Randy Oliver presentation on Spring Buildup, including:
- Transition from winter bees to summer bees
- Colony development follows pollen/nectar availability
- Nurse bees run the show!
- Large winter cluster = faster spring buildup
- Nutrition needs and challenges
- Health challenges
- Swarm impulse triggers & prevention
- Splitting options
- Raising your own queens & making nucs
- Mite resistant stock on the horizon?