With pollen coming in, and cold weather coming our way again, there are some things to consider. It may not be the time to do splits where you keep bees.
Today's topics are listed in order below:
1) I still have a super full of honey, should I shift to feeding sugar syrup?
2) I lost a colony and it was soaked. Do I trash all of the combs?
3) Update regarding adding bleach to sugar syrup, more than we knew.
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4) I put pollen substitute out, bees are active, brown colored pollen leaves us perplexed.
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5) I want to requeen a spicy queen, but I can't find her. I'm thinking of splitting the hive.
6) What's the benefit of the screen top on the Hive Butler tote?
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7) Please explain more about the medium super above your deep without a queen excluder.
8) High hive entrances, having hive entrances too close? Robbing?
9) Can I put two colonies in the Long Langstroth Hive? Do you suggest screens for mites?
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CHAPTERS provided by Adam Holmes:
00:00 Introduction
12:44 I still have a super full of honey, should I shift to feeding sugar syrup?
15:36 I lost a colony and it was soaked. Do I trash all of the combs?
21:40 Update regarding adding bleach to sugar syrup, more than we knew.
27:30 I put pollen substitute out, bees are active, brown colored pollen leaves us perplexed.
32:40 I want to requeen a spicy queen, but I can't find her. I'm thinking of splitting the hive.
44:56 What's the benefit of the screen top on the Hive Butler tote?
55:37 Please explain more about the medium super above your deep without a queen excluder.
01:06:27 High hive entrances, having hive entrances too close? Robbing?
01:15:07 Can I put two colonies in the Long Langstroth Hive? Do you suggest screens for mites?