That’s the best feeling in the world. Mother nature teased us early on with good weather and now we have snow on the ground here in Northern California Red Bluff that is, with almond trees in full bloom in some areas. this wacky California weather has pushed back our dates for our first Graft. Great video, Bob and crew.🤙 hello from Northern California
Hello. I've been watching the west coast weather. I guess you guys need the moisture but it would be nice if it came at the right time. Good luck with this year Jose.
The first time I go through the bees each year I tend to dread it. Sometimes they aren't to happy with you opening them up, but I did it yesterday and they were actually very nice.
Great looking bunch of bees. Great video once again. Looks like a very happy work environment. Iv always thought people are more productive when they are happy to go to work.
Finally, the second step of the spring audit involves connecting weak and queenless bee families. Spring is an ideal time for bees to accept new queen bees, and beekeepers can take advantage of this natural tendency by introducing a queen to help build a strong colony.
I can't thank yall enough for your educational videos, to God be the glory I found yall cause I've learned more in past 1.5yrs from you and Kaymon then first 7yrs of trying to work bees.God bless yall from taft,tn
Hello Bob it is great to see you an your great crew out an about. Really looking forward to seeing how your season goes . My Bees came thru winter just great I did not lose any ( so far ) . Hope you have a great season. Thanks for all you do for US ALL . THANKS
Got to love it when you go into the bee yard for the first time since fall, and everyone is doing lovely!!!! Great video Bob! Thank you for all you do and teach.
Thanks again Bob for taking the time to these post videos. Seems like everyone down south is getting an early season this year. Hope its a fruitful one (and you're able to stay on top of them. 😁).
At this time of year, we carry out an important task known as the spring audit, which involves rapidly assessing the availability of food, identifying the presence of bee mothers, and conducting preventative and treatment measures as needed to ensure the well-being of our bee families.
Enjoyed the video Bob! In Central AR and I am a couple weeks early here if not more. If we can get through next month without a freak freeze, it could be a really interesting season. I tried the Hive Alive fondant for the first time and was very impressed with it. Bees love it and it doesn't get hard and crumbly. Also, it didn't mold or even discolor at all. Very easy to use and no mess I would very much recommend it for colonies that need a little help when it's too early for syrup. Look forward to seeing how this year goes for you guys Bob best of luck and thanks for all of the great videos!
Ha I really enjoyed this it was great to see u in your bees I loss 2 hives this year in winter I feel real blessed. U are a good teacher thank u for your time. u give to share all your wisdom to help us keep our bees alive my bees are booming never seen any thing like it, where is Molly hope she still there. working for u somewhere there I really liked talking to her. have a blessed week
Every single day in the spring season is invaluable, and thus, we make sure to create optimal conditions for the bees' development. To achieve this, we replenish their food supply with ready honey, as the over-wintered bees can easily wear out from sugar processing. Their primary objective is to grow a high-quality replacement.
Last week of Feb. here in N.E. Ga and we're running nearly a month ahead. Trees r blooming. Bees r already drone full and starting queen cups. I fear frost may kill the honey crop this year and many bees with it. Lets hope not.
Looking great! I use Carniolan stock and they overwinter pretty small. They never disappoint me though. Like you were saying, if it's sunny and low 40's, they are flying. Here in southern Ohio, Maple pollen started coming in February 17, two weeks early for us.
In order to identify queenless families, we rely on various indicators, such as temperature readings on the top of the nest, pollen collection patterns, and behavioral observations of the bees. We also conduct direct inspections of the beehive and may even use a control frame if necessary.
We will also be be doing a deeper inspection on our next trip by looking for brood in every colony. This time we only had three days of good weather to check many colonies.
@@bobbinnie9872 Good afternoon! I am from Ukraine, where we are currently experiencing a cold winter. I have been admiring your close-knit team and your impressive work. Wishing you a successful beekeeping season ahead. During the spring, when the weather can be unpredictable, I check the temperature of my bees by lifting the lid and feeling the top with my hand. While some people use pyrometers to measure the temperature, this method allows me to indirectly assess the condition of my bee families. It is crucial to support them as soon as possible in good weather, particularly in the spring when every day counts. I take necessary measures to decrease the size of the bee nests of weaker and average bee families. This strategy reduces energy and feed consumption, ultimately improving the overall health of the colony. Although reducing bee nest size can be a laborious task, in the long run, the benefits far outweigh the costs.
