Happy Friday everyone!
Thank you for joining me for another weekly episode of backyard beekeeping.
This is the audio version of today's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/7_m08vCMERw
Time stamps separated by topic are provided by:
1) I'm using a bee cozy and the instructions call for an upper entrance, I'd love your advice on this. 2:24
2) Can I treat with Oxalic Acid when sugar cakes are in the hive? 6:47
3) Do you remove rolled up screens as entrance reducers for winter with the Flow-Hives? 9:10
4) My rapid round feeder gets drowned bees. I've tried different textures and sizes. Still I lose bees in the feeder. 11:02
5) I was going to purchase and broadcast a mixed bag of Pollinator Flower seeds around my yard. How many square feet of the same type of flower is necessary? 20:11
6) I know you don't like the idea of pesticides, but specific ones like CB-80 is a non residual fogger. 32:46
7) When it comes to finding places to put hives, what kind of arrangements are normally made between beekeepers and landowners? 40:20
8) Do I have to flip the flowhive 2+ tray for winter the way you recommend with the other Flow Hive units? 43:47
9) I'll be using gabled bee hive tops, should I close off their air-vents? Should I insulate them? 49:10
10) I would like to know how much ventilation to allow during winter. I know that bottom inserts and bottom entrances provide adequate ventilation in my setup. What do you recommend? 1:00:13
11) I have a hive that may have lost its queen and the brood is almost gone. I can't find another nucleus anywhere now. Do I just have to lte all these wonderful bees die? 1:02:33
12) I've had a swarm with my flow-hive and I extracted honey. The bees are gathering on the front of the hive and not going back inside. Could this be the reason for the problem? 1:06:26
13) I inspected and have no eggs or larvae. I think the queen is gone. I am thinking of combining them with a nucleus. 1:09:50
14) What can we do to improve the health of the bees as to prevent dysentery? 1:13:22