Every time I watch your videos I get motivated to go and open my hive. Unfortunately I usually watch your videos at night. 😭 Thanks for posting these, much appreciated!
Me and my cousin saved a swarm yesterday! He has hives already but this was a swarm at my neighbor's house in his gutter ! We hope we got the Queen 🐝🌸 He said they love their new home so far
David, I just want to thank you for your advice as how to take my bees through winter. This was my first "bee winter" I bought 4 queens last fall from you and was concerned that with such late season splits, they might not have much of a chance to survive the winter. With your instructions, not only did they survive. But they have thrived!!! They are coming out of the winter strong!! Bees everywhere!! Can't count rhe bees coming in and out of any of the late season splits!! Thank you so much for the gentle, hard working, mates queens!! Outstanding!!! Sincerely, Phillip Hall
very nice, finally someone who explained everything and held the camera steady so the watcher could see it. thanks. our ducks seem stupid, they just keep going in one direction and do not let the hives bother them when they're on patrol, it's like the hives are not even there. the labs know enough to keep their distance.
As a new beekeeper, I will be setting up my first hives this year. I am currently assembling three hives (two for me and one for my friend) in the basement. It’s been a tough winter up here in Sturgeon Bay (Door County), WI, what with all the snow and the cold vortex. This video has been the most informative I’ve seen as far as what I should be looking. This is the FIRST video where the queen was clearly visible, along with various cells, e.g., honey, closed caps, pollen, various stages of larvae, and , of course the queen!! My bees are scheduled to arrive end of April/beginning of May. Thank you, Dave, very much for a great video!!!
I just started beekeeping and watched almost all of your video's. This will help me a lot and everytime it is as you talk to me in your video's. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Wow so so helpful...i my self am thinking about beekeeping come this summer and every video i watch every hive look the same for me cant tell the difference at all...so thanks so much i feel a lot more comfortable now...and again Thanks! Alot!
I see this video is from 3y ago but it is so helpful! I am going to do my first hive inspection of the spring. This was my first Wi yet as a beekeeper.
David thank you for all the videos you made. I paused this video 2 and a half min in something you said made me have to thank you. Last year I bought some bee a package from you and a nuc from a local bee keeper if not for all the videos I would have had that “ what am I looking at “ moment. So thanks again.
We have had our first hive now for 2 months with lots of new bees apparently being hatched out because we see a ton of bees flying in and out, but we didn't know what to look for when we open it so we are going to try now. Thanks, this helps us know what we are looking at. Still lots to learn for sure.
Hello, I've been watching your videos for a little bit, and finally decided to subscribe. This is my first year. I started off late with a 6 frame nuc in the later half of May 2018, having transferred them to a 10 frame brood box. It was my only Hive, and now I have something of a mystery. I live in the Piedmont area of North Carolina. Throughout the coldest weather we've had, I placed a bee cozy on my hive. It still had my honey super on the entire time. It has four wooden frames, and four flow frames. The bees survived all the way through the winter up until a few weeks ago. The bout of warm weather we had at the beginning of February got my bees working, bringing in lots of pollen. The color looked like red maple pollen. I opened it up and inspected it during the warmest day and saw that there were about a small nuc's worth of bees skittering about. Mama bee was still alive, but I didn't see any eggs. I put some sugar water in an entrance feeder, but they weren't all too interested in it, so I let it be. The night before it was to get cold again, I put the bee cozy back on, and left them alone. Facing the front of the hive, they all seemed to only want to congregate on the right side of the brood box. I thought perhaps where the hive was facing in relation to the sun was why they stayed on that side of the hive, because they always came out of the hive and whipped around and flew toward the sun. While they were staying in the hive in the cold weather, I turned the hive around the other way, so that the sun wood shine on the entrance side of the hive, once the good weather came back. A couple weeks later, when it was warm enough, I noticed nobody was flying around. So I opened up the hive, and saw that all the bees were dead. I had done nothing different than what I had been, right up to that point except for spinning The hive around so that the sun could hit the entrance. Upon looking through the hive, finding plenty of stores, I did find that most of the frames were heavy with uncapped nectar. There were only less than a dozen dead hive beetles, and the mite tray had no varroa on it. The inner cover, on the left side of the hive showed some dark lines where the spaces between frames were. I'm guessing, that it was mold and there was too much uncapped nectar in the frames, and they acted like a heatsink, and chilled them out. I know a physical inspection would give you more of an idea, but based off of what information I've given you, I'd like to know your thoughts.
