Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 184, Thymol entrance treatment, when to put your fondant on, and more...

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Adam Holmes

1) Have you heard of a product called HiveGuard? It uses thymol for mite control. 3:15

 

2) Do you ever, or should you ever open the pest management tray under Flow-Hives in winter? 9:22

 

3) My friends are complaining that my honey is too sweet. Do you have an explanation why? 13:16

 

4) I'm thinking of getting a BeeWeaver Queen next year. Is there any danger I can be bringing in Africanized Genetics? 17:49

 

5) How do you keep sticky propolis off of your camera equipment? 20:30

 

6) Can a hive make it through winter with little or no stored resources? 26:15

 

7) I saw on the Weather Channel the University of Maryland states honey bees have a 50% lower life span from what it was in the 70s. 32:11

 

8) I am picking up all new hive equipment and hives this winter at the Hive Life Conference. How do I store the hives and frames until spring? 44:45

 

9) Here in New South Wales, we have to remove honey when treating with OA for mites. How do I get bees out of my Flow-Hive Super? 47:35

 

10) I have questions about condensation in Observation Hives. Do you do anything about that? What are your thoughts? 54:01

 

11) I hear everyone say that moisture will condense and kill your bees. Are you saying the only opening to the outside is your single entrance? 59:25

 

12) I would like to try grafting queens this spring. Everyone says to use one or two day old larvae, why don't eggs work? 1:04:22