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00:00; Start

00:44; Bees in the Yukon

4:08; Hive Sensors

13:55; The 10C (50F) “Clustering Rule” is a Myth

15:56; Bees heat the entire hive, not just their cluster

19:49; Hive volume is critical as colony size

27:24; One lower entrance is often enough

30:45; Most moisture is created inside the hive

36:56; CO2 is a tool for survival, not just waste

42:38; The hive “Breathes” in rhythmic cycles

50:16; The hive is an active on-demand thermostat

54:34; Hive insulation and the law of diminishing returns

1:03:08; The 3 levers you can actually control

1:11:55; Questions

Webinar Speakers

Etienne Tardif (@North of 60 Beekeeping)
Etienne Tardif
Etienne is originally from Central Ontario and received his engineering degree from Carleton University in Ottawa. He got his start in beekeeping with a geologist friend as part of mine reclamation project. He now lives in the Yukon Territory where he works in the winter as a mining consultant He has now kept bees for the last 7 years north of 60 where he has taken a data driven approach to keeping his bees. He has written a few articles for the BC BeesCene (Electric Hive Monitoring in the Yukon, Alaska 2019 Beekeeping Symposium, Bee Forage in the Yukon) and recently published an article in the American Bee Journal November 2020 edition. In 2019, he had the opportunity of presenting on his Adaptive Far North Beekeeping approach in the Yukon at Apimondia His current focus is on Single Hive management, northern queen rearing/splits and improving hive wintering setups using several hive monitoring sensors. He shares all his findings through the www.northof60beekeeping.com.