10 ways to get to know your bees better. Presentation given at the Holland Area Beekeepers Association annual banquet. January 23, 2016 in Holland, Michigan, USA.
Getting Started in Beekeeping, presented at the Missouri Livestock Symposium on December 3, 2016 by Grant Gillard, a beekeeper from Jackson, Missouri and Past President of the Missouri State Beekeeping Association. www.grantgillard.weebly.com
This is the first slide show for the beginning beekeeping class for back yard beekeepers for the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center, taught by Jackson, Missouri, beekeeper Grant Gillard. Like any new hobby, keeping honey bees and establishing an apiary can be a little intimidating. Bees sting and it hurts! Bees are still dying and this is still a very challenging time to get started. It's also kind of expensive to buy honey bee equipment, whether new or used.
Getting Started in Beekeeping, presented at the Missouri Livestock Symposium on December 3, 2016 by Grant Gillard, a beekeeper from Jackson, Missouri and Past President of the Missouri State Beekeeping Association. www.grantgillard.weebly.com
This is the first slide show for the beginning beekeeping class for back yard beekeepers for the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center, taught by Jackson, Missouri, beekeeper Grant Gillard. Like any new hobby, keeping honey bees and establishing an apiary can be a little intimidating. Bees sting and it hurts! Bees are still dying and this is still a very challenging time to get started. It's also kind of expensive to buy honey bee equipment, whether new or used.
Honey Production: How to produce a ton of honey. NEOBA presentation by Grant Gillard on February 10, 2020 in Tulsa, OK. Principles of beekeeping that lead to better production for increasing honey yields.
Expanding your apiary by increasing the number of bee hives you keep. Discusses issues with multiple bee yards, or out yards. Discusses buying used equipment for sale.
These slides are from Robert "Bob" Borkowski's "Beekeeping 101" workshop, presented through the Institute of Applied Agriculture at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Beekeeping presentation to the Midwestern Beekeepers Association on the potential and possibilities of expanding a hobby or recreational backyard bee hives into a money making proposition.
Effingham 4 Frugal Beekeeper Grant GillardGrant Gillard
Beekeeping Lecture delivered by Grant Gillard at Effingham, IL on February 27th, 2016 on the frugal beekeeper. Beekeeping is expensive, especially for the beginner. But beekeepers are cheap, sometimes too cheap to really benefit from beekeeping.
Seven Habits of Highly Successful Beekeepers by Grant Gillard, formerly of Jackson, MO, now living in Holden, MO. This talk was given at Monroeville, PA, for the Western PA Beekeepers Association on February 16, 2019. He can be reached at grantfcgillard@gmail.com
given in Fairfield, IL on May 20th, 2016 by Grant Gillard, a beekeeper in Jackson, MO. Grant keeps around 200 hives and sells honey at the local farmers markets.
Msba spring 2020 2nd year grant gillardGrant Gillard
www.mostatebeekeepers.org
www.gillardhoney.com
This presentation is on your second year beekeeping and how you approach keeping bees, which is different than your first year.
Honey Production led by Grant Gillard of Jackson, MO, for the Will County Beekeepers on February 18th, 2017 at the Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center.
http://agriculturalinsights.com/tgb2/ In this presentation I make learning how to improve your grazing management easy. We cover how plants grow and why you need to know that to harvest the maximum amount of solar energy falling on your land. I talk about 3 easy to use (and free) animal performance monitoring techniques. We then move on to physically managing livestock with portable electric fencing and then the differences mob grazing can make on your land. High density grazing is also defined. We conclude the presentation with some advanced techniques for more experienced ranchers and graziers. http://agriculturalinsights.com/tgb2/
Honey Production: How to produce a ton of honey. NEOBA presentation by Grant Gillard on February 10, 2020 in Tulsa, OK. Principles of beekeeping that lead to better production for increasing honey yields.
Expanding your apiary by increasing the number of bee hives you keep. Discusses issues with multiple bee yards, or out yards. Discusses buying used equipment for sale.
