Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 107 electric fences could be bad for your bees!

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1) Is it possible that my hive was taken over by a four year old queen? 2:09

 

2) When waiting 3 days to re-queen a hive, do you have to worry about them building emergency queen cells? 6:40

 

3) What are the favorable traits of the BeeWeaver Queens? Compared to Italians? 14:23

 

4) How long can I leave a queen in her cage? When will that become a problem? 22:55

 

5) My hive seems to be dwindling and making drones. Some cells have eggs halfway down. What do you advise? 27:45

 

6) Have you ever heard of Eco Wood Treatment? 30:48

 

7) Curious to know if bees scout a swarm trap before they swarm out? 39:33

 

8) Are standard Lang Medium Supers compatible with the Flow Hive Brood Box... want to stack one. 44:31

 

9) Why are my bees already giving drones the boot? Is this normal? 46:05

 

10) Should I smash extra queen cells to prevent after-swarms? 49:44

 

11) I'm buying a nuc, but it is only available as a medium frame, I have deep boxes, what can I do? 55:55

 

12) I have a 9 x 9 bee yard and electric fence at 15 x 15 feet, 3 foot offset. I'm trying to figure out how to orient the hives. 59:33

 

13) Would you notice a drop off in pollen being brought into the hive during the days leading up to a swarm? 1:07:17