I really like this song also! It is something special. I have used it in a couple videos so far and plan on using this song in the future! I found this under the TH-cam Audio Library License. Thanks Again!
I like your method. Light, sunlight, and airflow are moths worst enemy. Great video! I use BTA (biological) because moths are very prevalent in my area.
I appreciate your positive comment. Thank you and I am glad you enjoyed it! Just starting off with the videos. I have been beekeeping for years but the videos are new to me.
I have had some minimal amount of mice damage in the past. We do have some local Farm cats running around and they seem to keep the mice population down. None last year or the year before and I hope this winter is the same. Maybe if you didn't have Farm cats in your neighborhood you could set up some traps. Thanks for your comment and I hope this helps out! I really do appreciate the interaction on the video comment section. Thank You! I hope to put out some more videos in the spring showing the splitting process I use. I may do a few videos on me building bottom boards and tops this winter. Thank you, Again!
I would be happy to help. Could you clarify? What do you mean by coming out of winter? Do you mean what percentage of hives are alive year to year or are you referring to the frames? I don’t really worry about what some people consider losses. I can split or catch wild swarms the next year and I usually have more colonies than the previous year. Could you clarify your question? I am new to TH-cam but have been beekeeping for many years and would love to help. Thank you for commenting and I hope you enjoyed the video!
@@franklotion8 I had to go back through my notes to pull the information. I hope this helps out. I broke it down by year. 2013=1 of 4 survived the winter, 2014= 3 of 8 survived the winter, 2015= 5 of 10, 2016=4 of 12, 2017= 6 of 12, 2018= 7 of 14, 2019= 10 of 15, 2020= 9 of 16, 2021= 9 of 16, 2021 9 of 20, 2022=16 of 24, (last year)2023= 24 of 30. I seem to always be able to build back up and increase the total number of colonies. If I split heavy that year I usually don't get a lot of honey but increase the amount of hives. I am going into this winter with 37 colonies in a few different apiary locations. The first year I got started, I did purchase 2 nucleolus colonies from a local beekeeper near Pittsburgh, PA. Since then I have been raising my own queens. I think in 2017 I did purchase one Russian Queen to introduce new genetics into the apiary. I have not imported or purchased anything besides the two nucleus colonies in 2013 and a queen in 2017. So far I seem to be pretty self sustainable with making splits in the spring. In the last 2 years I have been catching swarms deep in the forest of Pennsylvania. A neighbor farmer called me to let me know of a bee tree about half way up the mountain. I have put up a few swarm traps around this area and caught 4 swarms last year presumably from the wild bee tree. I hope this helps out and thank you for commenting! I really do appreciate the interaction on the video comment section. Thank You! I hope to put out some more videos in the spring showing the splitting process I use. I may do a few videos on me building bottom boards and tops this winter. Thank you, Again!
Very helpful!!! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Great song
Song Credit = Song Name "Come with us" - Artist is "Nate Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum"
I really like this song also! It is something special. I have used it in a couple videos so far and plan on using this song in the future! I found this under the TH-cam Audio Library License. Thanks Again!
I like your method. Light, sunlight, and airflow are moths worst enemy. Great video!
I use BTA (biological) because moths are very prevalent in my area.
I appreciate your positive comment. Thank you and I am glad you enjoyed it! Just starting off with the videos. I have been beekeeping for years but the videos are new to me.
Any issues with mice getting into your frames?
I have had some minimal amount of mice damage in the past. We do have some local Farm cats running around and they seem to keep the mice population down. None last year or the year before and I hope this winter is the same. Maybe if you didn't have Farm cats in your neighborhood you could set up some traps. Thanks for your comment and I hope this helps out! I really do appreciate the interaction on the video comment section. Thank You! I hope to put out some more videos in the spring showing the splitting process I use. I may do a few videos on me building bottom boards and tops this winter. Thank you, Again!
Whats yer percent of coming out of winter in p.a.?
I would be happy to help. Could you clarify? What do you mean by coming out of winter? Do you mean what percentage of hives are alive year to year or are you referring to the frames? I don’t really worry about what some people consider losses. I can split or catch wild swarms the next year and I usually have more colonies than the previous year. Could you clarify your question? I am new to TH-cam but have been beekeeping for many years and would love to help. Thank you for commenting and I hope you enjoyed the video!
@@UncleHarveysHoney yes.. your survivors%
@@franklotion8 I had to go back through my notes to pull the information. I hope this helps out. I broke it down by year. 2013=1 of 4 survived the winter, 2014= 3 of 8 survived the winter, 2015= 5 of 10, 2016=4 of 12, 2017= 6 of 12, 2018= 7 of 14, 2019= 10 of 15, 2020= 9 of 16, 2021= 9 of 16, 2021 9 of 20, 2022=16 of 24, (last year)2023= 24 of 30. I seem to always be able to build back up and increase the total number of colonies. If I split heavy that year I usually don't get a lot of honey but increase the amount of hives. I am going into this winter with 37 colonies in a few different apiary locations. The first year I got started, I did purchase 2 nucleolus colonies from a local beekeeper near Pittsburgh, PA. Since then I have been raising my own queens. I think in 2017 I did purchase one Russian Queen to introduce new genetics into the apiary. I have not imported or purchased anything besides the two nucleus colonies in 2013 and a queen in 2017. So far I seem to be pretty self sustainable with making splits in the spring. In the last 2 years I have been catching swarms deep in the forest of Pennsylvania. A neighbor farmer called me to let me know of a bee tree about half way up the mountain. I have put up a few swarm traps around this area and caught 4 swarms last year presumably from the wild bee tree. I hope this helps out and thank you for commenting! I really do appreciate the interaction on the video comment section. Thank You! I hope to put out some more videos in the spring showing the splitting process I use. I may do a few videos on me building bottom boards and tops this winter. Thank you, Again!