Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 124

Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping topics.

This is the audio track from today's YouTube episode:

https://youtu.be/GvYAsAUhOhI  

 

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Adam Holmes

1) My rapid round hive top feeder doesn't fit the BeeSmart Design insulated Inner Cover, any suggestions? 1:44

 

2) What's the deal with the Murder Hornets we keep hearing about? Are they really dangerous? 10:56

 

3) BeeScanning app update, does it make an accurate count of varroa mites? What else is new with it? 21:27

 

4) I have a situation with my hives, is it too late to be splitting them? 26:00

 

5) I have a Layens hive, one frame is almost completely filled with pollen, should I leave it or remove it? 31:29

 

6) Questions about my Long Langstroth Hive, should I be feeding pollen patties if there is no bee bread? 35:46

 

7) Can you explain the purpose of the slatted board? I noticed it in your Episode 120. 33:00 again at 39:17

 

8) I recently came across the ceracell hive top feeder. I wonder if it won't result in the same number of dead bees the rapid round does? 40:23

 

9) I have two hives, yellow and blue, one has a queen but low resources, the other is queenless with lots of resources. Should I just let the queenless colony die out, or should I buy in a replacement queen? 46:25

 

10) One of my hives was robbed, I think I have it under control, but how do I tell if the robbing has stopped? How much of an opening should I provide? 48:47

 

11) What kind of cage should I use to contain a queen so that I can cause a brood break? 56:05

 

12) What can I rub on my hummingbird feeders to keep the bees away? 58:48

 

13) How far will bees fly before defecating? I don't want them to poo on my neighbor's laundry or parked cars. 1:01:29

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