Backyard Beekeeping Questions & Answers episode 274

Warming honey without damaging it.
Let's talk about some end of the season preparations.

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3) Bee Vac, how much suction should there be to work without injuring bees?

4) Will using Hexacells for brood result in good honey production the first year?

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5) What's the best way to de-crystalize honey?

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6) Is there better success wintering a small colony in a 5 over 5 deep nucleus hive, or a single deep 10-frame brood box?

7) Do you do anything to make your bee vac safer for bees?

8) Wondering about packing down a horizontal hive for winter.

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9) What's the proper way to handle frames with brood?

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
06:05 Have you used robbing screens? Did you find them effective?
10:54 Dadant Carries the Bee Buffet Hive Top Feeders
13:00 Bee Vac, how much suction should there be to work without injuring bees?
23:00 Will using Hexacells for brood result in good honey production the first year?
35:39 What's the best way to de-crystalize honey?
46:54 Is there better success wintering a small colony in a 5 over 5 deep nucleus hive, or a single deep 10-frame brood box?
54:45 Do you do anything to make your bee vac safer for bees?
55:34 Wondering about packing down a horizontal hive for winter.
01:03:37 What's the proper way to handle frames with brood?