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Modern BEEKEEPING biggest mistake - PROPOLIS - Apis mellifera in trouble. is a video about the silent behavior among beekeepers around the world selecting honey bees Apis mellifera that produce less propolis.
Propolis is vital for the honey bee's survival and bees without propolis are more vulnerable to pests and diseases. Propolis is a collection of resins from many different plant sources that honey bees use to build their nests and fight pests and diseases.
I mention in this video two scientific articles from Dr. Marla Spivak's Laboratory in Minnesota. One from Dr. Renata Borba where she shows that propolis can help against AFB (American foulbrood) a devastating bacterial honey bee disease.
Many more videos about propolis are coming, stay tuned.
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My bees must be super healthy because they propolise everything! 😊🐝
Mine do also.
mine too :)
I was thinking the same thing.
My bees got propolis. The girls goo everything together, it sticks to me, it sticks to my tool and it even oozes at seams on hot days. During cooler weather it seals inner covers down like concrete. They are just northern mutts. So not all North American bees lack propolis production. Some still excel at it.
Good to hear that. Are you planning to select some queens from these hives to keep the genetic stock going?
@@InsideTheHiveTV Dude, I expanded from 24 to 80 hives this season. Most hives love their goo. It's a rare hive that doesn't produce it. And several of the girls over produce it. It's insane. In all honesty it's not something I have to select for. I open mate and nature seems to do that for me.... at least so far.
I had trouble opening one of my hives last year. I'm happy to say that it was even worse this season. I blame it on Italian genetics.
oh boy... The Italian genetics I understand a bit. ;)
In west aus its the feral dark bees selected naturally against AFB who do propolis best. unfortunately they are not all completely immune . It is unnerving to own a hive whose symptoms came and went .now i find no trace .other hives over the years I have burnt. This disease can wipe you out
Same here. Imposible to open your hive without forcing it to the point you think the hive is going to break lol.
Greeting and great work. Yes I am x-honey bee keeper from my native country (Iran). I agree with you that Canadian bee hives do not have any (almost any) propolis compare to what I work with. at the entrance bees adjust their entrance size with propolis. Here in Canada to promote more propolis, I use rough sawn board to make the hives and inner cover is made of burlap fabric and let the bees propolisize it.
I've seen the same burlap inner cover method used by the U of Guleph (sp?) in Canada. I believe they have Buckfast bees. I've been thinking of using it as well.
I think the propolis is very important in hive health. Easy is cheesy. Especially in a thin box.
I think propolis production also has a lot to do with the plants that are around you. I got bees this last year, and despite it being their first year both hives completely gummed up their entire hive with propolis. To the point that they literally fused all the frames in a box into one, and there were no longer any gaps between them, just one solid piece of gummy propolis. This I believe has to do with the plants nearby (less than 50 ft), which included resinous pine trees, cedar, bittersweet vines (known for having sticky sap), and Poplar, which also has sticky sap.
Compared to South America, North America has locations that are rather lacking in plants that provide the correct resinous sap in large quantities. Thus, the bees find it far more strenuous to produce a lot of it.
I don't think so. Bees use propolis for sealing gaps and my hives have never had issues with propolis content in Australia.
Thank goodness here in Prince George, Virginia my bees have access to plenty of tree and plant resins . They reseal things in just a few days after inspections. My hives are gentle and very hygienic. I don’t buy any bees or queens outside my area . We do queenless splits and let the five frame nucs raise their own queens. This past June our states bee inspector did a might wash and found three mites in a total of nine hives . I did a health inspection this past Saturday morning to observe how the bees look and am impressed to see thousands of shiny winged bees and no visible signs of mite viruses. One hive produced 11 gallons of honey not including the fifth super I have left on the colony and the upper deep brood chamber 95% filled with honey . I can run the weed trimmer and lawnmower right up to the hives without any reaction from the bees . These girls are amazing.
Enjoy your healthy bees.
I really think that Pines, Cedars and other conifers along with some types of gums are the major contributors to higher amounts of it.