These slides are from Robert "Bob" Borkowski's "Beekeeping 101" workshop, presented through the Institute of Applied Agriculture at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Beekeeping presentation to the Midwestern Beekeepers Association on the potential and possibilities of expanding a hobby or recreational backyard bee hives into a money making proposition.
Effingham 4 Frugal Beekeeper Grant GillardGrant Gillard
Beekeeping Lecture delivered by Grant Gillard at Effingham, IL on February 27th, 2016 on the frugal beekeeper. Beekeeping is expensive, especially for the beginner. But beekeepers are cheap, sometimes too cheap to really benefit from beekeeping.
Seven Habits of Highly Successful Beekeepers by Grant Gillard, formerly of Jackson, MO, now living in Holden, MO. This talk was given at Monroeville, PA, for the Western PA Beekeepers Association on February 16, 2019. He can be reached at grantfcgillard@gmail.com
given in Fairfield, IL on May 20th, 2016 by Grant Gillard, a beekeeper in Jackson, MO. Grant keeps around 200 hives and sells honey at the local farmers markets.
Msba spring 2020 2nd year grant gillardGrant Gillard
www.mostatebeekeepers.org
www.gillardhoney.com
This presentation is on your second year beekeeping and how you approach keeping bees, which is different than your first year.
Honey Production led by Grant Gillard of Jackson, MO, for the Will County Beekeepers on February 18th, 2017 at the Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center.
http://agriculturalinsights.com/tgb2/ In this presentation I make learning how to improve your grazing management easy. We cover how plants grow and why you need to know that to harvest the maximum amount of solar energy falling on your land. I talk about 3 easy to use (and free) animal performance monitoring techniques. We then move on to physically managing livestock with portable electric fencing and then the differences mob grazing can make on your land. High density grazing is also defined. We conclude the presentation with some advanced techniques for more experienced ranchers and graziers. http://agriculturalinsights.com/tgb2/
Birds Bees and Butterflies Wings Over the Curriculum by Mary Van Dyke and Chr...Mary Van Dyke
Grow native plants to encourage birds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators on your school grounds. Investigate migratory neotropical birds and Monarchs with programs connected with schools in Central America. Explore ways to integrate cultural, environmental themes across curriculum and target learning standards. Christine Payack and Mary Van Dyke share ideas and innovative outdoor teaching strategies that take flight across the curriculum at Jamestown Elementary School! Christine Payack is now co-Director at Arlington County's Outdoor Lab at time of this presentation was Science Lead and Second Grade Teacher at Jamestown Elementary School. Mary Van Dyke is Visiting Horticulturist at Jamestown Elementary School, and founded her business Green STEM Learning to provide integrative outdoor learning programs.
What Every IT Manager Should Know About Mobile AppsJonathan Engelsma
In a few short years, the use of smartphones and tablets have become ubiquitous in our daily lives. Vibrant app ecosystems have and will continue to play an important role in encouraging rapid innovation, ensuring these devices will remain computing platform of choice for end users in the foreseeable future. The rapid adoption of mobile technology in the enterprise presents many important decision points to IT management. For example, native apps vs web apps, in-house app development vs outsourced, which platforms to support, what policies will be needed, mobile backend hosting platforms, security considerations and many more. These decisions, as is typically the case, involve tradeoffs, and the appropriate approach will vary based on each organization's individual business needs. However, an informed and thoughtful approach will help IT organizations extract value out of this fundamentally new approach to computing. This talk aims to help the IT practitioner appreciate and successfully navigate the labyrinth of decisions involved in moving the enterprise out onto these pervasive new mobile platforms.
The bar is rapidly lifting when it comes to creating a compelling and engaging mobile app. Consumers have hundreds of thousands of native apps to choose from in the native app ecosystems, and attracting and sustaining user engagement is quite a challenge. Some app developers are adding game-like features to apps (gamification) and integrating with popular social media platforms in an attempt to encourage engagement. In this talk we will discuss gamification in general, and take a look at how it is being used in mobile apps. In particular, we will share some of the experiences we've had incorporating game and social features into apps that our lab has deployed.
iOS Bootcamp: learning to create awesome apps on iOS using Swift (Lecture 05)Jonathan Engelsma
This lecture investigates iOS user interface essentials. In particular, we look at UINavigation Controllers, and UITableViews.
