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A collection of videos from mudsongs.org that demonstrate some practical aspects of cold climate beekeeping. The description of each video will contain a link to an original blog post that provides updates, photos, comments and other details that aren't covered in the video. All videos are from Mud Songs... mudsongs.org

7:11

How to Paint Beehives

Phillip Cairns

1:08

Simple Sugar Syrup Mixture

Phillip Cairns

13:39

Beekeeping Spray Bottle (Instead of a Smoker)

Phillip Cairns

 LIVE

[Private video]

6:49

When Honey Bees Won't Draw Comb on Plastic Foundation

Phillip Cairns

0:58

Cleaning Bee Poop From Cars

Phillip Cairns

3:38

How To Refill a Frame Feeder on a Langstroth Honey Bee Hive

Phillip Cairns

6:01

Making Room for The Queen (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

6:47

When to Add Another Super (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:04

How To Use a Bee Escape Board (Beekeeping Tips)

Phillip Cairns

2:19

Honey Bees Drinking From a Bowl Full of Marbles (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

6:09

Keeping Shrews & Mice Out of Beehives (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

1:41

Cheap Hive Wrap (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:48

Reversing a Beehive (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

2:03

Winter Feeding With Sugar Cakes

Phillip Cairns

 LIVE

[Private video]

3:47

Tips on Moving a Beehive (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

0:52

Honey Bees Drinking From Garden Hose (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

2:22

Chicken Waterer for Bees

Phillip Cairns

2:37

Installing a New Queen Bee

Phillip Cairns

6:04

How To Install a Mated a Queen

Phillip Cairns

6:04

How To Mark a Queen Bee (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

18:14

Newspaper Method of Combining Beehives

Phillip Cairns

1:28

Crushing Comb Honey

Phillip Cairns

13:10

Garage Honey Extraction (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

5:25

Cutting & Bottling Honey

Phillip Cairns

9:25

Waxing Beehive Foundation (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

2:46

Moisture Quilt in a Nutshell

Phillip Cairns

2:15

Quick & Dirty Winter Hive Preparations (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

4:51

Combining Two Hives (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:15

Inspecting Foundationless Frames

Phillip Cairns

24:16

Full Hive Inspection (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

1:57

Feeding Bees Dry Sugar (Mountain Camp Method)

Phillip Cairns

7:20

First Hive Inspection of the Year (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:12

mudsongs.org: The Aftermath of Moving a Hive

Phillip Cairns

3:21

Removing a Queen Cage

Phillip Cairns

2:58

mudsongs.org: Wrapping Doubled-Up Hives for Winter

Phillip Cairns

5:03

Late Fall Dry Sugar Feeding (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

2:14

mudsongs.org: Honey Extraction

Phillip Cairns

1:58

mudsongs.org: Spotting Two Queens

Phillip Cairns

0:49

Feeding Bees Crystallized Honey (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

9:01

Inspecting a Dead Winter Colony

Phillip Cairns

1:01

mudsongs.org: Dry Sugar Feeding (8 Days Later)

Phillip Cairns

6:51

mudsongs.org: 1st Hive Inspection of the Year

Phillip Cairns

5:40

Reversing Brood Boxes

Phillip Cairns

2:43

Cutting Honey Fresh Off The Frame

Phillip Cairns

4:29

Making Messy Cut Comb

Phillip Cairns

3:32

Dry Sugar & Pollen Patties (short version)

Phillip Cairns

8:26

mudsongs.org: Dry Sugar & Pollen Patties

Phillip Cairns

0:39

mudsongs.org: Feeding Honey Instead of Syrup

Phillip Cairns

1:29

mudsongs.org: Spotting The Queen

Phillip Cairns

1:53

Unpolished Queen Cups

Phillip Cairns

6:34

No-Cook Sugar Bricks for Honey Bees - Part 1 or 4 (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

2:19

2/4. No-Cook Sugar Bricks for Honey Bees

Phillip Cairns

4:08

Comb Corridors For Wintering Bees

Phillip Cairns

6:41

How to Use a A Swarm Box

Phillip Cairns

11:20

Honey Bees Clean Up Sticky Wax (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

6:16

Open Feeding (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

6:46

A Virgin Queen on a Rampage (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

7:01

When Honey Bees Go Bonkers (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:47

Uncapping Honey Frames with a Heat Gun (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

4:02

Does Dark Comb Produce Dark Honey? (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

6:00

A Beehive Ready for Winter (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

9:31

Review of The Maxant 3100p Honey Extractor for Backyard Beekeepers (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

4:46

A Hive Pillow (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

13:48

A Hive Pillow (Longer Version) (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

