Beginner Beekeeping FAQ 37 Feeding Dry Sugar & Skunk Update

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Welcome to Frequently Asked Questions about backyard honey bee keeping! In this video, we discuss some common concerns as winter arrives at the door.
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1) If you are feeding bees going into winter, can you just feed them dry sugar?
2) When should mouse guards go on the hives so that drones are not trapped.
3) What is the best way to clean wax and propolis off of hive parts and tools?
4) They say that varroa numbers are higher in the fall, why is that?
5) Why do we have to remove honey supers for Oxalic Acid treatments, while other parts of the world don't?
6) Do you personally use sugar rolls, or alcohol wash in order to count the mites on your bees?
7) Are those owl ultrasonic animal repeller units working to keep the skunks away from your hives? What's the update?
8) If the colony of bees swarms and the queen has clipped wings, how do they get a new queen and what happens to the old one?
Links below as promised:
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Hive stand design that handles flooding and high winds: • Bee Hive Stand, Inexpe...
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Heat gun, clean your tools, melt and scrape wax or propolis: amzn.to/2py97yO
Ultrasonic Solar Powered pest scarer (some skunks just don't care) amzn.to/2NvRF62
Thank you for watching and I hope your bees are ready for winter!
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@Adam.Holmes. 3 года назад

1) If you are feeding bees going into winter, can you just feed them dry sugar? 3:17 2) When should mouse guards go on the hives so that drones are not trapped. 17:09 3) What is the best way to clean wax and propolis off of hive parts and tools? 23:51 4) They say that varroa numbers are higher in the fall, why is that? 27:40 5) Why do we have to remove honey supers for Oxalic Acid treatments, while other parts of the world don't? 30:05 6) Do you personally use sugar rolls, or alcohol wash in order to count the mites on your bees? 37:56 7) Are those owl ultrasonic animal repeller units working to keep the skunks away from your hives? What's the update? 43:10 8) If the colony of bees swarms and the queen has clipped wings, how do they get a new queen and what happens to the old one? 47:08

@polvotierno 4 года назад

Your explanation of why to put dry sugar in the rapid feeder as opposed to on paper over the frames is fantastic. I had never thought of the effect of breaking that seal with the inner cover by opening it. Brilliant. I also feel that some moisture near the cluster is good. Your attention to detail is so valuable for the rest of us.... Keep up the great work... Thank you!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@coziii.1829 4 года назад

God bless

@framcesmoore 4 года назад

Ha Mr Dunn another Great video Thanks have a wonderful day keep them coming

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

thank you Frances!

@Zerkbern 4 года назад

Great explanation of the O.A. Conundrum!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thank you!

@madddog7 4 года назад

1st time watcher ... I'll be back :-)

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Welcome to my channel! Thank you for taking a moment to comment!

@BarryBirther 4 года назад

Excellent video, as always. THANK YOU!👏🏻👏🏻

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I hope I answered your question to your satisfaction :) and thank you!

@crzrck 4 года назад

I just want to thank you for your videos cuz they are really great. I just finished my first full year of beekeeping. It has been quite the education dealing with swarms late swarms unexpected swarms. I never even harvested any honey this year because I just got too busy. But I spent a lot of time watching the bees studying their behavior, and your ability to teach through these videos has been very helpful for me so thank you

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thank you so much! People just like you inspire me to continue this series.

