Beekeeping Q&A 261 preventing queen losses, and assessing non-productive colonies

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction 06:10 My honey was at 20.5% can I put it in my convection oven to dry it down?

10:48 When should I add a second deep if the bees aren't warming the space they are currently in?

15:05 I have a hive that appears queenless on day 10 or 11 after swarming. Can I use QMP to test if they have a queen or not?

25:17 Made a split, the split has eggs, the original colony doesn't. Any thoughts on this?

33:27 I tried to put my $40 queen into the Queen Isolation Cage, but she did a 180 and flew off. I tried putting the wooden queen cage inside the QIC and it was tough to get out later on. What are your thoughts on this?

49:52 I used double-bubble as insulation on top of my hives until ants moved in. I've removed all Double-Bubble, have you seen anything like this?

56:42 If you have a queenless colony, what are your thoughts on combining them with pheromones rather than the paper method?

01:03:25 Will 2:1 Sugar Syrup help a colony accept a new queen when she arrives?