Backyard Beekeeping Q&A 269 are flowers blooming too soon?

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Today's topics are as listed below:

1) I did an experiment with Fondant in a Layens frame-feeder and it worked.

2) A USDA article states that a 30 or more mite drop on a sticky board in a 24 hour period requires treatment. Is this a useful indicator?

3) Please explain the advantages of the shim-bottom on the Long Langstroth Hive.
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4) Here's an idea on how to count the number of pollen-carrying foragers going into the hive.

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5) This feeder kills bees by the hundreds. "Don't Waste Your Money".

6) Dara Scott of Hive Alive mentioned the new EZ Syrup, will it fit in an 8-frame hive?

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
05:57 I did an experiment with Fondant in a Layens frame-feeder and it worked.
13:07 A USDA article states that a 30 or more mite drop on a sticky board in a 24 hour period requires treatment. Is this a useful indicator?
20:53 Please explain the advantages of the shim-bottom on the Long Langstroth Hive.
28:34 Here's an idea on how to count the number of pollen-carrying foragers going into the hive.
33:11 This feeder kills bees by the hundreds. "Don't Waste Your Money".
40:28 Dara Scott of Hive Alive mentioned the new EZ Syrup, will it fit in an 8-frame hive?