BeeFit Beekeeping Courses

How to Pick a Breeder Queen for Treatment-Free Beekeeping - Beekeeping 101

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Discover essential criteria for selecting breeder queens and meet Viplidoo, a treatment-free queen bee with superior genetics for varroa resistance, productivity, and climate adaptation in northern beekeeping.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

5 Ways Bees Can Die During Winter - Beekeeping 101

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Learn to identify and prevent 5 common causes of winter bee colony death, including starvation, moisture issues, and varroa mites, while mastering essential winter beekeeping management techniques.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Secret Way Farmers Are Saving the Bees - How Regenerative Farming Practices Support Pollinator Health

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Discover how farmers are revolutionizing bee conservation through no-till farming, cover crops, and soil regeneration practices that restore pollinator habitats and nutrition.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Easiest Way to Move Beehives Without a Forklift - This Tool Changes Everything

Discover a game-changing tool for beekeepers that makes moving hives without a forklift simple and efficient, perfect for spring beekeeping operations and almond pollination transport.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Challenges of the Almond Grower - Water, Bees, and Pests

Explore the unique challenges faced by almond growers, including water management, beekeeping for pollination, and pest control strategies in this informative discussion.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Scaling Up Your Bee Business: Prepping 300 Boxes For Bees - Beekeeping 101

Dive into the practical challenges of scaling a beekeeping operation as this beekeeper prepares 300 boxes and assembles 3,500 frames, sharing valuable insights for commercial expansion.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

STOP Losing Queens! Genius Tricks for Perfect Hive Introductions - Beekeeping 101

Discover genius tricks for introducing new queens to bee colonies with maximum acceptance rates, improving your beekeeping success and colony management.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Using a Trash Pump to Feed Bees - DIY and Challenges - Beekeeping 101

Discover how to use a trash pump for feeding bees, including DIY methods and potential challenges in this practical beekeeping tutorial.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The BEST Time to Split Your Beehives and How to Double Your Colonies - Beekeeping 101

Discover the optimal timing for splitting beehives and effective techniques to double your colony count with practical beekeeping strategies for successful hive expansion.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Moving and Shipping Beehives: Transportation Challenges in Beekeeping - Part 1

Discover essential techniques and challenges involved in safely transporting beehives, from local moves to long-distance shipping for commercial pollination services.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

We Spent $1,300 This Week Just Keeping Bees Alive - Commercial Beekeeping Costs and Summer Hive Management

Uncover the real costs of commercial beekeeping as operators break down $1,300 in weekly expenses for feeding, treatments, and hive management to build 200+ colonies for pollination.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How We Decide Which Hives Get Resources and Which Don't

Discover the tough decisions commercial beekeepers make when managing 200+ hives - learn how to evaluate colonies and allocate limited resources for maximum success.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Draw Comb Fast - Even in July

Master late-season comb building techniques to transform a 3-frame split into a full double deep hive quickly, even during challenging July conditions through strategic feeding and management.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

EPA About to Approve This Toxic Forever Chemical - And It Could Be On Your Food

Uncover the truth about cyclobutrifluram, a toxic 'forever chemical' pesticide under EPA review that threatens bee health, food safety, and environmental contamination.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Amitraz Resistance in Varroa Mites - Understanding the Science Behind Treatment Failure

Uncover why amitraz, beekeepers' 20-year weapon against Varroa mites, is suddenly failing worldwide and explore resistance science, genetics, and rotation strategies to save hives.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video