Beekeeping Questions and Answers Episode 94, are you ready for spring? Swarms? Nucleus Hive issues.

Welcome! Today's questions and answers were primarily centered around spring related hiving of swarms, nucleus colonies and splits. You're invited to join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3062274013832702 Want to submit a private question? Please follow this link: http://www.fredsfinefowl.com/thewaytobee.html Follow The PodCast "The Way To Bee" and listen while you work: https://frederickdunn.podbean.com/ Today's topics are as follows: 1) How to reduce the risk of losing bees to after swarms. 2) I listen to you and put everything you've mentioned in my hive, but people in my beekeeper's association think I'm crazy. Am I doing something wrong? 3) I purchased a nucleus colony from a source 2.5 hours away from my home. I didn't do a detailed inspection and now they seem to be just dwindling with no sign of the queen. What should I do? 4) I have a question about gloves. I ordered some bee gloves and they are cumbersome. Are you using nitrile gloves? 5) How do you use top entrances on your hives? 6) How do you plant Maximillian sunflowers, are they invasive? Are they suitable for ditches and erosion prevention? https://www.edenbrothers.com/store/maximilian_sunflower_seeds.html 7) What is the recipe for your calming spray? Do you mix a new batch every time you go out? How long does it last? Honey-B-Healthy: https://amzn.to/39987VJ 8) We just made a split and made a nucleus hive, there is little activity on the landing board, is this normal? 9) How do you clean out the dead bees from the entrance of your Long Langstroth Hive? Since it's not level to the bottom. 10) If I get a new colony in spring, could I use pollen patties to help jump-start them until the flow starts? Pollen Patties are expensive, but here's a good one: https://amzn.to/3iD1kH2 Get your package bees ordered now so you don't miss out in spring. Please stage your hives and associated equipment in preparation for spring swarming. Put swarm traps out now, so the scouts can begin finding them well before any swarms begin to happen. Flow-Hive Discount Links: Please avoid fakes, here is the real deal at $50.00 off: http://mbsy.co/honeyflow/29307941 AU - https://mbsy.co/zSDf9 As an amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you. EU - https://mbsy.co/zSDbm