Videos

OSBA videos are only offered to life members, paid members, and complimentary members. The videos below are grouped by year and/or subject.

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2020 Fall Conference

Dr. Reed Johnson "Finding New Tools for Varroa Control"

Mr. Ian Steppler "Yearly & Seasonal Hive Management In A Cold Climate"

Ohio State University Research Student's

Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk "Bee Health Guru" & "New Applications"

Mrs. Barb Bloetscher "2020 - A Year to Forget?"

Mr. David Hughes "Trees For Bees"

2020 Live Webinar Training

Jamie Walters "Spring Management w/ Installation of Nucs & Packages"

Dave Noble ~ Queen Selection & Spring Splits

Dwight Wells Honeybee Nutrition

Barb Bloetscher State Apiary Program & Inspection

Peggy Garnes Making Nucs To Overwinter

Kim Flottum Let Your Bees Pay Their Way

Alex Zomchek Feeding: Starvation, Stimulation, and Nutrition - advanced session.

Jim Tew Reality Beekeeping during Summer Month

Jay Evans Tackling Disease Issues at USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory

Danae Wolf High Magnification, Low Cost: Macro Garden Photography on a Budget

Jeannie Saum The Health Benefits and Value-Added Products of Hive Resources

Mike Retterer Site Selection & Preparation for Pollinator Habitat

Denise Ellsworth Why Native Plants Matter to Bees…and Other Wildlife!

Dr. Mary Gardiner Vacant Land: An Undervalued Resources for Urban Bees?

Andrew Conner What's Happening in Your Hive

Cameron Jack Varroa Biology & Management with Oxalic Acid

2021 Fall Conference

2021 OSBA Fall Conference

Dale Olson "How to Catch a Swarm"

Dylan Ricke "Don't Use Lithium Chloride on Your Colonies"

Nicole Sammons "Fungi Effects Against Varroa Mites"

Isabel Nazarian "Assessing the Importance of Goldenrod in Colony Health"

Hannah McKenzie "Developing a Method to Detect Honey Bee Forage Using Audio Recording"

Dr. Deb Delaney "Honey Bee Nutrition: You Are What You Eat!"

Carol Kralik "Varroa Destructor: Control with Integrated Pest Management"

Garry Keuffer "Extracting Honey"

Joe Heider "Oxalic Dribble"

Joe Kovaleski "A Quick Look Into Wax Rendering"

Roger Myers "Demonstrating An Alcohol Wash"

Mary Simonelli "Forage for Honeybees a Journey Through the Year"

Dr. Reed Johnson "Identifying Benefits of Soybean Bloom for Bees & Bee Pollination For Soybean Production"

Steve Jimenez "Hive For Heroes ~ Save Bees & Save Vets"

Laurene Kiel "The Sting: Apiary Safety" Part II

Laurene Kiel "The Sting: Apiary Safety" Part I

Wyatt Bates "Being a Good Beekeeping Neighbor"

Denise Ellsworth "OSU Phenology Calendar * Central Place Foragers"

Jason Draper "Bee Biology"

Robert Najjar "Keep It Simple ~ Small Hive Beetle"

Tom Rathbun "Winter Feeding Supplement"

Barb Bloetscher "Steps to Qualify for a Queen Certificate"

Dr. Dennis vanEnglesdorp "Pesticides in Honey Bee Colonies" and "Survey Says: Management Practices That Do and Don't Work"

Dr. Jennifer Berry "Results of the 2019-2021 Oxalic Acid Studies"

2021 Live Webinar Training

2021 Live Webinar Training Series

Matthew Mulica The Honey Bee Health Coalition – Best Practices for Bee Health

Jennifer Berry Oxalic Acid: Let's Go With What We Know Works!

Dana Stahlman Stress Factors Affecting Honey Bee Survival

Jamie Ellis Recognizing and Addressing Queen Events

Bob Walters Mapping Apiaries and Crops to Facilitate Communications with Pesticide Applicators

Hongmei Li-Bylarlay Gene Changes of Honey Bees

Jamie Walters Backyard Queen Rearing

Geoff Westerfield Bears, Pests, & Wildlife

Randy Oliver Reading The Combs

2025 Education Training Series

These are to be used for club members or officers to help communicate with their members. This could be any position from a newsletter editor, secretary in communications, treasurer with document storage and even the president with any of the skills.

Graphics ~ All about different type of graphics, software, and uses.

Technology ~ This class covers hyperlinks and weblinks to help direct them through emails, links, and pdf documents.

PowerPoint ~ This class cover the general basics of powerpoint. Software (free vs paid), hardware, type of graphics, and tips & tricks.

Graphics II ~ This is a deeper dive into the graphics world. The different types of graphics you can use for different programs for the best outcome and how to customize them.

PowerPoint II ~ This is a deep dive into creating a presentation from scratch, adding custom artwork, animation, and videos.

Google Suits ~ We go through the free software package for clubs and/or organizations to utilize for record keeping, reports, and events. Step-by-step of setting permissions, access, and ability to contribute to the organization.

Club Treasurer ~ We review the responsibilities of being a treasurer, the agencies that you must report to, and yearly 990 filings with the IRS. This was created for OSBA Affiliates, but the information may be used by any organizations.

2025 Round Table Discussion

January ~ Round Table Discussion

February ~ Round Table Discussion

March ~ Round Table Discussion

April ~ Round Table Discussion

Live Webinar Training

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Denise Ellsworth Why Native Plants Matter to Bees…and Other Wildlife!