I just recently ordered a 3 lb package from my local bee supply store. On the bright side, those bees will have fully drawn frames to work on except for one, maybe two.
Both my father and grandfather kept bees. Some of my earliest memories are of my father doing this. I have been stung more times than i can count. Usually only realize it afterwards. I will do this one day. Your videos will help. Thank you for this.
I really enjoyed your video. I am a new bee keeper in OK and I just ordered my package from you. I am so excited as I have wanted to do this for years and finally got the courage.
I enjoy watching your videos. 🐝🐝🐝 I enjoy learning about bees and you are the best at explaining everything in detail. I enjoy this aspect of your videos. 🐝🐝🐝
Thank you so much!! This helped me greatly. New beekeeper here. I'm a bit nervous about my first fall/winter with the girls. I'm getting ready to place Apivar strips today because I have seen some mites. I really hope that I don't mess this up,beekeeping that is. Be well and thanks again. Subscribed.
David could you dedicate 1 nuc for a series & take us viewers threw a complete season with it? Give it a name, compare its build up, hopefully split & possibly do a giveaway.... Maybe from that small swarm from the other day? Most beginners only have 1 or 2 hives so a comparison over a series might be helpful... thanks for the lessons
Not sure, i went with tbh so im always limited to package or swarm bees or split... Some say for the beginner its nice to see the bees build up from scratch with package bees but your way ahead with the nucs
David, I want to thank you for your wealth of knowledge. I'm from Colorado so our climates are vastly different but I can still apply so much of what you have to offer. I love watching your videos and have learned so much. Again thank you! Thank you! 💕💕
David, thank you so much. I needed this basic information to get started. I'm in South TX, getting my first hive April 25, 2020. I purchased a 10 frame establish colony. They are Italian, hope they will be gentle as yours!
Thank you for showing the parts of the combs. I've been wondering how to tell what the cells were. On a technical side note, if you can do lowercase letters, it will make your text easier to read. I learned this in a graphics class. My theory of why it's easier To read is because lowercase alternates heights, whereas all uppercase is ONE HEIGHT. So, if you can use a regular sentence format but include lowercase with the correct uppercase, we can read your message easier and quicker.
Hello, I'm a beekeeper from New Zealand. I watch your videos because I'm very curious with how beekeeping happens abroad. I really enjoy your videos. I deal mainly with F/D hives. (10 frames hives) (doubles aswell 20 frames) I work with Manuka honey. So I just wanted to say hello. And I appreciate your videos.
How do you handle propolis build up? What can you do with propolis? Would love to have you talk about that one of these days! Thank you for all you film & do!
I have my first hive. We caught it and are waiting on a queen. In the meantime. The bees have built the comb all too thick and it tore apart between the frames. Should I cut it out and just remove it and let them rebuild, or try to hang it back on? We are using foundation frames. We have a 10 frame box and they are just in the 2 middle ones.
I am getting my first package of bees in May. Would you recommend that I start them off with empty frames, or should I used pre-waxed plastic frames? Perhaps a combo of the two? I am struggling to understand the best way to start a hive with empty frames and not sure if that would be too difficult for them to get started. Excellent video! I have been doing a lot of research and after watching this I feel like I can recognize some of these things upon first glance!
all your video are always so cool and full of info, thank you for your effort to help us out! maybe a quick idea, what about creating a playlist with all your video just related to new beekeepers instructional videos, such as online beekeeping course, titled and reordered from start to finish. thank you
Brand spanking new beekeeper here. What happens if you don't do 'splits' & you only want to deal with one colony in one hive? Is that even possible?? I began with a 5 frame nuc I ordered. They are spreading but I have never seen the unmarked queen since I received these bees. Because of your videos, I know she's in there & on what frame by the way these docile Italian bees act when I pull the frame she's on. Thank you for everything you do!
