Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode # 237, Christmas weekend is here!

This is the audio track from today's YouTube Video:  https://youtu.be/l93OPQ6cm3Q

 

This is the link to plans mentioned in today's video:  https://www.fredsfinefowl.com/plansprints.html

Video topic related time-stamps are provided by Adam Holmes

Chapters: 00:00 Introduction

05:27 Is it better to place waxed foundation below or above the existing brood?

07:56 Do you use Apiary-specific management software to help keep records for your apiary?

13:37 Regarding recorded sounds from inside the hive, What are the frequencies?

22:28 Is there an age at which the Queen should be replaced? What is the best time or season to replace her?

33:37 Can RAW Honey Cure a Sick Chicken?

40:06 Will drones from the same queen appear similar?

48:20 I ordered two queens What would be the best way to introduce them?

01:01:00 When bees abscond in the fall, are they queenless?

01:06:47 Regarding oxalic acid treatments, if you take the queen out of the hive for 16 days until all brood emerges, could you end up with a laying worker?

01:11:18 I'm building two Long Langstroth Hives for next year's swarms. Will bees be able to move horizontally?

01:22:44 Should a hive be tilted forward if there is a slatted rack in use?