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Frederick Dunn shares his experiences with backyard honey bee keeping and management. Viewers of his YouTube Channel send in their backyard bee-related questions and Fred responds. Join us won’t you? Visit the Frederick Dunn YouTube Channel to see Fred’s video content covering a wide range of topics.
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Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/jiwtbKqZ_iI
Do you need some The Way To Bee merchandise? Here you go! https://www.fredsfinefowl.com/mystore.html
Time Stamps with topics are generously provided by Adam Holmes
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction
04:20 Regarding pollen substitutes, what are your thoughts on Hive Alive Pollen Patties this time of year?
23:35 You said you are only going to use Apimaye Deeps in the future, can you elaborate?
30:51 With your QMP uses, would there be a queen present in the cluster of bees that gather on that?
34:45 In your pollen trap comparison you mentioned sending your pollen off for testing, did you receive the results?
41:35 I'm trying to figure out when to have splits done so they can build up and have a large honey crop. Any pointers?
49:20 You mentioned about no longer using Queen Excluders. I would like to explore not using a Queen Excluder.
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers episode 248, ready for spring?
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/VpRrZcEOMTc
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping topics.
This is the audio track from today's YouTube: https://youtu.be/NdqPe7DqMp8
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping topics.
This is the audio track from Friday's LIVE stream: https://youtube.com/live/kF7vZGwSgLk?feature=share
The last Friday of every month is recorded as a LIVE Chat from 4 to 5 PM Eastern Standard Time U.S..
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube: https://youtu.be/7SOspHr1bDU
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1) What's the difference between wet and dry cappings on honeycomb? 3:11
2) What is the order of things we should be buying as new beekeepers? 5:14
3) My bees are covering the ground corn for cows. Will they use that or are they just wasting their time. Current pollen substitute details. 12:49
4) I'm wondering if cell direction is an issue. What about the flat on the bottom? 24:37
5) I have been kicking around the VSH Queen idea. What are your thoughts and suggestions? 30:30
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
This is the audio track from Today's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/mBLOQlIo5Xc
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Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Welcome to another episode of beekeeping topics.
This is the audio track from today's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/rgAzkCQZ1Xw
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 243 winter brood build up and more
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/10ctf9hXq7I
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/1ojOtaqTisc
Below are links to the University and other related information. Link to the University of Minnesota Bee Lab: https://beelab.umn.edu/
The Spivak Lab, photo of a 1922 Bee Class: https://beelab.umn.edu/spivak-lab
Learn more about propolis studies at the Bee Lab: https://beelab.umn.edu/spivak-lab/research
What you can do to help the honey bees and other pollinators: https://beelab.umn.edu/actions-help-bees
Endowed Chair at the University Bee Lab support link: https://beelab.umn.edu/endowed-chair-honey-bee-research
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers LIVE Streamed Episode 242
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
This is the audio from today's LIVE Streamed YouTube Video: https://youtube.com/live/1amlE8OVWEg?feature=share