Bee Talks with Bill Hesbach June 2024

00:00:00 - June bloom calendar
00:04:11 - How to manage a very defensive colony without killing them
00:09:16 - Your colonies going to your neighbor's pool for water
00:12:42 - Checker- boarding frames
00:13:11 - What happens when there are eggs in small queen cups
00:16:33 - Peppermint oil small hive beetle control
00:16:48 - Formic acid and the coming heat wave
00:18:38 - Bees improperly drawing comb - what going on?
00:22:05 - Bee paralysis virus - greasy-looking bees
00:26:34 - Excess pollen collection
00:28:08 - Handling swarm cells
00:29:31 - Ankle biter bees for varroa control
00:30:32 - Africanized bees
00:32:00 - New state bee inspector
00:32:52 - Boardman feeders for water
00:33:55 - Spotted lantern fly
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[@waltermoody7040]

Great talk! Interesting practical and timely. Thank you Bill.

[@rtxhoneybees]

Good information. Regarding the Chronic Bee Paralysis virus, i noticed it in a colony with a historically high mite load. I was surprised you didn't advise to check and possibly treat for varroa. Ive also heard requeening can help.