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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 Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/6mtWK9v_QY4
Friday Aug 02, 2024
Friday Aug 02, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/AlosQOvGbv4
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
This is the audio track from the last Friday of July on YouTube LIVE Q&A https://youtube.com/live/-HAmREw9dfM?feature=share
CHAPTERS: Provided by Adam Holmes
00:00 Introduction
05:38 Do all larvae get fed royal jelly and if so is it the same as the queen?
11:35 How long after treating with OA should you wait before testing again for mites?
22:42 Should I combine weak colonies or let them die to not spread diseases?
28:10 Can a queen take more than 16 days to emerge?
45:35 Should I take my swarm traps down now that it is summer?
51:00 Have you heard about treating for varroa by using a biofloor?
58:37 I noticed a hive had swarm and emergency cell. Do you think something happened to my queen?
01:02:02 How close to the front entrance can you put electric netting?
01:06:07 How would you feed fondant in a layens hive
01:10:41 I have a hive getting slimed by small hive beetles. At what point is it to gross to give back to a hive to clean it?
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/-P7hFS63yLk
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/1RyR2uLZNzQ
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Friday Jul 12, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/WY7-vWmoOps
Chapters with time-stamps generously provided by Adam Holmes
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction
09:26 Since you have taken down fences around your apiary, what's the brand of the noise-maker you are using?
20:13 I tried to introduce replacement queens two times, the queens disappeared. One seller suggested it was due to direct release. Do you have any ideas?
32:12 I have two deeps under one Flow-Hive. When is the best time to remove a deep and replace with a medium?
40:18 My Bee Suit does not seem thick enough to defeat a stinger.
45:35 I want to re-use my wood frames. Any suggestions for getting wax out of the groove?
48:17 One of my hives is bringing out dead drone brood, is it varroa or something else?
52:09 I thought soybeans are wind pollinated. I've never seen a bee of any type on any bean flowers.
56:52 I've noticed an abundance of pollen on frames. Can they become pollen-bound?
01:02:07 We can't seem to get our bees to use the Flow-Super. Any suggestions?
01:10:15 With the Long Langstroth Hive, Where do you add frames when you add them?
01:16:54 I videoed bees collecting was from rendered beeswax. Would it be good to leave some out for them?
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/ql0ZKpfYIXk
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Friday Jun 28, 2024
This is the audio track from this YouTube Interview: https://youtu.be/8UHv1rg9iaA
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/bphY5tZ4rew
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Friday Jun 14, 2024
This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/IDVbPovl05Y
Topics and time stamps generously provided by Adam Holmes
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
06:21 The rapid round feeders are not in stock on Amazon, any other suggestions?
12:56 We're having a dearth, what are your thoughts on my mite treatment plan?
16:20 Made a walk-away split 3 weeks ago. Should I wait, or do something?
17:40 I want to change my setup from 2-deeps and a Flow-Super to One Deep and a Medium while making a split. Is there enough time left?
24:14 Where can I find the tags you use on your hives? What do I need to attach them?
28:57 A farmer will plant anything I want. What are your thoughts?
36:40 Trying to salvage colonies by introducing swarm cells, but they didn't take. Would it be better to just buy queens?
42:55 Have a deep brood box with four medium supers on, there is brood in every box. Not really sure what to do with this hive.
48:44 How do you prepare your apiary when you go on vacation?
51:19 I have a queen with spotty brood. What's the best way to requeen this hive?
58:40 I put a swarm into a nucleus hive and it all got smashed up. No idea if I killed the queen.
01:02:15 Queen flew off to greener pastures during queen isolation cage installation... UPDATE
01:03:40 3 weeks ago, I had pollen coming in at more than 10 loads per minute. Now only 1 or 2 loads a minute. Do bees bring pollen in when there are laying workers producing drones?