MSU Extension Beekeeping & Pollinators

July 2025 Michigan Beekeeping Office Hours Webinar

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May 5, 2025

• Meghan Milbrath
• Zachary Huang

Not sure what to do with your honey bee colonies this month? Want to hear about seasonal beekeeping management in Michigan? Review the webinar recording from Michigan State University Apiculture Team's Michigan Beekeeping Office Hours Webinar!

Resources and notes the from webinar's chat

July resources for Michigan beekeepers 

Ask Extension form for Michigan residents for questions between webinars

Preliminary results from the 2023-2024 US Beekeeping Colony Loss and Management Survey

American Bee Research Conference Proceedings

VarroxSan

Notes on VarroxSan use: "We recommend 6 as maximum in a double deep brood boxes. Where to place the strips, will depend on where the brood is. It is important that strips are placed in frames with brood. So, in cases where most of the brood is in the lower box, we recommend 4 + 2 and if the brood is similar in both bodies, we recommend 3+3. We make a lot of emphasis in moving the strips (relocate) in cases where the nest move away from the strips after a few weeks of treatment."

Plants mentioned: Bee bee tree (Tetradium daneiellii), winged sumac, sneezeweed, mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum)

European Foulbrood Office Hours 2024 webinar recording

Formic Pro labels

From Michigan Beekeepers Association's Secretary: "Michigan Beekeepers Association is still selling Tulip Poplar potted young tree." Visit Michigan Beekeepers Association's website.

Apivar 2.0

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 2024-70006-43569] 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.