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Frederick Dunn (Cornell University Certified Master Beekeeper) 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? Fred has been studying honey bees in rural Pennsylvania and managing their hives since 2006.
Visit the Frederick Dunn YouTube Channel to see Fred’s video content covering a wide range of topics.
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Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
This is the audio track from the last Friday of July on YouTube LIVE Q&A https://youtube.com/live/-HAmREw9dfM?feature=share
CHAPTERS: Provided by Adam Holmes
00:00 Introduction
05:38 Do all larvae get fed royal jelly and if so is it the same as the queen?
11:35 How long after treating with OA should you wait before testing again for mites?
22:42 Should I combine weak colonies or let them die to not spread diseases?
28:10 Can a queen take more than 16 days to emerge?
45:35 Should I take my swarm traps down now that it is summer?
51:00 Have you heard about treating for varroa by using a biofloor?
58:37 I noticed a hive had swarm and emergency cell. Do you think something happened to my queen?
01:02:02 How close to the front entrance can you put electric netting?
01:06:07 How would you feed fondant in a layens hive
01:10:41 I have a hive getting slimed by small hive beetles. At what point is it to gross to give back to a hive to clean it?
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