Episodes

  • Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 257
    May 10 2024

    This is the audio track from today's YouTube: https://youtu.be/bXygFuRrNu0

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 256 strong nectar flow and swarms.
    May 3 2024

    This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/zyAgdC5eHSs

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Report a Honey Bee Swarm, Or Register as a Swarm Collector. FREE Honey Bees BeeSwarmed.org
    May 3 2024

    This is the audio track from this YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/S3qY32KE_Bk

    This is a FREE registration service for beekeepers who wish to obtain free local bees while providing a valuable service to the public.

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    50 mins
  • A casual Interview with Dr. Thomas Seeley about his New Book, Piping Hot Bees & Boisterous Buzz-Runners.
    Apr 30 2024

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

    CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction

    01:54 Books by Dr. Seeley

    02:29 Young Thomas meets his first honey bees in a walnut tree.

    04:28 The first bee book that Tom owned.

    06:20 Tom Seeley gets a job at the Dyce Lab, cutting the grass etc.

    08:35 The First Master Beekeeper Program in the U.S.

    10:35 Burning Hives! American Foul Brood

    12:02 A Raccoon named Vega

    14:32 Tom meets his future wife on Appledore Island.

    18:26 Tom uses his woodworking and technical skills to build his own gear.

    20:16 Detecting CO2 in Bee Hives.

    25:15 How bees vent their hive.

    26:30 How small entrances benefit honey bees.

    28:50 The many benefits of Observation Hives.

    30:39 Dyce Lab Observation Hives with long entrances.

    31:41 Hive top ventilation.

    34:04 How Tom selected his summer helpers at the Dyce Lab.

    35:49 Radios helped with field reporting.

    36:43 Various dances and associated frequencies.

    37:11 How honey bees hear.

    39:00 The Shaking Signal

    39:50 Grooming Invitation

    46:00 How video improves observation, and accurate measurements.

    53:10 How fast does a swarm travel?

    53:54 How does a swarm know what direction to go?

    57:55 Swarm Collection Boxes.

    58:56 Swarms prefer boxes with comb inside.

    01:00:18 Water studies inside the Glass House.

    01:04:20 Water spreading bees.

    01:07:00 Bees don't want a top entrance.

    01:10:10 How do comb builders determine cell wall thickness?

    01:11:48 Tom and Robin encounter defensive bees while on their honeymoon.

    01:18:13 How does Tom Seeley set up his own hives at home?

    01:26:20 Closing Thoughts from Tom.

    01:27:40 Nature Based Beekeeping, a better way of saying Darwinian Beekeeping.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 255 Swarms, Absconding, Splits and all that spring management brings.
    Apr 27 2024

    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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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 254
    Apr 19 2024

    This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/01c4KdiZ0uM

    This is the topic list with corresponding time-stamps, generously provided by: Adam Holmes

    CHAPTERS:

    00:00 Introduction

    03:35 Why use a 5 frame nucleus hive instead of a 10 frame brood box a a resource hive?

    11:50 Lots of dead bees around my swarm trap, is that normal?

    17:18 Tried the Swarm Reacher, the queen did not climb onto the frame.

    21:45 What if I direct water from my A/C unit to my birdbath for the bees?

    26:50 I've had several large swarms go into a swarm trap and not stay. They just don't fit.

    35:28 Any thoughts on washing your bee suit to remove alarm pheromone from your suit? I wonder how long the alarm pheromone remains?

    41:04 Plan of the week, fluff segment.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 253 with Special Guest Cory Stevens
    Apr 12 2024

    Today's Q&A focuses on installing Virgin Queens that are Varroa Resistant. Cory Stevens Genetics: https://youtu.be/lAbs8Zv39G4

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 252, ready for spring?
    Apr 5 2024

    This is the audio track from today's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/AiPstUHwzH8

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    1 hr and 36 mins