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Monthly
Presentation Videos
Learn from real-world discussions led by our instructors.
Each month we dive into current beekeeping challenges and field updates from across our teaching apiaries.
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Black Queen Cell Virus & Nosema: What Beekeepers Must Know A crisp, practical walkthrough with Dr. Scott Debnam on how BQCV, Nosema, and high virus loads drive winter losses—and the exact monitoring steps to prevent collapse.
Dr. Scott Debnam explains the honey bee Johnston’s organ, key swarm indicators (drones, capped brood, congestion), and simple tactics—add space, rotate boxes, split colonies—to reduce swarming.
Summer Cooling & Insulation Dr. Scott Debnam explains how bees cool their hives, why insulation matters in summer, and practical steps beekeepers can take to help colonies regulate temperature.
Brood Nest Temperatures Dr. Scott Debnam shares his research on how colonies regulate larval and pupal cell temperatures with pinpoint precision using heater bees and targeted brood heating.
Dr. Scott Debnam explains winter bee physiology (vitellogenin vs. juvenile hormone), colony cues (pheromones, brood load, microclimate), and practical timing to support winter-bee production and early brood rearing.
Dr. Debnam explains how shorter days and cold halt foraging/egg-laying, how winter clusters work, why insulation matters, and pre-winter checks for strength, queen quality, and honey access.