The Way To Bee

Backyard Beekeeping Q&A Episode 268 LIVE-Stream Edition.

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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?

Hive Alive has a new Honey Bee Nutrition Product, Interview with Dara Scott of Advance Science Ltd.

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Backyard Beekeeping Q&A 267 smoking VS vaping and much more.

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Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 266

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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?

Backyard Beekeeping Q&A Episode 265

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Interview with Stephen Repasky, Author of Swarm Essentials, Ecology, Management, and Sustainability.

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Backyard Beekeeping Q&A 263 is your BetterComb upside down? Is bearding ok?

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Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 262 getting brood out of honey supers and more...

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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?

Beekeeping Q&A 261 preventing queen losses, and assessing non-productive colonies

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction 06:10 My honey was at 20.5% can I put it in my convection oven to dry it down?

10:48 When should I add a second deep if the bees aren't warming the space they are currently in?

15:05 I have a hive that appears queenless on day 10 or 11 after swarming. Can I use QMP to test if they have a queen or not?

25:17 Made a split, the split has eggs, the original colony doesn't. Any thoughts on this?

33:27 I tried to put my $40 queen into the Queen Isolation Cage, but she did a 180 and flew off. I tried putting the wooden queen cage inside the QIC and it was tough to get out later on. What are your thoughts on this?

49:52 I used double-bubble as insulation on top of my hives until ants moved in. I've removed all Double-Bubble, have you seen anything like this?

56:42 If you have a queenless colony, what are your thoughts on combining them with pheromones rather than the paper method?

01:03:25 Will 2:1 Sugar Syrup help a colony accept a new queen when she arrives?

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 260 recorded during a LIVE chat.

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Today's CHAPTERS: 00:00 introduction  (Contributed by Adam Holmes)

06:10 Thoughts on moving my very successful resource hive into a full 10 frame hive box?

11:28 Is diatomaceous earth safe to use near bees? 13:34 What is the best indication of swarm season?

18:05 I've collected several swarms in my bee vac that had several shb in the bivouac. Do you know how common this is?

21:13 How many times in a row would you treat with OA?

28:04 I had a nuc die. There were partially emerged brood that died with their tongues out. What might have caused this?

43:03 What is your favorite bee escape for getting bees out of a honey super?

53:05 Special Guest How is your hive doing?

01:00:55 Can I move a frame of brood from a stronger hive into a weaker hive?