@DavidWilliams-wr4wb Год назад

Answer for question about cleaning your hives and tools and parts , something that is a little safer than a heat gun and it serves a good hive cleaning system for pathogens, I used to used a very expensive wall paper steamer but now days Wagner makes an inexpensive steamer , it cleans everything and it uses just simple water and it makes very hot steam that will sanitize your frames , hive bodies and you can clean all of your tools and it’s a fabulous way to clean honey out of hard to reach places, hot steam is magic !!!! There are cheap steamers on Amazon I imagine but for $120 the Wagner I have is very much worth it’s weight in gold , hope this helps give a natural solution to cleaning and sanitizing, p.s. the hot steam kills mites and mite eggs you can’t see 😁

@FrederickDunn Год назад

Like this? :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9x5maHpN4LU.html

@DavidWilliams-wr4wb Год назад

@@FrederickDunn Fred!!!!! You stole my thunder !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I should have patented this 25 years ago when I was using a wallpaper steamer to clean hives 🤣🤣

@jimstanley_49 2 года назад

My granpa used to put plastic snap traps around on the desks in his office to discourage his cats from walking on his work surfaces. I don't know if the cats ever really learned the lesson though.

@FrederickDunn Год назад

interesting

@LarryLeesBees 4 года назад

Thanks for the great info Sir! I too have wondered about the removal of the honey super when treating with OAV. I even asked my local beekeepers association. Blank stares... You sir are the only one out there giving this solid info! Thanks for that. You’re getting wet and we are FREEZING over here... Snow has already broke limbs off my Maples... Now the temps have been dropping to single digits... Winter has come...

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Winter is an unfortunate necessity :) I am happy for the insect pests that winter suppresses and I do like the snow. Thank you Larry, I'm on a personal mission with the Oxalic Acid issues... good or bad, I have the "need to know" ; )

@LarryLeesBees 4 года назад

We have a honeybee research center a few hours south of me, within WSU. I too will put some feelers out and see if they are willing to test honey and comb with OAV treatments and without. Maybe we can get an answer.

@donbearden1953 4 года назад

Thanks Fred especially for your info on feeding dry sugar and how to feed the sugar in a top hive feeder.

@thinless4439 4 года назад

Thank you for the explanation and recommendation on dry sugar feeding. I appreciate the detailed answer.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Anytime! and thank you!

@donnaharty631 4 года назад

marvelous

@SmallTNHomestead 4 года назад

Such a detailed and informative video Fred. I appreciate the way you teach, you eliminate my questions so quickly when explaining each subject! However, your voice is so calming It took me 3 tries until i was able to watch entirely. Lol Thanks for the time and effort you give us. I appreciate it so much!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

At least I can also serve as a sleep aid :)

@SmallTNHomestead 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn LOL I never made it off the couch, 8 hours later.......lol my dogs started barking to wake me. I believe they thought i was dead.

@fayekeller7411 4 года назад

Love the sound effects! Thanks so much for teaching!

@crzrck 4 года назад

Okay so Europe and other countries went through their own version of the approval process for oxalic acid and determined you don't have to pull off the honey supers? If I recall, the FDA will spend years testing something before approval for human consumption. One of the things I never understood is why science that the Europeans use not good enough our FDA

@johnmcneill923 4 года назад

crzrck ... I think it is the “not invented here!” Syndrome and $$$$

@mihaiilie8808 4 года назад

FDA is owned by corporations,politicians etc,like mafia. You would be amazed to know how backward these regulation institutions makes USA ,starting from the asian carps wich are beneficial and should be let to die of old age cleaning lakes and protecting the native spoiled ecosystems from eutrophisation ,to the legality of using azbestos in USA while at the same time you have 0.0000000000001 percent buildings made from AAC when Germany has 60% of the new buildings made of AAC ,fire proof material thats missed in California with those fires there.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I will say this... get your OA from one of the approved sellers. I shall hold my tongue on the rest.

