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Frederick Dunn shares his experiences with backyard honey bee keeping and management. Viewers of his YouTube Channel send in their backyard bee-related questions and Fred responds. Join us won’t you? Visit the Frederick Dunn YouTube Channel to see Fred’s video content covering a wide range of topics.
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Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
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Adam Holmes
1) How would I set up a swarm trap camera for traps several milles away from home? 3:17
2) I was reading about the survival rate of bees after a sugar shake test. It seems the sugar shake might not be as harmless as I thought. 8:00
3) I am moving bee boxes just 20 meters to my yard from the swarm trap location. How do you know when the bees occupy the box and when you can move them? How do I keep them from moving out? 12:52
4) For people who are out in nature and not wearing protective clothing, is there anything we can do to deter a swarm of aggressive bees? 23:20
5) I have questions about making splits in the bee yard. Some keepers replace the hive with box they are making into the split and then move it back later on. Then rotate them back. Have you ever tried this? 31:20
6) Do you manage nucs differently than a full size hive? My understanding is that nucs are less likely to swarm. 42:02
7) What is the purpose of the slight taper on the underside of the ears of the top bar of a frame? 50:12
8) I noticed the Apimaye hives have dividers. Can you split on hive and have two queens? Will the bees work both sides without killing one of the queens? 1:00:38
9) What is your opinion of using an uncapping roller punch instead of an uncapping knife? 1:04:46
10) I have heard you talk about using nucs as the primary hive before, but have not heard, nor seen, anything about splitting a 5 frame nuc in the spring. Could you please give us some of your thoughts on this subject? 1:10:26
11) I hear conflicting reports online where some say bees won't travel horizontally for honey stores during winter. Can you comment on your experiences with horizontal hives and how bees feed from their own reserves during winter? 1:16:18
12) I was wondering what kind of holly you grow and recommend. From episode 18. 1:23:50