have alot of fun man, i live in apartment now but as soon as a find a house with a backyard i will keep my bees, natural honey is very rare nowadays, and it's medecin to many health issues. the last time i ate actual honey from villages was 15 years ago.
LOL that's funny. You're welcome. Gosh I hate those kinds of seminars. Beekeepers can be a talkative bunch, especially when they start talking about bees 🤣
im not so outdoorsy and i dont always plant, but i remember in primary school, we were gardening and it was one of the calmest feelings ive ever had... i think beekeeping is probably the greatest thing a human being can do to contribute to humanity in a positive and meaningful way, knowing that a simple gesture of keeping bees can actually help generations to come... thanks for making this video
This information is very straight and broken down in a simple and understandable way. This is very helpful for beginners. She's very knowledgeable about bees.
Wow you are going to change the world I hope now since your so enlighten you should let show the world this. No really put a conference together. Invite the world and share your information yeah you people invented everything oxygen etc. you never do anything evil. My grandpa invented this, your grandpa can blow devil when he gets their, you poser
@@JoseLopez-t3h3o i like how you can click on a profile and instantly tell how miserable their personality and there for life or social surroundings have to be. Sorry for the world making you seem like an asshole dude😢
Really appreciate the simplicity of the setup demo I actually ordered 2 of what you demonstrated Thank you because I’m getting 2 NUCS from a local farmer on the 30th of March
@7:08 (time) . the way she is staying so calm and acting cool about everything I love it ❤so strong more power to you ❤I’m so interested in beekeeping something I want to consider going to school for this video helped . ❤🎉
You explain it so well ! 😊 people don't realize without bees everything Dies . It's euphoric to realize this interesting prossess I love that's it runs in my blood . It's beestringing
I can tell people right now, based solely on the thumbnail, before even watching this: If you're a new beekeeper or an experienced one, WEAR A VEIL. ALWAYS. Even if you wear no other special equipment. Protect your eyes, always. Always.
Yes, it is good practice to protect your face from getting stung by wearing a veil. That being said, I have been stung up the nose twice and they both happened when I was not opening a beehive. I've also witnessed a co-worker get stung in the eye. He was not a beekeeper. He was just near honey. You can't wear a veil every time you go outside.
@@BeekeepingMadeSimple No, and I wasn't suggesting anyone should wear one every time they're outside. But working with the hive, standing at the hive, and holding frames with bees on them as you are here, people definitely should.
@divynerosehealing8546 I do wish that were the case but unfortunately bees don't work on vibes. Yeah, generally, if you're calm and all circumstances are ideal, they'll ignore you. But if, say, their queen has died, and you get too close, it doesn't matter how calm you are. They'll still come for your eyes. Part of respecting bees is understanding that they don't think like we do. And there are loads of beekeepers on TH-cam who make very clear videos with veils on, because they understand that vibes and respect won't stop bees from misunderstanding intent.
@@yulebonesI’m sorry I deleted my comment by accident. I appreciate your reply. My grandfather was painting his house once and disturbed a swarm and they stung him all over his body. He lived to tell the tale thankfully. You were right about the veil and being able to hear. I just watched a guy in a video with one on and I could hear him well.
We grow much of our food here and lots of flowers so attract many, many bees. They don’t mind us and we certainly don’t mind them! We’d like to start keeping bees but it’s a huge investment….
Oh I talk with them….they are so intriguing. Just yesterday, a glass of wine and a chair watching scout bees check out an empty hive….first days of Spring and wonderful.
Really well done vlog Laryssa! I have taken your online class and HIGHLY RECOMMEND it. I am reading the book honeybee democracy, which seems very comprehensive so far. I am suffering from option paralysis. I made a top bar hive, because they seemed simple to build, but then I didn't want to start without foundation, and then winter got here, so I disassembled the hive. I also have an unassembled langstroth long hive (Leo Sharashkin, MO) that I think I want to use, because I am over 50, and will be managing supers by myself. I'm just new to know what I want to do first. 😊 Thanks for being encouraging. 2024- year of the honeybee!
