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BeThree hives with bees at the entrance.For your viewing & listening pleasure...

There are plenty of websites on the internet that provide beekeeping videos and audio in this feature we'll share some links to several resources for you to consider.

Below you will find video and audio recordings.  We'll make some suggestions and keep them diverse for different interests then provide you a link to the full library so you can explore on your own.

Do remember that NWNJBA has its own resources in our Association's YouTube Channel.
We also have some audio recordings and podcast recommendations.

Prince William Regional Beekeepers Association Vimeo Channel (Video)
1. Michael Palmer Sustainable Beekeeping Part 1 - Highly Recommended!
2. Michael Palmer Sustainable Beekeeping Part 2 - Highly Recommended!
3. Practical guide to requeening
4. Bee Diseases and Pests
5. Practical backyard queen rearing
6. Small hive beetle problem in the Mid Atlantic Region - Highly Recommended!
Full channel and links to the full video library and other videos available.

Learning Beekeeping (Video)
Learning beekeeping has quite a few videos on a broad range of topics.  The full YouTube channel is here.
1. Beehive removals - Aka Cutouts
2. Overview of Queen Rearing by Michael Bush
3. Swarm Traps and Bait Hives
4. Building your Top Bar Hive - Learning Beekeeping

American Beekeeping Federation - 2011 North American Beekeeping Conference (Audio)
This is a vast, and incredibly informative collection.  There are well over 50 audio recordings here from the who's who of beekeeping.  Below you'll find some representative samples.  For the full catalog CLICK HERE.
1. Randy Oliver: General Beekeeping Q&A (MP3 file)
2. Dr. Eric Mussen: Hints for Successful Backyard Beekeeping (MP3 file)
3. David Mendes: Making Nuclei Hives: How We "Rejuvenate" Old Hives into "Beehives of the Future" (MP3 file)
4. Susan Coby: The UCD and WSU Stock Implementation Project (MP3 file)
5. Marion Ellis and Livette Dahlgren: The Effects of Toxins on Queen Honey Bees (MP3 file)

The FatBeeMan YouTube Channel
An interesting character, the FatBeeMan has his own way and a tremendous amount of savvy for beekeeping.
Here is the link to his channel and he's actively adding videos.  He had an old channel that has some other videos posted that are worth taking a look at and it is here.  There are some here that are not on the new channel yet.
1. Queen Cells - Highly Recommended!
2. Making Small Hive Beetle Traps
3. Nucs and Baby Nucs
4. *the FatBeeMan method* of Installing wax foundation - Highly Recommended!

Brushy Mountain Bee Farm
Instructional and Information Video with prominent beekeeping authorities (Mike Palmer, Kim Flottum, Larry Connor and others.  Some propping up of equipment and treatments in these presentations but still very useful videos if you go in knowing that.  Full Catalog
1. Installing a Package of Bees
2. Getting Started in Beekeeping - What does it take?
3. Over Wintering Bees and Beekeeping Discussion Panel - Highly Recommended!
4. Mating Quality of Commercial Queens w/ Dr. David Tarpy
5. What to do when hives go bad? Dealing with Queen issues with Jennifer Berry

MudSongs YouTube Channel
This is a prolific poster of videos on beekeeping topics and following activities in the local apiary.
So many videos here - no recommendations, GO Explore it yourself to see what you want!

Bushkill Farms YouTube Channel
Not a large quantity of videos but a interesting mix and well produced.   Link
1. Honeybee Washboarding
2. Queen Marking : How-To

 Bee Health eXtension.org YouTube Channel
Numerous beekeeping videos including a serves presented by a young Keith Delapalne presenting a video version of the Year In the Life of the Apiary Series, Jamie Ellis, and others.  A very informative video channel.  Click Here to see all of the videos.
1. Honey Bees and Beekeeping 1.1: A Year in the Life of an Apiary
2. Small Hive Beetles in Honey Bee Colonies (Excerpt) - read the comments to get the full series!

Independent - These are Videos that have been shared with us that we found excellent or entertaining.  Give them a look
1. Massive Robbing Watch this complete decimation of a strong hive which was robbed completely.
2. Swarm 20 ft shake down - Beekeeper catches a swarm knocked out of a tree with a one in a lifetime snag.
3. Life Cycle of the Honeybee and Varroa Mite - Everything you wanted to know about the Varroa
4. Mike Palmer Quennlessness Test (some other good videos here)
5. The Waggle Dance of the Honeybee - Highly Recommended!