Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 118 with Frederick Dunn

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1) When is the best time to put the HyfeGate entrances on the hives? How long should it take for them to adapt to it? 1:16

2) If I take a frame with eggs, I have bettercomb, will the bees stay put even though it is only a few feet away? 6:00

3) Wondering if I put a solar path lights around, will the honey bees see well enough to defend the hives at night? 11:42

4) If a forager brings back nectar that the taster bee doesn't like, what does the forager do with the rejected nectar? 14:48

5) Do bees react to lightning? How do they respond to electricity? 18:40

6) I have a quarter frame of brood in ten frame double deep. Didn't see eggs, but pollen coming in. need to order queen? 23:37

7) What's the best way to introduce a new queen? I tried it a week ago with a split, they started balling the queen. 26:20

8) What types of honey bottled would you recommend? 39:08

9) I have a ton of drone frames filled wall to wall. It seems excessive. Any insight? 33:51

10) Do you sell honey? Do you use glass or plastic, what is your sterilization process? 39:08

11) I received my covid shots and then was stung by a bee on the elbow. I had a stronger reaction than normal, is there a connection there? 45:36

12) How long can I stun, paralyze, some of my bees with cold and revive them? I can't find time, temp parameters. 51:07

 

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