MSU Extension Pollinators & Pollination

September 2024 Michigan Beekeeping Office Hours Webinar

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September 16, 2024

• Ana Heck
• Meghan Milbrath
• Dan Wyns
• Zachary Huang

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

1. Announcements​
2. Entrances: drone eviction & reducers​
3. Condensing & ventilating hives​
4. Winter feeding​
5. Managing varroa​
6. Answering your questions!​​

Resources

• Announcements
  • Getting started with beekeeping in Michigan
  • Michigan Pollinator Initiative website
  • MSU Extension pollinator & pollination events
    • Honey Show Question and Answer Session with Stephanie Slater
    • The Importance of Place, Power, & Purpose in Pollinator Stewardship with Melanie Kirby
    • Michigan Beekeepers Association Fall Conference
  • Michigan State University Beekeeping YouTube channel
  • Sign up for MSU Extension's "Pollinators and Pollination" news digest
  • Ask Extension form for Michigan residents to ask beekeeping questions
  • Beekeeping Education and Support Fund | Giving to Michigan State University
• Condensing & ventilating hives
  • The Condensing Hive Concept with Dr. David Peck and Bill Hesbach
  • Beekeeping Manuals from University of Minnesota Bee Lab
  • Wrapping Honey Bee Colony for a Northern Winter - poster from University of Minnesota Bee Lab
  • Wrapping Honey Bee Colony for a Northern Winter with Tar Paper - poster from University of Minnesota Bee Lab
• Feeding​
  
  • Honey Bee Health Coalition Nutrition Guide
  • Feeding Honey Bees
• Managing varroa
  • Varroa resources
  • Honey Bee Health Coalition Tools for Varroa Management Guide
    • Spanish version – La versión completa en español de las Herramientas para la Gestión de Varroa
  • How to Use Oxalic Acid to Control Varroa Mites (youtube.com)
  • Varroa Mite Reproductive Biology
  • The Greatest Generation: Winter Bees
• Answering questions
  • University of Minnesota Bee Lab information on testing for hygienic behavior

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/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.