A casual Interview with Dr. Thomas Seeley about his New Book, Piping Hot Bees & Boisterous Buzz-Runners.
This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/edPptNApQOE
CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction
01:54 Books by Dr. Seeley
02:29 Young Thomas meets his first honey bees in a walnut tree.
04:28 The first bee book that Tom owned.
06:20 Tom Seeley gets a job at the Dyce Lab, cutting the grass etc.
08:35 The First Master Beekeeper Program in the U.S.
10:35 Burning Hives! American Foul Brood
12:02 A Raccoon named Vega
14:32 Tom meets his future wife on Appledore Island.
18:26 Tom uses his woodworking and technical skills to build his own gear.
20:16 Detecting CO2 in Bee Hives.
25:15 How bees vent their hive.
26:30 How small entrances benefit honey bees.
28:50 The many benefits of Observation Hives.
30:39 Dyce Lab Observation Hives with long entrances.
31:41 Hive top ventilation.
34:04 How Tom selected his summer helpers at the Dyce Lab.
35:49 Radios helped with field reporting.
36:43 Various dances and associated frequencies.
37:11 How honey bees hear.
39:00 The Shaking Signal
39:50 Grooming Invitation
46:00 How video improves observation, and accurate measurements.
53:10 How fast does a swarm travel?
53:54 How does a swarm know what direction to go?
57:55 Swarm Collection Boxes.
58:56 Swarms prefer boxes with comb inside.
01:00:18 Water studies inside the Glass House.
01:04:20 Water spreading bees.
01:07:00 Bees don't want a top entrance.
01:10:10 How do comb builders determine cell wall thickness?
01:11:48 Tom and Robin encounter defensive bees while on their honeymoon.
01:18:13 How does Tom Seeley set up his own hives at home?
01:26:20 Closing Thoughts from Tom.
01:27:40 Nature Based Beekeeping, a better way of saying Darwinian Beekeeping.
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