@fionam3554 4 года назад

FDA is often overcautious - probably because of the threats of lawsuits. Though sometimes it works.. Europe had a LOT more problems with thalidomide

@mihaiilie8808 4 года назад

@@fionam3554 In Europe we have a lot more regulations than in USA at everything. The only USA state comparable to Europe in terms of regulations is California wich i think their even better than us at this and sometimes we copy them. Here is illegal to sell azbestos,in USA is legal to have it mounted in the ducting of the air conditioner. Here 3 weeks aged beef meat( Texas national food) its illegal and considered spoiled meat. Until recently i only ate rock hard beef steaks because they were not aged 😂

@weasleoop 4 года назад

That same storm hit us too Fred. I thought it would never stop raining.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I was wrong about the wind gusts, they actually hit 60 mph! Not a fan! What are you using to keep your hives off the ground Carlos? And thanks for the feedback on my fb page :) facebook.com/Freds-Fine-Fowl-167853353261108/

@weasleoop 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn I use steel feeder troughs or water troughs for cattle turned upside down. Kinda like this. www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/behlen-country-214-galvanized-round-end-sheep-stock-tank-1270209?cm_mmc=feed-_-GoogleShopping-_-Product-_-1270209&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyJH4jNHL5QIVqx-tBh0jyAqbEAQYCCABEgK8U_D_BwE You are welcome Fred. You have helped me far more with your knowledge.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

@@weasleoop Ohh that's right, I remember those! Share those photos on the FB page, there is a Hive Visor to the individual who gets the most likes on their photo :)

@weasleoop 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn Aww Fred is in the holiday spirit. Lol

@jeremyjames3895 4 года назад

Dropped a picture on your facebook page.... enjoy

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I will look for it!

@MarcellaSmithVegan 4 года назад

If you can put more tool links in your lists thru where we can buy our ordinary tools ie hive tool, etc, then we can purchase thru that link to help the channel

@johnmcneill923 4 года назад

Hate to ask the obvious... why not increase the height of brood boxes off the ground so skunk can’t reach landing board??

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Because you end up with unstable hives that are too high to tend to when all the boxes are on. I do have hives that the skunks don't touch. I was told early on by a "prominent bee educator" that any hive stand that causes skunks to expose their stomachs by standing on their hind legs will be avoided by skunks. It wasn't until this year that I actually got video of their behavior which proved that instruction to be completely incorrect. (';') BUT, this is one skunk that was doing that, the other two do not rear up on their hind legs. I think this skunk is special.

@johnmcneill923 4 года назад

Frederick Dunn ... smart/intelligent skunk... evolution!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

@@johnmcneill923 it's about to get "spanked" ==

@polvotierno 4 года назад

I just did some research online on why varroa numbers increase in fall... some research suggests that the forager bees are bringing them in from poorly maintain hives from other locations. there is an article at entomologytoday . org. The title is... Why do Varroa Mite Populations sometimes increase in the fall? We may have to be careful to do open feeding if neighbors are not treating for mites.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I'd rather have the bees at an open feeding/robbing station than have them attacking weaker, potentially diseased hives and getting that exposure. Open feeding has reduced colony robbing pressure in my apiary as it gives the foragers something else to do. With late season mite checks, numbers can "seem" to be higher since there are fewer honey bees in the hive as summer foragers die off, leaving fewer mite hosts which results in higher mite counts per remaining honey bee. Lots of variables, Varroa resistant lines of bees will go a long way in reducing mite loads going into winter. Treatment may be required with some colonies.

@58Kym 4 года назад

I don’t think denatured alcohol would be good enough. In fact, you need to add water to denatured alcohol to get the best control. (I am not sure why but I think has something to do with the binding of molecules). Would it be getting through any pockets in the wax buildup? I don’t think so. And it normally has to sit for a few minutes to have a good response. While a lot of people don’t like to use sterilising chemicals, there are quite a few fairly safe chemicals that have a good bacterial control and perhaps viral control as well. I like the chlorine dioxide tablets like zydox. They are convenient to use and not particularly offensive (depending on the level of smell reaction, some people like it less), but the smell disappates quickly. It would be more effective and simpler to have all metal tools and use a glass bead steriliser scaled up for beekeeping tools. (You would need power of course for that which is restrictive for most keepers).

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Just to follow up, the Bee Inspector removes all wax remnants and wipes his tools clean with the alcohol, he's not leaving residue on his tools. I didn't mean to imply he leaves wax and propolis on. Thanks for this explanation Kym!

