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Beekeeping with Chuck - Hiving a Swarm with a Modified Demaree
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🐝🤯 Combining a swarm with a weak hive?! Is Chuck losing it?
🤔 Should you always replace a weak queen? Is a Demaree the best way to boost a struggling hive? And what do you do when you've caught TOO MANY swarms?!
🔥 Tune in to find out as Chuck attempts a daring Demaree-swarm combo! 🔥
Here's what you'll get:
✅ Chuck's method for safely collecting swarms before sunrise 😴
✅ Why pollen in a swarm trap is your cue to act ⚠️
✅ The surprising secret weapon for small-scale beekeepers: a queen excluder division frame 🤯
✅ Live queen spotting action (can you find her first?) 👀
✅ Two different shaker box techniques...and why one failed 🤦♂️
Hit play and let us know what YOU think of this beekeeping experiment in the comments! ⬇️🐝 #BeekeepingLife #SwarmSeason #Demaree #QueenRearing #BeeHacks