Treatment-Free and Sustainability, What is sustainability? w/James Lee | Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 23 апр 2023
- This presentation will discuss what sustainable beekeeping is for the individual beekeeper, their neighbors, and beekeeping at large. James presented "Treatment-Free and Sustainability, Can they Co-Exist?" for the Michigan Beekeepers Association Conference in Lansing, MI. March 11, 2023. During this talk he presented a bird's eye view of major concepts of sustainable beekeeping and practice as well as the spectrum of definitions involved in treatment free beekeeping. He also described an optimistic outlook on resistance breeding and the impact it can have on the future of beekeeping and acaricide dependence.
This presentation will elaborate further on what sustainable beekeeping is for the individual beekeeper, their neighbors, and beekeeping at large. During this presentation you will learn how leaders in beekeeping define sustainable beekeeping. We will also learn how individual beekeepers put these concepts into physical practice in their apiaries.
James Lee is the President of the Sustainable Beekeepers Guild of Michigan. As a forensic social worker he’s intrigued by the why behind the how. He’s the owner of James Lees Bees in Romulus, MI where he manages 60-80 colonies pursuing sustainability in apiculture and small-scale food systems.
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I am glad I found this video. I got a swarm trap in my backyard now. I have central U.p. property that came with friendly wild bees. So built a swarm trap and Lazutin hive. I add unwelcome boards for bears and securely attached to stump. I just use sugar water thymol mix misting. No smoker. I only check hives 3 times a year unless I get bear tag. I have family of 6 now oldeat 3 have moved out. I am gonna film making this years lazutin hive and frames. I have never bought bees.
Great video man
Weve been tf here in MD since 09 with much success overall.
Any tips towards starting a similar guild in my washington dc area?
The mainstream county clubs around here are lack luster as to prepairing people for the beekeeping journey...
Thanks
I am hoping to catch swarm from roofing company building. And maybe removing colony at roofing company. At least they have proper ladders to reach it. I let my colonies swarm. I hope to catch primary first swarms. Natural selection. Queen cages for brood breaks and mite prevention this year. Given only have 9-14 days during my 3 visits a year.
I use white wash to paint hives because of lichen the bees like. I also plant rhubarb, thyme, and comfrey for the bees. The service berry and cherry fungus jelly seem to attrach bees too.
Any thoughts on my last comment James, I have a suggestion for you, not a demand. I'd like you to consider having Michael Bush on your show here as a guest, to discuss the importance of small cell foundation as a method of controlling varroa and how he believes natural selection (evolution) plays a role in varroa resistance and/or tolerance. I'd also like him to address the number 1 question which is how he thinks beekeepers can "just stop treating" and mites will go away on their own and how one could apply this logic to their operation without losing most (if not all) of their colonies to this parasite.
James, this is Paul Dosen. This is who I compared you to. Bad Faith Questions 101
How are you keeping your colonies in good health when you're not managing parasites and diseases? Just a question.
Did you watch the presentation?
@@JamesLeesBees I sure did James. Let me ask you something sir, what is your goal with treatment free beekeeping, why are you doing it? Is it because you want to create a bee that can survive totally on it's own without chemical treatments of any kind? If that's the case, you are really out to lunch as the process of evolution alone takes an extremely long time. If total resistance to varroa is your goal, you can forget about it buddy. I'm just curious as every treatment free enthusiast that I've ever had a conversation with has this unrealistic, "magical" view of the world and firmly believe that they alone have all the answers to our beekeeping issues, when in reality they do not.
@@PaulDosen which part of this presentation do you disagree with? Can you timestamp it?
@@JamesLeesBees All of it sir, as you fail to address one of the most important aspects of beekeeping which is, good parasite and disease management. Varroa mites are one of the biggest threats facing honeybees worldwide and treatment free beekeepers such as Michael Bush, Solomon Parker and Bruce Rodriguez seem to dismiss this entire area and are under the false and ignorant impression that the bees will just "get over it" or "adapt," they will not, or at least not in our lifetime anyway. Since this is the case, what's the point? What are you and others like you trying to prove?
@@PaulDosen if you happen to be in Michigan, I would love to have you by to see my bees.