Handouts, Links and Resources
Participant list
Workshop Evaluation, electronic version
Background reading:
Diana Sammataro, The Beekeepers Handbook: Chapter 1
Honey Bee Health Workshop: the items below are listed in the order of our workshop agenda. The handout for each session will be embedded in the session title, with additional resources, links and videos to follow. Missing handouts will be uploaded as they become available.
BeeHealthWorkshop_Overview_063014, Reed Johnson
Website: eXtension Honey Bee Health
The Bee Immune System, Rodney Richardson
Background: Randy Oliver on The Bee Immune System
Parasitic Mites and Honey Bees PPT Jim Tew
Background:
Varroa Mite Reproductive Biology, eXtension and Michigan State University
Video Varroa Mite Video University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab
Viruses, Reed Johnson
Background on Viruses
Hive Inspection, John Grafton
Video: Webinar with Barbara Bloetscher
Non-infectious Honey Bee Disorders
Pesticide Effects on Bees, handout: Johnson_OSUWebinar_051612 (1)
Resources: Protecting Bees from Pesticides
Journal Article: Acaricide, Fungicide and Drug Interactions in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)Reed M. Johnson et. al.
Overview of Major Honey Bee Pests, Barbara Bloetscher
A Field Guide to Honey Bees and Their Maladies, Penn State
Small Hive Beetle, Barb Bloetscher
Handbook of Small Hive Beetle IPM, Clemson University
Video: Small Hive Beetle, University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension
Broodmapper Website: Honey Bee Development and Citizen Science, Reed Johnson
Varroa Monitoring
Powder Sugar Roll For Varroa Mites on Honey Bees (poster), University of Minnesota
Randy Oliver’s plastic cup method for monitoring
Nosema and Nosema Screening, Reed Johnson and Doug Sponsler
Video: basic microscope use. Please view before Tuesday’s nosema lab.
PCR for Virus Screening, Reed Johnson
American Foulbrood, Jim Tew
IPM for Beekeepers, Barb Bloetscher
IPM Elements for Honey Bees in the Mid-Atlantic States, Virginia Tech
What Integrated Pest Management Means for Today’s Beekeeper, Clemson University