Darwinian Beekeeping - Dr Lewis Bartlett, UGA

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Darwinian Beekeeping - Dr Lewis Bartlett, UGA

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Learn from Dr. Lewis Bartlett from University of Georgia about how beekeeping practices are affecting pests and diseases. Through a look into evolutionary biology of honey bees, we can better understand the challenges we face and the hope that lies beyond the intentional evolution and breeding programs that aim to produce "better bees".
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@Jaxiska1 Жыл бұрын

So great to see you, John Swan! Texas misses you!

@corasmomma 2 жыл бұрын

This was very informing. Nice job at objectively presenting the possible negative outcomes to every approach being used in beekeeping right now and its possible impact on other populations. But also simultaneously grim as it became clear there is no correct answer, just the one we can live with. I’d love to hear more from him and other evolutionary biologists about these subjects!

@TexasBeekeepers 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, right? It's great to hear how it all works together. Google Dr. Bartlett, he's done some great work (and great videos) that are super informative for beekeepers.

@Swarmstead 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation.

@TexasBeekeepers 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! He is a great speaker and a super smart guy!

@PeaceLoveJoy2 2 жыл бұрын

I just did a honey draw & little white worms (larval stage of the wax moth I believe) came out in flow of honey. What do you recommend I do? Thank you!

@TexasBeekeepers 2 жыл бұрын

Could likely be hive beetle larvae. So, two things. Harvesting right now you'll need to make sure your bees have access to food. We're still about 1-2 months out from a good honey flow and as they ramp up their population you can have hives starve. In regards to the larvae - it doesn't take long for hive beetles to lay on unguarded comb so if you're extracting, you'll want to do it pretty quickly after you remove the comb from the hives.

@PeaceLoveJoy2 2 жыл бұрын

@@TexasBeekeepers Thanks. Good points. on the feeding issue, I haven't been because I left behind many frames still full of honey in the super, not to mention the honey on the outermost frames in the brood boxes. Shouldn't those stores be enough for the bees to live on until we get a good nectar flow? On the hive beetles, I just got some wintergreen oil. I read that it doesn't bother bees and repels and kills hive beetles. Do you have any insight about that?

@collegeguy14 2 жыл бұрын

Dr. Leo Sharashkin This blows up his whole way of keeping bees. Does he realize what he’s doing to them environment? He’s teaching anyone who will listen that this is tbd best way and the feature of beekeeping. Sounds like he’s just creating more biohazards for the environment to deal with.

@CatholicSoldierX 2 жыл бұрын

But won't the environment deal with them also? Nature has selected varroa tolerant bees, nature will do the same with other bee kinds. Varroa is already out there, are our solitary bees not already exposed to them? Nature will persist.

@burchstirling9697 2 жыл бұрын

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@williamhesbach320 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the talk but became increasingly discouraged by the anthropomorphizing dialog describing behavior and evolution. Evolution doesn't have an agenda and does not respond to "gauntlets." Mutations are random and as likely to be deleterious as beneficial. Bees do not exhibit aggression; their behavior is best described in degrees of defensiveness. It's misleading to frame an argument in unscientific terms- it blurs the biology.