Mel disselkoen ots book

Mel disselkoens beekeeping book helps beginner to advanced beekeepers master ots queen rearing, bee colony survival, and ways to combat varroa mites. Melvin disselkoen m, 75 wyoming, mi background report. You can also browse this website for mels research articles on the topics of natural, gentle ot queen rearing techniques designed for colony survival, colony increase and overall. Tec, it hasnt worked for me a minority but here is a link to a pdf. Mels candy doesnt look exactly like mine its white, however, this gives you a good idea of what you want to see after the girls have been feeding on the candy. Kentuckiana beekeepers association attend an event. He has been developing these bees for years and years. Ots beekeeping event kentuckiana beekeepers association. The book is priced so that three mated queens or just one saved hive will more than pay for the book which makes it cost effective. This workshop will include instruction on ots theory and technique, along with handson time in the a2b2 apiary. By mel disselkoen 162 pages softcover, spiralbound. However, the weather was perfect may 28 and i couldnt wait one day longer. T he cloake board, invented by harry cloake of new zealand, is a piece of beekeeping equipment used to raise queens. What i learned by andrew thiessen first, for those of you who attended mel disselkoens ots queen rearing seminar, wasnt it great.

This is not to be missed if you are serious about beekeeping. Mel disselkoen archive beesource beekeeping forums. Beginner class to identify brood frames, honey frames, and what is on both during different times of the year. Yes, thats what we mean, but you have to buy the book to find out why and how. You can also browse this website for mels research articles on the topics of natural, gentle ot queen rearing techniques designed for colony survival, colony increase and overall beekeeping success. After studying langstroth, doolittle and miller and replicating their experiments, mel realized the bees would create queen cells right inside the hive by notching a row of young larva. Trying the ots queen rearing system part 1 youtube. Queen rearing survival guide beekeeping book by mel. May 28, 2015 on the spot ots queen rearing is incredible. So if you ordered nucs, from him you need to find a new supplier. Thats what i have learned to do using ots on the spot queen rearing method developed by mel disselkoen. We know that melvins political affiliation is unknown. Have discovered the obvious and now know to put clean empty comb in the brood chamber and pull it out 4 or 5 days later to take the doubt out of the age.

This book teaches ots queen rearing tips, how to overcome varroa mites, and. Thanks to mel disselkoen for providing the picture of the beecandy residue left in spring after the girls have been enjoying it. Beesource beekeeping forums general beekeeping forums treatmentfree beekeeping mel disselkoen. Micah, you might want to put this on the front page. In the fall of 2016 i went into winter with july otsqueen starts that were fed 24 pounds of sugar syrup from september 15th to october 1st. Mel disselkoen speaks on ots queen rearing and miticide. Mel has just written a new book and i will be ordering it. Mel has written numerous informative articles, delivered informal talks and lectures around the country and written a detailed book all. I am blessed to have come across mels ots methods back in 2012. Here is the information about truly michigan survivor bees, see below. Mel disselkoens on the spot ots queen rearing technique is a very approachable and reliable way for both beginners and advanced beekeepers to produce their own queens. I attended a workshop on ots queen rearing w mel in hendersonville this year.

Of these i needed to repay a dear friend 7 nucs with overwintered queens from the prior season. He has written books regarding his ots queen rearing system and has extensive knowledge regarding beekeeping, ots on the spot queen rearing, mite. I was supposed to check the hives on may 29 for new laying queens in all my splits. Using mel disselkoens ots method of making splits and queen rearing, the honeybees and i were able to fulfill our debt of 7 nucs, sell 15 nucs and keep 5 overwintered queens and a number of starts from the overwintered hives for myself. Christine mentioned that mel was born on a farm in south dakota, and has been a beekeeper for 48 years. I learned this technique as a 4h beekeeper in the early 60s. Mel mentioned that he was a beekeeper for sixteen years before the varroa mite invaded bee. Mel disselkoen has been keeping bees for over 40 years in michigan and has extensive experience. Ots stands for on the spot queen rearing as coined and discovered by mel disselkoen. A survival guide for beekeepers worldwide by mel disselkoen and over 50 million more used, rare, and outofprint books. Essentially, mel discovered that you can easily direct the bees to raise queen cells on any frame with 36hour or younger larvae by moving the queen to another hive and notching below said larvae.

