Beekeeping with Chuck - 2nd Demar...

Beekeeping with Chuck - 2nd Demaree and Cutting Cells Too!

Chuck Cook Podcast by Chuck Cook

Episode notes

🐝✈️ From the cockpit to the bee yard! Chuck's back and diving straight into some serious Demaree hive management.

πŸ€” Did the added caged queen successfully establish herself? Is scratching honey cappings really the key to creating brood space? And what exactly happens when you perform a "Second Demaree" on a towering colony? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

πŸ“ Highlights in this episode:

βœ… Watch a real-time Day 9 queen cell check & cut in a young Demaree hive.

βœ… See the technique (and cool tool!) for collecting royal jelly from queen cells.

βœ… Confirmation time! We look for eggs to see if the introduced queen is laying.

βœ… Addressing honey-bound & pollen-bound frames – making crucial space for the queen!

βœ… Performing a "Second Demaree" on that monster hive based on YOUR feedback!

βœ… Adding a TON of foundΒ ...Β 

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Beekeeping