@58Kym 4 года назад

Frederick Dunn ah, I misunderstood. Thanks Frederick.

@jasonpowell8582 4 года назад

G’day Fred, fellow PA resident here. I just purchased a flow hive to start a hive next season, wondering if I should start with two brood boxes to grow the colony for winter then put the flow super on once the colony is healthy and established? Also, what bees to start with and how to register my colony and hives for the PA requirements? Many thanks for your very informative videos, you’ve already answered so many of my questions!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

HI Jason, please watch my Flow Hive Winter preparations video, I answer those questions there. You can register your apiary through the PA Dept. of Ag. www.pastatebeekeepers.org/pdf/OnlineApiaryLicenseInstructions.pdf

@russsherwood5978 4 года назад

jist found yer channel an subbed,, yup ya got that rite some skunks jist dont care an go outa there way ta spray me, ai git sprayed 2 ta 3 times a year,, jist wish they were worth more money ta even out the smell,,, thank ya fer the video

@walterhiegel3020 4 года назад

Hey Fred Have you ever tried Tabasco sauce on the skunks? I heard that it works well in dry not wet conditions. It is certainly cheap to use.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I have a separate video coming up that will demonstrate my "skunk-spankers".... it's too wet here for any type of scent deterrent and since bees are also sensitive to odors, I'll be designing "booby-traps".... that surprise them without injury.

@jacktomberlin7976 4 года назад

Great video! One question. Do you ever add pollen substitutes to your dry sugar? And what is your take on that, good or bad? Keep up the great work!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thanks Jack - this will be the first question addressed in FAQ 38 next Friday. I keep dry pollen subs separate from sugars - two distinct differences and purposes - I think pollen should be foraged for outside the hive, while sugars are a pure energy source/carbohydrate that doesn't have to coincide with foraging weather conditions. I'll also share my favorite subs. Thank YOU for that question!!! :)

@brandishoogy 4 года назад

💛

@fortnus 4 года назад

Really enjoy your videos. I've learned a lot from them. Thanks. I have another question for you: I have several extra frames that have either full or partial comb built on them. I've put these in the freezer for several days to kill anything on them and them have put them in the detached garage inside a netting that I bought in case I needed to move hives. Do you think this is adequate to keep out wax moths from destroying the comb or should I use a chemical? I've bought a wax moth chemical from Mann Lake but would prefer to avoid using it if there are other non-chemical ways that ensure my frames won't be slimmed up by any wax moth larva.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I don't trust netting to keep anything out, I wrap them in plastic for wintering.

@fortnus 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn Okay, Thanks for the advice!

@paulsanto129 4 года назад

Thank you for your Q&A RU-vid videos, What type of frames do you recommend for the brood box? Frames with wire only with maybe a start strip? Frames with wax foundation? Frames with plastic Foundation? Should I be concerned with the ratio of worker bee cells to drone cells? Could you please express your views on product liability insurance if I sell honey and creamed honey? Who sells this insurance and is it geared specifically for bee products?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

HI Paul, I've shared many videos showing my frame setups in the brood box - please pick one of your questions that you think is the most pressing and I'll add it to my Friday FAQ 38 for next Friday. Thank you so much!

@saintjohncoleman8602 4 года назад

Question.. since Formic acid is a mite treatment, and ants are the natural producers of it, would ant infested beehives have a lower mite count? What about pulverizing them and adding them to the bees’ feed? ( it’s not like I’m just cheap and lazy and have a 10 pound bag of sugar in the garage full of ants or anything)

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

The ant mashing just wouldn't be worth it in my opinion :) but you may want to do "something" with that bag of sugar soon :)

@CMT.STM. 4 года назад

Another awesome video Mr. Dunn. Can you recommend an IR Camera/sensor?

