POSTED APR 02, 2022
LENGTH 1:21:17

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Episode #208 – Lesson on Deadouts

SYNOPSIS:

Ins and Outs of a Performing an autopsy of a hive that did not survive (Deadout)

EPISODE GUIDE

Agenda

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

00:23 – 01:39 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

01:39 – 04:58 | Truly Assessing what went Wrong: It is probably Varroa but you may not be able to find out

04:58 – 10:42 | Timing of Colony Demise

10:42 – 11:40 | Milestone Hive Dead

11:40 – 12:29 | Preplanning an Autopsy

12:29 – 13:33 | Things to Look For when performing an autopsy

13:33 – 15:27 | Take a Wide View, than a Tight View

15:27 – 20:10 | Looking at the Bees

20:10 – 21:10  | Surveying the Apiary

21:10 – 23:34 | Surveying the entrance

23:34 – 25:15 | Reviewing under the Top Cover as well as the top of the inner cover and underneath

25:15 – 32:31 | Review the top box content

32:31 – 43:37 | Review the top box frames

43:37 – 50:15 | Bottom Box Inspection

50:15 – 55:11 | Inspect the bottom board

55:11 – 59:03 | Evaluate the Findings

59:03 – 72:12 | Recovering from a Dead Out

72:12 – 81:170 | Local Hive Report: Learning from 2022 Dead Outs and Closing

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