Mine are mutts. Started out as Italians 7 years ago. Just 12 colonies. Checked last weekend and I couldn't believe the population. And Surprise Suprise drone brood in all but 2. It's going to be interesting.
I observed hatching drone brood here in northeast TN on 14 Feb. I'm scheduled to equalize my 67 colonies next week if weather permits. I hope to start splitting everything in mid March. I also suspect that it will be an early swarm season this year. Great video!!
Bob, I had a club meeting this evening, One of the speakers was Frank Grover. Frank is a wealth of knowledge, as you are. Couple of things he said I'd herd from your videos and no where else, I asked Frank if he'd seen your videos. He said he had worked for you. WOW! You've been my first and best teacher, I'm very glad to have Frank here locally to get answers to questions as they rise-up. Thank You for all of the very valuable and needed beekeeping information that you pass along! There are many new and non commercial beekeepers that are craving for information on how to keep bees alive and healthy. I always mention your U-tube videos to about everyone that needs to bee more informed. Thanks again and always look forward to your next video.
Hi David.Thanks for the comment. We have fond memories of Frank here. He was known as uncle Frank with the UGA folks. If you see him again tell him hello for me.
Hardest part of the year for me. Knowing how hard to split and when to split. I have an abundance of drones walking comb, so I’m going to graft this week. Here’s to old man winter staying away 🍻
How long have you seen the drones? They need three weeks to sexually mature otherwise they could be shooting blanks which result in poorly mated queens.
Still too new to this to think that seeing drone brood now was a surprise here in Hardeeville. But I did have some on 2/25 when I inspected. We had that 17 degree day and I was surprised my bees were okay and building up.
We had pollen coming in about the same time as you here in Pennsylvania this year. Crazy! Our fear right now is that we get a long cold spell. I saw drone brood in one of my hives Sunday. It wasn't much, but that's just unheard of around here this time of year.
You got my interest up so I visited my colonies. Even here in the southeastern Pennsylvania the populations are busy. I'm assuming they are raising brood only because they're using up their winter reserves fast. It was a warmer winter for the most part. We have Crocus up and flowering along with some lawn weeds that I don't see until mid March. My friend is a Rabbi. He knows when a spring is going to be early or late. He says to just follow the lunar calendar. He says when Passover is early, it's an early spring. If Passover is later in the spring it's a late winter. He's be quite accurate for a number of years. Look at this spring. It's likely going to be early
Lol was going to say my bees bringing in maple and a really bright red pollen. Guess I know it’s hen bit now. Fixed my mess with the hive, it had 2 full frames of capped brood and 7 frames of food, but I run 2 deeps here in central Ky. The bottom box was just empty wax, everything was in the top box which made it easy to rehive.
I used to work with Syleena, she’s awesome! Tell her Ben from Mountain Sweet Honey said hi 😁 Also I just discovered your channel and the information and education you provide here is excellent. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Wow..your colonies look great.. All those drones, seems like swarm season is gonna come early. We are seeing the same here in MD.. Typically slow starting Carniolans are already 3-5 solid frames of brood.. a few days ago it was 80 degrees here.. Yesterday it snowed 🙄
Looking great Bob. Were y'all not worried about swarm cells in those powerhouse colonies that are packed with bees and drone brood? I would have expected a tilt of the bottom box.
Bob, I was seeing drone brood around the 6th here near B’ham also along with dry queen cups. Now it’s 3 weeks later and I have yet to find a Queen cup with an egg or larvae but I’m so surprised at how many drones I have walking around in the hives. I have yet to see a drone enter or exit a hive.
Hello Bob. I know it's a little early but, I'm adding honey suppers today. I like to add a honey super when the daffodils bloom and they have popped open here.
