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Q & A – Wax Moths and Swarm Prevention – KM149

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This is Episode One hundred and forty Nine of our beekeeping show – Q & A – Wax Moths and Swarm Prevention

In this show we answer questions about Climate Change, Wax moths and Swarm Preventing and find that elusive Queen

We are Gary and Margaret, We are kiwimana.

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This Months Questions

Climate Change

Climate change affecting flowering times and amount of nectar available (drought)

Benedict Hughes

Wax moths

Wax moths in one of 7 hives total take over. I believe my bee left first!

Joseph LeMaster

Swarm prevention

How do I prevent my bees from Swarming?

David

Link: How to split a Hive

Finding the Queen

Finding the Queen in so many bees and making splits

Denny

Queen Spotting Book By Hilary Kearney

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Nathan Buzzinga Beekeeping From Buzzinga Beekeeping, Trish Stretton, Greg Parr from Parrs Products, Christopher Brown, Sana Wynne-Lewis and Lisa Morrissey

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Show Times

  • Climate Change 00:02:08
  • Wax moths 00:05:22
  • Swarm prevention 00:08:20
  • Finding the Queen 00:12:25
  • End of Show Ramble 00:17:58
  • Who helped us in bringing this show to you? 00:18:33

Media Credits

Gary Fawcett

Gary is the web designer and chief Propeller-head at kiwimana. He enjoys designing products which solve problems and is passionate about saving the Bees and encouraging urban beekeeping. Gary loves to write about issues that affect the Bees and our environment. He is one of the hosts of the kiwimana buzz Beekeeping podcast.

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