8:22

First Opening of a Winter Hive (Shorter Version) (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

6:50

D.E. Hive Demo and Things (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

4:34

Dry Sugar Winter Feeding in a Pinch (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:56

Cheap Simple Beehive Ventilation (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

3:03

Keeping Snails & Slugs Out of Beehives (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:14

Building a Solid Beehive Frame (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:22

Narrow Frame Beekeeping (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:33

Problem with Homemade Supers (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:51

Starter Strips in Foundationless Frames

Phillip Cairns

1:08

Why I Don't Remove Most Propolis

Phillip Cairns

0:56

Metal Frame Rests (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:12

Spacing Frames For Thicker Honey

Phillip Cairns

10:10

Cutting Deep Frames Down to Mediums (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:59

Waxing Foundation (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

5:48

Over 6 Pounds of Honey From a Medium Frame (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

1:08

One Way to Stop a Swarm Before It Happens (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

3:53

Backfilling and Breaking Up a Honey Block (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:00

Smoothing Out Comb (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

1:44

How to Get Bees to Build Straight Comb

Phillip Cairns

8:18

How to Make a Walkaway Split (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

32:44

30-Minute Deep Dive into a Walkaway Split (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

11:01

How to Use a Refractometer (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

3:20

A Half-Baked Artificial Swarm (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

19:13

Cheap & Easy Upper Entrance Shelter

Phillip Cairns

0:51

Wet Hive Pillow (or Quilt Box)

Phillip Cairns

8:52

Mountain Camp Method (a quick and messy version)

Phillip Cairns

3:01

Protein and Dry Sugar For Honey Bees (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

3:30

12 Parts Sugar, 1 Part Water

Phillip Cairns

3:30

Beekeeeping With Google Maps

Phillip Cairns

2:10

Sugar Syrup Medicine For Honey Bees

Phillip Cairns

3:03

Crocuses to Plant for Honey Bees

Phillip Cairns

21:50

(5 mins) Removing Feeder Rim To Prevent Burr Comb

Phillip Cairns

1:12

Leftover Sugar From Mountain Camp Method

Phillip Cairns

6:06

Beehives in the Magic Forest of Eastern Newfoundland

Phillip Cairns

11:17

Introducing a New Queen

Phillip Cairns

8:08

Feeding and Expanding Honey Bee Colonies

Phillip Cairns

7:11

How to Paint Beehives

Phillip Cairns

1:08

Simple Sugar Syrup Mixture

Phillip Cairns

13:39

Beekeeping Spray Bottle (Instead of a Smoker)

Phillip Cairns

 LIVE

[Private video]

6:49

When Honey Bees Won't Draw Comb on Plastic Foundation

Phillip Cairns

0:58

Cleaning Bee Poop From Cars

Phillip Cairns

3:38

How To Refill a Frame Feeder on a Langstroth Honey Bee Hive

Phillip Cairns

6:01

Making Room for The Queen (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

6:47

When to Add Another Super (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:04

How To Use a Bee Escape Board (Beekeeping Tips)

Phillip Cairns

2:19

Honey Bees Drinking From a Bowl Full of Marbles (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

6:09

Keeping Shrews & Mice Out of Beehives (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

1:41

Cheap Hive Wrap (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:48

Reversing a Beehive (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

2:03

Winter Feeding With Sugar Cakes

Phillip Cairns

 LIVE

[Private video]

3:47

Tips on Moving a Beehive (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

0:52

Honey Bees Drinking From Garden Hose (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

2:22

Chicken Waterer for Bees

Phillip Cairns

2:37

Installing a New Queen Bee

Phillip Cairns

6:04

How To Install a Mated a Queen

Phillip Cairns

6:04

How To Mark a Queen Bee (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

18:14

Newspaper Method of Combining Beehives

Phillip Cairns

1:28

Crushing Comb Honey

Phillip Cairns

13:10

Garage Honey Extraction (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

5:25

Cutting & Bottling Honey

Phillip Cairns

9:25

Waxing Beehive Foundation (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

2:46

Moisture Quilt in a Nutshell

Phillip Cairns

2:15

Quick & Dirty Winter Hive Preparations (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

4:51

Combining Two Hives (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:15

Inspecting Foundationless Frames

Phillip Cairns

24:16

Full Hive Inspection (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

1:57

Feeding Bees Dry Sugar (Mountain Camp Method)

Phillip Cairns

7:20

First Hive Inspection of the Year (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:12

mudsongs.org: The Aftermath of Moving a Hive

Phillip Cairns

3:21

Removing a Queen Cage

Phillip Cairns

2:58

mudsongs.org: Wrapping Doubled-Up Hives for Winter

Phillip Cairns

5:03

Late Fall Dry Sugar Feeding (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

