POSTED APR 19, 2026
LENGTH 1:08:50

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Episode #296 – Taxable

SYNOPSIS:

Ultradeck Bottom Boards, Bawden Assay, Supersedures, Taxing items in your beekeeping, Zabrus Cappings Wax, Local Hive Report, Closing Comments

EPISODE GUIDE

Agenda

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

00:23 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

03:47 | Roundtable 1: Ultra Deck Bottom Boards

10:54 | Roundtable 2: The Bawden Assay

23:55 | Roundtable 3: Supersedure Tidbits

34:08 | Roundtable 4: Taxable – things we do or don’t do that tax our operation

44:33 | Roundtable 5: Zabrus, Honey cappings for your health

56:14 | Local Hive Report

65:56 – 1:08:4900 | Closing Comments

EPISODE LINKS

Link |  Don Chesak > How I assemble my homemade screened bottom boards using composite decking.

Link |  The Bawden Assay: A Better Method for VSH Breeding Selection and Varroa Sampling

Link |  USDA Baton Rouge, Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) Publications

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