Cell punch method, which i originally read about at both methods are done in a similar manner, without the confusion of. Today he is a worldrenowned master bee keeper and the author of an important book on the ots on the spot method of queen rearing. A survival guide for beekeepers worldwide by mel disselkoen. I want to challenge those of you in this group who have not actually used the ots system developed by mel disselkoen to buy his book, study it over the winter and actually implement it this next bee season. Mel willingly shared some of that knowledge with about 15 of us at a haba organized breakout session entitled on the spot ots queen rearing with mel disselkoen. Don studinski, dba honeybee keep, is a permaculture enthusiast and member of the board of directors at living systems institute lsi where he applies permaculture philosophy to beekeeping. A survival guide for beekeepers worldwide by disselkoen, mel book condition. The kentuckiana beekeepers association is hosting mel disselkoen ots queen rearing author in february 2018 saturday february 2nd, 10 a. You can find entire books and courses on the subject.

His ideas on alpha bees are unique in scientific literature that ive seen and i feel unsupported. The expanded edition of ots queen rearing includes several new chapters that have been requested with explanations on how i do these procedures. This notching technique was in use before mel disselkoen started using it. I personally switched to using mel disselkoens ots methods in 2012 and havent. Neither have the queens, since he raises his own in his own apiaries. Queen rearing survival guide beekeeping book by mel disselkoen order today. What he is saying is you do this on a strong full size hive just as you are going into a good flow. Remove the queen and two frames of open and capped brood, plus shake one frame of bees off an open brood frame to get the nurse bees into a nuc. In short, he was describing what he has called on the spot queen rearing or ots. Link to ots queen rearing on the links page, and the video is below.

The hive is not ready to raise queens naturally will the ots system cause them to make a queen. For those of you who chose to skip it, boy, did you miss out i hope you get to attend the next event we put together. Don studinski, dba honeybee keep, is a permaculture enthusiast and member of the board of directors at living systems institute lsi where he applies permaculture. Field days info once you learn my ots method, you should never have to buy bees again, barring unfortunate instances such as insecticide kill. For those who are interested in keeping bees without miticides, i would refer you to mel disselkoens. Mel has written numerous informative articles, delivered informal talks and. Mel developed this system after studying what he calls the pioneers of modern beekeeping. Chris mccune, roost farms, beekeeper and student about the author. If you have at least 1 hive overwinter successfully, you. International mating nuc, incorporated, 2016 bee culture 162. Mel disselkoen knows more about bees then i know about me. Mel is from michigan and started beekeeping in 1972. Queen rearing survival guide beekeeping book by mel disselkoen.

Honey beekeepers of all skill will benefit from reading mels beekeeping book. Mel disselkoen author, ots queen rearing as the end of the nectar flow approaches in latemay the large amount of brood in the production hives can be used to establish new colonies in empty hives and nucs. We hope youll join us as the class time and field day with mel should prove to be very informative. Mel with his spring starts stacked and separated by snelgrove boards with each colony entrance facing a different direction mel writes. Mel disselkoen has shared his modern beekeeping survival strategies in his acclaimed ots queen rearing beekeeping book, which is available for purchase here. A cloake board is a simple way of using a single large colony to provide both a queenless cell starter and queenright cell raising colony. In the past, melvin has also been known as mel disocom and melvin m disselkoen. Register for mel disselkoens queen rearing workshop a2b2. Mel disselkoen is the author of ots queen rearing 5. Through his years of beekeeping, he has developed what is called, the ots on the spot queen rearing system. Summary of events illinois state beekeepers association. It is beyond the scope of this post, but i will include the flow chart that mel has provided on his website. The entire method will be implemented in 2015 with results reported in 2016. Today mel enjoys observing honeybee behavior and teaching beekeepers how to use his ots queen rearing method to selfsufficiently reach their objectives.

Mel disselkoen speaks on ots queen rearing and miticidefree. Coweta sustainable beekeeping coweta beekeeper association. Jeanne has posted a couple of bee suppliers, and we also. The cloake board method of queen rearing is popular with newer beekeepers because it allows the beekeeper to raise queens with a minimum of equipment and very little disturbance to the hive. Swarm prevention with ots queen rearing part 1 of 3 thebee. But it sounds like his idea on ots is sound, and im going to dedicate a few hives to the idea this season. Mel disselkoen michigan, on the spot queen rearing. The cloake board consists of a removable metal or plastic sheet in a threesided rim that sits above a queen excluder qe. In this book don vividly captures years of insight, wisdom, and practice that every bee keeper will benefit from. Its not a magic wand, but if the method is understood and followed carefully, you should increase your beekeeping success rate and minimize losses from incompetent queens, old winter bees, and mites. Mel disselkoen speaks to southeastern indiana beekeepers about ots queen rearing and miticidefree beekeeping. Mel disselkoen ots book keyword found websites listing. No mel disselkoen bees showing 12 of 2 messagesno mel disselkoen bees. Novice beekeepers can raise the best queens in the world.