Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 105 with Frederick Dunn

This is the audio track from today's Youtube of Episode 105

https://youtu.be/SPFwjvIC1NA

 

Topic listings and time stamps are provided courtesy of

Adam Holmes 

 

 

1) How long do your BeeWeaver Queens last? 2:40

2) How do you do splits? 7:42

3) I had a queen lay drone eggs in the flow-frames of my flow hive. how should I manage that situation? 11:07

4) A friend wanted to buy my Organic Honey, is it really good for allergies? 20:05

5) When looking at my swarm trap, how do I tell the difference between scouts and robbers? 27:02

6) I am confused about why you want us to do splits after we see drones on the landing board, aren't the drones too young to mate? 32:10

7) A week before my colony of bees swarmed, there were hundreds of dying drones in front of the hive, is that part of the preparation for swarming? 34:55

8) You mark the top of your Better Comb frames, do you mark other frames as well? 40:50

9) Where is the best place to keep my suit? Indoors, shed, or garage? 44:47

10) How long do Flow-Frames last? Can I use them in Horizontal hives? 49:32