Winter storm aftermath!, 3 Inspections, & Clauss Hive Dome check.
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- Did winter inspections kill hives?
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Hobbiest beekeeper here. Only had a couple hives going into winter. Lost em all 😑. Definitely learned from our mistakes. Gonna try and bank some queens this year. It’s been a tough winter.
I’m just coming in from doing some inspections and ours are looking about like yours but without the dead pile. Of course we go no snow and probably twenty degree warmer weather. I’m happy with how they’re looking.
Between Hurricane Laura and this snow storm this past week I lost all of my hives 😞. I may have one hive left we will have to see if they pull through. North Louisiana has taken a beating for sure.
The bees seem very happy in the dome. The heat must be up caught up there and they have room to move around.
Yay! I'm a bit north of you in KY, and made my first hive inspection of the year yesterday. My bees were doing great! Booming population and lots of activity. Happy that my first ever hive survived it's first winter.
I lost all 7 of my hives last one made it till mid January here in Massachusetts . They all had great stores ... I think my lack of experience with veroa mites caused my failure as much as I tried to stay on top the nasty little things..I hope I can do better my second year ..Thanks for your postings Kamon!!
That's a bummer. Randy Oliver of Scientific Beekeeping would be an excellent resource on Varroa Mites. He strongly advises it's critical to have Varroa at low levels by August 1-15 timeframe to have strong winter (diutinus) bees.
K&L thanks for the video. I totally understand why they haven’t eaten those patties! I’m sure they’ve been in a tight cluster. Mine are probably the same way. We didn’t lose power or have any accumulations. Just temps in the teens!
I have a couple of migratory covers that I didnt want to use because the wood warped up in the middle and leaves an 1/8th open gap all along both sides. Then I saw yours and Ian's videos with the reflectix and it seals that gap nicely. Thanks!
I cleaned the snow from my upper entrances the other day. Expecting more snow in the next couple of days. Finally made it above 32°. We have another month before we are at the same place you are now. No electricity sounds like an adventure. Stay safe.
Great video buddy thanks for sharing your bees are looking good. I hope you all have a great week. Supposed to warm up here in West Virginia this week.
Do you ever sample the bottom board winter bee drop for a mite count? Or, stack the smaller (weaker) hives on top a stronger with newspaper and queen excluder? Ian mentioned that, we are going to give that a run this spring.
Dear Lord looks like you had some wind! Now comes the darn cleanup.
I don't think I've seen a storm like this for nearly a decade. Wow this was wicked. The ice was beautiful, but treacherous. Glad you all made it through without harm. It is reassuring to see that your bees did so well for this sudden cold - I was wondering how Tennessee bees fair through such an extreme change. Looks like the Carnies did just fine.
Sorry about the storms. 6 days without power is terrible.
Love your videos Kamon and learn so much from you. Very instructive. Thank you! I am a first year beekeeper. I recently saw a TH-camr say you should get the dead winter bees out of the hive but I see you left them. Do you ever remove dead bees that have accumulated? I noticed lots of housekeeping bees carrying the dead out when we got into our hive last week. Keep the videos coming!
Hey Teresa thank you! I don't help the bees pull them out unless they have a blockage at the entrance. I have 300 hives so I can't help my bees with the little things as much. It likely won't hurt the hive to help them a bit, but it might make them agitated
I think maybe the dead bee's in the bottom of the first colony that you inspected were old worn out winter bees. What do you think 🤔🐝🇺🇸
Exactly
Ahead behind, never on time 🥂
I don't know if I would recognize a normal year if we had one at this point anyways haha!
Do you think that dome screws up the bees cluster heat dynamics? That’s a lot of head space
"They" say it helps them circulate the air better. I am having good success without them so I don't know how much it helps or at all. I have enjoyed the foamies for wintering though. Thinking about using them more. Have 100 hives with them
How do the foamies handle the mites? I’m wondering(I have no experience) if it might provide more hiding spaces ?
