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Donald Farm Honey
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2016
Hello everyone. My name is Billy Donald. Welcome to Donald Farm, where we will show you the enjoyable and challenging hobby of beekeeping in Northwest Florida. My wife, Shelley, and I started beekeeping 4 years ago on our small 20 acre farm. The first few years were a struggle as we learned the hows and whys, ins and outs of beekeeping. Our aim is to keep you from making the same mistakes we have. Please subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment on what you may want to see. Thank you for checking out our channel.
Installing Beetle Traps
We are installing beetle traps using apple cider vinegar as bait and vegetable oil. We will also be adding swiffer sheets. It is prime beetle season right now so we have to do what we can to keep them in check.
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Treating for Varroa Mites
มุมมอง 1714 วันที่ผ่านมา
Today we are using the Lorobbees Instavap to treat hives for Varroa mites. #baldheadedbeekeeper #beekeeper #northwestfloridabeekeeping #beekeeping #varroamite #Lorobbees #instavap
More Mite Checks
มุมมอง 1614 วันที่ผ่านมา
Doing some more mite checks on other hives. This set seems to have a higher number of mites. #baldheadedbeekeeper #northwestfloridabeekeeping #beekeeper #beekeeping #alcoholwash #varroamite
Varroa Mite Checks
มุมมอง 2614 วันที่ผ่านมา
Today we are doing varroa mite checks on two of our hives. #beekeeper #baldheadedbeekeeper #northwestfloridabeekeeping #varroamite #alcoholwash
New HillCo Minimax 9 Frame Extractor
มุมมอง 48หลายเดือนก่อน
Today we are putting together a HillCo Minimax 9 frame extractor. #beekeeping #beekeeper #extractinghoney #baldheadedbeekeeper #northwestfloridabeekeeing #hillcominimax
Over 120 pounds of honey out of this single hive.
มุมมอง 2.7Kหลายเดือนก่อน
We are extracting honey for the second time this year from this single hive. #beekeeping #beekeeper #baldheadedbeekeeper #extractinghoney #Northwestfloridabeekeeper
Adding a Queen excluder to Horizontal Hive
มุมมอง 1622 หลายเดือนก่อน
Today I am adding a Queen excluder to my horizontal hives. The queen has been moving back and forth and I have brood in frames I want to extract. #beekeeping #hiveinspection #beekeeper #waggledance #wax #horizontalhive # baldheadedbeekeeper Northwestfloridabeekeeping
My first attempt at combining hives was a success
มุมมอง 393 หลายเดือนก่อน
Today I went into the hive I combined a week ago. Found the Queen and fresh eggs. Looks to be a successful combine of the two hives. #beekeeping #hiveinspection #combininghives #baldheadedbeekeeper #Northwestfloridabeekeeping
Spring Split Inspection with a Waggle Dance
มุมมอง 923 หลายเดือนก่อน
Today I inspected a split I did earlier in the spring. Queen seems to be doing a good job. Even saw several bees doing a waggle dance. #hiveinspection #beekeeping #beekeeper #baldheadedbeekeeper #waggledance #Northwestfloridabeekeeping
Cheap Solar Wax Melter
มุมมอง 8213 หลายเดือนก่อน
Making a simple and inexpensive solar wax melter. #beekeeping #beekeeper #wax melter
Combining bee hives
มุมมอง 2353 หลายเดือนก่อน
Today I am combining a queenless hive with a weaker Queen right hive using the newspaper method. #beekeeping #combininghives #baldheadedbeekeeper
Inspecting my biggest colony
มุมมอง 823 หลายเดือนก่อน
Inspecting a massive hive. Seeing what kind of honey production is happening. #beekeeping #beekeeper #hiveinspection #combhoney #Baldheadedbeekeeper
That’s not 24 ounces!
The bottle weighed 1.1 oz and total was 25.8 ounces. That’s actually 24.7 ounces of honey.
Good to get after them before they get to bad. Blessed Days...
Nice looking units, it should work great for ya.👍
Do you give the bees 1:1 sugar water in the summer? We are in North Texas, it's hot, and since we are just getting started we don't know what's correct? TY
I don’t unless they get low on honey. In northwest Florida something is nearly always blooming. May not be enough to make honey but usually sustains the hive.
📃 and your Lord has inspired bees to build dwellings in the mountains and in the trees and in wath they erect , so follow humbly the paths of your Lord and eat of all the fruits from their bellies comes a drink of various colors , in which, , there is healing for people , indeed , a sign for the people who they reflect 📃
Congratulations😁looks like they did a great job for ya.👍
Yep, simple idea for sure. Good informational video.
Thank you sir.
Good deal. They mostly work in my experience. I was surprised when two of three of mine failed, but I also added small colonies to huge queenless colonies with tons of field bees.
I was worried when I saw strips of paper the next day. Thought they may have merged to quick.
U got to scout ur àrea with in 4 miles it doesn't matter how ßtrong ur hives rif the flow is not there ur hives will not produce
😂Ya the wind is always blowing here, new paper is a pain.🤣
Good plan best time of the season to do it, you don't loose BeePower that way.👍Blessed Days... I'd do the same thing. I find that if I hold the frame in the middle with 1 hand good and solid and then hit the back of my hand hard with my other palm I can shake the bees off. You are right you have to take a soft hand to those foundationless frames some times.
That's what I am hoping. I'll go in it this weekend and see if the queen made it.
They wasn’t bad till I got down to the brood area. One actually got me on the top of my head thru the veil. Not having any hair doesn’t help.
Smoooooth operation in that wind.
Thank you sir. Went by the hive this afternoon and saw some newspaper shreds outside the hive
I ain’t the only one that grunts!!😂😂. I’ve found no difference in premier or acorn when a flow is on. Rite cell either. What in the world do you have on the top of your head? They were flat out after the top of your head. That camera caught it really well😂
I DOUBT IF THE REST FORAGERS OUTSIDE WILL FIGHT UNTILL NIGHT.
I didn’t see much fighting that afternoon. Hopefully they worked it out.
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