Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 201, new books, and Episode 200 Contest Winner.

This is the audio track from today's YouTube video:  https://youtu.be/OVG-OrlqhrQ

Time stamps and related questions are generously provided by Adam Holmes -

1) One of my hives has a good population, but only drone brood. Can they can make a successfully mated queen, or should I order a queen? 5:01

2) Does it matter where the entrance is on a single Langstroth brood box? 9:51

3) I have a very dirty (very very nasty) beesuit. What is the best way to clean them without throwing it in the washing machine? 13:13

4) I had a problem with crystallized honey in the frames last fall. Will these residual crystals get cleaned out before the bees store nectar? 16:35

5) Have you used a Russian Scion in your apiary? I am very interested in all options for swarm management and would love your thoughts. 18:37

6) What can I do about a hive that had a fire drill and went back in? I hate to open the hive in the cold to look for queen cells. 24:05

7) Someone mentioned that bees have a hard time jumping the gap between the brood and super in winter. Do you have any thoughts on it? 29:16

8) Would you use sugar syrup instead of smoke in a wet climate like Ireland? I'm afraid to add water to the hive. 33:24

9) You showed an audible alarm device you use in your apiary to discourage bears. I plan to put units in front of and behind two hives. Now I think I should have one unit on each side, what would you recommend? 40:41

10) What, if anything, can I do to keep my colony count static when I've decided 'm at my limit. 51:07

11) Will Flow-Frames fit into the Hive Butler? 58:19

12) Considering putting up a hive near a rescue horse farm. Do you think the swarm would avoid the horses or is this a risk? 59:22