David at right around 7:45 on the video there is a big drip of clear fluid from a bee. I'm assuming it was nectar??? Thanks for all you do for all of us learning! 🌞
Do you feed every spring regardless, i have 2 hives going from last yr, so this spring now will be a full yr. Both hives have 2 deeps , no supers, i did see each deep have a few frames of honey left over from last fall. Warming up now and pollen is coming in good
There is something going around, you are not the only one I know under the weather. Please take care of yourself and get well. Love the videos but your health is more important!
As always, great video!! Hopefully picking up my Nucs here in Jersey in a month or so?? All boxes built, painted, and ready to go. Can’t wait to start my “rooftop” beekeeping!!
13:24 of course that's after the fact, that bees arrange their combs with honey outside to protect the inside brood. As you mentioned outside layers of comb are honey to also keep warmer. It seems logical. I still refuse idea of often Disturbing bees with "inspections", rather than built beehives that open Sideways, like a chest. on Two sides. You could do it and use improvements right from viewers. E.g after opening Sides of the Hive, you would see a Transparent Plexi, for your enjoyment and protection from unnecessary winds and colds. I have a small model. I also have model of "burundi beehive", hive from cardboard and insulated with aluminum insulation. Good for warm, dry climates.
North Carolina native here you really inspired me caught my first swarm in May thanks for all the knowledge
Thank you for making these great videos! I am entering my first year, and all of your teachings are just what I need! So helpful!
Every time I watch your videos I get motivated to go and open my hive. Unfortunately I usually watch your videos at night. 😭
Thanks for posting these, much appreciated!
Me and my cousin saved a swarm yesterday! He has hives already but this was a swarm at my neighbor's house in his gutter ! We hope we got the Queen 🐝🌸 He said they love their new home so far
David, I just want to thank you for your advice as how to take my bees through winter. This was my first "bee winter" I bought 4 queens last fall from you and was concerned that with such late season splits, they might not have much of a chance to survive the winter. With your instructions, not only did they survive. But they have thrived!!! They are coming out of the winter strong!! Bees everywhere!! Can't count rhe bees coming in and out of any of the late season splits!! Thank you so much for the gentle, hard working, mates queens!! Outstanding!!!
Sincerely, Phillip Hall
I'm a new beekeeper getting ready to check our hive this weekend. This video has been so helpful. Thank you!
very nice, finally someone who explained everything and held the camera steady so the watcher could see it. thanks. our ducks seem stupid, they just keep going in one direction and do not let the hives bother them when they're on patrol, it's like the hives are not even there. the labs know enough to keep their distance.
Hi David,
I can reflect back! And I can reflect back on you and Jimmy helping me! PRECIATE Y'ALL ALWAYS!!!!
As a new beekeeper, I will be setting up my first hives this year. I am currently assembling three hives (two for me and one for my friend) in the basement. It’s been a tough winter up here in Sturgeon Bay (Door County), WI, what with all the snow and the cold vortex. This video has been the most informative I’ve seen as far as what I should be looking. This is the FIRST video where the queen was clearly visible, along with various cells, e.g., honey, closed caps, pollen, various stages of larvae, and , of course the queen!! My bees are scheduled to arrive end of April/beginning of May. Thank you, Dave, very much for a great video!!!
I just started beekeeping and watched almost all of your video's. This will help me a lot and everytime it is as you talk to me in your video's. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Thank you this info is what I have been hungering for most! But what surprises me most is your cat, bees, chicken and geese are all co-existing!
I just ordered my first hive and am trying to learn as much as I can before I get my bees. This helped a lot.
