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Frederick Dunn shares his experiences with backyard honey bee keeping and management. Viewers of his YouTube Channel send in their backyard bee-related questions and Fred responds. Join us won’t you? Visit the Frederick Dunn YouTube Channel to see Fred’s video content covering a wide range of topics.
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Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
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Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
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Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
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1) Should I modify my Layens Hive to install a screen bottom board? 10:36
2) I'm considering a Long-Langstroth hive, does the side the entrance is on matter? 15:58
3) Questions about candy boards vs fondant, vs dry sugar as a winter emergency feed. Will pollen patties cause brood rearing in winter? 20:10
4) What research or testing is presently being done to eradicate varroa destructor mites? 51:15
5) Have you ever left your Flow-Super on during winter? 58:25
6) I'm considering wrapping my hives for the first time. Will this cause more activity in the hive and result in more resource consumption? 1:09:10
7) Regarding OA at the end of November, aren't your temps below 48 degrees f? Is there a temp where you would be wasting your time? 1:17:19
8) If I put a jar of honey in the freezer, do I risk glass breakage? 1:26:14
9) How long is it safe/ok to keep honey in a warmer, would it be ok to leave honey in a warmer at 100 degrees to stop crystallization for 6 months to a year? 1:29:00

Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
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Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping topics, this is the audio track from today's video: https://youtu.be/hyM-RT-BR3U
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Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
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Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
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Saturday Sep 23, 2023
Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 225
Saturday Sep 23, 2023
Saturday Sep 23, 2023
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Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
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1) Honey Bee forage Species Map by zone USGVT 7:05
2) Can I keep Flow Hive Supers with Flow Frames in a freezer all winter? 10:37
3) I have two Flow Hives, one with deep brood box and a deep super. The second has a deep brood box and medium super with no brood present. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 15:05
4) You recently covered OA Vaporization, but there is an additional area that has puzzled me. I haven't found a good way to treat the Apimaye Hive with OAV. How do you treat the mites for the Apimaye hive? 21:02
4a) Where is the best location to do an OAV treatment with the Apimaye hive? 32:28
5) I wonder if you could do that experiment with a mated queen in a small colony that needs some help and combine them? 34:02
6) I wonder if you have stumbled upon a swarm control method. Since it is pulling bees from other hives, it might delay swarms. 44:50
7) I wonder if you could time this type of thing to prevent swarming? Would this method (qmp attraction) work to depopulate large hives? 49:25
8) Referencing the same queen bee attractant method, "Won't this swarm be at a disadvantage because they were all foragers and no nurse bees?" 54:45
9) Referencing the same video: Would a natural swarm contain some younger bees? Could be a temperament difference between your artificial swarm with many unrelated bees and a natural swarm with related bees? 58:20
10) I dropped a mated queen next to a box, but can't find her anymore. Will it fly into the box again? 1:01:00
11) I know you don't have issues with hive beetles, but if you did would you consider using Swiffer sheets, or what would be your go to in trapping them? 1:05:55

Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
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1) Is it true that metal with/in honey destroys the enzymes? 11:20
2) Follow up response to Question 3 from Q&A Episode 220. The observation hive was not queenless, and they are on track. 25:00
3) My colonies had high mite counts. Should I replace the queens in those hives? Are those queens spreading viruses to the next generation? 26:00
4) I have a question about storing honey supers. Is there anything wrong with just letting the little bit of leftover honey dry on the frames? Seems like the comb gets torn up by the bees. 33:45
5) I have a memory of you talking about drilling holes in your hive walls to allow OA Vaporizers. How are you placing the hole and bolt to avoid hitting frames and stopping the flow of OA? 41:40
6) I purchased the Ross Round brackets that you introduced during your Hive Life Conference video and I had to purchase them. They are 40 to 60% filled out. I am interested in your thoughts regarding what to do with them. 52:41
7) Do you have any thoughts on what a honey bee's favorite color is? 59:44
8) I'd love to know what you are going to do to winterize your Ivry-B hive, if anything? 1:05:05