Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 139 does honey ever spoil? And so much more!

Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping questions and answers with Frederick Dunn

This is the audio track from today's YouTube video:  https://youtu.be/62CMi41uMKA

 

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Itemized topics are below and have been generously provided by:

Adam Holmes

1) Do you have a video that will tell me if my bees are doing OK without opening the hives? 1:10

 

2) I'm hearing lots about Hive Alive Fondant. Is this emergency food tastier to the bees than their own honey stores? 4:57

 

3) What can you do when water content is too high when you harvest the flow-frames? 13:30

 

4) Does a dark colored hive cover contribute to temperature variation that can increase activity inside the hive? 20:30

 

5) Do Magnets affect honey bees? 25:16 6) If I uncap the drone brood and pluck it out, will the mites come out with the drone? 29:51

 

7) Can I use 1/4" hardware cloth for a mouse guard and will the undertaker bees be able to drag dead bees through it? 33:39

 

8) Is there an study for adding a chemical compound that would be consumed by the bees and kill varroa mites when they bite the bee? 39:21

 

9) I'm putting a 10 frame hive body together for bees I expect in spring, with better comb, do I fill the entire box with BC, or should I leave foundationless frames in-between the BetterComb? 41:39

 

10) Could you speak more about Drone Congregation areas? 46:40