Colony Cluster July 2024

• Ambassador Round Table Discussion (Ends at 19:44)
• What to Look Out for During a Hive Inspection (21:28)
• Using Black Plastic Foundations (25:27)
• Bee Behavior During Hot Weather (26:14)
• Monitoring A Successful Re-Queening (27:28)
• Beekeeping With Kids! Our Helpful Apprentices (29:37)
• Involving Others in Your Hobby (36:02)
• How Extreme Heat Can Impact Your Bees (and you) (39:54)
• Where to Stand When Inspecting (42:30)
• Ventilation & Screened Bottom Boards (43:54)
• Swarms & Growing Numbers of Colonies (44:52)
• Becoming an “Expert” Beekeeper (45:30)
• Varroa Tray Monitoring During the Heat (47:22)
• What is a Brood Break? (48:11)
• Ambassador Thoughts on Beekeeping During this Time of Year (51:37)
• How Many Honey Harvests For Ambassadors Per Year? (52:58)
• Taking Note of New Queen Timeframes (56:00)
• How Record Keeping Can Help (56:58)
• Identifying the Honey Flow & Adding Supers (1:00:56)
• Using a Voice Recorder to Take Notes (1:02:34)
• How Many Brood Boxes Are Too Many? (1:02:53)
• Managing Frames in Supers & Brood Boxes (1:03:42