Day in the Life of a Professional Beekeeper
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I visit a beekeeper in Sweden to see what a day of beekeeping looks like. I learnt about how honey is made, how queen bees are reared and how Kalle runs his small business.
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I have anxiety and depression bad enough that I need a service dog.
I am unable to preform most tasks for jobs, though I am getting better.
My parents got bees and we moved a swarm to my house. I love these little guys. My italian bees are calm and happy enough to let me work with them without a suit if I'm not removing frames. Don't even mind the lid taken off.
I'm hoping to do a lot more with bees and some with sheep. I figure if I can't really work a normal job, I have 55 acres to be a farmer.
I'm looking into indoor oyster mushroom cultivation, but bees and sheep are also good routes.
You know the guy is a pro when everything looks easy when he's doing the work!
Swedish former beekeeper here. How amazing is this! And it looks just like around here in Östergötland where I live. At most I had 37 hives and that year a average of 80kg honey per hive. That was hard work! I can't imagine having a hundred 😅 Good luck to you mate! 👍🏻
Do you sell the honey in jars or you used it for something else?
@@vanessaamesty6739 Is there even a way for a single person to use three tons of honey? My entire family doesn't eat as much XD
Do you make it into mead?
@@megan00b8. You sell it 🙄
@@chrissheppard342 Read the comment I'm replying to...
this man was so nice showing you his beekeeping business! seems like a lot of hard work, but im still interested owning a box or two in the future :D
Пару ульев для души. И штук 30 для мёда 😃
"A box or two"? Pretty soon your soul will be consumed by the bee hivemind and you will own over a hundred boxes. All you will care about is bees, and eventually you will become the bee.
I see that the headline of this video said you are a professional bee keeper. Do not know if you take suggestions from other bee keepers or not but here is something I do not know if you have heard about or not an a little something to help you out . Have you ever heard about running only 9 frames in your 10 frame honey supers . What you do is pull one frame out of your 10 frame supers an then space out your nine frames equally in the box . What this does is the bees will draw out these frames thicker than normal an believe it or not you WILL get MORE HONEY in these thicker nine frames than you will get out of 10 thinner frames . YOU WILL GET MORE HONEY. Then if you pull one out of nine supers that is enough to make you another super with out having to purchase the frames all you have to do is purchase just another qbox that adds to your equipment cheaper and I do not know how you uncap your frames but it makes uncapping a lot easier to do . Also if you sale your capping wax it gives more wax to do with what ever your need is . I hope you understand what I I am trying to say on this because it REALLY DOES WORK OUT GREAT. You can make more honey and money with less work an less equipment an less time . Good luck from the USA . Keep up the great work.
True
I'm a beekeeper from South Africa. I do the same for my broodboxes.. only 9 frames.. but for a different reason- i've noticed that the bees tend to leave the side of the frame against the box which could lead to the wax moth slipping in there and laying eggs. So I use only 9 frames to give them better space to defend their hive all around
@@jansmit327where in SA! Would love to try the honey! I’m in Jhb!
You read the title completely incorrectly. He is not referring to himself as a professional beekeeper but rather Kalle, the man he visits.
@@bingus454 well he could relay the message. Thanks
I can relate to Kalle. I too had a professional career until I finally said "screw it, I'm gonna raise bees!" I'm also a busker, which he mentioned early on. Life's too short to toil away for some corporate over lord!!!
There's a blue bee in like Costa Rica or somewhere and they only eat lavender flowers so their honey is this blueish purple!!!!! They're so beautiful!!
For some reason bee keeping has been in my head for a couple of years now. This makes about two hours of vids by you Ive looked at this morning. Very inspiring. Also, I once spent a year in Sweden and picking blueberries is one of my fondest memories, that and the Swedish country homes!
Thanks for watching. Yeah the Swedish red country houses are so good looking! 😍
You should start. No time like the present
What an awesome documentary about Kalle and his bee-keeping! Your videos are always great, but this was excellent! Fascinating to watch, even though I don’t keep bees. Keep up the amazing work and thanks for the video!!
Thanks for watching Sean!
Hi Kale. Thanks for letting us and Alex spend the day with you.
As a swede, the misquotes are absolutely annoying, but they are the worst in the forest.
If you are out when it’s a bit of breeze, strong enough to make its way through the trees. Then the small little buggers can’t handle it and you won’t have to deal with any mosquitos.
Also just picking up some roll on misquotes repellent works well.
We have very favourable laws for walking, foraging and camping in Sweden. So I recommend taking advantage of it while visiting.
Depending on the time of year and where in Sweden you are I recommend foraging for:
wild blueberries (blåbär in swedish, extremely easy, super delicious, they are everywhere, I believe they cover something like 70% of Swedens land mass),
Lingon berries (lingon in Swedish, pretty easy but you don’t find them in the same mass as the blueberries)
wild strawberries / alpine strawberries (smultron in Swedish. You find them everywhere, but just a couple of plants. And more in the edge of hedges or close by a spring. Pretty rare to find a really big patch of them in the Forrest. Super delicious)
Cloudberries (hjortron in Swedish. A yellow berry relative of raspberries and blackberries. You are able to find it everywhere in Sweden, but some parts of the country has more of it and easier to find)
Chanterelles (kantareller in Swedish. There are many other mushrooms to forage. But chanterelles is one of the easiest and most delicious)
I'm British but living in the South of Sweden and about to start beekeeping so this was super-interesting for me 🙂
Always a good day when Alex uploads on a Friday, Working day just got a whole lot easier!! had me scared for a second though.
