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What size of the metal bucket?

Great talk. Just really great. Oxfordshire beekeeper.

Got to love Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦 Mike is a great man for the things he does in Mexico ❤

Swienty Breeze. Brilliant suit, best I’ve had. The only flaw is ankles don’t have foot straps 👍🏻

Where can I find and order the hood/ veil you're wearing? Look like visibility is so much better then a fencing veil, especially for those of us in our 70s 👍

Each state in the US have different rules for beekeeping. I am in Missouri, and you do not have to register your apiary.

Mike is the goat

"Mike gave so freely..." He truly has, every lecture of his I have ever seen, is better than a nugget of gold. When he says WHY he does something, a wise person listens. I have adapted a bit of his management into my main yard. Especially the split boxes !! I have a rift of his queens for evaluation in my main yard right now --who knows, your labor may have contributed to them. Thanks for sharing.

Really enjoy Mike Palmer and Bibba Videos here in Southern Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2025 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Have been watching further Mike & Rogers Videos to up my Skill Set in order to raise further own Queens. 😎 Lucky to have a wonderful Bee Farm near here in the Scottish Borders who has 'Native Black Bees' (Amm) in their Apiaries. Any Virgin Queens I raise have Great Genetics from the local DCAs to call upon. This Beekeeper has their Hives dotted all around our Region ! 👍

You did a wonderful job with this presentation how do u get in touch with mike to get queens thanks mike is the best. Wish there was more videos on him and his beekeeping thanks for doing this video

This is a lovely inspiring talk. I keep bees just North of Mike near Magog Canada and he is a true inspiration. Thank you British Beekeepers for sharing Mike’s experience with the rest of us.

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Why not put several cells in there and then let the bees decide - best and strongest queen will prevail?

Should be wearing gloves. Oxalic acid is poisonous! OK, covered in the Q&A.

Happy new yr Roger, from north Essex.

Great. Couple of questions. Treat one, treat all, or do you select in the Apiary. Secondly, recipe for apibioxal solution - you mentioned viscosity - can't say I've encountered that, also use large 60ml syringe. I use it warmed.

Did you ever check amount of mites left in the colony after your treatment? Regards, Irish bee TH-cam.

Great lessons for us and reminders for us all,thanks

What is the problem with using luggage a scale to weigh hives?

Is it oxalic acid? Or apiboxal.

See you on the 8th February Roger

I would have thought that most of the bees in a super would be field bees.. do you not want nurse bees from brood in the nucs?

Going try this next spring. Really enjoyed it. I keep watching it.😊Fascinating. Going to make a few boards.

Don't you just love it!

Some time later. . . 👀 Any Queen you "Dispatch" as shes undesirable (do the deed !) And utilise her passing : By adding Her, and any other Dead Queens you have saved into to a Dark Glass Bottle (eg Ex Medicine type) with Rubbing Alcohol in it.(Hand Sanitising product !) In time the Queen Mandibular Phremones (QMP) will steep into the 'Liquid' and in a while will become an execellent DIY "Swarm Lure" ! Keep it in a Cool dark Place. Eg out of Daylight. Doesn't need Fridge. Adding a few Drops onto a Piece of Card pinned onto a Frame, with a bit of Lemon Grass Essential Oil, as well. (It also replicates the Queen Phremone too.) Will mean you have an excellent 'Lure' you can use to "Catch" Free Bees in an incoming Swarm, or catch your 'own Bees' that are / abou t to send out "Scout Bees" prior to a Swarm occurring ! Have a "Swarm Box" at the ready ! You will Capture them. Hope this helps. 😎 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2024 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

Lovley bloke, met him once at a show and he's a credit to beekeeping.

Very useful information, 🎉appreciate the comments added for clarification 😊

Have you had any luck in producing the cell punches?

Hello, I am a hobby beekeeper, can someone answer my question. When a bee colony accidentally loses its queen, the bees make forced queen cells. Usually it is from 10 to 20 queen cells. Some are made from the youngest larvae and some from 3-4 days old. Why? I think bees are not that stupid. We know that the queen mates with 10 to 20 drones. My question is: Does it have anything to do with selecting the best genetics from the best drones, do bees sense the genetic potential of certain larvae from certain drones???? Thanks in advance. Mr. Dženan Goralija, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

What is the company you bought the NUCs from?

Fantastic vid, including footage demonstrating with actual bees! Thank you.

I just can't get enough of this guy!!!

Thank you team. I love these sessions. It’s a great opportunity to glean some understanding from someone so experienced.

Very interesting, Thankyou.

Great stuff! Good to see that the bees still have a few tricks that Roger hasn't come across before take can take him by surprise. Using the flying bees from one colony to help out another is really useful knowledge I reckon.

Watching from Naracoorte, South Australia 🇦🇺

Roger, why didn’t you cull the queen cells down to one or two. Won’t you have multiple swarms as the different queen cells hatch?

I couldn't watch it live so just finished. As always, extremely interesting & helpful. Thank you

Why does Roger prefer top bee space?

Queen is top right at 58:48

Yes. Ivy honey? Tricky one. You can't rely on the bees making it on the other hand if they do make it they can make too much and the whole hive can get jam packed full of it.

Sound is awful, very frustrating for audience

Greatly enjoy these videos

I use burlap bags that I get free from a friend's coffee company

I enjoy your live at the hive from Oklahoma in the USA. 😊🐝

Why do you keep the hole in the crown board blocked, apart, maybe, from keeping your notes clean?

Why do you keep the hole in the crown boards blocked, except maybe for keeping your notes clean?

❤❤❤ from Kentucky

I've also got a bunch of supers from the 70's and 80's that are still functioning just fine. One or two should be retired! Very much appreciate the information and look forward to seeing how you combine nucs and hearing the reasons it's needed. Should help me decide if some of mine need to be. I've added some frames of brood so that should help.

Great video, enjoyed the knowledge that you bring up. Again makes me wish I had the information when I started. I started 6 nucs in late late July just in case some of my queens were in need of replacement. So far it looks like they will be wintering as nucs unlike last year