European Foulbrood Off...
Acknowledgments
Thank you to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for securing funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Michigan State University to implement strategies in the Michigan Managed Pollinator Protection Plan.
This work is supported by the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program [grant no 2021-70006-35450] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
This work is supported by the Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans grant, award no. 2021-77028-35274 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
This work is/was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Crop Protection and Pest Management Program through the North Central IPM Center (2022-70006-38001).
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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