Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 235. How to feed honey back to a hive and more...

This is the audio track from today's YouTube video:  https://youtu.be/fCjAbzM2GVo

 

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1) Did you try different treatments on your plywood bottom boards that failed early? 5:18

 

2) Another beekeeper told me that I need to move my hives to the top of a hill because bees won't forage uphill. Is that true? 10:45

 

3) When planting for honey bees, why is it better to plans large plantings of single species over a pollinator mix? 15:22

 

4) Have you ever seen a larvae trap for small hive beetles that hangs on the hive landing board? 22:20

 

5) I asked my Forrest preserve friend if it's ok to buy plant seeds and throw them throughout the forest preserve? He said "don't you dare"! 27:37

 

6) I have some extra honey from 2022 spring honey harvest and I don't like the taste. I would like to feed it back to the hive it was harvested from. What's the best way to feed harvested honey back to the bees? 34:38

 

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