Extension publications by NCR202 Members

Keith Delaplane, University of Georgia

How to Get Started Keeping Bees
Synopsis of Bee Management in Georgia
Honey Bee Disorders
Pollination
Other Bee-Related Topics

Marion Ellis, University of Nebraska-Licoln

Bumble Boosters
Dectecting Varroa with the Sugar Rolle Technique
Getting Started in Beekeeping
Honey Bee Swarms
Honey Bee Trading Cards
Managing Vrroa in the Midwest
Stinging Bees and Wasps

Zachary Huang, Michigan State University:

Photo galleries

Honey Bee Morphology and Anatomy (66 images)
Honey Bee Disease and Pests (50 images)
Beekeeping Equipment (18 images)
Package Bee Installation (13 images)
Harvesting Bee Swarms (13 images)
Moving Bees (5 images)
Foraging Bees (221 images)
Bees and Wasps Inside their Nests (65 images)

Stinging Insects Around Your House

Cicada Killers [html format] [pdf format]
Carpenter Bees [html format] [pdf format]
European Paper Wasps [html format] [pdf format]
Yellow Jackets [html format] [pdf format]
Bumble Bees [html format] [pdf format]
Boldfaced Hornets [html format] pdf format]
Honey Bees [html format] [pdf format]

Insects as pollinators:

Honey Bees [html format][pdf format]
Blue Orchard Bees [html format] [pdf format]
Bumble Bees [html format][html format]

Pesticides and Honey Bees [html format][pdf format]

Greg Hunt, Purdue University

4-H manuals for beekeeping

Understanding the honey bee [pdf]
Working with honey bee [pdf]
Advanced beekeeping methods [pdf]

Protecting Honey Bees from Pesticides [pdf]
Parasitic Mites of Honey Bees[pdf]
Using Honey Bees in Pollination [pdf]

Nancy Ostiguy, Pennsylvania StateUniversity, with MAAREC

General Info on Bees

Bees Are Beneficial
Information for Bee-Ginners
What is the Africanized Honey Bee
Basic Bee Biology for Beekeepers

Starting With Bees

Tips on How to Handle Bees
Beekeeping Equipment & Supplies
Queen, Nuc, and Package Bee Suppliers
Sources of Information/Assistance for Beekeepers

Beekeeping for Beginners (available in hardcopy only)

Keeping Bees in Populated Areas/Tips for Suburban Beekeepers

Bee Management

Early Spring Management
Fall Management
Dividing Honey Bee Colonies
Swarming - Its Prevention & Control
Transferring Bees
Removing Bees
Bait Hives
Honey

Diseases/Pests

Chemicals and Drugs for Control of Parasites and Pests of Honey Bees
Tracheal Mites
Pests of Honey Bees
Stinging Insect Control
Wax Moth
Small Hive Beetle
Varroa Mite
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Beekeepers
Bee Diseases & Their Control
Bears and Bees

Pollination

Japanese Hornfaced Bee, Basic Biology and Management of
Moving Bees
Pollination
Pollination Contracts

Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota

Beekeeping in Northern Climates + Honeybee Diseases & Pests
Successful Queen Rearing VHS Tape (& Manual)
Bumblebee ID Guide

James Tew , the Ohio State University

Carpenter Bees
Yellowjackets
Bee and Wasp Sting
Paperwasps and Hornet
Cicada Killer Wasp

Honey Bees in House Wall

Africanized Honey Bee

European Hornet

Ground-Nesting Bees and Wasps

Protecting Honey Bees from Pesticide

Honey Bee Queen Management Techniques

Chemical Control Treatments for Honey Bee Diseases & Pest

Controlling Tracheal Mites in the Bee Hive

Wax Moth Control in Bee Hives

Controlling Varroa Mites in a Bee Hive

Bees & Beekeeping Sources of Information and Equipment

Some Ohio Nectar and Pollen Producing Plants

Answers to 10 Questions that Growers Frequently Ask Beekeepers

Bee Pollination of Crops in Ohio

Tom Webster, Kentucky State University

The Kentucky Beekeeping Calendar [pdf]
The Varroa Mite: An External Parasite of Honey Bees [pdf]
New Information on Varroa Mites [pdf]
The Tracheal Mite: A Microscopic Parasite of Honey Bees [pdf]
Preparing and Mailing Honey Bee Samples for Mite and Disease Diagnosis [pdf]