Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 255 Swarms, Absconding, Splits and all that spring management brings.

This is the audio track from today's YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/bFlBX_skqtE?feature=share

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction

02:50 Pollen count, where to find that information.

03:57 My bees won't go above the queen excluder.

04:50 High Swarm Risk, what are some weather triggers?

05:39 Mite Treatment, newly installed packages and more.

08:01 How do I deal with deformed wing virus? 09:00 What do I do about chalk brood?

10:59 Packages VS Swarm Captures, Mite Loads.

16:57 Will you be making nucleus hives from swarms this year?

18:43 Using frame feeders as place holders while you wait for new queens to mature.

20:24 How to remove old brood comb without losing the brood that's on it.

22:59 Weird colonies without queens, but pollen is coming in, no eggs or brood.

26:39 Please explain the difference between deformed wing virus and K-Wing.

28:02 How do I stop swarming with the Demaree method?

32:20 Do you use mini mating nucs?

35:26 What's the time-line for verifying a new queen is working out after a split?

38:54 What's your advice, method, for splitting a hive?

42:25 Supercedure, should you allow it?

46:30 High Mites in Swarms, more than 100 counted.

48:34 Where can I get good breeder Queens?

49:30 What percentage of honey should be capped in a flow-frame before harvesting?

51:09 Are you going to try top-bar hives?

51:55 Do you have any tips for those beginning with Flow-Hives?

57:00 Why do Bees Abscond? 58:22 Should we feed a light hive now?

01:01:52 Laying queens are unable to fly, how do they abscond?

01:07:33 Package bees arrive during bad weather, what do I do with them?