Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 213, Queen Excluders, is there a right side up?

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1) Can you explain why some metal queen excluders are labeled "This Side Up"? 3:56

2) I am hoping that you can discuss the Demaree Split on your Friday Way to Bee Channel. 13:00

3) My hive entrance is covered in bees at 11 pm, at 67 degrees and 81% relative humidity. Why are they not inside? 28:07

4) Bees are collecting on the front of the hive, even though there is plenty of space. What are your thoughts? 33:30

5) I'm building a Long Lang Hive. Is there a benefit to having it deeper than your plans? An opportunity for some cut-comb? Do you think this would be worthwhile? 34:54

6) When introducing a queen to a new hive, is it recommended to remove all attendant bees? 42:05

7) When a hive absconds, or exits in times of danger, how is it they all can leave when at most times 40% of the hive are young nurse bees? 48:07

8) I was going to harvest a super this weekend. It has rained daily for the last four days. Is there a risk that the moisture content in the honey is higher because of all the rain and humidity? 55:08

9) Since Better-Comb is synthetic wax, is it more resistant to wax moth damage over regular beeswax? 58:51

10) I'm having problems with two colonies. One lost its queen so I combined that hive with a queenright colony. Then no evidence of eggs or larvae. I hate to loose all the bees. Will they accept a cages queen? 1:02:31

11) I would like some advice on queen marker pens/numbered queen marking disks. Where can I buy these and what adhesive should be used? 1:08:10

12) My queens are never just laying in the brood box. I have eggs above the queen excluder and below the queen excluder. I would prefer to keep the queen only in the brood box. Any advice would be very much appreciated. 1:12:58