Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 221

This is the audio track from today's YouTube:  https://youtu.be/DA1Pv8itAJM

 

@Adam.Holmes.

1) I noticed that the rapid round hive feeder that you showed has holes in the top/cover. Did you put them there? Should I vent my own, or do you feel that leaving it without holes would actually help. 5:02

 

2) Soon, I will have access to WiFi on the farm where I keep my bees. what are some of the tech tools that you would install to gain info from your bees? Scales? Sensors? What ideas do you have on how to extend WiFi to the beeyard? 10:18

 

3) Do I leave my Flow-Super on for winter? How do I store it? 24:02

 

4) Is it possible to build a bee bivouac point? what should it be built out of? Or would a swarm trap hive be sufficient? 37:37

 

5) My wife and I will begin extracting spring honey, we're keeping track of the moisture content of each bucket. We are concerned about the water content of the honey which is between 16-18%. Are we making too big a deal out of the moisture content? 50:52

 

6) SHOUT-OUT for a beekeeper who has some interesting innovations and features built into his Long Langstroth Hive. 57:45

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