Wow so so helpful...i my self am thinking about beekeeping come this summer and every video i watch every hive look the same for me cant tell the difference at all...so thanks so much i feel a lot more comfortable now...and again Thanks! Alot!
I see this video is from 3y ago but it is so helpful! I am going to do my first hive inspection of the spring. This was my first Wi yet as a beekeeper.
David thank you for all the videos you made. I paused this video 2 and a half min in something you said made me have to thank you. Last year I bought some bee a package from you and a nuc from a local bee keeper if not for all the videos I would have had that “ what am I looking at “ moment. So thanks again.
I'm also a beekeeper and I learned a good lesson from your channel thank you so much
This video is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for making it. And I love the look of your property. All the best.
We have had our first hive now for 2 months with lots of new bees apparently being hatched out because we see a ton of bees flying in and out, but we didn't know what to look for when we open it so we are going to try now. Thanks, this helps us know what we are looking at. Still lots to learn for sure.
Excellent job describing the phases of the bees, and admirable camera work. Will be back!
Thanks for this video, I just got my bees today.
I’m very new to bee keeping I appreciate this
Me too... I need the mentoring. thank you
This video was very helpful! I was certified two years ago and finally got my first nuc this year. Thank you.
Hello, I've been watching your videos for a little bit, and finally decided to subscribe. This is my first year. I started off late with a 6 frame nuc in the later half of May 2018, having transferred them to a 10 frame brood box. It was my only Hive, and now I have something of a mystery. I live in the Piedmont area of North Carolina. Throughout the coldest weather we've had, I placed a bee cozy on my hive. It still had my honey super on the entire time. It has four wooden frames, and four flow frames. The bees survived all the way through the winter up until a few weeks ago. The bout of warm weather we had at the beginning of February got my bees working, bringing in lots of pollen. The color looked like red maple pollen. I opened it up and inspected it during the warmest day and saw that there were about a small nuc's worth of bees skittering about. Mama bee was still alive, but I didn't see any eggs. I put some sugar water in an entrance feeder, but they weren't all too interested in it, so I let it be. The night before it was to get cold again, I put the bee cozy back on, and left them alone. Facing the front of the hive, they all seemed to only want to congregate on the right side of the brood box. I thought perhaps where the hive was facing in relation to the sun was why they stayed on that side of the hive, because they always came out of the hive and whipped around and flew toward the sun. While they were staying in the hive in the cold weather, I turned the hive around the other way, so that the sun wood shine on the entrance side of the hive, once the good weather came back. A couple weeks later, when it was warm enough, I noticed nobody was flying around. So I opened up the hive, and saw that all the bees were dead. I had done nothing different than what I had been, right up to that point except for spinning The hive around so that the sun could hit the entrance. Upon looking through the hive, finding plenty of stores, I did find that most of the frames were heavy with uncapped nectar. There were only less than a dozen dead hive beetles, and the mite tray had no varroa on it. The inner cover, on the left side of the hive showed some dark lines where the spaces between frames were. I'm guessing, that it was mold and there was too much uncapped nectar in the frames, and they acted like a heatsink, and chilled them out. I know a physical inspection would give you more of an idea, but based off of what information I've given you, I'd like to know your thoughts.
I just recently ordered a 3 lb package from my local bee supply store. On the bright side, those bees will have fully drawn frames to work on except for one, maybe two.
Really informative. Thank you very much.
thankyou very much for your ongoing help. this is my first year and im loving every minute of it😍🐝
Both my father and grandfather kept bees. Some of my earliest memories are of my father doing this. I have been stung more times than i can count. Usually only realize it afterwards. I will do this one day. Your videos will help. Thank you for this.
Once a beekeeper always a beekeeper
I can’t wait to start bee 🐝 keeping.
I live in the South West of England. We love your site over here. You really do give us all a insight into Beekeeping
Thank you David!!!
I really enjoyed your video. I am a new bee keeper in OK and I just ordered my package from you. I am so excited as I have wanted to do this for years and finally got the courage.
