May 2024 Michigan Beekeeping Office Hours Webinar

Not sure what to do with your honey bee colonies this month? Want to hear about seasonal beekeeping management in Michigan? Review the webinar recording from Michigan State University Apiculture Team's Beekeeping Office Hours!
Agenda:
00:14 Announcements
02:25 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE): www.sare.org/
08:25 Honey bee swarms
10:05 Queen events & timing
20:39 Laying workers
27:32 Drawing comb & managing space
35:05 European foulbrood
44:52 Managing varroa
49:34 Answering your questions!
Resources
The 2023-2024 US Beekeeping Survey is Live!: apiaryinspecto...
Getting started with beekeeping in Michigan: www.canr.msu.e...
Michigan Pollinator Initiative website: pollinators.ms...
MSU Extension pollinator & pollination events: bit.ly/MSUpolli...
Beekeeping workshops and webinars from Michigan State University May-September 2024: www.canr.msu.e...
Michigan State University Beekeeping TH-cam channel: / @michiganstateuniversi...
Sign up for MSU Extension's "Pollinators and Pollination" news digest: bit.ly/MSUENews
Ask Extension form for Michigan residents to ask beekeeping questions: pollinators.ms...
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE): www.sare.org/
Michigan Beekeepers Association Swarm Removal List: michiganbees.o...
Help! I need a queen! by Meghan Milbrath: www.sandhillbe...
Drawn comb is gold by Meghan Milbrath: static1.square...
Diagnostic tools for honey bee medicine: pollinators.ms...
European Foulbrood Office Hours Webinar recording: • European Foulbrood Off...
Varroa resources: pollinators.ms...
Honey Bee Health Coalition Tools for Varroa Management Guide: honeybeehealth...
Spanish version - La versión completa en español de las Herramientas para la Gestión de Varroa: honeybeehealth...
Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium - Find a Bee Vet: www.hbvc.org/c...
Thinking inside the box: Restoring the propolis envelope facilitates honey bee social immunity: journals.plos....
Honeybee cluster-not insulation but stressful heat sink: royalsocietypu...
Acknowledgments
Thank you to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for securing funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Michigan State University to implement strategies in the Michigan Managed Pollinator Protection Plan.
This work is supported by the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program [grant no 2021-70006-35450] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
This work is supported by the Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans grant, award no. 2021-77028-35274 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
This work is/was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Crop Protection and Pest Management Program through the North Central IPM Center (2022-70006-38001).
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.