Your bees sound like mine in Spotsylvania, VA. What kind of Varroa treatments do you use? I've only used OAV in the past, but bought some Apivar strips recently, under recommendation, but have yet to use them.
So far, I haven't lost any hives, and went from 2 to 4 strong hives this summer, but lost a total of 5 swarms this year, EEEK! The remaining bees seem fine. Apparently, I'm good at making more bees.
I'm in Richmond, near Bryan Park. My bees also produce tons of propolis as well. I've only done OA one year, but in a drizzle method. This was before OA was approved in the US. The closest thing to a mentor I've ever had taught me his method, which he had used for almost a decade by then. He was in Culpepper at the time, now he's in Richmond.
I figure, If the bees keep doing it, Let it Bee. They know more about bees than we do.
@@thilltony3362 Hey, fun to see this thread of VA beekeepers. I am looking into starting my first hive this year. Originally from Spotsy, living in King George now. I've been looking at a few different places to acquire a nuc from. Any recommendations since ya'll are local? There's a few down in Richmond and out west, not sure if there is much in the Northern Neck or eastern shore area.
Come to Romania
You will find plenty of propolis You need a crowbar to remove a frame especially in cooler periods
And I love it
I know this scenario very well.
all of my beekeeping clothes are covered in orange :) I leave it for them except for what ends up on me accidentally. But when I first started beekeeping I saw folks scraping it off between the boxes for the beekeeper’s convenience. I learned quickly it was the way they kept their home sealed up and that was enough reason for me. I don’t want drafts in my house either. But then I’m only a backyard beekeeper. (ps my bees are mostly calm too)
Dude, you are killing it on production quality, information and context!!!
Amen to that.
@E S keep your snotty troll comments to yourself.
I'm a beekeeper in New England. I have so much Propolis in my hives it's dripping down the inside of the boxes.
Lucky man. Things are not like that for many beekeepers out there.
Yup. The ladies dictate how much they need and more up north! That why they are fed on top without ever having to open the hive for months on end. Don't want to break that seal.
Propolis dripping down the inside of the boxes? You have no idea what you are talking about. You wouldn't know a bee from a blowfly.
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I am an African beekeeper. I live in Zimbabwe where we keep Scutelata bees. I use mostly topbar hives which we only work at night since our bees are extremely defensive. All the colonies i manage are wild caught we do not bother with splitting as our wild population is so strong that we just catch swarms. The simple truth about propolis is that it is very expensive for bees to create as they must spend alot of time collecting resin and working it into propolis. Bees only use as much as required. If hives are poorly constructed the bees will carry out remedial work with propolis. You will find far less propolis in a well constructed topbar hive. Langstroth hives are full of gaps between frames top covers bottom boards and the entrances are far too large for our local conditions. Due to the many pests our bees must deal with such as large and small hive beetles, ants ,moths etc they will use propolis to reduce their hive entrances down to five or six 6mm dia holes. They will always coat the entire internal surface of the hive with propolis to prevent fungi and imprison beetles who have gained access to the hive. Every join will be sealed to keep ants out. The thing we forget is that a natural hive has no or very few joints. It may have some cracks and natural crevices which will be sealed if the provided a hiding place for beetles or moths and the bees cannot access them. To bees propolis is a expensive resource and they use as little as possible it is our poorly constructed and badly designed hives thst cause them to use large amounts. In many areas they are no longer able to collect propolis from natural sources and i have heard of desperate bees using substances such as bitumen. I would think that in North America they have been bred over time to use less. European honey bees are like dairy cows. African honey bees are like African Buffalo. Both are bovine but have very different temperaments. The only animal in Africa that will take on the African honey bee is the African honey badger and of course man. But man cheats with the use of fire. Africanised honey bees are just our natural bees here in southern Africa. They are simply wild bees. Propolis is a resource they collect and use but it is provided by their environment so European bees must make do with what's available.
Hello Jonathan, Good to hear my fellow beekeepers in Africa are watching my videos. Your bees are less defensive at night?