Mug up in Georgia, good morning from NH where it's 1 F at 8:25am, warmed up from -5 at 5 am. a foot and a half of snow on the ground, with March predicted to be cool. March can bring some heavy wet snows, so I don't think I will be into my bees any time soon. Your yard didn't seem to have fences up yet, when do you start to think about Yogie bear waking up? Thanks for Sharing
Wonderful videos Bob. It seems like you and most of your employees choose the same veil. Would you comment on your preferred gear? Thanks from Wyoming.
Hey Bob, here in the Northern Rivers, NSW( Australia) in the last month ( early winter) we've had chilled mornings and nights(6C in the morning and 10C after 7p.m.). The temperatures are around the 20C during the day though. This kind of "winter" days are going to last until the end of September and there'll be waves of nectar (PaperBark, Melaleuca fam). There's so much blossoming that I find myself with 6frames of sealed brood and 1 of eggs ( in 8 frames boxes) and ready to harvest again. And there's still drones hanging around... I usually start grafting from Sept/Oct and by the end of January I'm set up. Question: should I move brood frames above the excluder(as I usually do to in Summer)? As I'm tempted ...My set up is: single brood box and two supers. Thank you!
3rd year beekeeper trying to grow. N. West Louisiana. Took me all day to get through 2 smaller yards. One needs food, one needs another box, one is honey bound, one is too small and I do not know if its just weak or if its not worth saving. One has swarm cells - made several splits. One hive had mice in it so another trip back home to get some hardware cloth to put over the entrance, etc... Every hive needs something different. How do you work so smoothly and fast through a yard???
In this early visit we didn't do a lot of work so perhaps it seems easy. We are currently doing a lot of equalizing and feeding so things aren't feeling so quick.
Hello from Colo what's your temperatures out there ? We usually don't crack hives until warm temps over night, my step dad has been bee keeping for his whole life, we don't recommend cracking hives until spring, and taking honey if there is any, never in fall. Nor do we use smoke very often, tells the bees hurry up eat honey our house is in fire. Hope turns out well for yall
If I am in need of drawing out foundation when (temperature wise) would you consider it safe to be adding feed like a 1:1 ? I’m guessing I’m about 3 or 4 weeks behind you here in mid Ohio.
No grafting yet, probably third week in March, but we've started the next round of work and they are definitely expanding. Lots of equalizing to do at this point. That's how we will keep the big ones in check.
Good afternoon Bob, hello from Ukraine, I want to make hives, what is the optimal thickness, for the hive wall, 20 mm is enough, what are the dimensions of the hive wall thickness in the USA and Canada, for early thanks?
Hi Bob. I recently watched a presentation on queen failure from poor quality drone failure that got me wondering more about your drone frame use. I notice in your video here you have drone frames in some deeps but not others. Do you remove drone frames in the winter? Can you say more about your philosophy on the use of drone frames or point me to a video if you have already engaged this subject? Thanks so much.
Hi Bob, the Carnies are very similar to the AMM bee, Bob. I mainly keep amm, but have some carnies from swarms. And they are very nice bees, have very good traits like the amm. I used fondant from Hive-alive for the second year. And i will know in another 3 weeks how they did compared to my bees i just had plane fondant on. We had a great winter crop of ivy in all my Apairys so i didn't have to feed my bees that much. Im going to try the Hive alive syrup for colonie strength as an additive, it will hopefully help me bring on the new colonies this year. Please God the weather doesn't get colder. We are fluctuating between 9c - 12c which is ok. Hopefully everything goes to plan...
Wow, thats a beautiful yard and I‘m impressed how precise the hands of your beekeepers are.
That’s the best feeling in the world. Mother nature teased us early on with good weather and now we have snow on the ground here in Northern California Red Bluff that is, with almond trees in full bloom in some areas. this wacky California weather has pushed back our dates for our first Graft. Great video, Bob and crew.🤙 hello from Northern California
Hello. I've been watching the west coast weather. I guess you guys need the moisture but it would be nice if it came at the right time. Good luck with this year Jose.
@@bobbinnie9872 Thanks Bob! Feelings mutual friend 🤙
yes .. a false Spring and now a 2nd winter here in the Sierras - Grass Valley, CA
A blessing indeed. Always nice to get out in the bees. Have a great week!
