0:00 Introductions and Agenda
1:29 Resources and Staying Connected
5:36 Bee Informed Survey
9:06 Installing New Colonies
10:13 Spring Feeding
22:01 Splitting Established Colonies
38:35 Managing Varroa
42:40 Q&A

Resources shared in webinar chat:
List of beekeeping clubs from Michigan Beekeepers Association: https://www.michiganbees.org/Michigan...
Michigan Pollinator Initiative website: https://pollinators.msu.edu/'>https://pollinators.msu.edu/
MSU Extension pollinator & pollination events: http://bit.ly/MSUpollinatorevents
Sign up for MSU Extension's "Pollinators and Pollination" news digests: http://bit.ly/MSUENews'>http://bit.ly/MSUENews
Ask Extension: https://pollinators.msu.edu/'>https://pollinators.msu.edu/questions/
Michigan State University Beekeeping YouTube channel:    / @michiganstateuniversitybee4597  
Bee Informed Partnership’s Annual Loss & Management Survey: https://beeinformed.org/takesurvey/
Installing a nuc video:    • Beginning Beekeeping: Installing a Nuc  
Installing a package video:    • Beginning Beekeeping: Installing a Pa...  
Feeding honey bees bulletin: https://pollinators.msu.edu/'>https://pollinators.msu.edu/sites/_po...
Don’t be surprised by swarms article: https://static1.squarespace.com/stati...
Preparing for swarm season webinar recording:    • Established Colonies:  Preparing for ...  
Varroa resources: https://pollinators.msu.edu/'>https://pollinators.msu.edu/programs/...
Honey Bee Health Coalition Tools for Varroa Management: https://honeybeehealthcoalition.org/w...
Bear fences: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr//media/...
Pollinator planting resources: https://pollinators.msu.edu/'>https://pollinators.msu.edu/resources...
Button bush: https://www.canr.msu.edu/nativeplants...
MSU's compilation of resources for beekeepers: https://pollinators.msu.edu/'>https://pollinators.msu.edu/resources...
Michigan Bee Plants with Dr. Zachary Huang webinar recording:    • Michigan Bee Plants with Dr. Zachary ...  
Dan's blog post on horizontal 2 queen system: https://beeinformed.org/2020/12/02/on...

Michigan State University Extension Pollinator Resources:
Resources compiled by Michigan Pollinator Initiative on planting for pollinators: https://pollinators.msu.edu/'>https://pollinators.msu.edu/resources...
Sign up for MSU Extension's "Pollinators and Pollination" news digests: http://bit.ly/MSUENews'>http://bit.ly/MSUENews
Michigan Pollinator Initiative website: https://pollinators.msu.edu/'>https://pollinators.msu.edu/
MSU Extension Pollinators & Pollination website: https://www.canr.msu.edu/tag/pollinat...
MSU Beekeeping YouTube channel:    / @michiganstateuniversitybee4597  

Acknowledgments

Thank you to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for securing funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Michigan State University to implement strategies in the Michigan Managed Pollinator Protection Plan.

This work is supported by the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program [grant no 20217000635450] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.