@@InsideTheHiveTV We work our hives at night since the bees do not fly in the dark. It does not stop them trying to sting and you are dealing with more bees since everyone is home. In the dark the bees do not go airborne and therefore do not get a chance to sting any animals or people in the surrounding area. As you know African bees will defend a large area in excess of a 30m radius around the hive if disturbed during the day light hours. At night this is reduced to about 5m. By morning things are have calmed down we also use lots of smoke obviously.
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I'm in Ontario. My bees glue everything down with propolis. Sometimes the inner cover is glued down to the top box and outer cover making taking the covers off a challenge. Frames are also glued together all the time.
How many pounds do you think you can harvest from a double deep?
Good question. I'd like know.
I read an article on the benefits of propolis to colony health which suggested that you rough up the smooth inner surfaces of your hive boxes to encourage the bees to propolize those surfaces. I have started roughing up the interior surfaces of my woodenware with 40 grit sandpaper in hopes of encouraging the colonies to build up propolis deposits. It works! I can’t determine what beneficial effects, if any, this provides, but it can’t hurt. Now if I could only figure out how to discourage them from propolizing down the frames!
This is fantastic. As a new beekeeper in country South Australia I am soaking up all the information I can on bees, I’m also your newest subscriber and look forward to learning more from you all. Thank you for sharing.
Good deal. The same here.
Im from south australia to, just seen this video
I find this to be a very interesting video. My hives that get propolis everywhere seem to be the most vigorous, and the opposite is true, too. They are all in the same yard, so they have the same raw ingredients to use. So is the propolis making the hives healthier, or do healthy hives simply make more propolis?
Something else I notice... I ran out of boxes, and made some out of old plywood I had laying around. Did not paint them, just put them into service. For some reason, the bees propolize these boxes much more than the purchased boxes. They seem to like these boxes better. Time will tell what works best for these bees, but I will be watching their propolis production a lot closer, now. Thanks for the video.
In beekeeping nothing is a single cause. A combination of factors leads to the phenotype observed. I saw that as well regarding the painting part. I have no doubt propolis help bees tremendously. Let me know how your bees goes. Thanks for watching.
Plywood absorbs more moisture
I'd have come to the opposite conclusion about the bees liking the different woods. Propolis is glue and barrier. I'd have concluded that the bees put up a barrier against the fumes from the adhesives exuded by the plywood.
@@HotelPapa100 I have thought the same. Am not a fan. They over expand from the moisture and think there is formaldehyde in the glue. I prefer solid pine. I also don't like these new pvc hives. I look after my hives but when I am done they must become compost. I have noticed propolis is used where ever mold is causing issues or around dead bugs that get in. Like a long lasting surface disinfectant at entrances and in brood wax after each bee hatches. I have also seen wax moth cacoons completely covered in it all depends how strong the hive is. Unfavorable gaps are also filled. I saw something interesting yesterday where a type of ant was eating the wax month in the cacoon. I first thought I had black ants but it was not the same. And only on one side of the brood box. I had not managed to check the box for over a year. But they were looking strong with some beautiful honey.
@@HotelPapa100, I can't say why, but the plywood boxes definitely seem to be the more favored ones. They definitely build comb faster in them, too. I think it might be because the plywood is so old, any fumes are long gone, and it just smells like wood now. I really don't care to argue the point, just posting what I observe in my hives.
I agree for propolis. I add that sufficiant honey and pollen reserves (all year round) are as important. So, we don't feed sugar and pollen substitutes to the hives. Without overcrouded apiaries, good insulation space just «before» in time, we harvest double harvest of honey and more than double the nomber of colonies in one season. As beekeeper since 46 years, we've experimented both ways and would'nt return to artificial beekeeping, even in cold climate, here in Québec, Cananda
I’ve watched quite a few videos as a new beekeeper and have never heard anything mentioned about this, very informative now you should do a video on how to get propolis back into bee colonies
Hello Al, working on it. Stay tuned. Thanks for watching.
Hi Humberto! Great topic again, in Europe there was also some research done by Torben Schiffer. Although I'm not sure about his scientific background, he conducted some interesting experiments on mold development in water, which was in contact with propolis for 15 minutes only, and compared it with water which never contacted propolis. The former stopped mold from growing.
