Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 197, how to use drone frames and feed chickens if you have have them...

Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping topics, this is the audio track from today's YouTube: https://youtu.be/oV7ucW0ZnTc

Topics and related time-stamps are generously provided by Adam Holmes

1) When a colony dies out due to a drone layer, will the queen lay drones in those worker drone cells? 3:22

2) I read that some beekeepers are feeding pollen substitute now to stimulate brood production. Is now a good time? 7:04

3) What are your thoughts on running 9 frames in a 10 frame box? My bees make it impossible to take out my first frame without rolling bees. 13:37

4) I set up a swarm trap with comb from a recent dead-out. Bees are all over it. Is it possible they would already be getting ready to swarm? 21:09

5) I have winter kills, do the mites stay attached to the bees? I ask because I want to know if a mite wash on the bee would show. 32:42

6) I have a question about using the green drone frames for IPM. Should I move them closer to the brood? 42:40

7) I plan to block my Apimaye top vents an am wondering what you would suggest? 50:20

8) I'm building a Long Langstroth Hive, I have concerns about condensation in the hive. Do I need vents on the bottom? 53:35

9) Is there a time during the year that I should stop stopping off my internal feeders? 59:53

10) I recently had to move my bees. The landing board was the sun, I've noticed bees don't really come out as much now. Does it matter? 1:06:14

11) I am considering beekeeping. Supposedly, a bees' first defense mechanism it to attack an invader's face and that they attack dark complexion surfaces first. I am African American with very dark skin. Have there been any studies that might suggest bees are more aggressive toward people with a dark complexion? 1:08:22