@weasleoop 4 года назад

He uses a FLIR camera. He has links for what he uses on multiple videos.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

The Flir C2 stand alone camera is what I use, but there is also a version that goes on your phone that is less expensive:

@KPD94 4 года назад

This is picture posted on our local Bee Keepers site in central Texas. Fred talked about this occurring at the 38 minute mark in the video. The queen was accidentally collected during an alcohol wash test for varroa destructor mites. I gathered by the comments below the post the person has a surplus of queens because he breeds them however, it’s gut wrenching for anyone to see. facebook.com/groups/CentralTexasBeekeepers/permalink/2854220767935378/

@matthewsibley9472 4 года назад

Fred great video again I have a problem my bees have stopped taking syrup down from the rapid feeder but it's filled with syrup how can I remove the syrup to replace with dry sugar Each time I go to The hives there are loads of bees in the feeding area of the feeder

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Ok, the next time you to out to that hive, bring new dry sponges and use them to soak up the remaining sugar syrup, then just pour the dry sugar in there and as the center riser bees thin down, just remove the center clear capsule. :) IF there is only an inch or less of syrup, just pour in the sugar and let it soak up the syrup, that will raise the sugar content so much that it won't spoil and you can remove the center capsule when it's "sandy" in texture.

@arogue469 4 года назад

HA! "The way to BEE!" Successor to "To BEE or not to BEE?"

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I thought it would be a great title for my Bee Vlog some day :)

@235112347 4 года назад

I think I’m going to make sugar bricks for the winter. Should I (or should I not) put a pollen patty on as well? Is it good or bad for the bees?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I would personally hold off on the pollen patties until after the bulk of winter has passed... yes on the sugar bricks!

@gsmWF360 4 года назад

Great video as always. I have used OA with a single medium super on, above the deep brood box. I haven’t used OA with my Flow Supers on. The medium super I have left on is for their winter stores and not for human consumption. I assumed that was approved, am I in error? Also, submitted hive photos for your collection!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Hi Greg, it's approved for the bees and their honey stores, just not for the honey we take off for human consumption, you are correct.

@phillipcarter7801 4 года назад

Hi there Fred and everyone , I understand that if you add a little bit of white vinegar to dry sugar or sugar boards it stops mould from condensation … any comments ?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Some honeybees will avoid vinegar, so I don't personally go that route.

@stgermain1074 4 года назад

Hi, Fred. You said last week that this was your best honey year, thanks in large part to the over-achieving Saskatraz bees. Can you share how much money you got from how many production hives?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I don't like talking about money.... BUT, my FlowHiveII with the Saskatraz colony installed this spring yielded over $800 in RAW honey that my wife sells locally. That's just one hive. BUT - they were the standout producers with the tight second place coming in from my BeeWeaver (swarmed, so now mixed genetics) colony that came in at 9 gallons. The second Saskatraz colony with Langstrogh 10 frame solid bottom board, deep and then medium with Flow-Super on top yielded around 5 gallons. So, for me, that's a great honey year given that we aren't working the bees to get honey, I'm certainly happy to earn some side money from that. Hives without Queen Excluders outperformed those that had them on by quite a bit. One FlowHive with a Queen excluder, provided only 3 gallons of finished honey in their Flow-Super. Unpredictable to say the last.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I will give a full apiary income summary in the next FAQ - backyard beekeeping economics :)

@stgermain1074 4 года назад

Oh, Fred. I didn't mean "money", I meant "honey". I'm sorry - No one has any business in your finances except you.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

@@stgermain1074 Oh! Thanks for clearing that up! :) we have a total of 31 gallons of honey according to my wife :)

@sundancer3625 4 года назад

Have you used the rapid round feeder over winter before? I don't think I've seen it in another one of your videos about overwintering. I'm wondering if the bees will be able to reach the sugar in the feeder as it's so far from the cluster (and heat).

