Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 121, Friday The 13th!
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of questions and answers about backyard beekeeping.
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Today's topics are in order, as listed below:
1) Migratory vs Telescoping Covers, why use one over the other?
2) I got a tiny speck of marking paint on the eye of one of my queens, will she be OK? I'm worried.
3) I'd like your comments on how to deal with a honey-bound hive? I have scattered brood in the honey super.
4) Can I use the new Beesmart Insulated inner cover as an insulated cover for my feeding super rather than underneath?
5) Do honey bees need more winter resources in warmer climates than they do in the cold? I wanted to try your method of one deep and one medium super.
6) If I have a hive that requires varroa mite treatment, should I be treating all of my hives, even if they are not at treatment thresholds?
7) I made a split from a strong hive, one has a laying queen and the other didn't produce one. Can I just combine the two colonies? I think it may be too late to just add another frame of eggs.
8) What are your thoughts on using heavy dipped Acorn drone plastic foundation for supering? What is the approximate rate of travel of bees up the comb during winter?
9) If I'm giving 1:1 sugar syrup to build comb, does it matter if you use a frame feeder in the brood box, or do you need a frame feeder in the super?
10) During a dearth period, is it possible to overfeed 1:1 sugar syrup? When I pour sugar syrup in my Layens Hive frame feeder, the bees start doing orientation flights, why?
11) Can you describe single brood chamber management?
12) What do you think about treating bees with oav at night?
13) When looking at the bees on the landing board, can you tell the difference if the bees have swarmed out?
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LINKS to products discussed today are below:
Pre-Drawn Comb that the late season bees can use right away:
https://www.betterbee.com/hives-and-c...