Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 210, screened bottom boards and more.
Welcome to another episode of topics related to backyard beekeeping.
Swarms continue to be taking center stage as we find creative ways to capture and hive them.
What about bee genetics? Is every bee just basically a mutt these days?
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This is a list of today's topics:
1) One of my two nucleus hives is lagging behind the other, should I be concerned about the weaker colony?
2) I have several leftover frames that had unripe honey in them. Are they safe for the bees? Would the residual fermentation ruin my new honey crop?
3) I have a very hot hive, we cannot even work it. I tried to find the queen but couldn't. What are your thoughts, is there a cage or pheromone?
4) Would moving frames from a white hive into one that is treated with Eco Wood cause a big problem for my young colony?
5) Why do you want your nucleus hive to have a screened bottom board, aren't you against screened bottom boards?
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6) The place I purchased my bees from said that none of the bees are pure bread anymore, so does it really matter what type I get when ordering?
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