I believe that. I use propolis on my feeders in the past to minimize the growth of microorganisms. It works very well.
Thank you for good video and inteesting ideas! Best wishes!
Thank you Victor.
Maybe im a geek, but i was honestly hoping i would see maybe data from research, how to breed for bees which produce more propolis, something related to the topic...
It is coming. I will cover many articles about this subject. Stay tuned. Cheers
My bees make so much propolis! I've always found tons of it. I harvest some, freeze it, grind it and save it. Every time I feel a tickle in my throat (cold or flu virus?), I toss some back & don't get sick.
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I’m so thankful to have found your channel! This is exactly what I was looking for!
My girls glue everything down though I've not been able to get them to put propolis on the sides of the hive body yet. What I'm thinking of doing is melt the propolis I scrape from the top of the frames and apply it to the inside hoping that will encourage them to finish the job. I also maintain a smaller entrance year round since it's a hobby and not source of income so not too concerned if they are slowed down slightly.
Sounds like a plan. let me know the progress.
Every hive I have ever worked on or taken apart had PROPOLIS all over the inside the hive itself. Can you clarify that statement Sir ?? Thanks 😀
My Carniolan Bees make a lot of this gooey stuff that I think is propolis but it never hardens
Love the video mate. Looking forward to the presentation today. Cheers.
I am getting ready!! It will be fun!
@@InsideTheHiveTV I'll try and keep track of any missed questions between youtube and facebook, if that helps.
Lots of good information. Looking forward to seeing more about propolis and the hive. Thanks
I love this. This is the first one that makes so much since and easy to fallow. Great Teacher. Thank you ❤
You are so welcome!
I'm a young beekeeper from Guyana and i honestly prefer the africanised bees
Their harder to work with but i enjoy the challenge
It's what makes beekeeping interesting for me
I haven't been doing it for too long but i can deal with africanised bees without protection and thats a milestone for me.
Thanks for you information.🐝💚
id love to see a video of you working those bees without protection if you have one
Thank you much for the great content! Keep on with it. I have done quite a lot of reading on propolis, too! I am starting to place some propolis traps and consider roughing some boxes up.
As a hobby beekeeper I don't try to keep propolis. I let the bees have t. It isn't enough to worry about. But I do like the idea of a tinkture for a sore throat if it works. Maybe I'll grab a hive tools worth of it. Great videos by the way. I really found the one about acv interesting and am getting a spray bottle and ph strips tomorrow.
Thanks I will be keeping making videos about propolis. Cheers
I have hard winters in my area. For this reason I find the lack of propolis frustrating when going into winter
Great video, truly insightful....please continue the excellent work!!!! Open our eyes to respect the Bees and nature.
Thank you, I will
I am in Deepest South Texas, my bees are all caught from the wild. Many people have told me I should re Queen, bit I like the idea of keeping the natural. They make lots of propolis too!? ,😁😍🐝🤠🇺🇸💝
Hello Paula, requeening might be a good idea if they are not gentle. We don't want to hurt people around us. Good to know they make good amount of propolis.
@@InsideTheHiveTV in that case I would have to requeen everyother year & they would not be so hygenic.
Imagine someone telling you that you can't drink coffee. I'd grab a box, pack my stuff and that would be it.
My bees are not Africanized bees and they produce plenty of propolis! I’ve never harvested it for use but I have to remove it just to be able to work the hive. Normally I just dispose of it but now I think I will start saving it and make my on tincture!
Hello Don, This is something that I heard a lot and when I check the numbers things are confusing. HOw much propolis you considere "plenty"?
@@InsideTheHiveTV I’m located in central AL and I probably dispose of a heaping tablespoon each time I work a 8 frame brood box during spring and summer. I run double 8 frame broods. If I could removed all propolis from each box there may be 1/2 of cup in each box. All frames are glued down on each end sometimes with globs, frames are glued together and boxes glued together very heavy. It’s very hard all most impossible to pry 8 frames towards the other side of the box. These bees are very hygienic and very low if any mite count if that matters.