@weasleoop 4 года назад

By the time they would need the emergency feed at the feeder the cluster would be up there near the feeder.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I didn't have feeder shims on until this year, so I have not had the rapid-rounds in hives for a winter prior to this year. I agree with Carlos, if they get to the point that they need it, they will be at the top already. Also, when there are those warm days mid-winter, the bees fly out and also more throughout the hive and can access those resources before having to go back to a tight cluster as the cold returns. Remember, it's not a primary feed, it's an emergency ration.

@andrewbrown6938 4 года назад

Great video! I have a winter setup similar to the ones you demonstrated. Is it too late to feed pollen? If not, are there benefits to mixing pollen and sugar in a rapid round feeder and leaving it for winter stores?

@weasleoop 4 года назад

I am still feeding pollen. Only because I want to keep a hive laying to improve thier chances. They went queenless late in the season. People have said be careful with that though because you can get summer bees as opposed to winter bees.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

HI Andrew, where I live, I personally never feed pollen subs in the fall, but I do make it available in spring (February and later)... I want the brood numbers to dwindle down rather than build up going into winter. This is why I think they almost never use up their winter resources. Those who are into queen rearing and package bee sales, or other commercial ventures, will be providing pollen subs whenever the bees can fly/forage. They need higher in-hive numbers, but most do not reside where winters are extreme. We do need fat bees that can endure winter. I will be talking about pollen subs in the hive on Friday for FAQ 38.

@andrewbrown6938 4 года назад

Frederick Dunn thanks for the info! I’ll be sure to tune in as I do each and every week!

@Psyche8D 4 года назад

Thoughts on OA treatment: Why other countries allow treatment with honey supers? Some countries allow everything until evidence of a problem are show. A guilty until proven innocent regarding safety. The USA leans to the opposite with new techniques and treatments. Why is it important not to add OA to honey when it’s already there and other food with higher typical OA are allowed? Some medical conditions like kidney stones require close monitoring of OA consumption. Many foods become off the menu. Honey has an expected amount and OA treatment MIGHT significantly increase the OA to problematic amounts.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

@phillipcarter7801 4 года назад

Aaarrr !!! just relized you are talking about the smelly animal … No skunks in Oz

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I actally like the skunks when they don't eat the honey bees :)

@jeremyjames3895 4 года назад

Fred .. any reason you aren't using the square hive top feeders .. seem to hold more feed and use the space better?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I just haven't needed that much and the single rapid round feeders are good for 8 or 10 frame configurations, and the round units tend to pool less syrup away from the center if your hive has a slight tilt. I found that the syrup would expire before the bees would use up all that's in the squared versions.

@robertmalis4493 4 года назад

Hey Fred I have a question for you I don’t know if you’ve ever covered it the videos I’ve seen I have not seen dancer in the winter you say the cluster is clustered over brood I thought queens stop playing during the winter so does she lay all throughout the winter repopulating the bees that have died due to weather

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Hi Robert, I have never had a colony completely without brood, at least in my Observation Hive where I can see them. BUT, the area with capped brood is always very small in winter. This is one reason why I think beekeepers get so frustrated when a cluster starves out within mere inches of plenty of food and resources. I think they get stuck over the brood to keep it viable and fail to move to the food. This is why I don't recommend boosting brood numbers going into winter. There really is no secret formula as even some of my smallest colonies have made it through winter defying the odds.

@gregoryircink8797 4 года назад

Would you use sugar in your top feeder even if unnecessary for emergency feed, in order to generate water during winter?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

The sugar doesn't actually generate water, but rather absorbs the water that is already present. I currently don't, but there is nothing wrong with going ahead and putting the sugar on even when they don't necessarily "need" it.

@gregoryircink8797 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn Right, thank you. What I should have said is "I think my Vivaldi board is doing an excellent job of wicking away moisture during the winter, too good of a job?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

@@gregoryircink8797 I like the idea of leaving condensation for the bees to use, it's somewhat ironic that the more insulated hives seem to have more condensation problems if there are upper vents. The bees are master ventilators and I personally don't have a use for the Vivaldi boards, though there are many who certainly swear by them for bee survival.

