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

My Biggest Mistake as a Beekeeper - And How It Changed Everything

Discover the costly mistake of splitting beehives too late in the season and learn optimal timing, winter preparation strategies, and colony management techniques to protect your apiary.

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

Too Many Bees and Too Many Mites - What We Found in Our July Hive Check

Discover critical July hive inspection techniques, Varroa mite monitoring, and early-season treatment strategies to ensure colony survival through fall and winter.

• YouTube
• 20 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

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

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

A Beekeeper's 3 Worst Nightmares - Moisture, Starvation, Varroa Mites

Discover how to combat moisture, starvation, and varroa mites - the three deadliest threats to your bee colonies with practical prevention and treatment strategies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

$500M for Beekeepers - But at What Cost?

Explore the USDA's $500M UPLIFT Initiative for beekeepers and uncover who truly benefits from agricultural subsidies in this critical industry analysis.

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

I Wish Someone Told Me This Before I Started Beekeeping

Discover the three critical mindset mistakes every new beekeeper makes that quietly determine whether your hives thrive or fail, beyond equipment and feeding basics.

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

The Moment of Truth - Sending Our Bees to California Almonds

Discover the high-stakes world of commercial beekeeping as 200 hives journey from Michigan to California for almond pollination, revealing the logistics behind a $60,000 operation.

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

How We Prepare 200 Hives for California Almond Pollination - Part 2

Discover the intensive process of preparing 200 bee colonies for California almond pollination, including hive inspections, cluster assessments, and meeting strict commercial requirements.

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

Is There Enough Forage This Year - What My Bees Showed Me About Seasonal Foraging

Discover how to assess forage availability by reading bee landing board activity, identifying pollen colors, and recognizing nectar sources to make informed hive management decisions.

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

Randy Oliver's New Varroa Research - Testing VarroxSan, Formic Acid, and More

Discover Randy Oliver's latest Varroa mite research testing VarroxSan, formic acid, and other treatments to help beekeepers protect their colonies with science-based solutions.

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