Episode 57: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

57

Posted May 18, 2014

Length 71:11 | Listen

Synopsis:

Local Hive Report, Reviewing the Early Start, Runty Queens, Swarm Captures, Walk Away Split

Episode Guide:

Agenda

  • 00:00 – 00:20 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News
  • 00:20 – 02:00 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks
  • 02:00 – 09:00 | Segment “0″: Local Hive Report
  • 09:00 – 13:56 | Roundtable 1: Swarm Capture and Working Bees Locally
  • 13:56 – 17:30 | Roundtable 2: Runty Queens
  • 17:30 – 19:12 | Roundtable 3: Lazy Brook Apiary Local Hive Report
  • 19:12 – 25:15 | Roundtable 4: Mentoring Yard Reflection and Next Steps
  • 25:15 – 31:45 | Roundtable 5: Queen Acceptance
  • 31:45 – 37:35 | Roundtable 6: Utility of a Nuc Hive
  • 37:35 – 46:27 | Roundtable 7: Styrofoam Hive Update
  • 46:27 – 48:36 | Roundtable 8: Upcoming Meeting Plan – Demaree Method
  • 48:36 – 55:13 | Roundtable 9: Commentary about outthinking ourselves with so many techniques.
  • 55:13 – 57:10  | Roundtable 10: Queen Replacement, the new norm?
  • 57:10 – 65:56 |Roundtable 11: Animal Husbandry and musing on treatment free and colony health.
  • 65:56 –  Closing Comments

Episode Links

  • Link |  Walkaway Split Video
  • Link |  Swarm Capture Video
  • Link |  Brandhollow Apiary (our home yard) Inspection
  • Link |  Caspian Apiaries
  • Link |  Swarm Prevention Technique Video – Thinking inside the box

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