Thank you for sharing such a helpful video for beginner beekeepers you are truly generous and awesome as always ^^
Awesome video. Very well laid out. Thanks so much
thank you for taking the time to do these videos. as a third year keeper it's a wonderful education.
GET WELL QUICK...
Thank you for this video!
I needed this info...
really helpful for a new beekeeper, many thanks :)
I enjoy watching your videos. 🐝🐝🐝 I enjoy learning about bees and you are the best at explaining everything in detail. I enjoy this aspect of your videos. 🐝🐝🐝
Thank you so much!! This helped me greatly. New beekeeper here. I'm a bit nervous about my first fall/winter with the girls. I'm getting ready to place Apivar strips today because I have seen some mites. I really hope that I don't mess this up,beekeeping that is. Be well and thanks again. Subscribed.
David could you dedicate 1 nuc for a series & take us viewers threw a complete season with it? Give it a name, compare its build up, hopefully split & possibly do a giveaway.... Maybe from that small swarm from the other day? Most beginners only have 1 or 2 hives so a comparison over a series might be helpful... thanks for the lessons
Do you know if there is a video of what to do when you get a NUC home?
Not sure, i went with tbh so im always limited to package or swarm bees or split... Some say for the beginner its nice to see the bees build up from scratch with package bees but your way ahead with the nucs
Go to littlebitshoneybees.com the Joe May site. He had a good series last summer on a package he put in a 5 frame nuc. It went most of the summer.
5 days I install my first package on video so getting ready @@steveluepke9654
Very informative and very good explanations and indications on the video. Thank you!
Brilliant filming! Thanks so much great to see it all so clearly. 👍🏻
David, I want to thank you for your wealth of knowledge. I'm from Colorado so our climates are vastly different but I can still apply so much of what you have to offer. I love watching your videos and have learned so much. Again thank you! Thank you! 💕💕
Thanks for making this video. Awesome information.
Brand new to bee keeping. Very informative video. Thank you!
Hope you feel better soon David! thank you for the videos and all the work you put in to help us new guys!
Great video. got 7 Swarm Traps up and running hoping that ill get one lol..Praying all have a great spring and there apiaries Flourish this year..
David, thank you so much. I needed this basic information to get started. I'm in South TX, getting my first hive April 25, 2020. I purchased a 10 frame establish colony. They are Italian, hope they will be gentle as yours!
Bee keeping is addictive, but you will love it...
Thank you for showing the parts of the combs. I've been wondering how to tell what the cells were.
On a technical side note, if you can do lowercase letters, it will make your text easier to read. I learned this in a graphics class. My theory of why it's easier To read is because lowercase alternates heights, whereas all uppercase is ONE HEIGHT. So, if you can use a regular sentence format but include lowercase with the correct uppercase, we can read your message easier and quicker.
I appreciate these videos. You do a great job David.
Thanks for the info, it really helped, like the vids, and thanks for helping us newbees out.
Awesome video . Thanks for all the info. Nice to see all the different stages in the hive
Great video, I currently have one hive and as of yesterday they were doing well. Appreciate the info.
Thanks for this. We’re very new and this gives us a better understanding what we see at least. Liked & Subscribed
Thank you for this awesome detailed video!!
Hello, I'm a beekeeper from New Zealand. I watch your videos because I'm very curious with how beekeeping happens abroad. I really enjoy your videos. I deal mainly with F/D hives. (10 frames hives) (doubles aswell 20 frames) I work with Manuka honey. So I just wanted to say hello. And I appreciate your videos.
Great Videos! Thank you so much for all of your hard work. Love all your babies!
Excellent video! It gives me a great view and explanation of what I am looking at.
Thanks David. 👍
How do you handle propolis build up? What can you do with propolis? Would love to have you talk about that one of these days! Thank you for all you film & do!
Thanks, very informative.