@@donbearden1953 I'm in Michigan and find the same amount of propolis as Don Beardon. These bees are bought as packages and retailed locally in the high hundreds of packages, all presumably of the same genetics. Removing propolis is a regular part of inspections and if not done regularly makes the boxes almost impossbile to manage.
Don't know why beekeepers wouldn't want propolis around. It's magic stuff! Fantastic for oral health and it's bee glue to keep their hive warm
So then, what would embracing proplis in a harmoneous beekeeping look like without driving the beekeeper to drink? I imagine extra space along the outside walls of the hive where they would be encouraged to pile it on for insulation but not gum up your frames... and similarly at the entrance(s)? If you remove some around a frame, place it elsewhere? Just curious what your thoughts are. I'm learning, taking the Heroes to Hives course through the VA and just soaking up all kinds of info. I really liked your video.
Marion, I am glad you are interested in bees and taking the heroes to hives course. here is an article that might give you some ideas.
academic.oup.com/jee/article/112/2/986/5199372
refurbished an old hive, was full of propylis. got it all out and put the lump infront of a hive that had recently been split. they went mad for it
Im in Vermont, I can barely crack my hives open after a week they are so covered in propolis.
That is great.
The drone @ 7:24 has a varroa mite on it just behind the eyes.
Yes.
Who is actually selecting for low propolis? I’ve heard of selecting for gentleness, mite and disease resistance, brood production etc.
What are other possible factors in propolis production?
Unconsciously beekeepers along the years select bees easier to work with and that included less propolis production. Other contributing factor is , of course, availability of propolis in the surroundings..
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Great video friend!👍🐝🐝🐝
Thank you very much!
Useful information
Good video. By the way at 7:24 I spotted varroa on thorax of drone.
My wild bees make alot of propolis it's like they don't want me to get into the high for an inspection lol.
If it doesn't benefit the bees it doesn't benefit the beekeeper!
Just started beekeeping, did not know this, was expecting propolis
Omg I thank you are on something. I'm going to leave it in my hives. I got 4 hives I been beekeeping for about 3 years now I seem like I'm struggling sometimes but then sometimes looks like I'm helping them .
Very informative! I have been living in Brasil for 5 years now and I am getting my first hive soon. I'm not sure of the type of bees just that they don't have a stinger. Going to be looking through the channel for more videos. Thanks.
Best of luck!
I've only had my hive 2 months and its grown from 3 to 10 frames but no sign of propolis at all! How soon do they start producing it usually? (I'm in South Australia)
Our bees here are great propolizers. I remove only what is absolutely necessary to allow a safe inspection…. But after your video… I will remove even less from now on. (A backyard beekeeper living in Papua New Guinea.). Keep the videos coming…. Thanks again.
my bees make lots of proplys. Probably not as much as possible, but certainly more than i’ve seen in most of the bee related youtube videos that i watch.
Great subject. And on point in my opinion. My bees are all swarm catches. I let them swarm as I believe in the brood break. And I have alot of propolis in the hive. I'm trying to let them be and let them be in charge. Hasn't come without challenges though. Very early in the learning process. I will say my hives are insulated. Built that way and I use a 2 si entrance. Again wonderful research
Thanks. How many hives so far?
Right now I have 22. I'm staying as natural as I can. I don't treat or feed. But I do have my challenges and learning experience. I have found that rough sawn 3/8 plywood is a good building material to stimulate propolis. I have used the product labeled A-1 at Menards. Sure there are others.
plenty of propolis in all the hives i've seen
Hello Joseph, Great to hear you can see some propolis on your hives. What plenty means to you? I would love to have an idea about how much propolis we are talking about here.
@@InsideTheHiveTV My hives will fill every space between frames. one of them closed an entire screened bottom in a month.
@@rstlr01 that’s not bad. But still far away from a high producing hive can be. I’ll find a video to show you. Cheers.
Dr.Humberto, you said it: "The problem starts when the needs of the beekeeper become more imprtant that the needs of the bees," in other words the beekeeper thinks like a beekeeper and not like a bee. With all the challenges that apiculture is faced with today, I wonder how much of that was created by man in the first place?
hi bee friends !!NICE VIDEO!