Randy Oliver Reading The Combs

Geoff Westerfield Bears, Pests, & Wildlife

Jamie Walters Backyard Queen Rearing

Hongmei Li-Bylarlay Gene Changes of Honey Bees

Bob Walters Mapping Apiaries and Crops to Facilitate Communications with Pesticide Applicators

Jamie Ellis Recognizing and Addressing Queen Events

Dana Stahlman Stress Factors Affecting Honey Bee Survival

Jennifer Berry Oxalic Acid: Let's Go With What We Know Works!

Matthew Mulica The Honey Bee Health Coalition – Best Practices for Bee Health

Cameron Jack Varroa Biology & Management with Oxalic Acid

Andrew Conner What's Happening in Your Hive

Dr. Mary Gardiner Vacant Land: An Undervalued Resources for Urban Bees?

Jamie Walters "Spring Management w/ Installation of Nucs & Packages"

Mike Retterer Site Selection & Preparation for Pollinator Habitat

Jeannie Saum The Health Benefits and Value-Added Products of Hive Resources

Danae Wolf High Magnification, Low Cost: Macro Garden Photography on a Budget

Jay Evans Tackling Disease Issues at USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory

Jim Tew Reality Beekeeping during Summer Month

Alex Zomchek Feeding: Starvation, Stimulation, and Nutrition - advanced session.

Kim Flottum Let Your Bees Pay Their Way

Peggy Garnes Making Nucs To Overwinter

Barb Bloetscher State Apiary Program & Inspection

Dwight Wells Honeybee Nutrition

Dave Noble ~ Queen Selection & Spring Splits

Ohio Beginner Beekeeper Internship

2/5/2022 In this video we talk about Bee Biology, Hive Basics, Assembling frames and hive bodies, Apiary Location, and Lighting a Smoker. Checkout more beekeeping videos.

2/6/2021 1. Introduction: Internship Committee, YouTube channel, Facebook link, & “Basics- Journaling, photos, video, notes” Jamie - BSBA 2. Google Earth with color-coding with region zone with students reports 3. Bee Biology 4. Basic Hive – woodware, paint construction, frames – wax/plastic /video - wax frame assembly 5. Apiary Location - Zoning 6. Video - Lighting the smoker video – material/matches

3/6/2021 1. Setting up the Apiary 2. Hive setup video 3. Buying bees 4. ODA, 909 Laws, Registration, County Inspectors 5. Lighting the smoker

4/3/2021 1. Installation - nucs, feeding 1:1 sugar/water, pollen patty, 1:1 video 2. 1:1 jar feeder with lid 3. Frame Identification - photos, videos, quiz 4. Apiary Safety - sting, veil, signs/reactions, reading the mood of the hive 5. Video - Lighting the smoker video - dryer vent

5/1/2021 1. Difference GDD 2. 1st Inspection 3. Mite Biology 4. Hive Manipulation 5. Frame Identification 6. Package/Nuc 7. Releasing the Queen

6/5/2021 1. Difference GDD 2. Hive Inspection 3. Spring/Summer Management 4. Hive Inspection/Alcohol Wash 5. Pests & Disease

7/3/2021 1. Difference GDD 2. Hive Inspection 3. Apiary Maintenance 4. Honey Extraction 5. Honey Extraction 6. Varroa Destructor IPM

8/7/2021 1. Honey Extraction 2. Honey Extraction 3. Decrystallization 4. Fat Winter Bees 5. The Fall Season 6. Wintertime?

9/4/2021 1. Fall Honey Flow 2. Catching Swarms 3. Preservation of Drawn Comb 4. Fat/Skinny Bees ~ Checklist 5. Mouse Guards 6. Baker's Honey 7. Mite Treatment

10/2/2021 1. Are Your Hive Ready ~ Peggy Garnes 2. Apiary Winter Preparation Resources ~ Jamie Walters 3. Winter Prep for Your Hives ~ Jeannie Saum 4. Recipe for sugar/bricks.pdf

Ohio Beginner Beekeeper Internship ~ April 3rd

3/12/2022 In this video we talk about what you should be doing before you get your bees, ordering your bees, setting up your apiary and practice lighting your smoker. State Apiarist Barb Bloetscher takes about Ohio Department of Ag rules and best management practices.

4/2/2022 In this video we discuss sting safety and reading frames. We demonstrate how to install a nuc and a package into your hive. How to check if your queen has been accepted and releasing her. How the Ohio State Growing Degree Day calendar works. And how to mix 1:1 sugar water and feeding your new bees

5/7/2022 In this video we learn about Growing Degree Days, how to do proper hive inspections, Varroa mite biology, reading frames, and package vs a nuc and getting them started.

6/4/2022 In this video we discuss pollinator and bee friendly plants, hive inspections, mite wash, summer management, along with disease and pest problems that you may encounter in the summer.

7/2/2022 In this video we talk about summer management of your colonies, IPM for varroa mite control, summer blooming plants, honey extraction and the package vs nuc.

8/6/2022 In this month's video we go over extracting honey and getting your bees ready for fall and then winter.

9/3/2022 In this video we talk about catching swarms, how to get all of your honey from your cappings, getting mouse guards ready, and early fall varroa control.

10/1/2022 In this video we talk about getting honeybee colonies ready for winter.

11/5/2022 In this final video of the beginner internship year, we talk about final preparations for winter and preparing for your second year as a beekeeper. We also go over swarm catching and a necropsy of hive if they would die over winter.

Telling Of The Bees

Ohio State Beekeepers wanted to give a moment to memorialize the beekeepers that had passed away in 2021.

OSBA's Telling The Bees ~ 2022