in this video I answer questions posted by viewers regarding small scale backyard beekeeping. Topics discussed are as follows:
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1) Do you ever add pollen substitute to dry sugar feed?
2) What is your opinion of Long Lang Hives inside a backyard shed with heat in winter and cooling in summer?
3) Where can I obtain Saskatraz honey bees, do they come by mail?
4) You said this was your best honey year, thanks in part to the overachieving Saskatraz bees. Can you share how much money/honey you got from how many production hives?
5) I wonder if you could mention how your slatted racks worked out. Also, please follow up if your bees let you keep the upper vents open?
6) Have you figured out how to do a live stream with live questions?
7) Is it safe to say that bees exiting and wiping their faces are robbers?
Please feel free to post your own questions in the comments section.
Shopping links are below:
Rapid Round Feeders: (good for dry or syrup feeding)
Plastic Test Tubes with Twist Caps: I use them to collect and store pollen in the fridge, I also give them to my grandson for insect capture and observation:
Slatted Racks For Your Hives (great utility advantages for OAV):
(overpriced shipping) but you can buy a 3-pack and save a little. You can also make your own.
I just use dry sugar as an emergency energy resource, but there are many who get "great results" with fondant:
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