The beetles is what I am assuming you meant. It does give them more room to hide but my bees handle them. A trap or two can help if needed
Kamon will you please send me your recipe for the wax you use to dip your boxes in and the best place to order the wax/paraffin, also can you wax dip boxes previously painted? Thanks so much for your informative videos you're a blessing to all beekeepers especially us novice beekeepers! Keep on trucking my friend! God Bless you and your family, Much Love 💖🙏 from the Crawfish King of Hot Springs 🔥! ✌
Yes you can dip already painted boxes it fades the paints color a bit though. 50% paraffin 50% micro crystalline is what we do. 15 minutes at 250 degrees. We order ours from candlemaking.com out of knoxville tn
Cool video Kamon. I put on patties the same day you did back during that little snow we had. I had a few minutes just to peek under some lids yesterday and they're going to need another patty this week. I think I stay about 8-9 degrees warmer than you though. I'm stoked to see them eating it so quickly though and hopefully I'll see some brood when I break into them on Tuesday.
Looking forward to start following you for another season. This will be my third year as a beekeeper in Sweden. Still to cold here for any activity but some pollen might be available in a month or so. All hives are still alive but this is where it starts to get critical.
I'm at 1 hive out of 15 lost. Not bad but March is typically very snowy and cold here in CO. The one that died had wicked diarrhea so glad it's gone.
Just checked my hives in Nashville. One dead, one alive. 2/21/21. First day above 50° after the freeze.
Kamon, what white pollen were my bees bringing in today?
glad to see the bees are doing well. cant wait for mine to get home
The seasons are never late or early, they arrive exactly when they intend to.
Oh wise one, tell me more. 😂
@@TheJapagu you alway find something you are looking for in the last place you look!
@Armpitjam 4 what really would be dumb is continuing to look after you found it!
Ha Kamon great video glad your bees are doing well I am very disappointed I got sas a tras packages and queens last year to boost my apiary I did splits and made nucs they were great, I was told heard they were great bees well I waisted so much money last year i bought 15 queens and 8 packages and I have nothing to show for it they are all dead they did great this past summer went into winter good I do the same as u I did every thing right I watch your videos this last cold spell did them in I am back to my regular number Kamon please let me know when u have queens to sell it would be nice if u mailed nucs as well have u had any luck with this breed of bee I know now u have carnies I guess most of the big time bee keepers use these bees I want bees that will live trough the winter Thanks have a blessed week
You’re alright Kamon.
Appreciate the videos. Will have 3 of my grandkids in a month. With a new kids bee suit - the 2 boys are all in (as much as a 9&5 year old can be). Grandaughter - not so much. We shall see.
New beekeepers in the making.
Kamon, can you see a difference in the insulated hives vs standard wood boxes in times like this most recent cold snap? Thanks for videos!!
Don’t let the haters get to you. Another great video.
Gonna get into my colonies this week when it hits close to 60°. Seems your bees are doing great.
Found it interesting how your Bees have survived. But was it not risky to inspect them when it's still very cold.
It isn't risky to me. Keep in mind I have almost 300 to go thru and have to work around what ever weather I get. The bees are looking good though. It definitely was a better day today to inspect. 60 degrees fahrenheit. We thru their 2nd round of patties on
I put some pictures on our club face book and got the same. We had 30 below cold and my bees are fine. I would like your warmer weather but where I am I never see hive beetles and never see wax moth damage in my empty combs.
Good video, seems like your colonies are doing just fine.
I'm in central WI, you know the weather we get. All my hives have the Clauss hive dome.. 10frame. 8frame , and 5frame.. I don't see condensation on them either.
Im in NE texas, and my singles broods are between 6 to 8 frame clusters...but have 5 to 7 frames of full capped brood...i know im a little further south than you...but this has me worried...that they might need more food stores as well as bee space...
Looks like a rabbit ear antenna for bee hive TV. Please tell me you aren't turning the bees into couch potatoes. Lol
Kamon, I worked bees today and noticed long splatters on all sides of the hives. Nozema is generally just around entrance. Cleansing flights? Ideas?
I had the same thing, I think its due to the bees not flying far from the hive to cleanse due to the temps. Mine started flying at around 28°F. Yet, they wouldn't fly more than a few feet from the hive and come back.
