David Burns Courses

Beekeeping Tips for Early Spring

Discover essential early spring beekeeping practices for April, including hive preparation, feeding techniques, and using double screen/Snelgrove boards to manage your colonies effectively.

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

Beekeeping: How to Choose the Best Mite Treatment - Step-by-Step Trusted Tool

Discover a step-by-step tool for selecting the most effective varroa mite treatments for your beehives, helping you make informed decisions to keep your colonies healthy and thriving.

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

Beekeeping Expansion Secret: From Small Nuc to Powerhouse Hive

Discover a powerful technique to rapidly expand a 5-frame beehive into a full 20-frame colony, with step-by-step guidance on giving bees exactly what they need for explosive growth and stronger honey production.

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

Beekeeping: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Queens

Discover the crucial role of queen bees in successful beekeeping. Learn about common hive failures, queen behavior, and essential management techniques to improve your beekeeping skills.

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

Beekeeping Tips For May

Discover essential May beekeeping practices to avoid critical mistakes that could lead to future hive disasters. Learn proper management techniques during this crucial month for successful beekeeping.

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

Beekeeping: This Way of Making a Split Works So Well

Discover an effective method for making beekeeping splits in spring with expert guidance on this proven technique that helps expand your honey bee colonies successfully.

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

Beekeeping Questions Puzzling Beekeepers Answered

Unlock answers to common beekeeping challenges and puzzles with expert guidance on hive management, bee health, and seasonal beekeeping practices.

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

Beekeeping: Critical Thinking in the Bee Yard - The Skill No One Teaches You

Discover how to develop essential critical thinking skills for successful beekeeping, a crucial aspect often overlooked in traditional training for new beekeepers.

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

Beekeeping: How to Inspect Your Bees After Winter - Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Discover a step-by-step walkthrough for inspecting your beehive after winter, with frame-by-frame guidance that takes the guesswork out of spring beekeeping inspections.

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

Beekeeping Inspection - Checking for Swarm Cells in the Bottom Deep Hive

Dive into the process of inspecting beehives for swarm cells, focusing on the importance of checking the bottom deep hive body and proper inspection techniques for successful beekeeping management.

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

Beekeeping: First Hive Inspection After Winter - Fingers Crossed

Discover the process of conducting a first hive inspection after winter, checking for swarm cells, and learning essential beekeeping techniques for post-winter colony management.

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

Beekeeping - Bad News If You Wait Too Long

Discover the critical importance of timing in beekeeping and learn why procrastination can lead to serious consequences for your hive's health and productivity.

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

Beekeeping - How to Read Frames and Evaluate Your Hive for a Midsummer Inspection

Master frame reading and hive evaluation techniques for effective midsummer beekeeping inspections with expert guidance from Dr. Jon Zawislak.

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

Beekeeping: Tips and Tricks to Prepare for Swarm Season

Discover essential tips and tricks for beekeepers preparing for swarm season, including expert advice on trapping swarms and managing your hives during this critical period.

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

Beekeeping Mistakes to Avoid This Spring

Discover essential spring beekeeping practices to avoid common mistakes that can impact your colonies throughout the year, with expert advice on proper feeding, inspection, and colony management.

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