This lecture is part of a course intended to be an intensive and very compressed deep dive into iOS development in Swift. Visit the course web page to get copies of the course outline, lecture notes, sample code, etc.
Course website: http://www.themobilemontage.com/2015/05/12/ios-bootcamp-learning-to-create-awesome-apps-on-ios-using-swift/
YouTube Link to lecture: TBD
iOS Bootcamp: learning to create awesome apps on iOS using Swift (Lecture 04)Jonathan Engelsma
This lecture covers the essentials of the MVC architecture of iOS applications. The basic concepts are laid out, and then we apply them to several app examples.
The course is an intensive and very compressed deep dive into iOS development in Swift. Visit the course web page to get copies of the course outline, lecture notes, sample code, etc.
Course website: http://www.themobilemontage.com/2015/05/12/ios-bootcamp-learning-to-create-awesome-apps-on-ios-using-swift/
YouTube Link to lecture: TBD
iOS Bootcamp: learning to create awesome apps on iOS using Swift (Lecture 02) Jonathan Engelsma
This lecture covers the very basics of the syntax of the Swift programming language. The course is an intensive and very compressed deep dive into iOS development in Swift. Visit the course web page to get copies of the course outline, lecture notes, sample code, etc. Course website: http://www.themobilemontage.com/2015/05/12/ios-bootcamp-learning-to-create-awesome-apps-on-ios-using-swift/
YouTube Link to lecture: https://youtu.be/fwstpDs2biQ
2012 Michigan Beekeepers Association Annual Spring Conference - Beekeepers On...Jonathan Engelsma
Now that you have your bees all tucked in for the long Michigan winter, it’s time to get online and broaden your beekeeping horizons by learning from others, and also sharing what you’ve learned during the past season. In this talk we will survey some of the top beekeeping related destinations online, including the MBA’s brand new website! We will also provide a short tutorial on how you can easily create a professional beekeeping website to promote your own beekeeping hobby or business and grow your online beekeeping network via social media integration.
iOS Bootcamp: learning to create awesome apps on iOS using Swift (Lecture 7)Jonathan Engelsma
This lecture looks at multithreading and networking in Swift on iOS. We discuss why these concepts are important in the context of iOS programming and then demonstrate how the concepts are properly applied.
This lecture is part of a course intended to be an intensive and very compressed deep dive into iOS development in Swift. Visit the course web page to get copies of the course outline, lecture notes, sample code, etc.
Course website: http://www.themobilemontage.com/2015/05/12/ios-bootcamp-learning-to-create-awesome-apps-on-ios-using-swift/
"Me and Mel" power point talk, Grant GillardGrant Gillard
Mel Disselkoen pioneered a wonderfully radical, revolutionary beekeeping practice he calls the "OTS Queen Rearing: A Survival Guide for Beekeepers Worldwide." OTS refers to his on-the-spot method of queen rearing. Grant Gillard, a beekeeper in Jackson, Missouri, since 1981, adapted Mel's system and found incredible results to his efficiency. He found he was working smarter, not necessarily harder. Grant's web site can be found at www.grantgillard.weebly.com and his e-mail is gillard5@charter.net, Grant speaks at beekeeping conferences all around the nation. You may contact him at gillard5@charter.net to arrange his visit to your next meeting,
This is a talk I gave recently to beginning beekeepers. How to get up the beekeeping learning curve, what equipment you need, how to get bees, how to care for your bees, honey production and how to prepare your bees to survive over a long cold winter.
These slides were created by Robert "Bob" Borkowski, 2016 alum of the Institute of Applied Agriculture at the University of Maryland, College Park. Bob is an avid apiarist and frequently offers beekeeping workshops to the UMD community.
Barb Bloetscher - Getting Started In Honey BeesJohn Blue
Getting Started In Honey Bees - Barb Bloetscher, Ohio Department of Agriculture, from the 2018 Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference, March 6 - 7, Ada, OH, USA.
