Jamie Ellis' Field Guide to Beekeeping (use the above link for all 41 issues in Jamie's DropBox) These articles originally published in the American Bee Journal. Note: These PDF files may take several seconds to download...   patience! See Jaime's Curriculum Vitae

1. Introduction 2. Why Keep Bees? 3. The Langstroth Hive 4. Personal Protective Equipment 5. The Hive Tool and Smoker 6. Miscellaneous Beekeeping Equipment 7. Informational Resources for Beekeepers 8. Know Why You are Keeping Bees 9. Choosing the Right Location for Your Apiary 10. Hive Choice and Configuration 11. Assembling Wooden Supers 12. Assembling Wooden Frames 13. Acquiring Bees and Queens 14. Stocks of Bees in the United States 15. The Basic Startup Costs Associated With Keeping Bees 16. Installing Packages and Hiving Nucs 17. Inspecting Your Newly Installed Colonies for the First Time 18. The Members of a Honey Bee Colony 19. The Components of a Honey Bee Nest 20. The External Anatomy of the Honey Bee

21. The Internal Anatomy of the Honey Bee 22. The Tasks of a Worker Honey Bee 23. Swarms 24. Mating Biology of Honey Bees 25. The Honey Bee Sting 26. Colony Level Thermoregulation and the Honey Bee Dance Language 27. Honey Bee Colonies as Superorganisms: The Hive or the Honey Bee 28. An Overview of Honey Bee Biology 29. Mitigating the Potential Threat Your Bees and Beekeeping Activities Pose to Other People 30. Beekeeping Rules and Regulations 31. Biotic Stressors of Honey Bee Colonies 32. Other Stressors of Honey Bee Colonies 33. Ways of Generating Income With Honey Bees 34. Basic Equipment Needed to Extract and Bottle Honey 35. The Time Commitment Associated with Keeping Bees 36. Reasons for Colony Losses: The Big Three (and One Ugly Cousin) 37. Honey Bee Development 38. Now That You Are a Beekeeper... 39. Conducting a Hive Inspection 40. The Indispensable Nuc 41. What To Get Your Beekeeper for Christmas

Misc. Videos and Presentations by Jamie Ellis Where Does Honey Come From? Dr Jamie Ellis - "What is killing the honey bee?" webinar - at the Irish Beekeepers Association CLG Office Hours: Honeybee Lab Tour with Dr. Jamie Ellis Beekeeping diary #5: University of Florida Bee College Tour - 2018 Gainesville, Florida October 2018 Meeting | Dr. Jamie Ellis - Pinellas County, FL Beemeeting02062015 - another "Biology of the Honey Bee" Presentation Dr. Jamie Ellis Part 1 - "Honey Bee Biology" on National Honeybee Day, at Santa Fe High, Alachua Florida, August 22, 2015 Dr. Jamie Ellis Part 2 - "To Bee or Not To Bee" on National Honeybee Day, at Santa Fe High, Alachua Florida, August 22, 2015 Lectures by Jamie Ellis at the 2014 National Honey Show: Biology of the Honey Bee Addressing the Sustainability of Beekeeping in the 21st Century Small Hive Beetle Honey Bees 4 Questions

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"A Video Field Guide To Beekeeping" - Diseases and Pests

Episode 1: Tracheal Mites

Episode 2: Nosema Disease

Episode 3: Small Hive Beetle

Episode 4: Varroa Mites

Episode 5: Foulbrood

Varroa Mite History, Distribution and Biology

European and American Foulbrood in Honey Bee Colonies: Part 1

European and American Foulbrood in Honey Bee Colonies: Part 2

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