Thanks, ditto.
The first time I go through the bees each year I tend to dread it. Sometimes they aren't to happy with you opening them up, but I did it yesterday and they were actually very nice.
Great looking bunch of bees. Great video once again. Looks like a very happy work environment. Iv always thought people are more productive when they are happy to go to work.
Thanks 👍
I'm addicted to beekeeping and addicted to Bob binnie videos. Ask Celina if she wants to work bees with me sometime. Don't tell Molly. Lol.
The bees are looking great up there!!! Thanks for the video Bob.
Bob thanks for putting the time in to make these videos ( times money) and the wealth of knowledge you pass on is priceless
Finally, the second step of the spring audit involves connecting weak and queenless bee families. Spring is an ideal time for bees to accept new queen bees, and beekeepers can take advantage of this natural tendency by introducing a queen to help build a strong colony.
Looking forward to your videos this year! Great crew, awesome bees, more Bob! Thanks for the update.
Those bees so look so good, definitely seems like an early spring.
Stop it stop it stop it ! Ahhhh, damn this snow, I want to open brooding hives like that! We are for sure 1 1/2 months away from that
I love how excited y’all sound in this video. It’s finally bee spring!
I can't thank yall enough for your educational videos, to God be the glory I found yall cause I've learned more in past 1.5yrs from you and Kaymon then first 7yrs of trying to work bees.God bless yall from taft,tn
Those are some nice looking hives, I probably won’t see my bees for another month most of them are buried in snow here in Saskatchewan.
Those bees look so strong and healty
Hello Bob it is great to see you an your great crew out an about. Really looking forward to seeing how your season goes . My Bees came thru winter just great I did not lose any ( so far ) . Hope you have a great season. Thanks for all you do for US ALL . THANKS
Thanks Kathy. No loses 👍
Got to love it when you go into the bee yard for the first time since fall, and everyone is doing lovely!!!! Great video Bob! Thank you for all you do and teach.
Thanks 👍
Very nice colony’s, as always great video presentation, thanks to you and your team!!
Thanks again Bob for taking the time to these post videos. Seems like everyone down south is getting an early season this year. Hope its a fruitful one (and you're able to stay on top of them. 😁).
Thanks. Time will tell.
At this time of year, we carry out an important task known as the spring audit, which involves rapidly assessing the availability of food, identifying the presence of bee mothers, and conducting preventative and treatment measures as needed to ensure the well-being of our bee families.
Enjoyed the video Bob! In Central AR and I am a couple weeks early here if not more. If we can get through next month without a freak freeze, it could be a really interesting season. I tried the Hive Alive fondant for the first time and was very impressed with it. Bees love it and it doesn't get hard and crumbly. Also, it didn't mold or even discolor at all. Very easy to use and no mess I would very much recommend it for colonies that need a little help when it's too early for syrup. Look forward to seeing how this year goes for you guys Bob best of luck and thanks for all of the great videos!
Thanks and good luck to you too.
We are in the same situation in Hungary. Bees are very good in this year. Low losses, big colonies. Nice to see you Bob! :)
Ha I really enjoyed this it was great to see u in your bees I loss 2 hives this year in winter I feel real blessed. U are a good teacher thank u for your time. u give to share all your wisdom to help us keep our bees alive my bees are booming never seen any thing like it, where is Molly hope she still there. working for u somewhere there I really liked talking to her. have a blessed week
Thanks Frances. Yes, Molly is still here with her high energy.
Every single day in the spring season is invaluable, and thus, we make sure to create optimal conditions for the bees' development. To achieve this, we replenish their food supply with ready honey, as the over-wintered bees can easily wear out from sugar processing. Their primary objective is to grow a high-quality replacement.
Last week of Feb. here in N.E. Ga and we're running nearly a month ahead. Trees r blooming. Bees r already drone full and starting queen cups. I fear frost may kill the honey crop this year and many bees with it. Lets hope not.
Nice looking bees!😊
After this last snow storm I'll be going out March 1st and take a look at my bees and show what a real winter is like in Wisconsin.
Looking good Bob, it is game on for us down south. Unusual weather for this time of year. Good stuff
Thanks, I know you're much earlier than we are.
