Backyard Beekeeping Episode 121 with Frederick Dunn

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This is the audio track from Friday's YouTube presentation:  https://youtu.be/-659lJnxZ4E

 

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1) Migratory vs Telescoping Covers, why use one over the other? 1:27

 

2) I got a tiny speck of marking paint on the eye of one of my queens, will she be OK? I'm worried. 3:31

 

3) I'd like your comments on how to deal with a honey-bound hive? I have scattered brood in the honey super. 6:53

 

4) Can I use the new Beesmart Insulated inner cover as an insulated cover for my feeding super rather than underneath? 14:05

 

5) Do honey bees need more winter resources in warmer climates than they do in the cold? I wanted to try your method of one deep and one medium super. 20:39

 

6) If I have a hive that requires varroa mite treatment, should I be treating all of my hives, even if they are not at treatment thresholds? 27:23

 

7) I made a split from a strong hive, one has a laying queen and the other didn't produce one. Can I just combine the two colonies? I think it may be too late to just add another frame of eggs. 36:00

 

8) What are your thoughts on using heavy dipped Acorn drone plastic foundation for supering? What is the approximate rate of travel of bees up the comb during winter? 38:54

 

9) If I'm giving 1:1 sugar syrup to build comb, does it matter if you use a frame feeder in the brood box, or do you need a frame feeder in the super? 42:45

 

10) During a dearth period, is it possible to overfeed 1:1 sugar syrup? When I pour sugar syrup in my Layens Hive frame feeder, the bees start doing orientation flights, why? 49:20

 

11) Can you describe single brood chamber management? 52:32

 

12) What do you think about treating bees with oav at night? 58:54

 

13) When looking at the bees on the landing board, can you tell the difference if the bees have swarmed out? 1:00:22

 

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