Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode # 210 what do I think of screened bottom boards and more...

Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping topics. This is the audio track from today's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/URxHZ0qSaA8

 

Question and video time stamps are generously provided by Adam Holmes

1) One of my two nucleus hives is lagging behind the other, should I be concerned about the weaker colony? 3:55

2) I have several leftover frames that had unripe honey in them. Are they safe for bees? Would the residual fermentation ruin my honey crop? 10:16

3) I have a very hot hive, we cant even work it. I tried to find the queen but couldn't. What are your thoughts, is there a cage or pheromone? 12:39

4) Would moving frames from a white hive into one that is treated with Eco Wood cause a big problem for my young colony? 18:12

5) Why do you want your nucleus hive to have a screened bottom board, aren't you against screened bottom boards? 20:20

6) The place I purchased my bees from said that no bees are pure bread anymore, so does it really matter what type I get when ordering? 29:50