Looking great! I use Carniolan stock and they overwinter pretty small. They never disappoint me though. Like you were saying, if it's sunny and low 40's, they are flying. Here in southern Ohio, Maple pollen started coming in February 17, two weeks early for us.
I'm in Charleston South Carolina today and they're saying two weeks early here also. Unusual spring.
Thanks for sharing, things are on a roll here in KY
In order to identify queenless families, we rely on various indicators, such as temperature readings on the top of the nest, pollen collection patterns, and behavioral observations of the bees. We also conduct direct inspections of the beehive and may even use a control frame if necessary.
We will also be be doing a deeper inspection on our next trip by looking for brood in every colony. This time we only had three days of good weather to check many colonies.
@@bobbinnie9872 Good afternoon! I am from Ukraine, where we are currently experiencing a cold winter. I have been admiring your close-knit team and your impressive work. Wishing you a successful beekeeping season ahead.
During the spring, when the weather can be unpredictable, I check the temperature of my bees by lifting the lid and feeling the top with my hand. While some people use pyrometers to measure the temperature, this method allows me to indirectly assess the condition of my bee families. It is crucial to support them as soon as possible in good weather, particularly in the spring when every day counts.
I take necessary measures to decrease the size of the bee nests of weaker and average bee families. This strategy reduces energy and feed consumption, ultimately improving the overall health of the colony. Although reducing bee nest size can be a laborious task, in the long run, the benefits far outweigh the costs.
Mine are mutts. Started out as Italians 7 years ago. Just 12 colonies. Checked last weekend and I couldn't believe the population. And Surprise Suprise drone brood in all but 2.
It's going to be interesting.
Mine are in a very similar condition Bob. I had purple eye drones this past week.
Thanks for making videos, Bob. You're an absolute legend
Thanks for the videos Bob!
I observed hatching drone brood here in northeast TN on 14 Feb.
I'm scheduled to equalize my 67 colonies next week if weather permits. I hope to start splitting everything in mid March. I also suspect that it will be an early swarm season this year.
Great video!!
Thanks.
I'm in Central Indiana. I was surprised to find drone brood in one hive today too! That's pretty early here!
Looking good!!!
Bob, I had a club meeting this evening, One of the speakers was Frank Grover.
Frank is a wealth of knowledge, as you are. Couple of things he said I'd herd from your videos and no where else, I asked Frank if he'd seen your videos.
He said he had worked for you. WOW!
You've been my first and best teacher, I'm very glad to have Frank here locally to get answers to questions as they rise-up.
Thank You for all of the very valuable and needed beekeeping information that you pass along!
There are many new and non commercial beekeepers that are craving for information on how to keep bees alive and healthy.
I always mention your U-tube videos to about everyone that needs to bee more informed.
Thanks again and always look forward to your next video.
Hi David.Thanks for the comment. We have fond memories of Frank here. He was known as uncle Frank with the UGA folks. If you see him again tell him hello for me.
@@bobbinnie9872 I will!
Good to see this year's bee's!
Hardest part of the year for me. Knowing how hard to split and when to split. I have an abundance of drones walking comb, so I’m going to graft this week. Here’s to old man winter staying away 🍻
Good luck. 👍
How long have you seen the drones? They need three weeks to sexually mature otherwise they could be shooting blanks which result in poorly mated queens.
@@nancynolton6079 every bit of 3 weeks here in Mississippi
They look great! Early start here in Illinois as well.
Good looking colonies Bob. Best wishes for a great season.
Thanks Al and the same for you in Tennessee.
lol I see -20 -30 all the time up in Canada 😅
Still too new to this to think that seeing drone brood now was a surprise here in Hardeeville. But I did have some on 2/25 when I inspected. We had that 17 degree day and I was surprised my bees were okay and building up.
Wow looking good Bob!
Good morning Bob, I was away last week but I did watch your videos.
Good morning sir.
We had pollen coming in about the same time as you here in Pennsylvania this year. Crazy! Our fear right now is that we get a long cold spell. I saw drone brood in one of my hives Sunday. It wasn't much, but that's just unheard of around here this time of year.
