Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 150 with Frederick Dunn

Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping questions and answers, this is the audio track from today's YouTube Presentation:

https://youtu.be/FXAMZcplprM

Topic related time stamps are generously provided by:

Adam Holmes

1) If I put a Weaver Queen with Italian Bees, will they accept her? 2:10

 

2) I'm getting 3 packages of Italians. I read that they can't defend themselves, should I keep the entrance reducer on all year round? 6:40

 

3) What are your thoughts on using food coloring in syrup to see where the bees put it? Is there a reason that you are not following the single deep brood box method and hive size? 9:43

 

4) I'm going to do a cut-out soon. If I find a queen and queen cells, could I do a split? 18:33

 

5) In a recent video you mentioned Competitive Advantage MPD-15 markers, for queen marking. Are they enamel? Where do you get them? 24:15

 

6) If I make another hive, could some of the bees automatically go into it within 5 feet? 25:18

 

6b) What do you think about swapping the position of hives when you do splits? Is that necessary? 27:29

 

7) How long do bees stay in a natural cavity? How do I convince other beekeepers who need extra entrances and venting that it's not necessary? 31:11

 

8) How full is too full, if I do a split way to early, will a virgin queen wait until better weather to fly? 40:00

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