More presentations at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZBwPfKdlk4SB63zZy16kyA
The whys and wherefores of bee keeping as a hobby. This presentation covers the basics of cost, timing, benefits and whether you have what it takes to love insects.
Communications Skills for Environmental ProfessionalsSAVE THE FROGS!
From the desk of the world's leading amphibian conservation organization, SAVE THE FROGS!, are proven and instant ways to improve your communication in marketing, sales, fundraising, and journalism to increase your environmental project's impact and funding. Designed for the scientist writing for the public and popular media.
This is a presentation I gave on our work with the Bee Informed Partnership's Hive Scale Program at the 2015 Heartland Apiculture Society's Conference.
This is a talk we gave at the 2015 Heartland Apiculture Society Conference at Albion College, MI. The goal was to provide attendees with some practical advice on how to sell the honey their bees produce online.
This is a talk Mieke Engelsma gave at the 2015 Heartland Apiculture Society Conference at Albion College, MI. The goal was to provide attendees with some practical advice on retailing their honey at farmers markets, expos, etc.
iOS Bootcamp: learning to create awesome apps on iOS using Swift (Lecture 09)Jonathan Engelsma
This lecture discusses the value of finding and incorporating third party libraries and frameworks into your iOS app. Why re-invent the wheel when you can developer a much better iOS app with less work? We mention a number of commonly used 3rd party iOS frameworks, and also provide short tutorial on using CocoaPods - the de facto standard for managing dependencies in iOS projects.
This lecture is part of a course intended to be an intensive and very compressed deep dive into iOS development in Swift. Visit the course web page to get copies of the course outline, lecture notes, sample code, etc.
Course website: http://www.themobilemontage.com/2015/05/12/ios-bootcamp-learning-to-create-awesome-apps-on-ios-using-swift/
iOS Bootcamp: learning to create awesome apps on iOS using Swift (Lecture 06)Jonathan Engelsma
This lecture investigates more iOS user interface essentials. In particular, we look at AttributedStrings, AutoLayout, and AutoRotation.
This lecture is part of a course intended to be an intensive and very compressed deep dive into iOS development in Swift. Visit the course web page to get copies of the course outline, lecture notes, sample code, etc.
Course website: http://www.themobilemontage.com/2015/05/12/ios-bootcamp-learning-to-create-awesome-apps-on-ios-using-swift/
YouTube Link to lecture: TBD
iOS Bootcamp: learning to create awesome apps on iOS using Swift (Lecture 03) Jonathan Engelsma
This lecture covers the very basics of the syntax of the Swift programming language.
The course is an intensive and very compressed deep dive into iOS development in Swift. Visit the course web page to get copies of the course outline, lecture notes, sample code, etc.
Course website: http://www.themobilemontage.com/2015/05/12/ios-bootcamp-learning-to-create-awesome-apps-on-ios-using-swift/
YouTube Link to lecture: TBD
Deep Behavioral Phenotyping in Systems Neuroscience for Functional Atlasing a...Ana Luísa Pinho
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) provides means to characterize brain activations in response to behavior. However, cognitive neuroscience has been limited to group-level effects referring to the performance of specific tasks. To obtain the functional profile of elementary cognitive mechanisms, the combination of brain responses to many tasks is required. Yet, to date, both structural atlases and parcellation-based activations do not fully account for cognitive function and still present several limitations. Further, they do not adapt overall to individual characteristics. In this talk, I will give an account of deep-behavioral phenotyping strategies, namely data-driven methods in large task-fMRI datasets, to optimize functional brain-data collection and improve inference of effects-of-interest related to mental processes. Key to this approach is the employment of fast multi-functional paradigms rich on features that can be well parametrized and, consequently, facilitate the creation of psycho-physiological constructs to be modelled with imaging data. Particular emphasis will be given to music stimuli when studying high-order cognitive mechanisms, due to their ecological nature and quality to enable complex behavior compounded by discrete entities. I will also discuss how deep-behavioral phenotyping and individualized models applied to neuroimaging data can better account for the subject-specific organization of domain-general cognitive systems in the human brain. Finally, the accumulation of functional brain signatures brings the possibility to clarify relationships among tasks and create a univocal link between brain systems and mental functions through: (1) the development of ontologies proposing an organization of cognitive processes; and (2) brain-network taxonomies describing functional specialization. To this end, tools to improve commensurability in cognitive science are necessary, such as public repositories, ontology-based platforms and automated meta-analysis tools. I will thus discuss some brain-atlasing resources currently under development, and their applicability in cognitive as well as clinical neuroscience.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
Professional air quality monitoring systems provide immediate, on-site data for analysis, compliance, and decision-making.
