Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 226, are you ready for winter? What about honey storage? Cut comb is a high value offering...

This is the audio track from today's YouTube: https://youtu.be/FZiMXjQa2jo

 

The time stamps and topic list below are generously provided by Adam Holmes:

 

1) Many beekeepers remove a full frame of brood and reinforce other colonies that are not doing as well. Why don't they fight it out? 4:36

 

2) I'd like to know more about Cut-Comb honey, I understand what it is and how it's harvested but why is it so popular? 13:02

 

3) You mentioned long-term honey storage in a freezer. How would you store 5 gallon buckets of honey over winter and what temperature? 26:50

 

4) The NOAA Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a strong El Nino year going through early next year. How can we prepare our hives to best overwinter these extremes in temperature and precipitation? 34:29

 

5) Regarding the wasp nest removal video, was there a queen? If Queen removed would the hive survive winter? what do they feed on during winter months? Do mites or SHB attack them in high areas off the ground? 51:07

 

6) Fred, do you use the escape boards on Apimaye hives? 1:04:35

 

7) I had 2 discs about 2 lbs each in storage in my basement. Imagine my surprise when I encountered evidence of wax moths. Does this happen to you? Should I be storing it with a Para moth sachet? Something else? 1:08:42