Lookin good Bob ! Snow here today in Oregon. Can’t wait for good weather
We're getting reports from friends in Oregon and California that are very interesting. This too shall pass.🙂
You got my interest up so I visited my colonies. Even here in the southeastern Pennsylvania the populations are busy. I'm assuming they are raising brood only because they're using up their winter reserves fast.
It was a warmer winter for the most part. We have Crocus up and flowering along with some lawn weeds that I don't see until mid March.
My friend is a Rabbi. He knows when a spring is going to be early or late. He says to just follow the lunar calendar. He says when Passover is early, it's an early spring. If Passover is later in the spring it's a late winter. He's be quite accurate for a number of years. Look at this spring. It's likely going to be early
Lol was going to say my bees bringing in maple and a really bright red pollen. Guess I know it’s hen bit now. Fixed my mess with the hive, it had 2 full frames of capped brood and 7 frames of food, but I run 2 deeps here in central Ky. The bottom box was just empty wax, everything was in the top box which made it easy to rehive.
Awesome video as usual! Your bees look like my Russians. Busy and exploding.
I used to work with Syleena, she’s awesome! Tell her Ben from Mountain Sweet Honey said hi 😁 Also I just discovered your channel and the information and education you provide here is excellent. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
I'll let her know. Thanks.
Wow..your colonies look great.. All those drones, seems like swarm season is gonna come early. We are seeing the same here in MD.. Typically slow starting Carniolans are already 3-5 solid frames of brood.. a few days ago it was 80 degrees here.. Yesterday it snowed 🙄
It's going to be an interesting season in the east.
Your notes at the end sound just like the conclusions my daughter and I made concerning our bees. No losses thankfully though.
nice bees!
Selina the best beekeeper this side of the Appalachian mountains
Looking great Bob.
Were y'all not worried about swarm cells in those powerhouse colonies that are packed with bees and drone brood? I would have expected a tilt of the bottom box.
We usually won't see cells until the first drones are about ready for mating.
@@bobbinnie9872 Got it! Thanks.
Bob, I was seeing drone brood around the 6th here near B’ham also along with dry queen cups. Now it’s 3 weeks later and I have yet to find a Queen cup with an egg or larvae but I’m so surprised at how many drones I have walking around in the hives. I have yet to see a drone enter or exit a hive.
Interesting. Bee ready for anything!!
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We found bobs secret for good health he eats the propolis
Hello Bob. I know it's a little early but, I'm adding honey suppers today. I like to add a honey super when the daffodils bloom and they have popped open here.
When our maple bloom, two supers go on my hives
Never hurts to ad space ahead of time. Especially where you are.
Mug up in Georgia, good morning from NH where it's 1 F at 8:25am, warmed up from -5 at 5 am. a foot and a half of snow on the ground, with March predicted to be cool. March can bring some heavy wet snows, so I don't think I will be into my bees any time soon. Your yard didn't seem to have fences up yet, when do you start to think about Yogie bear waking up? Thanks for Sharing
Most of our yards do have fences. The yards in this video are south of the shop and out of the mountains so bears are less likely.
Wonderful videos Bob. It seems like you and most of your employees choose the same veil. Would you comment on your preferred gear? Thanks from Wyoming.
Most of my crew is wear jackets and veils from Dadant. I just wear a simple string and elast veil and hat from Mann Lake and cotton coveralls.
Hey Bob, here in the Northern Rivers, NSW( Australia) in the last month ( early winter) we've had chilled mornings and nights(6C in the morning and 10C after 7p.m.). The temperatures are around the 20C during the day though. This kind of "winter" days are going to last until the end of September and there'll be waves of nectar (PaperBark, Melaleuca fam). There's so much blossoming that I find myself with 6frames of sealed brood and 1 of eggs ( in 8 frames boxes) and ready to harvest again. And there's still drones hanging around... I usually start grafting from Sept/Oct and by the end of January I'm set up. Question: should I move brood frames above the excluder(as I usually do to in Summer)? As I'm tempted ...My set up is: single brood box and two supers. Thank you!
