Backyard Beekeeping Q&A Episode 305 May 9th @FrederickDunn
Backyard Beekeeping Q&A Episode 305 May 9th  @FrederickDunn
Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Today we're talking about defensive bees and new splits that won't leave the hive among other topics.

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Today's Topics are listed below:

1) When one colony is aggressive, how do you determine which one it is?

2) When will the Long Langstroth Plans be updated?

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3) I did a split last week and there appears to be no activity in the new hive. Should I add more bees?

4) You mentioned you were taking Hive Frames with photos in them to the zoo. Did you take those yourself?

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5) I bought a bag of pollen from Amazon, will it attract bees?

6) There is a 200 foot transmission 5g tower going up just 300 feet from my apiary. Is this bad news?

7) This is my first time having chalk brood. What should I do about it?

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Chapters provided by Adam Holmes
00:00 Introduction
10:28 When one colony is aggressive, how do you determine which one it is?
14:20 When will the Long Langstroth Plans be updated?
23:00 I did a split last week and there appears to be no activity in the new hive. Should I add more bees?
26:00 You mentioned you were taking Hive Frames with photos in them to the zoo. Did you take those yourself?
30:34 I bought a bag of pollen from Amazon, will it attract bees?
23:40 There is a 200 foot transmission 5g tower going up just 300 feet from my apiary. Is this bad news?
41:55 This is my first time having chalk brood. What should I do about it?
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Backyard Beekeeping Q&A Episode 305 May 9th

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