Beautiful bees video, thanks for sharing.
Just amazed with the skill you have to make this documentary. You know someone will do really good If he has real passion for the job. Loved it man
Very interesting watching the whole process of bee keeping/ honey gathering, documented so beautifully by you, Alex.
Thank you..
Your videos just get more and more interesting. Brilliant work !
Thank you !
Beautiful video! Kale has an amazing intelligence about these bee's I can see. Amazing how he takes every single element in perception
Another fantastic video from what looked like a stunning location.
Thanks for sharing.
I really love everything about bees. Thank you, Karle’ and Alex. I’m soo excited.
I’ve wanted to bee-keep for years! This guy’s storage unit scared it right out of me!
This was great Alex, thanks for posting.
I just love watching this channel so much, It's so Calming, I wish in Future I can live a life like yours.
Thank you for sharing such an interesting process and lifestyle
Kalle is a man of skill.
As someone who moved from england to Sweden, this is such a fun episode for me. I really appreciate the high production value that goes into these videos. Thank you for this! This is also my first TH-cam comment, haha. These videos definitely inspire me along with many other people.
It was great to see how other people are Beekeepers, I loved where he keeps his smoker when traveling, making it safe to move when still hot. I was unaware of the Honeydew taken from aphids too, thanks for sharing Alex.
Hi, new sub here and I just wanted to say, I've been binge watching your content all day! They're high quality, engaging, and very informative. Keep it up!
Ps. Love from New Zealand 🇳🇿
love this channel!
its amazing how many different ways there are to keep bees. one channel he takes the frames and just puts new frames in and never takes the supers, another takes a super and put a clean super back in its place. i think as long as the bees are happy you can just do it however you find it the best for you maybe
Thankyou Kalle for sharing your beekeeping life with us it is very interesting. I started beekeeping this year I am excited and nervous with all the new things I will be doing next year. Splitting my hive, adding and making new hive boxes and growing my apiary. I hope all goes well and I dont have any unforseen disasters lol but with beekeeping you just have to learn and keep on going. have a good day :)
starting eating honey because of these videos. having some right now. got the covid and had been a nice watch while not feeling good. hoping to get a hive set up myself when i can. thank you and keep up the great work, lovely to see you pursue your passions
Great video Alex and very interesting, I wanted to take this chance to say I received a copy of the Simple Guide to Fishing that you wrote with Carl, I used to fish about 30 years ago and I have decided to get back into it, I have chosen carp as my main target. Your book is really helpful to me, easy to follow and well written, so a big thank you to you and Carl (not forgetting Omi's illustrtions)
Great show Alex. Very interesting too watch 👍
That section about the queen was pretty interesting!
Fascinating Alex. Thanks for sharing
I absolutely falling in love with your Video, I am learning to become a beekeeper and your channel is one of my favorite. The mood the tone the music everything is just so relaxing. I’ve watched more than 1,000 videos of the beekeeping videos and yet yours are the best so far🎉🎉🎉 love. Fim from Thailand. 😊
Thanks so much! Happy to hear. Best of luck with your beekeeping!
Great job! Love your video. Kalle is great in what he does. God bless!
Brilliant video again Alex, very interesting Thank you
Very informative video.
Keep up the good work
Wow, those meetings with experience beekepers is an experience for life!
Awesome!always a good content. Keep comin'! Cheers!
Thank you Alex!👍
So happy to see you visiting my country and enjoying your time here! And also, really interesting video!
You should come and visit Latvia. We too love shroom searching. 😊 Awesome forests with berries and shrooms.
An outstanding documentary, very informative, put the BBC to shame. Keep up the good work 👍
Great informative video Alex as always, really enjoyed watching it. Your passion for bees and other adventures outside of fishing is refreshing 🐝👍🏼.
I have a top tip for you, that will keep those pesky mosquitoes at bay. My father and I use Kanzuk barber lemon spray, the turkish barbers spray it on you, after they’ve finished cutting your hair. We found out from a friend that mosquitoes hate anything citrus. This stuff is amazing, as we used to get molested every fishing trip by the mosquitoes, now it’s great. Just a pity we had not found it years ago.
Thanks!
@@just_alex your welcome
Absolutely fascinating.
Hi Alex , I don’t bee keep but still find myself drawn to your videos ! Such Interesting things you get up too , keep up the great work , thanks for all your content
Cheers for watching David!
Keep up the good work! you obviously put lots of effort into these videos and we love them, so don't stop!
Awesome cant wait to see this video thanks so much for.entertaining us and have a awesome day keep up the good work
Very wonderful !!
Really finding finding your groove mate... fantastic videos. thank you 🙂
Thank you for watching!
Really really interesting. Thank you.
