Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 179, discussions about honey bees.

This is the audio track from today's YouTube:  https://youtu.be/jekWa-70-gE

 

Topics and time-stamps generously provided by

Adam Holmes 

 

1) So how do you like the Hive Gate? Over the winter, will it be necessary to pull it out to clean it? 1:55

2) What do you do with your frames after harvesting honey? Is it ok to put a box of harvested honey frames back on top? 10:53

3) I have questions regarding thermal hive treatments for varroa mites. Is it also possible that hot weather can kill the mites in my hives? 18:47

4) I tried to set my honey frames out for the bees to clean, but they are killing each other and ripping apart all that beautiful drawn comb. Also, how do I keep the bees from backfilling the extracted frames? 29:44

5) Last year I made a skirt of double-bubble to insulate my hive to the ground. Also, is there a tape that holds up well to winter? 38:07

 

Thank you very much for Bee-ing here :)