Monitor common gases, weather parameters, particulates.
What is greenhouse gasses and how many gasses are there to affect the Earth.moosaasad1975
What are greenhouse gasses how they affect the earth and its environment what is the future of the environment and earth how the weather and the climate effects.
The ability to recreate computational results with minimal effort and actionable metrics provides a solid foundation for scientific research and software development. When people can replicate an analysis at the touch of a button using open-source software, open data, and methods to assess and compare proposals, it significantly eases verification of results, engagement with a diverse range of contributors, and progress. However, we have yet to fully achieve this; there are still many sociotechnical frictions.
Inspired by David Donoho's vision, this talk aims to revisit the three crucial pillars of frictionless reproducibility (data sharing, code sharing, and competitive challenges) with the perspective of deep software variability.
Our observation is that multiple layers — hardware, operating systems, third-party libraries, software versions, input data, compile-time options, and parameters — are subject to variability that exacerbates frictions but is also essential for achieving robust, generalizable results and fostering innovation. I will first review the literature, providing evidence of how the complex variability interactions across these layers affect qualitative and quantitative software properties, thereby complicating the reproduction and replication of scientific studies in various fields.
I will then present some software engineering and AI techniques that can support the strategic exploration of variability spaces. These include the use of abstractions and models (e.g., feature models), sampling strategies (e.g., uniform, random), cost-effective measurements (e.g., incremental build of software configurations), and dimensionality reduction methods (e.g., transfer learning, feature selection, software debloating).
I will finally argue that deep variability is both the problem and solution of frictionless reproducibility, calling the software science community to develop new methods and tools to manage variability and foster reproducibility in software systems.
Exposé invité Journées Nationales du GDR GPL 2024
Toxic effects of heavy metals : Lead and Arsenicsanjana502982
Heavy metals are naturally occuring metallic chemical elements that have relatively high density, and are toxic at even low concentrations. All toxic metals are termed as heavy metals irrespective of their atomic mass and density, eg. arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, thallium, chromium, etc.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
Nutraceutical market, scope and growth: Herbal drug technologyLokesh Patil
As consumer awareness of health and wellness rises, the nutraceutical market—which includes goods like functional meals, drinks, and dietary supplements that provide health advantages beyond basic nutrition—is growing significantly. As healthcare expenses rise, the population ages, and people want natural and preventative health solutions more and more, this industry is increasing quickly. Further driving market expansion are product formulation innovations and the use of cutting-edge technology for customized nutrition. With its worldwide reach, the nutraceutical industry is expected to keep growing and provide significant chances for research and investment in a number of categories, including vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and herbal supplements.
4. QUICK BACKGROUNDER
• We are a family of nine from Nunica, MI
• Mieke and Jonathan share a background in agriculture
• Jonathan works as a prof in GVSU’s School of Computing
• Starting keeping bees in 1984.
• Family runs a sideline bee operation
• run 50-70 colonies mainly for honey production
• retail the annual honey crop
• sell nucs when able.
• Website: http://hudsonvillehoney.com
5.
6. A brief but relevant diversion on fastidious Dutch homemakers…
9. THE ANTI-PATTERN:
Bees are social…
Bees dance …
Bees are industrious…
Bees are community focused…
Have and care for their babies…
Protect their home…
Love honey!!!
