Backyard Beekeeping Questions and Answers #88, Bee Yard Security and more! Low O2, High CO2?

Today we're talking about surveillance of your honey bee apiary. Differences in feeding philosophies, and more. Want to ask a question? Please write it in the comment section below. I answer and discuss those that may have broad appeal to backyard beekeepers. You can also get some immediate help with your beekeeping questions by joining our FB Fellowship " The Way To Bee ". No questions too basic, and you can share your photos and video segments in order to get very good opinions: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3062274013832702 FREE OF: commercial, and political content, we're about bees. You are also invited to visit my main website: http://www.fredsfinefowl.com/thewaytobee.html If there are links below to an amazon listing, as an amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Links to websites do not provide any compensation of any kind. Rapid Round Feeders have been reduced from $16.95 to $11.22 : https://amzn.to/3as1grG Topics discussed in this video are as follows: 1) There is a rash of hive burnings in my area, can you man a recommendation on what make and model of camera might be useful in monitoring hives? Arlo Camera Systems: https://amzn.to/3m8YbPf Trail cam that calls YOU: https://amzn.to/344tCnW Vet discount at: www.TrailCamPro.com Want to get CLOSE animal videos? Watch this: https://youtu.be/ngKGeShapWQ 2) One of my hives swarmed during 40 deg weather. I haven't seen any drones in months. Now it's 21 deg. 3) I have a question regarding fall feeding. Should we be feeding protein, sugar syrup? What's your opinion regarding building up a colony going into winter? 4) Should I leave my beetle Guardian entrances on all hives? Small Hive Beetle Upper Entrance Guard: https://amzn.to/3gHHtFR 5) I have three medium boxes and want to swap for a deep box in spring. Would I just add the deep? Or remove some of the mediums? 6) I fed my bees sugar syrup with honey-B-healthy in it. During my last inspection, I damaged some comb and the honey tasted of HBH. Can I recycle these frames back to the bees to remove that taste? Honey-B-Healthy: https://amzn.to/37aCFFy 7) After reading this article, I was wondering about screen bottom boards and venting holes in a hive. What are your thoughts on the subject? I invite viewers to read about the studies by Anderson and Trueman, but also to check into the study published by Paul R. Kozak and Robert W. Currie: https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-economic-entomology/volume-104/issue-6/EC08278/Laboratory-Study-on-the-Effects-of-Temperature-and-Three-Ventilation/10.1603/EC08278.short WARNING! There are fake ads showing up on Youtube claiming to sell Flow-Hives at high reductions. The video ads have been stolen, the sites are not authorized sellers and in some cases they ship nothing! Always look at the lower left of the ad and see the name of the website that is linked, it's most often a bulk seller site that takes no responsibility for the items or sellers. Please avoid fakes, here is the real deal at $50.00 off: http://mbsy.co/honeyflow/29307941 AU - https://mbsy.co/zSDf9 EU - https://mbsy.co/zSDbm KEEP YOUR STORED HONEY FRAMES/COMB DRY IN WINTER: I highly recommend these reusable and rechargeable Wisedry Silica Gel packs: https://amzn.to/3nrFeZu ***Please do not put them inside your beehives. ***