James Lees Bees
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I am a beekeeper in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. I share my experiences, failures, successes. Raising honey bees that are resistant to varroa mites and queen breeding has reshaped how I think about beekeeping. I also focus on the application of data, research, and the science of beekeeping to natural and treatment-free beekeeping practices. Survival is more than just getting through the winter alive - it's the sustainability of the species through pest and pathogen resistance that piques my interest.
Осенняя проверка пчеловодства: кто готов к зиме?
Queen Faints on Camera?! Fall Combines, Formic Pro Follow-Up & Winter Prep
Treatment-Free to Treatment Tipping Point: When Honey Bee Treatments Fail
Попытка использовать метод одного сита для объединения колоний… Вот результат
Финальные результаты! Два года тестирования и сравнения результатов по шкале Харбо на пчелах, не ...
Can Mite Washes Verify Mite Resistance? | Validating Harbo Scores (Part 2 of 3)
Validating Harbo Scores | Pin Killed Brood Assay Tutorial (Part 1 of 3)
Artificial Selection is a Compromise - But do the Work! - Part 3
Retaining Gains While Selecting for Mite Resistance - Hurdles Abound
When Beekeeping Stings: SHB, Formic Pro, and Hard Truths - Part 1
From Chaos to Consistency: My Beekeeping Records & Breeding Rules
From Doubt to Results: Selecting Bees That Fight Varroa
Small Scale Mite-Resistance Breeding | Can Anyone Do It?
What's Happening With My Michigan Bees This Spring 2025?
Mounting Honey Bee Losses Stymie Beekeepers - But Not All Is Lost
Whose bees are better than my bees? Should we compare?
The Honey Bees are Dying - Don't We Already Have a Solution?
Я попробовал установку Hive Hugger Condensing Hive, и это САМАЯ БЫСТРАЯ установка на сегодняшний ...
Improve Winter Bee Survival and Avoid Emergency Feeding for Northern Beekeepers
I'm alive, the bees are alive - do we need better mite treatments?
The Truth About Requeening and Treatment Free Beekeeping
Backyard Bee Colony Erupts into a Frenzied Swarm
No Risk No Reward - Splitting the Honey Bee Brood Nest in April in Michigan
Is it possible to breed a Northern local honey bee?
Harbo Assay Demystified: Expert Insights and Finding Mite Resistance with Cory Stevens
Потрясающая весенняя ликвидация роя в Мичигане | ОБЯЗАТЕЛЬНО К ПРОСМОТРУ!
Failing Honey Bee Colony Needs Change: Will a VSH Queen Be Enough? | Beekeeping
How To Move Live Bees Into an Observation Hive: Live Demonstration
Raising Queen Bees: My Plan to Raise 60 Mated Queens at Once!
Beekeeping: Was My Treatment Free Approach Effective?