I had hives that filled entire entrances with propulous except for 3/8 hole in fall and they all died when mites came to Michigan
The Russians have been using propolis for centuries. The antibacterial and viral properties than larger than you can imagine. Perhaps it could be good for Covid?
This year I had a "sore tooth". I stuck some propolis under the gum. All good. This convinced me.
Thanks this video. We have mostly Apis mellifera carnica here in Hungary and they produce propolis during the summer and the autumn.
Do you know what plants they are bringing propolis from? Just curious.
@@InsideTheHiveTV I think they collect the ingrediens from flowers pollen and different kind of trees like Betula pendula, Fagaceae, in our region (we live in one of the hills of Szentendre, near the Danube) mostly Aesculus and Pinaceae-trees.
I put a corduroy hive mat over my honey super in one hive , now it is saturated with propolis
After reading all the comments. It seems a lot of bees in North America also produce a lot of propolis. Hmmm
I wish I could show it in a easier way. Of course you will find bees in north america propolizing well but it is not even close of what it could be. I don't mind you being suspicious I would be as well and I deal with suspicious beekeepers almost everyday. I will bring more videos in the future and I hope I can show some new things. Let me know if you want to talk over the phone and perhaps I can give you more info. Cheers.
Thank you for you video. Hi from France. Here my bees are european Apis mellifera... and they put propolis everywhere. Sure, it's sticky, but it's just how it is! I prefer having strong sticky colonies ;)
That is the way to go. Cheers.
Straw man argument. My hives at choc-a-block with propolis.
Mind you, I have mostly top bars but my horizontal Langstroth has plenty of propolis as does my only 10 frame Langstroth.
Hello Jim, glad you have propolis around you. Only good things come from propolis. Do you harvest them? how many pounds per hive?
@@InsideTheHiveTV Our property is under a Hydro right of way to which runs through a Douglas Fir forest.
It's my second year bee keeping and I switched to mostly top bars because I am more interested in the art than in the produce
So, no I don't collect the propolis but it s so thick in the top bars that it can be quite the mess on hot days.
What would be a good source for bees that are strong propolis producers?
I don’t think that hobbies beekeepers can supportable breading program
Great video
Thanks. Are you asking about pant sources that you can put around your hive?
Thanks Doc. I’m interested in cross breeding Cerana and Cerana / Mellifera
As an aspiring apiary how do I acquire high propolis bees? I’m wanting gentle bees but agree that propolis is an important product for the bees and the bee keeper.
Thanks for the video. This makes sense to me and have been wondering the past few years if we need to return to a more natural nest, primarily in the roughness of the wood used, entrance size and number etc. but breeding for propolis production did not pop up in that, till now. I will add propolis production to the data collected on our queen comparison project and of course follow your research on it. Thanks again.
I think this is a good thing to do if you have the capability. Let me know the progress and if I can be useful. Good luck!
We are actually getting hives that draw a propolis curtain across the front entrance.
Sure gums up the uncapper
How big of a problem it is in comparison with other colonies for you?
I see it as a positive, not a negative. The hives are starting to shine inside,
I collect the propolis off the equipment and sell as pure for a lot of money
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There's an example of some kind a specific process to at least collect propolis as clean as possible which might be compatible with your honey producing and collecting process ...
It's up the honey frames and pretty "to be done" only in summer while not nourishing at all ...
Not quite sure what's the investment ...
At least give it a try, to get the words strait .
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Sure, a non-issue that has to be solved .
You're welcome .
Dare, care, ride safe, clean, have fun ...
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Hi! Saw your interview with Fred backyard beekeeping. Mind blowing stuff! I got into beekeeping to help bees. I'm interested in making healthy products from propolis pollen and wax. Can you share your propolis recipe? My Sis has chemo cough I want to make it for her. For now I bought the spray you linked. Thank you for all you do!
Propolis is good ...not sure it's the missing link though,I've seen lots of heavy propolis producing bees die from mites and efb even
Baddest bees is a cool name. I also saw cases from colonies dying from many diseases with and without propolis. Sometimes it is too much going on, specially with mites.
