Learn – Benton County Beekeepers Association

Below are links to several beekeeping magazines, online forums/educational websites, and videos grouped by topic for your learning pleasure.

*UoG – University of Guelph Honey Bee Research Center
*NHS - National Honey Show

Beekeeping Magazines
Bee Culture
American Bee Journal
Bee Craft
Beekeeper Magazine

Online Forums and Educational Websites
Beesource - A forum dedicated to beekeeping, bee owners, and enthusiasts.
Bee Informed
Scientific Beekeeping.com - Beekeeping through the eyes of a biologist.

Honey Bee Biology
B&K Bees - Honey Bee Life Cycle, Castes, and Pheromone Communication
B&K Bees – Honey Bee Mating and Genetics
B&K Bees – The Natural Bee Year (Spring to Spring)
B&K Bees – Swarm Science
NHS (James Ellis) Biology of the Honey Bee
NHS (Juliana Rangel) Biology of the Colony
NHS (Kim Flottum) - All About Drones
NHS (Clarence Collison) Applying the Basics of Honey Bee Biology
NHS (Clarence Collison) Glandular System of Honey Bees
NHS (Simon Rees) How Bees Fly
NHS (John Chambers) Basic Bee Genetics for Beekeepers
Green Toe Gardens (Lawrence Connor) - Secrets of Drone Congregation Areas

Swarming
B&K Bees – Swarm Science
B&K Bees – Swarm Control
Kaymon Reynolds - Swarming and How to Stop It
Fredrick Dunn - Swarming Out of an Observation Hive
Save Our Bees - How to Prevent Swarming of Bees
Bee Built - How to Catch & Install a Swarm of Honey Bees
Kaymon Reynolds - Prevent Swarming Without Drawn Comb

Honey Bee Nutrition
B&K Bees – Honey Bee Nutrition
B&K Bees – Feeding Your Bees
NHS (David Tarpy) - The Biology of Honey Bee Nutrition
Dr. Clarence Collison - Bee Nutrition & Feeding
Bee Culture (Randy Oliver) - Honey Bee Nutrition
Ian Steppler - Nutritional Requirements of Honey Bees and Our Changing Landscape
UoG - Feeding Bees and Overwintering

Beginner Beekeepers
NHS (James Ellis) - Honey Bees 4 Questions (Club President Pick)
Beekeeping Made Simple - Why Every Beginner Should Start with a Langstroth HIve
B&K Bees – Things to Consider Before Getting Bees
B&K Bees – Your First Month as a Beekeeper
B&K Bees – The Anatomy of a Healthy Beehive
B&K Bees – Maintaining a Queen-Right Hive
B&K Bees – Swarm Control
B&K Bees – Splitting and Combining Hives
B&K Bees – Seasonal Beehive Management
B&K Bees – Common Beekeeping Problems
B&K Bees – Common Beginner Mistakes
UoG – Hive Location and Set-Up
UoG – Hive Equipment
UoG – Protective Clothing
UoG – Using Smoke
UoG - Stinging
UoG – Comb Building
UoG – Opening HIves
UoG – Colony Inspection
UoG – Introducing a Nucleus Colony
UoG - Single Brood Chamber

Splits
B&K Bees – Splitting and Combining Hives
UoG - Splitting Hives
Ian Steppler - Quick Way to Split a Hive
Barnyard Bees - How to do a Quick Easy Honey Bee Split
Flow Hive - Hive Split

Honey Production and Extraction
B&K Bees – Honey Production and Extraction
B&K Bees - How to Increase Your Honey Yield
Jeff Horchoff Bees – Processing Over 200 Gallons of Honey
Fall Line Ridge - Honey Harvest 2019
Ian Steppler - Commercial Beekeeper Honey Production

Hive Inspections
B&K Bees – How to Inspect Your Beehive
UoG – Colony Inspection
David Burns - Honey Bee Hive Inspection
Beekeeping University - Learn How to Perform a Spring Hive Inspection
Fredrick Dunn - Long Langstroth Hive Inspection

Queens
UoG – Finding Queens
UoG - Requeening
UoG – Marking and Clipping Queens
UoG – Why Buy Queens?
UoG – Caring for Caged Queens
UoG – Grafting Queens
UoG – Cell Building (Part 1)
UoG – Cell Building (Part 2)
UoG – Making Mini-Nucs
UoG – Four-Way Mating Nucs
UoG – Handling Queen Cells
NHS - (Clarence Collison) - A Closer Look at Factors Affecting Queens

Seasonal Topics
Spring
B&K Bees - Early Spring Beekeeping
Kaymon Reynolds - Spring Beekeeping Tips
David Burns - Spring Beekeeping in 2020

Summer
Dyce Lab for Honey Bees - Colony Management Summer 2019
Beekeeping Made Simple - Beekeeping in the Summer Heat

Fall
B&K Bees - Leave Late Summer/Fall to the Bees
Barnyard Bees - Our Fall Honey Bee Colonies Going Into Winter
David Burns - Feeding Bees in the Fall

Winter
Fall Line Ridge - Winter Beekeeping: What You Should Know
Barnyard Bees - What Not to do to Your Winter Bees

Different Hive Types
Top Bar Hives
BeeGuardian - Alternative Beekeeping Using the Top Bar Hive
Beekeeping Naturally - Why We Love Using the Kenyan Top Bar Hive

Long Langstroth Hives
Fredrick Dunn - Long Lang Horizontal Hive Startup and Package Install
Fredrick Dunn - Long Langstroth Hive Inspection

Flow Hives
Fredrick Dunn - Flow Hive Assembly (with commentary)
Fredrick Dunn - First Honey Extraction
Flow Hive - Beekeeping Educators Talk About the Flow Hive

Apimaye Hives
Kaymon Reynolds - Apimaye Introduction (The Swiss Army Knife of Bee Hives)
Overwintering Update by One Million Honey Bees
Apimaye Bottom Board Review

Options for Online Classes:
University of Arkansas Extension Beekeeping Resources
Penn State University Extension
North Carolina State Beekeeper Education & Engagement System (B.E.E.S.)
University of Montana Online Beekeeping Courses
Ohio State University Bee Lab
Michigan State University Beekeeping Resources
University of Florida Extension Master Beekeeper Program
Cornell University Master Beekeeping Certificate Program