Posted Feb. 24th, 2011

Length 41:13 | 

Synopsis:

Local Hive Report, Top Ten Things Learned Last Year, NJBA Jennifer Berry Presentation Comments, Volunteering to help your association, What’s in store for 2011.

Episode Guide:

• 00:00 – 00:20 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News
• 00:04 – 02:53 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks
• 02:53 – 08:11 | Segment “0”: Local Hive Report
• 08:11 – 22:26 | Segment 1:  Top 10 things learned
• 22:26 – 30:30 | Segment 2:  Jennifer Berry Presentation Recap
• 22:26 – 22:52 | Music: Children of a New Era – Brown
• 31:26 – 35:22 | Segment 3: Volunteering – Go Volunteer!
• 35:22 – 41:13 | Segment 4 Closing: Goals for 2011

Episode Links:

• Link | Jennifer Berry Presentation Audio and Video at the Northwest New Jersey Beekeepers Association Page

The Top Ten List (of things learned last year)

10. Drone Brood Frames are a good idea but require management

9. Hygiene means more then I once thought.

8. Powdered sugar is a good idea

7. You need to rotate out old comb.

6. Different races of bees are better suited for different conditions

5. You need about 10 frames of honey to overwinter

4. Bees stay warm through bee aerobics

3. Queens don’t last because of many factors: mites, nosema, breeding, and chemicals in the hive.  They are sick.

2. You probably need to feed your bees

1.  It takes 40 days to make a forager for honey.

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