The Beekeeper's Corner

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Sting proof Gloves, Mindfulness with bees, Uptick of Aggressive Colonies, The Long Game for better outcomes, Peppermint Candies for SHB, Webcam Follow-Up, Honey Orange Almond Polenta Cake, Local Hive Report

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

00:23 – 03:55 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

03:55 – 10:13 | Roundtable 1: Sting Free Gloves? 

10:13 – 18:04 | Roundtable 2: Nighty Night – Using beekeeping to settle down for sleep; clear the clutter of the day

18:04 – 33:11 | Roundtable 3: Speculation about the sporadic reports of aggressive bees

33:11 – 39:41 | Roundtable 4: The long game – taking the long path for a better outcome when facing choices

39:41 – 50:07 | Roundtable 5: Peppermint Candies in hives as a hive beetle deterrent

50:07 – 68:26 | Roundtable 6: Follow up to webcam solutions

68:26 – 88:08 | Topic 1: Inspired by a Jamie Oliver Recipe, Honey, Orange, Almond, Polenta Cake

88:08 – 100:57 | Local Hive Report

100:57 – 104:35 | Closing Comments

Link |  HexArmor SharpsMaster II® 9014 gloves – providing the highest levels of needle and cut protection available

Link |  Las Vegas beekeeper’s death drives call for safety

Link | Russian Honeybee Breeders Association Web Page

Link |  Euthanizing a dangerous hive

Link |  Karl’s Bees Webpage

Link |  Karl’s Live Webcam on YouTube

Link |  Hank’s (Henry Svec) Live Webcam on YouTube

Link |  Hank’s (Henry Svec) Web Page – Wildflower Bee Farm

Link | Honey Orange Almond Polenta Cake Recipe

POSTED MAY 18, 2025
LENGTH 1:14:50

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One on One with Nick Hoefly of Astoria Bees – Beekeeping in New York City, Local Hive Report

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

00:23 – 06:47 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

06:47 – 53:07 | One on One with New York beekeeper Nick Hoefly.  Discussion of his business and the dynamics of keeping bee in the city of New York

53:07 – 70:06 | Local Hive Report

70:06 – 74:50 | Closing Comments

Link | NYC Beekeepers

Link | Astor Apiaries

POSTED MAY 11, 2025
LENGTH 1:17:46

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Lack of Swarms, Nosema Winter to blame for Losses?, Grout Tool use in beekeeping, Asking for Webcam advice, Swarms coming back year on year, Using a hive tool to extract frames, Local Hive Report

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

00:23 – 06:25 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

06:25 – 11:13 | Roundtable 1: There has been a lack of swarms in 2025 so far

11:13 – 22:43 | Roundtable 2: Telling why beekeepers think Nosema to blame for winter losses

22:43 – 29:32 | Roundtable 3: An episode for beekeepers in the show Black Mirror – Hated in the Nation

29:32 – 34:46 | Roundtable 4: Using a Grout Tool to lift frames

34:46 – 40:18 | Roundtable 5: Asking for Webcam Advice

40:18 – 46:50 | Roundtable 6: Swarms anchor to a spot season after season – a positive lead

46:50 – 63:54 | Topic 1: Moving through frames for a hive inspection – guidance on how to do it

63:54 – 74:41 | Local Hive Report

74:41 – 77:46 | Closing Comments

Link |  Managed Mentoring Lesson – Using a hive tool

POSTED MAY 04, 2025
LENGTH 1:30:15

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

00:23 – 04:33 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

04:33 – 43:32 | Topic 1: Reflection on three years of using a Chemical Free version of Treatment Free methodology.  Also a preview of a concept for the ‘Low Treatment” methodology style under consideration the 2025 season

43:32 – 89:43 | Local Hive Report – 3 parts:

89:43 – 90:17 | Closing Comments

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POSTED APR 20, 2025
LENGTH 1:36:47

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Chocolate infused honey, feeding pollen, new pollen substitute formulation, giving installed swarms wax, abelo eke shim, Ready Comb by Lorobbees, Local Hive Report

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

00:23 – 03:49 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

03:49 – 22:24 | Roundtable 1: Chocolate Infused Honey

22:24 – 30:12 | Roundtable 2: Feeding Pollen Editorial – New Pollen Supplements coming to marketplace

30:12 – 41:26 | Roundtable 3: Giving beeswax to installed swarms, would it help them?

41:26 – 47:01 | Roundtable 4: Abelo Eke Shim; Section of kit that makes a medium into a deep box

47:01 – 61:46 | Topic 1: Announcement of Ready Comb by Lorobbees – Your comb placed on plastic foundation

61:46 – 92:14 | Local Hive Report

92:14 – 96:47 | Closing Comments

Link |  Lorobbees.com Ready Comb

Link |  A nutritionally complete pollen-replacing diet protects honeybee colonies during stressful commercial pollination—requirement for isofucosterol

Link |  Abelo National format polystyrene Eke, shim box

Link | Spicy Chocolate Infused Hot Honey Recipe

POSTED APR 13, 2025
LENGTH 1:14:00

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VarroxSan Vita Response, Tasting Honey, Swarm Bust, Adding Supers, BeeSwarmed, Hoodie with Veil, Hydrogen Peroxide, Local Hive Report

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

00:23 – 04:34 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

04:34 – 15:35 | Roundtable 1: Vita Europe Response about VarroxSan Handling

15:35 – 25:35 | Roundtable 2: Tasting Honey to be sold – Evaluating the profile

25:35 – 31:00 | Roundtable 3: A swarm report that was a bust

31:00 – 44:04 | Roundtable 4: Exploring methodology for adding honey supers – the order and process considered

