Save the bees! But how? | Brandon Dawson | TEDxDuke

A basic explanation of the process of beekeeping and ways to get involved in your community.

Brandon Dawson is a first year at Duke hoping to major in Public Policy Studies with a minor in Environmental Science. On campus, Brandon is involved with Duke Student Government and theater. Off campus, Brandon is a Guardian ad Litem with the Durham County Court System and a member of the Durham Beekeepers Association.

[grun]

I am a 16 year old beekeeper from Germany and I just think this is the best presentation about bees I have ever heard.

[kennarose]

I'm a freshman in highschool and I am currently doing a local documentary on how the declining of bee's is affecting specifically us as a community but with that we are learning about bee's in general. We are doing this project partially because my brother has a new hive in our backyard.

[JigaByte]

I'm not a bee fan or something. But I know that bees are essential to our survival. So, go go power beeess!!! Green for bees!

[iLOVEpicklesBRO]

I'm a new beekeeper, starting this year, and this makes me so happy!!

[ratatataraxia]

He's really cute! And he loves bees!

[albertpachak]

top bar bee hives. Don't even gotta consume or use the honey, etc. bee products, we can live in symbiosis with them pollinating the food that we live on and us caring for the plants that make their food

[MollyGymnast]

Love this! Gonna go buy the “save the bees, plant more trees, clean the seas” shirt now that I’m educated and this!!! ☺️❤️🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[Daaaanielle]

This was so informative! I loved it. Thank you.

[CezaryMroczkowski]

The original queen leaves, the new one stays with the hive until the next swarm.

[morgaaaaaa]

'beekeepers aren't the bad guys' sounds like something a beekeeper would say but imma trust him

[mcmwaba]

I have learnt so much from this presentation. thanks!

[machaunder]

1. reduce the amount of honey taken.
2. Glucose syrup would mix with xylitol.
3. Measuring ph and see effects decreasing mortality.
4. No fertilizers and no pesticides to plant and clean air. than you see bee dont die:D

[Melisa-vcmy]

very informative and easy to listen to. thanks x

[VictorFursovEntomologist]

Thank you for interesting video. Best wishes to the entomologists and beekeepers and nature lovers overs and bee lovers!

[edi]

I expected a bit more like:
1) don't use bee-killing pesticides
2) less monocultures (=less pesticides; different blossoming times=longer harvest for bees)
3) don't mow down every last F-ing patch of grass; e.g. next to highways theirs no need whatsoever for trimmed grass; let some flowers there FFS!

[MC-upnx]

Stop killing them with pesticides. Ted Talk done.

[sumakra_is_listening]

Some of those comments here are shockingly stupid.

[nonowangchuk]

Wild bees are perhaps more important than honey bees

[DanielHernandez-jevs]

I would love to start a hive in my backyard. Is there any chance that after the neighbors find out I keep bees, can I be sued if they randomly get stung?!

[mourtishaaddams]

i feel like im missing something i know organic honey uses real honey not added sugar or corn syrup and the bees aren't genetically modified or killed or mistreated from where i get my honey from. im really serious about the safety and well being of animals always have been. i understand the pesticides are wrong and hurt them and im totally against it. i feel though that from other comments im missing more information. if anyone has any links er anything that would be great thank you.