Backyard Beekeeping Questions And Answers Episode 169

This is the audio track from today's YouTube:  https://youtu.be/HEhtlPst4as

 

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Adam Holmes

1) When a honey bee releases an attack pheromone, do other bees from other colonies also respond? 2:38

 

2) When you remove honey supers from your hives, do you use escape or fume boards? Do fume boards add anything to the honey? 6:46

 

3) Some of my honey frames in the supers are not yet capped. If I extract them will they cause my honey to spoil? 15:27

 

4) I have a colony that isn't quite making it and there is a lizard nearby that is eating bees. Am I doing anything wrong? And could the lizard be the reason my colony isn't growing fast? 20:49

 

5) "I don't see one advantage to going horizontal". "Don't take this as being negative, just voicing my confusion". 26:10

 

6) Is it too late to add Ross-Round supers, what would you recommend to do? 33:05

 

7) I re-watched episode 149 Beginner Beehive configuration, would you mind clarifying the components and order? 36:47

 

8) Will you review your entrance reducers and winter/summer insulation practices? Do I need to open up my entrances? Should insulated covers be for winter and summer? 47:55