Fred Dunn
Cornell University Certified Master Beekeeper and YouTube educator ("Frederick Dunn" channel, ~160K subscribers) behind The Way To Bee podcast and Fred's Fine Fowl, based in rural Pennsylvania.
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Oct 19, 2026
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Fred DunnGUEST
Anyway, that question about the queen mandibular pheromone, aka Temp Queen, sold by Betterbee.
Fred DunnGUEST
When you put that into a hive, it was originally thought to also act as if a queen were present and therefore they wouldn't produce a replacement queen.
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Dusty PorterHOST
Can you just break down the different buckets in which you're making money, and then on average maybe give us what a normal month looks like for you?
Fred DunnGUEST
So there are ways that I do earn money and some AdSense, of course, if I name a product, because this is beekeeping, a lot of people are looking for equipment.
Fred DunnGUEST
Uh, so if I name a piece of gear or something like that, that's down in the description with a link.
Fred DunnGUEST
But there again, only the people that are subscribed, that have a channel, that can go down and click links and stuff and find even that, will have access to it.
Dusty PorterHOST
Is there a commonality of videos that do well? Like, have you, have you, through your experience, seen a, a pattern of, okay, I know these certain things or elements really make a good video?
Dusty PorterHOST
Can you just break down the different buckets in which you're making money and then on average maybe give us what a normal month looks like for you?
Fred DunnGUEST
Okay, so there are ways that I do earn money and some of the AdSense, of course, if I name a product because this is beekeeping, a lot of people are looking for equipment.
Fred DunnGUEST
Uh, so if I name a piece of gear or something like that, that's down in the description with a link.
Fred DunnGUEST
But there again, only the people that are subscribed, that have a channel that can go down and click links and stuff and find even that will have access to it.
Fred DunnGUEST
So if you get a video that really takes off, gets a lot of engagement, I know, but now I'm spanning all the way back to 2008.
Dusty PorterHOST
Is there a commonality of videos that do well? Like, have you, have you, through your experience, seen a, a pattern of, okay, I know these certain things or elements really make a good video?