June 2023 Michigan Beekeeping Office Hours Webinar

0:00 Introduction and Agenda
1:24 Resources and staying connected
6:05 Queen Questions: laying workers
17:48 Queen Questions: drone layer queens
25:45 Queen Questions: optional requeening
30:57 Late season nucs
34:19 Pulling honey
47:40 Managing varroa
51:20 Q&A

Resources shared in webinar chat:
Michigan State University Beekeeping YouTube channel:    / @michiganstateuniversitybee4597  
May office hours webinar recording:    • May 2023 Michigan Beekeeping Office H...  
List of beekeeping clubs from Michigan Beekeepers Association: https://www.michiganbees.org/Michigan...
Michigan Pollinator Initiative website: https://pollinators.msu.edu/
MSU Extension pollinator & pollination events: http://bit.ly/MSUpollinatorevents
Sign up for MSU Extension's "Pollinators and Pollination" news digests: http://bit.ly/MSUENews
Ask Extension: https://pollinators.msu.edu/questions/
2023 Needs assessment of Michigan small-scale beekeepers: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/2023-ne...
Turning Your Beekeeping Hobby into a Business Source:    • Turning Your Beekeeping Hobby into a ...  
“HELP! I NEED A QUEEN!” article: http://www.sandhillbees.com/help-i-ne...
Bee escape article: https://beeinformed.org/2020/09/09/th...
Late season nucs article: https://static1.squarespace.com/stati...
Varroa resources: https://pollinators.msu.edu/programs/...
Honey Bee Health Coalition Tools for Varroa Management: https://honeybeehealthcoalition.org/w...

Michigan State University Extension Pollinator Resources:
Sign up for MSU Extension's "Pollinators and Pollination" news digests: http://bit.ly/MSUENews
Michigan Pollinator Initiative website: https://pollinators.msu.edu/
MSU Extension Pollinators & Pollination website: https://www.canr.msu.edu/tag/pollinat...
MSU Beekeeping YouTube channel:    / @michiganstateuniversitybee4597  

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.