@@InsideTheHiveTVThanks.. and yes for sure, propolis is definitely amazing for bees and humans and a wonderful quality for sure..
Humberto last year we started experimenting with different scratch, scoring patterns inside our hives. While we have yet to figure out a foolproof method of encouraging a massive propolis envelope inside the hive, we keep trying. Even putting propolis traps under the undercover and leaving them in place. Luckily we have hardly any hive beetles. Oddly enough M. Spivak's lab is 35 minutes to our south. U of M Agriculture. I just wish they would stick to hard science research and less "social" BS. Bob Binnie has started introducing more Caucasian bee genetics to his stock to increase his stock's increased propolis output. We are all in this together.
Helo Michael, thanks for reaching out. Any chance to send me a email with your contact info at contact@insideTheHive.TV so I can call you? I would love to chat for a few minutes to understand the problem more.
@@InsideTheHiveTV Sorry but we are still looking at the results of our super's grove efforts. Depth of markings, width of grovings and even patterns and spacings. The most intense efforts for providing popolis deposit systems areas are in our 6 frame Nucs and those we won't know about until next summer. Should be interesting.
100% agree.
Hello Humberto, I have the exact opposite "problem" (not a problem in my opinion). My bees produce huge amounts of proplolis to the point that is makes a mess all over my gloves, hive tools, frames, and box frame top bar slot. When I clean up my frame top bars, I save the wax and propolis to melt down, purify, and extract later. I think a lot of propolis production depends upon the strain of bees and the area in which they are foraging. Our bees are in a very rural and forested area with almost no neighboring homes or properties. I believe this provides the bees with the widest possible range of forage and sources to collect resin and produce propolis. Our bees are muttly mutt Italian bees for the most part that I select frames of queen cells from the best producing hives to make more nucs & hives.
Today I think it is a big problem to have. I might make a video about propolis extraction and how to use it. Thoughts?
@@InsideTheHiveTV I think that would be a very interesting video and perhaps make other beekeepers aware of the value of propolis as well as add to their items for sale.
Thanks Doc. I still rewatch the Apis Cerana and verroa might video. I hope to be raising this bee in the Philippines. I’ve seen dual colonies of this bee and Tetragonula in the same hive in Apis Cerana videos from Cambodia. I intend to raise both stingless and Apis bees in the same yard. I know of stingless bees robbing or pinching resources from honey bees. The stingless bee honey that has pinched resources, has candied or crystallised honey in their honey pots.
Where do you live? Cambodia?
The USA. I have leased hectares in the Philippines. Apis Cerana and Tetragonula biroi will be my main focus there. Training staff from here to there is a challenge
I use these exact hives and they are covered in propolis (hive design is not the reason). But I live in South Africa. They even close up their entrance with propolis in winter and open it in summer. I always need a crowbar to open my hives. If I am "cleaning" hives to reuse I only take what does not allow the box to function and put it out again because the bees collect it on a hot day. Am not sure I agree with all these reasons. Propolis is also used to coat the cells before each egg is laid. Do European and American bees really not do this??? So strange to me.
Interesting ,look forward to the next video ,Peter Australia
Hello Peter, tonight we have our livestream at 7:00 PM ET. I hope you can make it.
Hi. What can I do to help bees make propolus . I have 1 hive. I'm 16
My girls got da prope, yo.
This is such a important topic--thank you. The bees I own all my huge amounts of propolis and guess what?--non of my hive have varroa!!!!!
Good to hear that. Propolis is good!
Hello from slovakia 🇸🇰 thanx 4 the info 🙏
You are welcome. I want to visit Slovakia one day.
@@InsideTheHiveTV I will be happy to show you the beauty of our country, if you come, you are my guest.
My hives are among the pine trees where bees sources most, if not All of their propolis here in south west of U.K.
All of the hives are loaded with propolis. My beesuit is covered with it as it is impossible to wash it off but I am not complaining.
*However bees produce different types of propolis for different purposes* Have you observed that?
Thanks for confirming what I already know.
