Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers episode 109 swarm and new install overload.

Welcome to another episode of backyard beekeeping questions and answers! We have a lot to cover in this video and most of the questions today are centered around receiving and installing nucleus colonies, packages, and swarm controls or lack of control. You are invited to visit: www.TheWayToBee.org to learn more, or fill out a question form. Questions are as listed below: 1) How far will a swarm travel if the queen honey bee has her wings clipped? Study performed regarding Queen Clipping: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/1... 2) I had read that I should leave the queen in her box for a week or so, is that correct? 3) I installed a package in a Layens hive, plenty of dead bees on the bottom, will the bees remove them, or should I? 4) Picking up two nucleus colonies next week. The roads are very bumpy, just really bad roads. How disturbed will the bees get during the trip? How long after we pick them up can they stay safe in the nucleus box? 5) Could you please show and explain what kind of records you keep, how you keep them and how they are helpful to you? I have subscribed and am testing this software: https://www.beekeeppal.com/ 6) I'm planning for my honey harvest and plan to have 20 hives. I wanted to ask about removing the bees. Can I remove the supers and leave them out over night, or right after dark collect them? 7) Can you please compare and contrast the different mite treatments available and explain why you choose the Oxalic Acid Sublimation method? Learn more about the science behind OA miticide approval: https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/defaul... Learn what treatments have already been approved for use against varroa destructor mites: https://www.epa.gov/pollinator-protec... 8) As honey is a huge heat sink, is leaving on too much honey problematic, how do you find the sweet spot of enough vs too much? 9) Can you tell me what's going on with this colony based on my description? 10) Do virgin queens swarm with large numbers and do their mating flight(s)? 11) After installing a package in my Layen's Hive on Friday, my Hyfegate ended up with water in it. Is this condensation from the bees? http://www.fredsfinefowl.com/hyfegate... 12) Do you think that scraping off the drone comb from the bottom of the frames will have any effect on the hive? If you want to talk with fellow beekeepers about anything related to bees, here is a fellowship page put together for people just like YOU! Someone is always here:   / 3062274013832702   Educational Posters for your Class-Room: https://freds-fine-products.creator-s...