Episode 48: The Winter Wonderland

48

Posted Dec. 22nd, 2013

Length 1:14:27 | Listen

Synopsis:

Local Hive Report, Mite eating mites, How bees survive winter, IPM Primer, Mite Drop Off, Use of Powdered Sugar, Palmer UK Video, Neonic Impact to Humans, Afghan Beekeeping

Episode Guide:

Agenda

  • 00:00 – 00:20 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News
  • 00:20 – 02:02 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda
  • 02:02 – 04:51 | Segment “0″: Local Hive Report
  • 04:51 – 11:08 | Segment 1: Mite Eating Mites
  • 11:08 – 37:36 | Segment 2: How bees survive winter
  • 37:37 – 47:26 | Segment 3: IPM Primer

Roundtable

  • 47:26 – 51:18 | Roundtable 1: Mite Drop Off
  • 51:18 – 53:53 | Roundtable 2: No More Powdered Sugar Treatments
  • 53:53 – 56:15 | Roundtable 3: Honey Bee Cells for Research
  • 56:15 – 56:55 | Roundtable 4: Michael Palmer UK Video
  • 56:55 – 59:48 | Roundtable 5: Has this ever happened to you?
  • 59:48 – 62:39 | Roundtable 6: Neonic impact to Humans
  • 62:39 – 63:59 | Roundtable 7: Afghanistan Beekeeping
  • 63:59 – 70:03 | Roundtable 8: Warre Hive Updates
  • 70:03 – 70:49 | Roundtable 9: Drape and Quiet Box Images
  • 70:49 – 74:27 | Closing: Closing Comments

Episode Links

  • Link |  Bio Control for Varroa Mites Video
  • Link |  Video of Mites ganging up Varroa Mite
  • Link | Overwintering in Alberta Canada
  • Link | Varroa Mite Reproductive Biology
  • Link | New Cell Cultures Advance Honey Bee Science
  • Link | Video – The Sustainable Apiary by Mike Palmer
  • Link | NY Times Article – European Agency Warns of Risk to Humans in Pesticides Tied to Bee Deaths
  • Link | EFSA Press Release – EFSA assesses potential link between two Neonicotinoids and developmental
  • Link | Beekeeping flourishes in Afghanistan