Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 241 how cold is too cold? скачать в хорошем качестве

Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 241 how cold is too cold?

Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping topics. Let's stay warm and talk about honey bees in winter. Do you have a topic in mind? Please fill out the form here: https://www.fredsfinefowl.com/thewayt... This entire series is also available as a PodCast: https://www.fredsfinefowl.com/podcast... Today's topics are listed in order below: 1) I'm transitioning my hive from 10 to 8 frame. Will the 10 frame slatted rack present a problem? 2) If bees are completely out of honey, is fondant enough? Read more about fondant here: https://www.fredsfinefowl.com/hiveali... 3) We have 3" of snow on the landing board, since snow is an insulator is it necessary to remove it? 4) Is it ok to move hives around in winter, or will that be confusing to the bees? 5) Is there a risk of my bees moving sugar syrup honey up into the honey supers once I put them on? 6) Is there any diversity in varroa mites? How far can a mite travel on its own? 7) Next weeks' temps might be the final straw for my nucleus hive. I decided to put foam insulation around the nuc. 8) I went out to check hives at -18 f, some bees came out and promptly died in the cold. If you're looking for a truly great cause to support, please consider: https://hivesforheroes.com/ Don't forget to subscribe to this channel so you won't miss an episode. Thank you for Bee-Ing here :) Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:07 I'm transitioning my hive from 10 to 8 frames. Will the 10-frame slatted rack present a problem? 05:38 If bees are completely out of honey, is fondant enough? 16:56 We have 3" of snow on the landing board, since snow is an insulator is it necessary to remove it? 22:03 Is it ok to move hives around in winter, or will that be confusing to the bees? 24:40 Is there a risk of my bees moving sugar syrup honey up into the honey supers once I put them on? 29:10 Is there any diversity in varroa mites? How far can a mite travel on its own? 37:02 Next weeks' temps might be the final straw for my nucleus hive. I decided to put foam insulation around the nuc. 40:15 I went out to check hives at -18 f, some bees came out and promptly died in the cold.