1. This presentation © Randy Oliver 2016

2. 13,000 B.C. Spain

4. G. Kritsky

5. Honey bees live in cavities. They store honey above the brood.

6. Lorenzo Langstroth invented the movable frame hive in 1856.

20. Honey Pollen/beebread Open nectar Brood

29. Orientation flights

33. Propolis

52. Bee problems

55. Varroa completely changed bee health

57. Beekeepers must practice good husbandry

58. Beekeeping used to be easier!

59. We are breeding mite- resistant bees

60. ½ gallon of light syrup per week will maintain broodrearing... If there is adequate protein In Nevada County, bees only make honey from April through June

61. Supplemental feeding of sugar syrup is similar to feeding other nectar feeders.

62. Feeding of a pollen supplement in late summer greatly improves colony health

63. The most important husbandry is to manage the varroa mite

64. The Payoff!

70. Bee Happy