Yes. Propolis composition is different in each location and time of the year. That is one of the complication on doing research with that and the reason to get mixed results. I will cover that in future videos. You are welcome.
@@InsideTheHiveTV That is not what I meant. Within one hive you can find different types of propolis for different purposes. I am no expert on propolis but working with bees for over 15 years I have noticed that the chunk propolis built up around the bottom bar of some frames, strongly attached to the floor of the hive (making it very difficult for the beekeeper to remove them) isn't the same as the one they use to seal any gaps around their hive.
What is your take on Calcasieu hunny bee's
I haven't had a sore throat since I gave up smoking and associating with smokers 40 years ago.
I could understand why smokers could get throat Cancer as I would get a sore throat on a regular basis especially coming into or during Autumn and Winter or the Flu season.
If you get a sore throat regularly, try looking to see how many smokers you are around, if you go to places where people can still do this filthy habit and see how long after you get a sore throat.
You won't get a sore throat for no reason, something has to irritate it, breathing in cigarette smoke is one of the main reasons.
All propolis looks different, it depends on the environment and type of plants and trees that are available for bees to extract the sap, show one hive in nature does not dictate that all bee entrances will look this this
at 7:24 is that a mite on that bee?
Yes it is. A big Varroa mite on top of a drone bee.
Problem is industrialized production of honey, they care very little for the bees. What is needed world wide is the local production within communities of everything that would be needed there, instead of buying everything in Walmart or the like...
Not many people in this comments know what normal propolis collection is.. and than they get offended..
I collected around 1kg from the stronger ones and 0.5kg from smaller.. in 10 days.. only from the top entrance made for propolis collection. But the yellow jacket wasp attack was too strong this year.. I leth the bees make their doors how they like it.. bottom entrances are full with propolis conected to the frames
That is my point. They don't know and that was one of the reasons to make the video.
interesting video.
I would not recommend starting with african honey bees.
Where I am from (usa) we need to keep bees as large as possible and allow best chances for overwintering.
We ship all of our bees to california almonds every year. African bees have a very underdeveloped Vitellogenin complex and as a result suffer with prolonged periods of broodless-ness. Basically they die too fast in winter to ever make a grade in almonds.
making grade in almonds is #1 priority in usa. It is everything. We must average 8-10 frams per hive to get paid.
I can tell you while propolis and many other factors go into being a strong summer colony and surviving winter. The Definate two factors that I would guess account for 90% of winter survival would be A) mite load B) Queens
Have strong queens and 0 mites, and you can get away with alot.
Do everything else right but have high mite loads = everything dead.
I run 2500 hives
Hello Tanner thanks for your thoughts. Are Africanized bees legal in California?
@@InsideTheHiveTV idk, but it would be pretty bad business to knowingly keep them around. Could be a lawsuit and jailtime if they stung the wrong person.
@@I8l I don't advocate for them. I know in Florida is illegal and I was wondering if Californian have the same laws. I believe it is. Thanks for stoping by. Cheers
The bees i got this year produce way more propolis than the bees i had in the 80s
What are the mistakes they are making?
Involuntary selection of honey bees that produce less propolis to fulfill commercial purposes.
Caucaisius bees gather the most propolis of all bees.
Does anyone have any good propolis recipes?
Propolis recipe for what? throat spray? or to use on your bees?
@@InsideTheHiveTV sorry, I should have be more specific. I’d like a recipe for getting propolis into me, so yeah, a throat spray or sweets to suck on, or to put in a drink?
My hives are covered in propolis
Propolis is a natural substance for bees, so why would any sane beekeeper deprive them of it. They use is for their benefit, which has a knock-on effect for the beekeeper who wants a naturally healthy colony. If something has worked very well for so long, don’t try to replace it with ill thought out techniques or equipment.
Well said.
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Mine has plenty of it in them and let them do what they want to do with it.
Do you know where they collect them? what plant species?
@@InsideTheHiveTV around here where I live in Alabama it's mostly pine tree sap.
Have you tried top bar hives, I've heard that Africanized bees are calmer when kept in them. 🤓🍻
Varroa @7:24