2:14

mudsongs.org: Honey Extraction

Phillip Cairns

1:58

mudsongs.org: Spotting Two Queens

Phillip Cairns

0:49

Feeding Bees Crystallized Honey (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

9:01

Inspecting a Dead Winter Colony

Phillip Cairns

1:01

mudsongs.org: Dry Sugar Feeding (8 Days Later)

Phillip Cairns

6:51

mudsongs.org: 1st Hive Inspection of the Year

Phillip Cairns

5:40

Reversing Brood Boxes

Phillip Cairns

2:43

Cutting Honey Fresh Off The Frame

Phillip Cairns

4:29

Making Messy Cut Comb

Phillip Cairns

3:32

Dry Sugar & Pollen Patties (short version)

Phillip Cairns

8:26

mudsongs.org: Dry Sugar & Pollen Patties

Phillip Cairns

0:39

mudsongs.org: Feeding Honey Instead of Syrup

Phillip Cairns

1:29

mudsongs.org: Spotting The Queen

Phillip Cairns

1:53

Unpolished Queen Cups

Phillip Cairns

6:34

No-Cook Sugar Bricks for Honey Bees - Part 1 or 4 (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

2:19

2/4. No-Cook Sugar Bricks for Honey Bees

Phillip Cairns

4:08

Comb Corridors For Wintering Bees

Phillip Cairns

6:41

How to Use a A Swarm Box

Phillip Cairns

11:20

Honey Bees Clean Up Sticky Wax (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

6:16

Open Feeding (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

6:46

A Virgin Queen on a Rampage (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

7:01

When Honey Bees Go Bonkers (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:47

Uncapping Honey Frames with a Heat Gun (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

4:02

Does Dark Comb Produce Dark Honey? (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

6:00

A Beehive Ready for Winter (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

9:31

Review of The Maxant 3100p Honey Extractor for Backyard Beekeepers (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

4:46

A Hive Pillow (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

13:48

A Hive Pillow (Longer Version) (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

8:22

First Opening of a Winter Hive (Shorter Version) (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

6:50

D.E. Hive Demo and Things (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

4:34

Dry Sugar Winter Feeding in a Pinch (mudsongs.org)

Phillip Cairns

3:56

Cheap Simple Beehive Ventilation (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

3:03

Keeping Snails & Slugs Out of Beehives (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:14

Building a Solid Beehive Frame (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:22

Narrow Frame Beekeeping (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:33

Problem with Homemade Supers (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:51

Starter Strips in Foundationless Frames

Phillip Cairns

1:08

Why I Don't Remove Most Propolis

Phillip Cairns

0:56

Metal Frame Rests (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:12

Spacing Frames For Thicker Honey

Phillip Cairns

10:10

Cutting Deep Frames Down to Mediums (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:59

Waxing Foundation (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

5:48

Over 6 Pounds of Honey From a Medium Frame (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

1:08

One Way to Stop a Swarm Before It Happens (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

3:53

Backfilling and Breaking Up a Honey Block (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

2:00

Smoothing Out Comb (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

1:44

How to Get Bees to Build Straight Comb

Phillip Cairns

8:18

How to Make a Walkaway Split (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

32:44

30-Minute Deep Dive into a Walkaway Split (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

11:01

How to Use a Refractometer (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

3:20

A Half-Baked Artificial Swarm (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

19:13

Cheap & Easy Upper Entrance Shelter

Phillip Cairns

0:51

Wet Hive Pillow (or Quilt Box)

Phillip Cairns

8:52

Mountain Camp Method (a quick and messy version)

Phillip Cairns

3:01

Protein and Dry Sugar For Honey Bees (Newfoundland Beekeeping)

Phillip Cairns

3:30

12 Parts Sugar, 1 Part Water

Phillip Cairns

3:30

Beekeeeping With Google Maps

Phillip Cairns

2:10

Sugar Syrup Medicine For Honey Bees

Phillip Cairns

3:03

Crocuses to Plant for Honey Bees

Phillip Cairns

21:50

(5 mins) Removing Feeder Rim To Prevent Burr Comb

Phillip Cairns

1:12

Leftover Sugar From Mountain Camp Method

Phillip Cairns

6:06

Beehives in the Magic Forest of Eastern Newfoundland

Phillip Cairns

11:17

Introducing a New Queen

Phillip Cairns

8:08

Feeding and Expanding Honey Bee Colonies

Phillip Cairns