@lindasmith6440 4 года назад

Fred, as a new beekeeper, I'm trying to decide the best way to provide my bees with emergency food over the winter. The Rapid Round sounds like a good option, however, I am a little concerned about the excess moisture dripping through the center hole directly onto my bee cluster as I hear moisture is the number one killer of bees. Your comment will be greatly appreciated.

@lindasmith6440 4 года назад

By the way, we live in Mid - Michigan.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I have never had a moisture problem with this method... It has never dripped enough to drench the bees. BUT with inverted feeders, I have seen clusters move off to the back corner to avoid them. Which is why I never use inverted jars for winter feeding. The lids are "slightly" domed on some of them which should cause any drips to follow the lid interior to the circumference rather than dripping directly down.

@danimalreviews2882 4 года назад

Need your opinion, what is your opinion on a long Lang, inside backyard shed that has been insulated for winter and summer cooling?

@weasleoop 4 года назад

My friend runs horizontal hives. The bees seem to like them more and they are easier to work.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I have not used the long-Lang "yet", but it is in my long-term planning and I do like the principal. It's a semi-permanent install, so I'm planning that carefully. I think I will mention this in FAQ 38 and solicit feedback from those who currently have them and discuss the advantages - heavy duty, easy access, better insulated, ready made frames and compatible equipment... sounds good to me!

@danimalreviews2882 4 года назад

If you would be interested, I could price a build and do a drawing of the complete design.just let me know

@mihaiilie8808 4 года назад

That feeder is not good for winter because bees have to be in direct contact with the sugar. There were bees that died of starvation with 1 inch gap between the cluster and the sugar. It depends on the weather and if its verry cold they cant reach it. I make sugar fondant wich is inverted sugar - transforming sucrose into glucose and fructose and i place the cube directly over the frames .

@mihaiilie8808 4 года назад

This is what beekeepers use here , Apifonda ,special food for bees in winter. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cqZX1BbVJKc.html Its basically just inverted sugar. I didnt buy it lately and made my own from sugar and i know a retepy on how to make it without the use of a thermometer.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

When outside temps rise into the 50's during winter, they break cluster and access it. If it's so cold they can't move the cluster, then no feed anywhere will be accessed and this is shy some colonies starve out with full frames of honey mere inches away. This is emergency feed beyond a hive well stocked with honey.

@donnadarter6845 4 года назад

I planned to do the rapid rounds on my hives this year for emergency feed but was thinking I would put fondant instead of sugar in them. Last year I made candy boards and filled them with fondant and my bees did well . You didn’t mention using fondant so I’m curious if you feel that fondant is a mistake and I should go with the plain sugar instead?

@weasleoop 4 года назад

I feed fondant. It is fine for feed.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I don't feed fondant just because I've never needed it and in general it's quite a bit more expensive than simply buying sugar. The sugar can be turned into syrup when spring hits, fondant remains as fondant and simply gets removed when meaningful foraging begins.

@honeylocustlavenderfarm 3 года назад

Couldn’t these studies be picked up for a doctorates thesis

@katelangley7439 4 года назад

Is Oxalic acid present in the flower of the Oxalis plant? Could this be a medicinal source for the bees?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Yes, it's present in that and countless other plants, pretty much everywhere which is why it's always present in honey.

@phillipcarter7801 4 года назад

Hi Fred , What is skunk ? apart from a smelly animal … Phill , sunnycliffs Victoria Australia

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

They are very handy rodent control as well as ground wasp hunters.

@memyselfandi1512 4 года назад

If I have not harvested any honey do I still need to feed?