3rd year beekeeper trying to grow. N. West Louisiana. Took me all day to get through 2 smaller yards. One needs food, one needs another box, one is honey bound, one is too small and I do not know if its just weak or if its not worth saving. One has swarm cells - made several splits. One hive had mice in it so another trip back home to get some hardware cloth to put over the entrance, etc... Every hive needs something different. How do you work so smoothly and fast through a yard???
In this early visit we didn't do a lot of work so perhaps it seems easy. We are currently doing a lot of equalizing and feeding so things aren't feeling so quick.
Hi Bob, what beespace do you have between your boxes that allows for drone brood?
We have all standard type equipment which usually leaves 3/8 to 1/2 inch.
Hello from Colo what's your temperatures out there ? We usually don't crack hives until warm temps over night, my step dad has been bee keeping for his whole life, we don't recommend cracking hives until spring, and taking honey if there is any, never in fall. Nor do we use smoke very often, tells the bees hurry up eat honey our house is in fire.
Hope turns out well for yall
This day was warmer than normal in the low 60s.
when you get your new queens do you sell any of the old ones
Sorry but no.
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Ya sure, Seth at the fort house. For his own tickets 😂
If I am in need of drawing out foundation when (temperature wise) would you consider it safe to be adding feed like a 1:1 ? I’m guessing I’m about 3 or 4 weeks behind you here in mid Ohio.
You'll need moderately warm nights also. For simply drawing comb we prefer something a little thinner. Perhaps 1.5 water to 1 sugar.
@@bobbinnie9872 Okay thank you
Do you keep a green drone frame in most boxes?
We try to have one in every colony but don't always make it.
You made the vide 3 weeks ago.
Have you started grafting?
No grafting yet, probably third week in March, but we've started the next round of work and they are definitely expanding. Lots of equalizing to do at this point. That's how we will keep the big ones in check.
How often do your hands get stung??
Not too much. We have gentle bees for the most part.
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Good afternoon Bob, hello from Ukraine, I want to make hives, what is the optimal thickness, for the hive wall, 20 mm is enough, what are the dimensions of the hive wall thickness in the USA and Canada, for early thanks?
Привет hive wall thickness is 3/4 so about 19mm
ETs Bees is correct.
Hi Bob. I recently watched a presentation on queen failure from poor quality drone failure that got me wondering more about your drone frame use. I notice in your video here you have drone frames in some deeps but not others. Do you remove drone frames in the winter? Can you say more about your philosophy on the use of drone frames or point me to a video if you have already engaged this subject? Thanks so much.
Hi Dan. Here is a link. th-cam.com/video/w25tA-W7N6g/w-d-xo.html
Great video. Where did you say you get your Caucasian queens from? Are they nice to work with? Do you sell queens? Thanks Bob
We get our breeder queens from Shibu Raj in Tennessee. www.tworivershoneybees.com/. We do sell queens from May on and will start booking in April.
Bob como vai? Poderia informar que raça são as abelhas são muito dóceis ótimo para fazer manejo obrigado abraço.
Mostly Caucasian.
Hello. What are the green frames next to the beehive outer board?
They are drone foundation frames.
@@bobbinnie9872 thank you.sir.
Selena won! She removed the first frame for inspection
I didn't think of that way but you are right.👍
When you give a small colony a frame of brood from a bigger colony, do you shake the bees off or give bees and brood?
We usually give them the bees too and rarely have problems. However, we don't give a really big brood to a really small colony.
Starve or swarm, good issue to have I guess.
Yes, and both on the same day. Lol
Hi Bob, the Carnies are very similar to the AMM bee, Bob. I mainly keep amm, but have some carnies from swarms. And they are very nice bees, have very good traits like the amm. I used fondant from Hive-alive for the second year. And i will know in another 3 weeks how they did compared to my bees i just had plane fondant on. We had a great winter crop of ivy in all my Apairys so i didn't have to feed my bees that much. Im going to try the Hive alive syrup for colonie strength as an additive, it will hopefully help me bring on the new colonies this year. Please God the weather doesn't get colder. We are fluctuating between 9c - 12c which is ok.
Hopefully everything goes to plan...
Please let me know your conclusions on that fondant.