Sudden insight!
bee behavior
= people behavior
The logical
conclusion: Bees are
just like me, only a
little bit smaller…
10. THINKING ANTHROPOMORPHICALLY
ABOUT BEES
• Why we do this?
• We often learn best by
comparing new concepts to
things we already know.
• We are conditioned by our
dogs & cats!
• The problem:
• Honeybee biology is way
different than ours!
11. CLASSIC EXAMPLE: BRRR, ITS COLD OUT THERE…
Source: http://www.instructables.com/id/Insulation-for-National-Beehives/
12. Obvious Conclusion: The more you know about your
bees, the more successful a beekeeper you will be.
14. #1 GET/BE A MENTOR
• Get a mentor
• Learn faster / better
• Avoid costly mistakes
• More fun than going solo!
• Your local club can help you
find a mentor!
• Be a mentor
• Learn by mentoring others.
• Grow the community
• Give back Credit: Anne Marie Fauvel
15. #2 BE AN AVID AND DISCERNING
READER
• Books
• Magazines
• Online Sources
• beesource.com
• scientificbeekeeping.com
16. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN OLD BEE
BOOKS!!
• Electronic (free):
• bees.library.cornell.edu/
• https://archive.org/
• Reprints:
• http://www.wicwas.com/
• www.xstarpublishing.com/
18. #4 INSPECT YOUR COLONIES
REGULARLY DURING THE BEE SEASON
• Once a week if possible.
• queen status
• availability of nutrition
• sufficient space?
• presence of pests /
diseases
19. #5 CONSTANT AND CAREFUL
OBSERVATION OUTSIDE OF THE HIVE
• What is currently
blooming in your locale?
• Are the bees working it?
• Entrance activity?
• What’s that smell?
20.
21. #6 PRACTICE GOOD RECORD
KEEPING
• Record information
gathered during
inspections. (date &
location)
• First swarm, first dandelion,
maple pollen, colony loss,
frost date.
• Note any reminders / todo’s.
• Computer based options -
try hivetracks.com
22.
23.
24. #7 MONITOR YOUR HIVES
ELECTRONICALLY
• Join the BIP Hive Scale
Portal!
• “Locally Grown” at
nearby GVSU!
• Record the weight and
ambient temperature
and more 24 X 7
• An eye opening
experience!
28. #8 RAISE YOUR OWN QUEENS
• Forces you to acquire
more intimate knowledge
of honeybee biology.
• Requires diligent record
keeping.
• You truly get to know
YOUR bees!
• Very fulfilling activity.
29. SMALL SCALE QUEEN REARING
• Small Scale: < 100 per
season.
• Non-grafting techniques
have worked really well for
us.
• You need lots of bees of the
right age in your cell builder!
• If you plan to mate in your
yard you’ll need a fair
amount of stock to make up
mating nucs.
30.
31. #9 MONITOR FOR MITES
• Sample / count at least
monthly from April -
November.
• Pre / Post treatment
counts are important!
• In larger yards (+20)
sample a subset to make
treatment decisions.
32. MITE SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
• Sticky boards
• Sugar Roll
• Alcohol Wash
• Send to a lab!
• (Google for details)
33. WHY SAMPLE FOR MITES?
• You need to actively
manage mite levels in your
colonies when they are
brooding or your bees will
die.
• If your bees die, you’ve just
created a “varroa bomb” for
nearby colonies.
• Regular mite counts will
help you learn when and
how to treat most effectively.
34. #10 BEE A CITIZEN SCIENTIST!
• Participate in Bee
Informed Partnership
Programs:
• Bee Informed Annual
Colony Loss Survey
• BIP Tier 4 Program
• BIP Hive Scale Program
• Learn More:
beeinformed.org
35. ANY QUESTIONS?
Jonathan Engelsma’s Contact Info:
• email: jengelsma@gmail.com
• web: http://hudsonvillehoney.com
• twitter.com/honeyandcandles
• Like us! /hudsonvillehoney
• A copy of these slides are posted on:
• http://slideshare.net/jonathanengelsma