A Few Things to Know About Winterization

This week, Dave Wescott and Scott Calentine discuss the topic of winterization. Winter is an important season for beekeeping. Spring and summer and full of honey and bees flying around, but winter is very different. In winter hives beocme semi-dormant. Dave and Scott discuss some important things to know about winter beekeeping and dive into their favorite movies growing up, can you guess what they grew up watching? There are links below to learn more about varroa mites and treatment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIaAtBmtju4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cm-APFU_QM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcpPO9D8jIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j_i4nReI-w https://beelab.umn.edu/varroa-mites https://www.beekeeping-101.com/how-to-identify-and-control-varroa-mites-in-a-beehive/ As always, thank you for listening. We hope you had fun with us and learned something new about bees or the bee world, which is our world! Stay tuned for more episodes to come! Teach Me Bees is a weekly podcast hosted by Dave Wescott and Scott Calentine where we share about Honey 4 Hope, beekeeping, and talk about life. Episodes are released on Thursday mornings at 10 am PST through major audio podcast platforms and video platforms such as Youtube, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Visit our website below and follow Honey 4 Hope on all social media platforms and Dave Wescott on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. https://honey4hope.org/