@weasleoop 4 года назад

Depends on how much the cluster eats or if they need more or how much they have or your location.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

I can share that in my zone, 50 lbs of capped honey has been more than enough for the longest winters. The number of bees inside the hive going into winter will be the variable. I used to leave 100 lbs of honey on, and that was huge overkill. BUT, better to leave more than they need and just pull off the surplus in spring :)

@leonardohenriquez5041 4 года назад

Question what would be the lowest temperature that you would open your beehive in the winter for whatever reason.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

60 or better in direct sunlight.

@leonardohenriquez5041 4 года назад

Thanks very much.

@kenthompson6539 4 года назад

Once a queen cells is sealed, can moisture get in or out? In other words does an incubator need humidity to hatch a queen cells?

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Yes, there is an air exchange through the porous Queen Cell and humidity is very important. I would recommend around 73 - 77 % humidity if you are artificially incubating Queens.

@kenthompson6539 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn thanks for he information I did not know that moisture could go through wax as I thought of wax cappings on honey through which moisture cannot go.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

@@kenthompson6539 That is correct, wax cappings on honey cells is water proof, the cappings for brood and queens is porous so the pupating can continue and respiration can occur.

@kenthompson6539 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn thanks for the infomation all the way from Ireland.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

@@kenthompson6539 Anytime! I need to visit Ireland some day!

@wadebarnes6720 3 года назад

Where do you get the small boxes from

@FrederickDunn 3 года назад

Do you mean the training bee hive set? You can get those from BetterBee...

@wadebarnes6720 3 года назад

@@FrederickDunn okay thank you what is it called is it called training be set

@CMT.STM. 4 года назад

Mr. Dunn, when treating a package with OA, why do I need to remove the queen? I don't remove the queen when treating my active hives.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

It's not critical to remove her, BUT, since she's already in her own compartment, it's convenient not to put her through that stress. She will have been reared away from varroa, so it's just a nice touch to install her after the package gets treated.

@robertmathurin3716 4 года назад

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@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork 4 года назад

haha! no shave November... i do no shave all winter. :) yeah, imagine spending the entire winter without a little water... oh my hexagonal hell! soooo thirsty! Alcohol should solve propolis pretty well.. most saps and other plant compounds will solve in alcohol. I like the heat gun idea though! Approved or not, I'm not using any chemical of any sort on anything I'm eating... oxalic acid is in many plants, true. In fact, that's one of the "poisons" in Rhubarb leaves. Fungi use oxaclic acid to "detect" their environment. Always good to air on the side of caution IMHO. Oh the FDA.. revolving door with Monsanto, Bayer, Pfizer... and on down the list. www.globalresearch.ca/how-monsanto-invaded-occupied-and-now-controls-government-regulators/5535501 oxalic acid in human body and such: oxalicacidinfo.com/ I agree with you on the sugar wash.. why kill any bees? The idea is to promote colony health.. the more you kill.. the less there is. :) Interesting... packaged bees coming in with Verroa... makes sense though considering their pervasiveness. The clipped wing queen is a great way to capture swarms easier in theory eh? Thanks Fred! Another excellent video! I am a long ways from "fancy" bee hives... haha! But I love yours.. beautiful!

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Always great to hear from you! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on several of the points I covered here. :)

@weasleoop 4 года назад

Its 47 degrees outside and my bees are still flying out for resources.

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Is the sun shining? :) They zip right out there when the sun is warming their tiny bodies :) I'm so glad to see them still get out this time of year.

@weasleoop 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn Yep

@bradfarley3051 4 года назад

First?

@brendasmith5937 4 года назад

Who knew bees could get dysentery and diarrhea? I would imagine the honey would not be safe. Eewww

@FrederickDunn 4 года назад

Brenda! They don't eliminate inside the hive, they make cleansing flights and only do that outside the hive, often right on the side of the hive. They would rather die than soil their interior.

@brendasmith5937 4 года назад

@@FrederickDunn well I certainly wouldnt want to BEE in the way of a bee hive code brown. I would imagine that since they are so small they would get dehysrated and die from dysentery?