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Chuck Cook Podcast

Beekeeping with Chuck - 4 Swarms and a Couple 2 Queen Hive Configurations

18 Apr 2025

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🐝🀯 Four swarms, two potential queens, and one HUGE beekeeping experiment! πŸ€―πŸπŸ€” Can you REALLY combine swarm trapping with two-queen hive setups? Will Chuck's vertical and horizontal approaches actually work? And what's the deal with that mystery queen situation?! 😬πŸ”₯ Buzzworthy Highlights from this Episode: πŸ”₯βœ… See Chuck's early morning swarm trap retrieval routine with red headlamps and spray bottles! πŸ”¦πŸ’§βœ… Learn the telltale sign of a laying queen (hint: it involves pollen! 🌼)βœ… Witness Chuck's never-before-tried experiment in maximizing honey flow with two-queen hives πŸ―πŸ―βœ… Discover the unexpected dangers of oxalic acid and metal queen excluders! βš οΈβœ… Watch Chuck's live queen marking technique (complete with a special trick for swarm queens! πŸ’šπŸ’™)βœ… Get a peek at Chuck's DIY crayon wax method for comb building πŸ–οΈβœ… Find out why Chuck believes in clipping queen's wings!βœ‚οΈReady to see if this beekeeping gamble pays off? 🀩 Hit that play button and let us know YOUR predictions in the comments! πŸ‘‡ #Beekeeping #TwoQueenHive #SwarmTrapping #ApiaryLife #Honeybees

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