🚨 Do THIS in August or Lose Your Bees This Winter!

August is one of the most critical months of the year for monitoring Varroa mites and protecting your future winter bees. In this video, we inspect our Golden West and Saskatraz colonies and perform a simple solo cup soap wash to check exact mite counts. Learn how getting your mite numbers down now ensures a near 100% winter survival rate for your hives. 🐝 Video Chapters: 00:00 Welcome back to Beekeeping 101 01:22 Golden West Hive Inspection 02:50 Small Hive Beetle Management Tips 07:13 Performing the Solo Cup Soap Wash 09:26 Golden West Mite Results 10:14 Saskatraz Hive Inspection 15:46 Saskatraz Soap Wash Sample 18:16 Saskatraz Mite Results 20:03 Summer Treatment Options 🎥 Watch the entire    • Beekeeping 101 Series   If you find our content helpful and would like to greatly help us provide better content without spending a dime, consider trying a free trial with Audible. The free trial includes any free audiobook for you to download and listen to whenever & wherever you want! AND you get to keep it even if you cancel! Laurel and I chose Dr. Thomas Seeleys “The Honeybee Democracy” but there are several other beekeeping and gardening books that are great. Please use our link below to help us be able to focus more of our time on honeybee education, and set up a research yard in the future. CLICK HERE FOR FREE AUDIOBOOK - http://www.audibletrial.com/bees Our favorite hive tool, favorite books, and all kinds of other beekeeping tools & equipment that we like and use from Amazon can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tennessee... Want to send a donation to help us make more and better videos? You can send any amount securely via Pay-Pal here: https://www.paypal.me/tennesseesbees FTC Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored video. All opinions are genuinely my own. This description contains Amazon and Audible affiliate links and I earn a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. It doesn't cost you any extra. Thank you for your continued support to keep this channel going! #Grow365 #Beekeeping #BeginnerBeekeeping #Beekeeping101 #HoneyBees #HiveInspection #BackyardBeekeeping #Beehive #BeeBrood #BeeKeepingTips