Very helpful. Thank you
You have been a great resource, thank you for your efforts
Could you do a video on how to know if the hive is ready for harvest? These are the best and most informative videos out there! Thank you!
Amazing video thank you so much this was so educational
Great tips, working on some frames and stuff to get started myself.
Thank you for your videos. They are informative and answer questions I didn't even know I had.
Great info! Love your videos!
Great video 🐝
Thank you, I learned a lot, very helpful, straight shooter, no BS.
Thanks so much Mark!!!
learning alot thanks, feel better
Go pro has a great head harness for hands free production. You have such great videos. It would be a big help in allowing you freedom with your hands.
I really won't to get one of those.
Oh the nasty cold. Glad to see the new video.
Dad gum, I was first on. Now what?
I have my first hive. We caught it and are waiting on a queen. In the meantime. The bees have built the comb all too thick and it tore apart between the frames. Should I cut it out and just remove it and let them rebuild, or try to hang it back on? We are using foundation frames. We have a 10 frame box and they are just in the 2 middle ones.
I am getting my first package of bees in May. Would you recommend that I start them off with empty frames, or should I used pre-waxed plastic frames? Perhaps a combo of the two? I am struggling to understand the best way to start a hive with empty frames and not sure if that would be too difficult for them to get started.
Excellent video! I have been doing a lot of research and after watching this I feel like I can recognize some of these things upon first glance!
@@davidhaught84 Thank you I will make sure to not leave any gaps where they can build wild comb. I appreciate your time
all your video are always so cool and full of info, thank you for your effort to help us out! maybe a quick idea, what about creating a playlist with all your video just related to new beekeepers instructional videos, such as online beekeeping course, titled and reordered from start to finish. thank you
Great video thanks
Thank you very good video
Brand spanking new beekeeper here. What happens if you don't do 'splits' & you only want to deal with one colony in one hive? Is that even possible?? I began with a 5 frame nuc I ordered. They are spreading but I have never seen the unmarked queen since I received these bees. Because of your videos, I know she's in there & on what frame by the way these docile Italian bees act when I pull the frame she's on. Thank you for everything you do!
David at right around 7:45 on the video there is a big drip of clear fluid from a bee. I'm assuming it was nectar??? Thanks for all you do for all of us learning! 🌞
Thank you very much.
Great video. I'm new to bee keeping and love your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Good video, and thanks.
Do you feed every spring regardless, i have 2 hives going from last yr, so this spring now will be a full yr. Both hives have 2 deeps , no supers, i did see each deep have a few frames of honey left over from last fall. Warming up now and pollen is coming in good
There is something going around, you are not the only one I know under the weather. Please take care of yourself and get well. Love the videos but your health is more important!
16:23 It's so cute! 😃
love the video thanks so much !!!!!
As always, great video!! Hopefully picking up my Nucs here in Jersey in a month or so?? All boxes built, painted, and ready to go. Can’t wait to start my “rooftop” beekeeping!!
If I was a bee, I’d have a lot of relatives to help me! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝💛
Great video as always!
Thank you so much!!! This was so helpful.
Thanks, great help.
I filmed mine all over the peach trees yesterday.🥂
How do you get the bees to draw out the natural comb? My bees haven't touched them this year..
Great video
Thank you David
13:24 of course that's after the fact, that bees arrange their combs with honey outside to protect the inside brood. As you mentioned outside layers of comb are honey to also keep warmer. It seems logical. I still refuse idea of often Disturbing bees with "inspections", rather than built beehives that open Sideways, like a chest. on Two sides. You could do it and use improvements right from viewers. E.g after opening Sides of the Hive, you would see a Transparent Plexi, for your enjoyment and protection from unnecessary winds and colds.
I have a small model. I also have model of "burundi beehive", hive from cardboard and insulated with aluminum insulation. Good for warm, dry climates.
this was great info for me. THANKS
Great info, thanks David!
Informative, thanks!
So this hive had at least 2 queens? If so are they both active on 2 different frames?
Great video Dave, thanks!
Love this, thank you for the overview.