Glad to follow your videos, and extra cool to see you visit my home country, Followed you and your brother before and now im hard pressed to know what videos i like more =) keep up the good work.
I love your videos, you explain things so well. The quality and editing of these videos is just phenomenal. Never disappoints ❤️
Thanks.
We are too old now, so our two hives are enough. Great video.💕🇦🇺
Great vid!
Thanks Alex - Always interesting content..
I'm not a bee keeper Alex but that was realy interesting your channel just gets better and better fantastic insight into bees keep up the great work 👍 👏
Thanks for watching!
@@just_alex not a problem your a must watch channel for me I'm glad you have changed from a completely fishing channel just loving the travel and all the other interesting things you get up to how's the van build coming along
Great job Alex, love your videos!
Thanks!
What an extremely interesting video, thanks Alex 🙂👍
Thanks!
Incredible and meaningful content
I close to buy my bees AND Seattle in the Highland near the river. I am too happy.. thanks for sharing this experiencia with us..
Absolutely brilliant Alex. My parrots would love those blueberries x
I hunt in Sweden and we have these devices that create a special smoke that scares the mosquitoes. It’s extremely efficient and I’d go as far to say I wouldn’t be able to sit guard on my hunting position if I didn’t have this device they’re great!
GREAT VID, UK
Hi Alex, best bee video ever! Really learned alot from you. Your Dad is soo cool ❤😊
Cool gaff. Love it. Great life.
beekeeping is the best job ever
Love how he has an attachment on his van for the smoker :)
Awesome video!
Love your channel!
Always great upload as always 👌 👍
Absolute gold Alex!! So interesting and that guys way of life looked like hard work but super rewarding. Who would have though Aphid Butt Honey tasted like toffee!
Thanks!
Great informative bee vid ty Alex and kalle even watched the ad a good cause :) Here is a tip for any biting insect Avon skin soft its the BEST thing. Don't bother with anything else learned from my squaddie friends out in jungles works so good use it in my job when i need it :)
Awesome vid!
What a great video! I love your channel
Amazing content! I loved the idea for the smoker stand on his car😂,but he has to be creative with mobile hives!
Relaxing videos.. watching From San Carlos AZ Apache Tribe
@12:20 We need to do this in the U.S.
... if we haven't already. I've never heard of this.
I even watched the whole ad i hope you know much this means i love this bee content ahahaha another amazing video by the way!
Thanks!
What a good man ❤
Hello from Czechia. jag alskar dinn videar lol. What an amazing document
🐝 thank you for the video
Great vid Alex, not just interesting but well produced 👍🏻
Thanks!
I'm from Sweden!
7:46, another way to make sure that the drone queen and ald the old bees that are being able to deposit drone eggs, is to shake all the bees from that hive near 15-20 meters. Young bees will be able to fly back to the original position of the hive.
I have a question to Kale: why all hives are painted green? Are you hiding them in the grass or woods this way?
Yellow/White/Blue colors are distinguished by bees and used for better orientation to their home hive, especially on the trailer, isn't right? Also: what do you do with old black comb on these plastic frames? Scrap them or just dispose?
Thanks for the video and good luck to the bees and their owner!
Another corker of a Video Alex! Your style is so immersive
Hi Alex! Beekeeping is an absolutely fascinating subject! And to see it being done on an industrial scale is amazing, it’s certainly a full time job! It’s also because apparent to me that you have to accept quite substantial bee losses when dismantling and reassembling hives, but I assume losses are absorbed easily by bee reproduction! I wonder what happens when the worker bees from the mobile hives are out collecting and on their return to the hive, find that it’s gone! Do they join other hives in the area?
The hives are moved at night once all the bees have return to the hive. :)
@@just_alex ahh I see! Thanks for that, I should have guessed shouldn’t I 😂🤣
Another great watch - after catching up with the POV vid too. I feel like I learn something new in every single video! So, thank you 🙂
Thanks!
You have single handedly re-ignited my interest in bee keeping - thank you, Alex.
So great to hear! 😊😊😊
@@just_alex I have really enjoyed all of your bee keeping clips - gives me confidence that this is something I can do too. Please dont stop sharing your journey with us all.
Sri Lankan. very nice brother Alghamdulillah good work 👍👌 God bless you
One thing Il say is you have a very interesting life👍 keep up the good work. Also love the editing and camera skills
Thanks!
Hello from Louisiana
Very nice video Alex!
Sweden is such a beautiful place, loved your drone work.
Congrats on finding the Chanterelle 🤗
Can i ask something as i know nothing about beekeeping?
Do bees ever realise they being robbed or harvested?
What do they get in return?
Bees do notice the honey harvest, you are opening the hive after all.
What they get in return, arguably, is being looked after. Disease treatments, etc. But a wise beekeeper will only take the surplus, so the honey the bees do not need.
fair enough. thank you@@tobiasschwarzberger2267
0:48 the holes in the socks...the mark of an honest hardworking man right there
Great video
Thanks! By the way, I have really enjoyed your videos too over the past couple of years! 😊🐝
love the video , that will be you in a few years my friend .
Man is Straight up real life video gamer