• Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 255 Swarms, Absconding, Splits and all that spring management brings.

  • Apr 27 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
  • Podcast
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Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 255 Swarms, Absconding, Splits and all that spring management brings.

  • Summary

  • This is the audio track from today's YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/bFlBX_skqtE?feature=share

    CHAPTERS:

    00:00 Introduction

    02:50 Pollen count, where to find that information.

    03:57 My bees won't go above the queen excluder.

    04:50 High Swarm Risk, what are some weather triggers?

    05:39 Mite Treatment, newly installed packages and more.

    08:01 How do I deal with deformed wing virus? 09:00 What do I do about chalk brood?

    10:59 Packages VS Swarm Captures, Mite Loads.

    16:57 Will you be making nucleus hives from swarms this year?

    18:43 Using frame feeders as place holders while you wait for new queens to mature.

    20:24 How to remove old brood comb without losing the brood that's on it.

    22:59 Weird colonies without queens, but pollen is coming in, no eggs or brood.

    26:39 Please explain the difference between deformed wing virus and K-Wing.

    28:02 How do I stop swarming with the Demaree method?

    32:20 Do you use mini mating nucs?

    35:26 What's the time-line for verifying a new queen is working out after a split?

    38:54 What's your advice, method, for splitting a hive?

    42:25 Supercedure, should you allow it?

    46:30 High Mites in Swarms, more than 100 counted.

    48:34 Where can I get good breeder Queens?

    49:30 What percentage of honey should be capped in a flow-frame before harvesting?

    51:09 Are you going to try top-bar hives?

    51:55 Do you have any tips for those beginning with Flow-Hives?

    57:00 Why do Bees Abscond? 58:22 Should we feed a light hive now?

    01:01:52 Laying queens are unable to fly, how do they abscond?

    01:07:33 Package bees arrive during bad weather, what do I do with them?

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