The Way To Bee

Frederick Dunn interviews Cedar Anderson, the inventor of the Flow-Hive, you may be surprised!

Welcome to another episode of Fred's interviews with experts!

Today, Fred chats with Cedar Anderson in Australia.

Cedar had an interesting childhood among other things. 

This is the audio track from the interview which is available on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/Byx7YyW10LQ

The Flow-Hive has enticed many new beekeepers to beekeeping and has proven a little polarizing among established beekeepers. 

In this interview, we talk about more than beehives. 

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers episode 151 with Frederick Dunn

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

 

Thank you for Bee-Ing here :) 

Frederick Dunn Interviews Author Frank Mortimer about his new book, Bee People and The Bugs They Love

Frank Mortimer has published a fast rising book about people who keep bees.

This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video:  https://youtu.be/qu8cAYVpfd4

 

 

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 150 with Frederick Dunn

Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping questions and answers, this is the audio track from today's YouTube Presentation:

https://youtu.be/FXAMZcplprM

Topic related time stamps are generously provided by:

Adam Holmes

1) If I put a Weaver Queen with Italian Bees, will they accept her? 2:10

 

2) I'm getting 3 packages of Italians. I read that they can't defend themselves, should I keep the entrance reducer on all year round? 6:40

 

3) What are your thoughts on using food coloring in syrup to see where the bees put it? Is there a reason that you are not following the single deep brood box method and hive size? 9:43

 

4) I'm going to do a cut-out soon. If I find a queen and queen cells, could I do a split? 18:33

 

5) In a recent video you mentioned Competitive Advantage MPD-15 markers, for queen marking. Are they enamel? Where do you get them? 24:15

 

6) If I make another hive, could some of the bees automatically go into it within 5 feet? 25:18

 

6b) What do you think about swapping the position of hives when you do splits? Is that necessary? 27:29

 

7) How long do bees stay in a natural cavity? How do I convince other beekeepers who need extra entrances and venting that it's not necessary? 31:11

 

8) How full is too full, if I do a split way to early, will a virgin queen wait until better weather to fly? 40:00

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Frederick Dunn Interviews Randy McCaffrey, AKA - 628 Dirt Rooster on YouTube, Randy has performed over 800 feral bee removals from structures.

This is the audio track from this YouTube Interview:  https://youtu.be/nad_WX_K6i4

 

 

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 149 My Favorite Langstroth Configuration explained, and more!

This is the audio track from today's YouTube:  https://youtu.be/pzBldc6WT2E

 

 

Frederick Dunn Interviews Dr. Erica Shelley, Ph.D., regarding the new modular beehive entrance ProtectaBEE by Best For Bees

This is the audio track from today's YouTube interview:

https://youtu.be/3ng7NCUIhfE

 

Frederick interviews Dr. Erica Shelley, Ph.D. Erica is the Founder of Best For Bees, today we're talking about the highly adaptable hive entrance called ProtectaBEE.

 

This modular hive entrance is not currently for sale, but you can order them, as I did, via their indigogo Campaign.

There are only 15 days left, If you find yourself inspired to support this research, there is a current indigogo campaign. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/protectabee-all-in-one-adjustable-hive-entrance#/ I personally invested in the Two-Pack offering.

 

Frederick Dunn has no affiliation with ProtectaBEE, nor any affiliation with BestForBees https://www.bestforbees.com/

Fred is not compensated for this interview.

For more information and reading, here are the two Bee Culture Articles:

https://www.beeculture.com/bee-vectoring-with-the-protectabee/ Jan 2022

https://www.beeculture.com/protectabee-an-all-in-one-adjustable-hive-entrance/ Feb 2022

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Backyard Beekeeping Question and Answer Session 148, discussing early season swarms, last minute feeding and more.

This is the audio track from today's YouTube Session:  https://youtu.be/DgCUwNA4-3Y

Topics and time-stamps are generously provided by:

Adam Holmes

1) Has anyone considered heating syrup on top of a bee hive? 1:22

 

2) Revisiting a question posted from Amy regarding why Queen Bees don't use their stinger. 8:21

 

3) I recently condensed my bee hive to match the population. Shortly after that, they swarmed. Was this a coincidence? 11:26

 

4) If my hive swarms and I capture them, can I place them in a box right next to the one they left? 19:04

 

5) I watched your broadcast about using a 12 volt oxalic acid vaporizer. How do you feel about using foggers for mite control? 21:15

 

6) As spring arrives and we may face deadouts, is there a sequence you follow? 29:22

 

7) Can I feed my bees with 1:1 sugar syrup that has both Hive Alive and Pro-Health together? 38:14

 

8) How far away from your own backyard apiary should you place a swarm trap? 47:10

 

9) Would you tell us what your steps are in adding supplemental feed through the year? 53:12

 

10) If I collect a swarm in a nuc box about 15 meters away and it's yours, can you move it to your backyard as the distance is less than 5 km? 1:05:17

 

11) You mentioned the honey production of BeeWeaver bees. How would you rank Saskatraz, Italian, and BeeWeaver bees by honey production? 1:13:20

 

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Frederick Dunn Interviews Dr. Vera Strogolova of Strong Microbials SuperDFM also known as Probiotics for Honey Bees

This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video:  https://youtu.be/4ApzK0ReCew

 

This is part of an interview series. You can view all interviews with Fred right here:  https://www.fredsfinefowl.com/interviewsyoucanwatch.html

Today Frederick Dunn interviews Jeff Horchoff, also known as Mr. Ed on Youtube. Honey Bees in buildings, and more.

This is the audio track of an interview with Jeff Horchoff on Youtube.

https://youtu.be/30jOP9Ywgfc

 

Of particular interest are the traits of spaces that feral honey bee colonies elect to occupy. If you want to understand what honey bees do with spaces completely under their control, look to those who have done hundreds of structural removals. 

Single, small entrances,  predictable organization of resources on the comb and more. 

Thank you for Bee-ing Here :)   Find all of my interviews right here:  https://www.fredsfinefowl.com/interviewsyoucanwatch.html