Dr. Thomas Seeley On Bee Behavior, Swarm Piping, Bee Lining, More

Featured Guest: Dr. Tom Seeley – Professor Emeritus at Cornell University, renowned honey bee researcher, and author of six influential books including Honeybee Democracy and Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz Runners.

🐝 Topics Covered:

• The difference between Langstroth hives and natural bee homes
• Collective intelligence in bees and parallels to the human brain
• Worker bee piping: how to know when a swarm is about to launch
• Bee lining/Bee hunting: how to track wild honey bee colonies using this ancient technique
• Natural hive insulation and its benefits for overwintering
• Early experiments with dissecting bee trees
• Varroa control an ...