44:04 – 60:36 | Roundtable 5: BeeSwarmed Swarm Reporting and Collection Website

60:36 – 64:03 | Roundtable 6: Hoodie with built in Veil Screen

64:03 – 68:49 | Topic 1: Hydrogen Peroxide in the Hive – and using it to combat Small Hive Beetles

71:00 – 71:35 | Local Hive Report

71:35 – 74:00 | Closing Comments

Link |  Connecting communities to protect honey bees – BeeSwarmed.org

Link |  Dr David Gilley – What stimulates swarming and what does it mean for keeping bees

Link |  The Humble Bee Hoodie

POSTED APR 6, 2025
LENGTH 1:51:29

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Swarm Commander for Bait Hives, Clipping Queens, Insulation Removal, Hive Hugger, Spring Watering of Bees, Yellow Jacket Queen Trapping, Broodminder BeeTV, VarroxSan Run Through, Local Hive Report

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

00:23 – 04:50 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

04:50 – 10:42 | Roundtable 1: Swarm Commander for Spring Swarm Captures

10:42 – 21:07 | Roundtable 2: Clipping Queens for Swarm Control

21:07 – 39:54 | Roundtable 3: Insulation Removal

39:54 – 52:45 | Roundtable 4: Spring Water Supply for Bees – Pool noodle concept for floaties

52:45 – 56:49 | Roundtable 5: Culling Yellow Jacket Queens in Spring to keep them at bay for fall robbing

56:49 – 69:03 | Roundtable 6: Broodminder BeeTV

69:03 – 102:05 | Topic 1: Digging in to the label for VarroxSan – interesting analysis

102:05 – 108:55 | Local Hive Report

108:55 – 111:29 | Closing Comments

Link |  Hive Hugger Insulation System

Link |  Good Housekeeping instruction for building Yellow Jacket traps to thwart yellow jacket nests getting established around your apiary

POSTED MAR 30, 2025
LENGTH 1:37:15

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Oxalic Acid Slow Release, Feeding Ground Larva back to bees, Waxing Plastic Tip, Honey in Coffee,

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

00:23 – 04:57 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

04:57 – 16:05 | Roundtable 1: Using Oxalic while brood is present – Is it time?  Keeping harm down

16:05 – 23:20 | Roundtable 2: Feeding Ground Drone Larva back to bees

23:20 – 27:41 | Roundtable 3: Waxing Plastic with a beeswax crayon using toilet paper tubes

27:41 – 37:14 | Roundtable 4: Honey as the sweetener for coffee

37:14 – 48.35 | Topic 1: Do not let mites overwhelm the overall health of your colony in a way that they cannot recover

48.35 – 70:52 | Topic 2: Apivar 2.0 – a review of the specs

70:52 – 87:00 | Topic 3: Super Lifter – Honeyflow’s new beekeeping device for hive lifting

87:00 – 92:12 | Local Hive Report

92:12 – 97:15 | Closing Comments

Link |  Veto Pharmaceutical Website

Link |  Flow Super Lifter

POSTED MAR 23, 2025
LENGTH 0:53:54

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EAS Recording with principles from Broodminder about software algorithms that predict bee behavior for management practices

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

00:23 – 01:25 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

01:25 – 09:16 | Introduction to the topic of the discussion

09:16 – 53:29 | B & K Roundtable Discussion with Theo Hartmann and Rich Morris of Broodminder

The primary topic discussed is a new prediction algorithm under development that will be worked into Broodminder software.  Additionally there is a short update about the Total Eclipse event where Broodminder collaborated with beekeepers to collect data about bee behavior during a total eclipse that took place in early 2024.

53:29 – 53:54 | Closing Outro

Link |  Broodminder Website

POSTED MAR 16, 2025
LENGTH 1:30:00

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Seedless Mandarin Orange Conflict, Gate Actuators, Shaking Honey Buckets, Genetic Diversity as a Con, Aluminum Impact to bees, 2025 approach, Looking back at Amitraz usage, Local Hive Report, Closing Comments

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

00:23 – 04:28 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

04:28 – 09:48 | Roundtable 1: Seedless Fruits – Conflict resolution between farmers and beekeepers

09:48 – 17:29 | Roundtable 2: Gate Actuator Device

17:29 – 21:37 | Roundtable 3: Shaking honey buckets with a Phsyical Therapy device

21:37 – 25:53 | Roundtable 4: Good things gone bad – Supposition – too many genetics is counterintuitive

25:53 – 33:02 | Roundtable 5: Aluminum impact to bees – could it be the canary in the coalmine

33:02 – 54:26 | Topic 1: Musing about the 2025 Beekeeping Management Appraoch

54:26 – 73:19 | Topic 2: A background review of Amitraz use – Leading to Apivar 2.0

73:19 – 82:59 | Local Hive Report

82:59 – 89:10 | Closing Comments

Link |  Gate Actuator Solution for filling honey jars by weight

Link |  Gate Actuator Solution for filling honey jars by weight (second Version)

Link |  GrifoTech® Automatic honey gate opening assistant

Link |  Science Daily (2015) Aluminum: New factor in the decline of bee populations?

Link |  PlosOne (2019) Honey bees (Apis mellifera spp.) respond to increased aluminum exposure in their foraging choice, motility, and circadian rhythmicity