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

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

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

Randy Oliver's Queen Breeding Program - Beekeeping 101

Dive into Randy Oliver's innovative queen breeding program for Varroa-resistant honey bees. Learn selection methods, hygienic behavior importance, and practical steps toward treatment-free, sustainable beekeeping.

• YouTube
• 42 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

Controlling the Sky - If You Could Buy Rain Would You?

Explore how AI, drones, and cloud seeding enable companies to engineer rain on demand, examining the history, ethics, and global risks of weather modification technology.

• YouTube
• 19 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

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

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

The Truth About Varroa Resistance in Beekeeping - What Works and What Doesn't

Discover evidence-based strategies for managing varroa mites in beehives, exploring effective resistance methods and debunking common misconceptions in modern beekeeping practices.

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

The Cold Hard Truth About Beekeeping in Canada - A Beginner's Guide

Discover the unique challenges and essential strategies for successful beekeeping in Canada's harsh climate, from winter preparation to regulatory compliance and sustainable colony management.

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

What Happens When Bees Run Out of Food and Mites Take Over - Beekeeping Crisis Management

Discover the harsh realities of colony starvation and varroa mite infestations, plus learn essential feeding and treatment strategies to save struggling hives before winter.

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

Mites, Brood, and Big Decisions - Prepping for Winter Survival

Master winter beekeeping essentials: feeding strategies, mite control with oxalic acid, brood management, and critical decisions for hive survival and almond pollination readiness.

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

The Hidden Reason Your Food Is Getting So Expensive

Uncover the hidden agricultural factors driving grocery prices up beyond inflation, from bee losses and pollination costs to chemical impacts and corporate control of food systems.

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

Tropilaelaps Mites in America - We Put My Bees to the Test

Discover how to test for tropilaelaps mites, a dangerous invasive parasite that reproduces faster than varroa, through hands-on hive testing with expert guidance and winter prep tips.

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