In this video, Fred Dunn answers beekeeping questions from TheBeekeeper.org members. Get 30 days access to our online beginner beekeeping course for free using these links: USA: www.thebeekeep... AUSTRALIA: www.thebeekeep...
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@FrederickDunn4 жыл бұрын
Hi guys! This is not my channel, so if you're directing questions towards me, I don't receive those notifications. Questions you post here are monitored by those at Flow Hive. :) Thank you for your kind words and I'm glad you enjoyed this presentation of questions and answers. Wishing you all the best in beekeeping!
@bobrichards66964 жыл бұрын
Great show Fred thank you very much. Take care mate 😁👍
@FrederickDunn3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Bob and it's nice to see you here!
@downunderfulla60014 жыл бұрын
Great Q&A Fred. That little hive you used in demonstration is wicked, Thanks
@FrederickDunn3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Bradley! Yes, I like taking that around when I give seminars :)
@zebulonpike31474 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thank you, Fred! 🍯
@FrederickDunn3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Zebulon!
@gregorystoddard11253 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your excellent videos, beautifully photographed and thoughtfully scripted. When the subject touches on my experience, I am in full agreement. Well done.
@FrederickDunn3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome Gregory! and thank you!
@masterbeekeeper30years184 жыл бұрын
Mr Dunn! I am pleased to see you presenting here. I would like to commend you particularly on your commentary at 11:00 that was an issue that needed to be addressed. I find your approach to beekeeping and your ability to share what you know, to be top drawer. At first I didn't realize I was watching another channel! Continue your good work!
@FrederickDunn3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very VERY much! I always appreciate your comments.
@g8ors994 жыл бұрын
I've had good luck using cinnamon to repel ants. Just sprinkle it generously around the hive or around the top edge of your feeder or inner cover. I buy the cheap stuff at the dollar store and keep it in my tool box with all my other bee stuff.
@thehiveandthehoneybee95474 жыл бұрын
hello mr dunn!!! is this also your channel? i thought i was watching your faq excellent as always!!! awesome!!!
@FrederickDunn3 жыл бұрын
Not my channel and I'm sorry it's taken so long for me to respond. Thanks for watching!
@notmyrealname34623 жыл бұрын
Same feeling with the paper wasps in Florida. I'll take out a wasp next right next to the door, but I'll leave them about everywhere else. If you don't want to kill them, just knock off the start of their nest. They probably won't get it the first or second time, but eventually they will go somewhere else. We also have crown of thorn plants all over, and they seem to be the major pollinators of them. If you have to kill them, yellow jackets, aggressive etc, just use your sprayer with soap water, a few tablespoons of soap per gallon. Works faster than any spray.
@tpridd3463 жыл бұрын
Fred, thanks for your contributions to this community and being available to help answer questions in such a useful format. Your video Q&A's are priceless wealths of knowledge for people like me who were on the fence for years and finally decided to pull the trigger and do it. My first order from BB was placed yesterday. I have two questions. When setting up a new hive can an OA vaporization of the new frames in the brood chamber be accomplished as a preventative or prophylactic treatment for mites of the new BB Better Comb and box prior to the introduction of the bees? Secondly, is there a "standard" measurement or gap, that is the most productive and favorable to the bees, measured from the bottom of the frames in the brood chamber to the top of the bottom board of the hive? (I plan on running a modified Langstroth extra deep, spanning a deep and a medium joined together so I'm trying to calculate the length of the end bars of the frames. Thanks for any guidance and your time. PS. I used to fish French Creek and spent a lot of time swatting mosquitoes and reeling in walleye and bass...beautiful country (except for Meadville). ; )
@gregr54 жыл бұрын
Hi Frederick, great show as usual. I have been hearing more and more about 8 frame hives. Are they really that much better than 10 frame hives? Do 8 frame hives overwinter better? All of my hive bodies are 10 frame sized. Is there an advantage or a disadvantage to using something like polystyrene as endcaps inside the hive to reduce the dimensions to an 8 frame space? Thanks
@FrederickDunn3 жыл бұрын
The 8 and 10 frame hives seem to winter equally, but they tend to use the space better with the 8 frame boxes according to our State Inspector :) I have a mix of both and haven't observed a solid difference in winter survival rates. 8 frame units are easier to lift :)
@1docg4 жыл бұрын
Might be time for the new "Flow Hive " channel.
