Tag: honey bees

Episode-209- Get The Word Out About A World Without Bees

Tony Teolis August 10, 2013 0 Comments
This episode was intended be a review of A World Without Bees but I left my notes elsewhere. So before that one I present A Fruitless Fall  by Rowan Jacobson, which is a play on words much like Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in 1962.   Fruitless Fall is no less foreboding in its depiction of a Fall without the buzz of the honey bee. But first a little more on the plight of the honey bee and...

Episode-204- Where Are The Bees In Colony C – Part 3 – Despair Then Hope

Tony Teolis July 13, 2013 0 Comments
Welcome to Where Are The Bees In Colony C - Part 3 - Despair Then Hope at ToDoListHome.com. If you have watched parts 1 and 2 you know it has been a frustrating start for one of the new honey bee colonies installed on April 22, 2013. This one month old colony was doing well and I made things worse as noted in Episode-203- Where are the bees in colony C – Part 2 – Down On Their Luck This...

Episode-202- Where Are The Bees In Colony C – Part 1 – A Backyard Saga

Tony Teolis July 7, 2013 0 Comments
Welcome to Where Are The Bees In Colony C - Part 1 - A Backyard Saga at ToDoListhome.com. This is part 1 of an ongoing story of the troubles this colony has experienced since its installment on April 23, 2012. The episodes in the resources below shows the installation and check for an egg laying queen. However, within a few short weeks it should have been apparent to me that this hive was not...

Episode-188- Make My Own Screened Bottom Board Sheets

Tony Teolis June 3, 2013 0 Comments
This episode shows how I make my mite drop count boards with corrugated plastic sheets I got online cheap from Signwarehouse.com. I had been looking for a long time for a cheap supply of co plastic sheets because just one from the beekeeping supply companies costs $5 (shipping not included). That's ridiculous! From Signwarehouse I got 10, 24 inch by 18 inch sheets for $10 (shipping not included...

Episode-185- Check For Supersedure In Honey Bee Colony B

Tony Teolis May 30, 2013 0 Comments
In this follow up video spread out between May 5 and 12, 2013 I confirm the presence of supersedure cells. There was no evidence of eggs, again, ugh! The bees were buzzing louder than usual but I wasn't using smoke and they may have been upset about about the lack of brood to care for. This was quite disconcerting at the time but not too surprising. I knew the queen in this hive was not laying...

Episode-155- Plan For Spring Gardens Now

Tony Teolis March 16, 2013 2 Comments
It's not too late to get started with great spring garden planning. Today's video show what and how I am getting ready with hundreds of plants and lots of honey bees. There are a lot of resources at to get you started too. This is a bit of work of course but the longer term plan is to make gardening easy by placing a lot of perennial fruits and vegetables throughout the property. Once warmer...

Diagnose Honey Bee Disease

Tony Teolis January 25, 2013 0 Comments
The report is in from the USDA Beltsville bee research lab. Honey Bee Hive - A was apparently over run by the Varroa Destructor. I thought I had this parasite under control but I did not treat the hive with chemicals. I only did some occasional dusitng with powdered sugar. Obviously I was not doing it right or often enough. Especially as fall was turning into winter. I will review my videos...

Watching Honey Bees Buzz

Tony Teolis January 25, 2013 0 Comments
There was a lot of activity last Saturday the 19th of January 2013. I am sure it was because the honey bees in Hive B knew that a deep freeze with snow in tail was on it's way. The video depicts foragers going out for what be available on this unseasonably warm day. Most of the bees seen flying were probably just taking cleansing flights and there also appeared some new bees taking training...