Show Notes

Episode 48: The Winter Wonderland

Posted Dec. 22nd, 2013

Length 1:14:27 |

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