The Way To Bee with Frederick Dunn

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 208 swarm questions and more, self hiving swarms.

Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping topics. 

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1) What are your thoughts about misting bees with 30% vinegar as a mite treatment? 10:29

2) Should I keep or remove brood frames from a hive that I want to attract a swarm to? 19:11

3) Do I have to remove my frame feeders if I want to treat the hive with Oxalic Acid Vapor? 29:06

4) I have several hives that have swarmed this year, my question is can I combine two swarms if I remove the queen from one? 32:01

5) In one of my hives, the bees chewed down the queen cells, not the way they do when the queen kills the others. There is only one remaining capped queen cell. Should I requeen them from my swarm occupied resource hive? 41:21

6) I'm looking at your plan for the Horizontal Langstroth Hive, my wife wants to put plastic foundation in it, is this a problem without holes? 48:27

7) I have a hive with a screened bottom board. The bees are collecting under the hive even though the temps are very cold at night. 55:10

8) I have some frames with wonky comb that gets ruined if I pull the frame straight up. What should I do? 59:13

9) How soon after installing a package of bees could I treat them with Formic Pro? On the bottom board I counted over 200 mites after just four days. Any advice would be great. 1:02:39

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 207, are those bees poisoned, or starving?

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Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 206, what to do with old pollen, how to sanitize a hive tool, and more...

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Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 205, spring preparations and more!

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Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 204 from The Way To Bee Academy building.

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1) Can I use BetterComb in my medium honey super, or just in my deep brood frames? 5:10

2) I am going to try Ross Rounds this year, I was wondering when I should put them on the hives and any other hints? 11:02

3) I have recently bought my first EPS hive. The company is called HiveIQ. I have just noticed that the bees have started chewing the polystyrene inside the lid. Have you had any experience with this issue? 18:43

4) I have a question about chickens. If I add a rooster to eight hens, would you say that the eggs would be fertile? 25:24

5) I am currently building your long lang hive, I was wondering what you use to winter that hive? Bee Cozy or do you wrap it? 27:05

6) With varroa being a vector for pathogens, do you want Drones that are bitten to possibly pass on their problems while mating? 34:01

7) I split my hives with varying levels of varroa mites. I've done most of my work in the fall, would this work in spring or is it too aggressive? 40:15

 

 

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 203, my favorite inverted jar feeding system and more.

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Interview with Heather Broccard-Bell, Ph.D. regarding Honey Bee Communications and much more!

This is an interview with Heather Broddard-Bell, Ph.D. Heather is a Honey Bee Health Researcher at NOD Apiary Products Ltd. Located in Ontario Canada.

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You are invited to learn more about NOD Apiary Products by visiting their website: https://nodglobal.com/

NOTE: There is no affiliation agreement, and no compensation has been offered in exchange for this interview, or for sharing links to NOD. Learn more about the Bee Cozy here: https://nodglobal.com/bee-cozy/

 

 

Are we counting Varroa Destructor Mites on the right bees? How about Drones, that’s right, drones may have more mites than nurse bees.

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Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 202, How To Attract, Trap, and control varroa mites with young Drones.

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Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 201, new books, and Episode 200 Contest Winner.

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Time stamps and related questions are generously provided by Adam Holmes -

1) One of my hives has a good population, but only drone brood. Can they can make a successfully mated queen, or should I order a queen? 5:01

2) Does it matter where the entrance is on a single Langstroth brood box? 9:51

3) I have a very dirty (very very nasty) beesuit. What is the best way to clean them without throwing it in the washing machine? 13:13

4) I had a problem with crystallized honey in the frames last fall. Will these residual crystals get cleaned out before the bees store nectar? 16:35

5) Have you used a Russian Scion in your apiary? I am very interested in all options for swarm management and would love your thoughts. 18:37

6) What can I do about a hive that had a fire drill and went back in? I hate to open the hive in the cold to look for queen cells. 24:05

7) Someone mentioned that bees have a hard time jumping the gap between the brood and super in winter. Do you have any thoughts on it? 29:16

8) Would you use sugar syrup instead of smoke in a wet climate like Ireland? I'm afraid to add water to the hive. 33:24

9) You showed an audible alarm device you use in your apiary to discourage bears. I plan to put units in front of and behind two hives. Now I think I should have one unit on each side, what would you recommend? 40:41

10) What, if anything, can I do to keep my colony count static when I've decided 'm at my limit. 51:07

11) Will Flow-Frames fit into the Hive Butler? 58:19

12) Considering putting up a hive near a rescue horse farm. Do you think the swarm would avoid the horses or is this a risk? 59:22