Jeff, I think they are so loaded that they explode the second they think they are out of the hive. Bees don't want to be flying around much when temps are under 50 F. It is 28 F here for a high and I see some bees out cleansing also but many aren't finding their way back home.
Does the frame feeder introduce moisture in the winter?
Sometimes a little condensation can catch in there but not much or often. They can be removed but I haven't seen a reason to start doing so yet.
@@kamonreynolds do you fill it again over winter? I think the cold here would be a problem with a frame feeder. Even the fondant creates moisture for my girls in the winter.
Hey, Kamon. Do you reckon the bees would build comb on the inside of that dome if you left it on all year?
I'm in NE Alabama and I left mine on most of last year all Winter and they have made no attempt to make comb on it. There is 1 spot that looks like it may have a little propolis on it (aside from what they put to seal the edges). That will come off with a little rubbing alcohol though I'm sure. Came in handy for feeding sugar and pollen patties already this year. Now it's about time to take it off & put on the Ceracell feeder for liquid feed.
Hope that answers your question.
Thanks !!
Do the bees know that the power went out...lol. just bugging Kamon. Did you guys get the same snow Texas got? Your hives are doing great, first time I've ever seen hive beetle larva.
Oh yeah and tons of ice. Broke trees like twigs. Bees had no clue our power was out lol!
@@kamonreynolds crazy amount of snow and ice, can't say I've ever seen it that bad
Kamon, why give patties to colonies during the winter? I thought we only did that during spring buildup.
My spring build up starts in mid February At the latest
Thanks for the videos Kamon. Couple questions if you have time. 1. I have some pollen sub left over from last year that I made from your small batch recipe. It has been refrigerated but has couple small spots of mold. Is it still safe for use or should I toss it? 2. Temps here in NE KS will be in the 50’s next week with lows around freezing. Too early to consider sugar syrup.? Maples have not bloomed yet. Sugar boards on hives.
It might be good under the top layer. Scoop the mold off and see how it is underneath. If it looks and smells fine I would use it.
You can feed syrup earlier than most people thing but i don't know what the limits are. I feed a gallon to a colony first week of feb before this snowstorm. They were so large they could chug it all in one day. they look great. I fed it on a 55 degree day. 1:1 I am still experimenting
Why are the hives always side by side and not separate to avoid misflight
Win should I feed my bee's I live in Ohio I just got some bee Patty's for them today was the first worm day we had in weeks
I've been debating feeding a little patty to my hives on this warmer day coming up but not sure if it would be to soon for SW Iowa. Any thoughts?
I’ll let Kamon give you the wisdom, but I’m up in Portland, I’ve fed early and heavy before, then faced crowded hives when weather did not permit swarm management. Currently, I’m feeding protein to overwintered nucs for sale. I’ll wait another 2-3 weeks to feed hives, preferring to see building numbers in April rather than March. Hope that helps.
No harm in popping a little 2-4oz patty on now, to keep some brood rearing going if hive has little pollen stored.
I'm waiting for a couple of more weeks but I live in MN, not balmy IA. We have 3-4 nice days coming then it is back to the 20's for highs. I threw a couple of sugar bricks into two of my hives this weekend and plan to give the rest a big block tomorrow when it's warmer. So personally I'd advise waiting another week or two and wait for a good forecast and a chance for all your bees to have had a cleansing flight.
@@russellkoopman3004 thanks I was leaning more that direction myself. Looking forward to the next few days.
In Texas I lost about 20% of the september splits I made, not too bad considering I only lost the small ones.
I won’t hesitate to slap patties on when it’s down in the twenties if that what I need to do
where would i get one of those domes. thanks for your time
A little warm weather and your hives will be booming.
2 out of my 3 hives froze out. The 1 survivor has been robbing the other 2 all day.
what breed are these bees?
One day at a time. Hawaii baby!
Kamon glances at frame covered with bees, says “yeah, we got brood and eggs”. Superhero vision there, lol.
Does this fit Apimaye supers?
hello, please how much cost you tote of pro-sweet?
Roll Tide!
How do they ventilate with the foamy on?
Hey virgil they don't except for the entrance. I like it that way