@danbermingham20822 жыл бұрын
Fred for two seasons now 2022 will be my 3rd. Two hives and both hives queen lays in 2nd deep and bottom deep is 80% A banded with some nectar hair of their hardly any brood at all. Any ideas? Thank you in advance. Dan B
@mcockerham20033 жыл бұрын
Mr. Dunn, I have been watching your videos quite a bit while trapped at home and have a question about one of your hive stand constructions. It looks like you used green steel fence posts as legs on at least one of your hive stands. I thought that was an interesting idea so I popped out and bought some of those steel fence posts with the thought of building another hive stand, but as I looked at the posts, I wondered how secure of an attachment I could get with the posts since they have the one hole for a screw or bolt or whatever about every foot along the length of it. My question is would you build another stand in this way or would you use a more traditional wooden legs approach in the future?
@FrederickDunn3 жыл бұрын
Hi Potato Chimps! Sorry, I don't receive notifications from questions on this channel. Here are the details of my T-Post Hive Stands and yes, I still like this method. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNt3m6xo1Kycm3U.html
@cherylhurley7401 Жыл бұрын
Question I'm looking to buy bees wax for my foundations the seller said it came off old foundations and has some smoke smell can I still use it for my foundations
@tasmedic Жыл бұрын
I don't think that water is a good choice for moats under the beehive. Mineral oil, or vegetable oil doesn't evaporate as quickly and works much better in preventing ant access to the hive. There are even models available on line to enable you to make your own ant moats on a 3d printer.
@williamsummers64382 жыл бұрын
Would you like to explore the ZEST hive? There is a web page and a book.
@elisekirkland7698 Жыл бұрын
My bees are not moving up to the flow chambers at all they are only using the bottom super! What do I do and why are they not using the flow chambers 😊
@FlowHive Жыл бұрын
if the bees are not moving up, then it is likely a population issue. It would be best to remove the Flow Super for a couple more weeks, and then allow the bees to build up more numbers. Make sure to also check that your Flow Frames are set to the closed position. Can you email us at info@honeyflow.com and we can offer more direct support and follow up, we want to ensure you are on the right track and can get the most from your Flow Hive. -Kieran
@shevlin26504 жыл бұрын
Fred, what is your opinion on Caucasian Bees? I hear that they are less prone to swarming. Craig From Virginia
@FrederickDunn3 жыл бұрын
Hi Craig, all I can say is that they have a very favorable reputation. I've never kept them, so can't give a personal testimony.
@ginaa88114 жыл бұрын
Firts i love bees and honey
@fionmor48934 жыл бұрын
DE works well to keep the ants out ... around the base of the legs .... not a place where the bees can get into
@kamrulislamemad30364 жыл бұрын
I have seen your website where everything is being priced higher, and the common man cannot buy even if he wants to, so you try to reduce the price of flow hive 2, giving the common man a chance to buy.
@masterbeekeeper30years184 жыл бұрын
It could be argued that a Flow-Hive is not intended for the common man? Quality items always come at a price.
@Fogaras-pd1br4 жыл бұрын
In countries like Australia, USA, UK, Germany etc. it's totally affordable.
@kamrulislamemad30364 жыл бұрын
You just did your own thing.
@FrederickDunn3 жыл бұрын
Hi Kamal, that's a very common challenge when it comes to Flow-Hives. You could use standard Langstroth bottom boards, brood boxes, and then when you have a strong colony, just get the Flow-Super rather than buying the entire hive? If you know someone who can do woodworking, you can also follow the detailed plans on Flow and build your own woodenware and purchase the flow-frames separately. I hope you find a way to get one some day.