0:00 Introductions & Agenda
0:40 Resources & Staying Connected
4:35 Robbing
17:45 Winter Hive Configurations
23:20 Winter Bees & Varroa
33:30 Q&A
Resources shared in webinar chat:
Michigan State University Beekeeping KZfaq channel: / @michiganstateuniversi...
June office hours webinar recording: • June 2023 Michigan Bee...
List of beekeeping clubs from Michigan Beekeepers Association: www.michiganbe...
Michigan Pollinator Initiative website: pollinators.ms...
MSU Extension pollinator & pollination events: bit.ly/MSUpolli...
Sign up for MSU Extension's "Pollinators and Pollination" news digests: bit.ly/MSUENews
Ask Extension: pollinators.ms...
What robbing looks like: beeinformed.or...
The greatest generation: winter bees: static1.square...
Varroa resources: pollinators.ms...
Honey Bee Health Coalition Tools for Varroa Management: honeybeehealth...
Project Apis m. indoor storage of honey bees: www.projectapi..., www.projectapi..., www.projectapi...
Michigan State University Extension Pollinator Resources:
Sign up for MSU Extension's "Pollinators and Pollination" news digests: bit.ly/MSUENews
Michigan Pollinator Initiative website: pollinators.ms...
MSU Extension Pollinators & Pollination website: www.canr.msu.e...
MSU Beekeeping KZfaq channel: / @michiganstateuniversi...
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.
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.