Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 208 swarm questions and more, self hiving swarms.

Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping topics. 

This is the audio track from the YouTube presentation: https://youtu.be/ktuwJPmZeD8

 

Time stamps and related topics are generously provided by Adam Holmes

1) What are your thoughts about misting bees with 30% vinegar as a mite treatment? 10:29

2) Should I keep or remove brood frames from a hive that I want to attract a swarm to? 19:11

3) Do I have to remove my frame feeders if I want to treat the hive with Oxalic Acid Vapor? 29:06

4) I have several hives that have swarmed this year, my question is can I combine two swarms if I remove the queen from one? 32:01

5) In one of my hives, the bees chewed down the queen cells, not the way they do when the queen kills the others. There is only one remaining capped queen cell. Should I requeen them from my swarm occupied resource hive? 41:21

6) I'm looking at your plan for the Horizontal Langstroth Hive, my wife wants to put plastic foundation in it, is this a problem without holes? 48:27

7) I have a hive with a screened bottom board. The bees are collecting under the hive even though the temps are very cold at night. 55:10

8) I have some frames with wonky comb that gets ruined if I pull the frame straight up. What should I do? 59:13

9) How soon after installing a package of bees could I treat them with Formic Pro? On the bottom board I counted over 200 mites after just four days. Any advice would be great. 1:02:39