If you're getting overwhelmed with the options and what to do, my recommendation is to start with a regular langstroth style beehive and if a box is too heavy to lift, just take as many frames out as you need to in order to make the box light enough to lift. In spring time and fall the hive will be small and light and you don't have to pick up anything heavy when it's just one box. With just a few hives, it doesn't add too much time to your inspections. Then you can just follow along with the online class and not worry about learning other options and figuring what to do. I'm always available via email to answer questions! Then in a couple years, if you have more than a couple hives and want to try it out, you can switch to long langstroth hives (or do half langstroth hives and half long langstroth) and use the same frames and foundation and sell any equipment you don't want anymore. Then your only worry is figuring out how to overwinter the long langstroth which should be a manageable thing to research as an experienced beekeeper. If you don't want to invest in more equipment, since you already have a long langstroth you can use that, put your frames and foundation in and just follow along with the class for everything else. You'll just have to research later on about overwintering those hives.
So very well done and informative. It also helps to have such a beautiful host. This will be my 4th year into bee keeping. I happen to be allergic but i definitely agree with her that it shouldn't be done. I keep EpiPens around and I'm always getting stung. My entire family calls me crazy but this is my calling.
Newer studies suggest clustering is not a healthy behavior for bees and should be prevented by keeping the box as warm as possible using blankets, insulation, etc
Interesting. Could you please share with me where I can read one of these studies? I'm curious what strains of honey bees they studied. There are strains of African honey bees that are more aggressive and prone to swarming often. But then there are Russian honey bees that evolved with the varroa mite and are in a very cold climate. I wonder if these different types of bees deal with cold and clustering differently. Also, there comes a point at which, even though it is better for the bees health to heat the cluster instead of letting them make their own heat, we are now making honey bees completely dependent on humans for survival which is not exactly a good thing. There is something to be said for letting the stronger hives that can withstand the stress of the cold to survive as opposed to keeping every hive alive through the winter. Don't you think? I stress to my viewers in a lot of my videos that honey bees swarm about 1-3 times in the wild and this is to account for a 50% hive loss or more that happens with more feral hives. I do not believe it is the job of the beekeeper keep every hive alive, no matter their genetics. At that point, we're interfering a little too much and might not help the bees in the long run. As a beekeeper you have to be able to accept that not every colony will survive and it is not always at the fault of the beekeeper.
@@BeekeepingMadeSimple Thank you!!! I've been busy with my tomato and pepper plants (Going to have a harvest). I plan on ordering a NUC in the Winter and then building my own boxes to transfer them to. I still have some studying to do of course, especially about all of the diseases and pests, and how to identify them by their symptoms as signs.
Great content! I am a beginner and appreciate all the information. Not able to keep bees where I live but looking forward to the possibility in the future.
Really cool video and great delivery... punchy, happy... great way to start learning. I started my first hive by extracting honey bees from my house... now the real fun begins. Appreciate the vid and encouragement! 🙂
By far the best video about beekeeping I have ever seen. I have just one question, what if I don't buy bees, how can I attract bees naturally to my beehive. I already have alot of flowering plants in my home and I often see alot of them on my flowers.? Please answer asap. Thanks
Thanks! You can definitely try to attract a swarm. Whether one comes is dependent on whether there are bees in your areas that will be swarming and they find your swarm trap attractive enough. you can set up swarm traps or buy them. You can also contact whoever would be called when someone has a swarm of bees they want removed. That might be your local fire department, police department, pest control company or big beekeeping company. I gave the local pest control company my number and they sent a lot of people my way when they got calls for swarms. Most of these calls are to remove an established colony from their home which is much more difficult to do especially as a beginner beekeeper, but sometimes it was for a swarm.
I enjoye your posting, I see you live in Fl. I noticed the plants.. I am dreaming with a hard effort to move to Ga and get a gig with bees. For now thank you so much. I will continue watching. Mike
Thank you so much! i was thinking of having a beekeeping job, or just have a hive to make fresh honey for me, my family and my friends. this was soo useful! also, poor drone bees.....
Thank you Miss, your video was very informative. I was very pleased last year, when some bees moved into a bird nest box in my garden and I was wondering if it is likely that bees will use it again, unchanged, or whether it would need to be spring cleaned of whatever remains in it from the previous occupancy! Please can you advise? Incidentally, I live in UK. Thank you.
New subscriber,I’m ready to start my own hive and you explained things very well and I’m interested in Your online class ,Thank you I’m so glad I found your channel
I love the natural wood look of your boxes. Are they stained/sealed with clear varnish, or is the wood left bare? I'd love to get boxes like yours instead of painting them. I don't mind doing the work of finishing them with some kind of varnish but I just think the wood looks outstanding on its own.
So we made about 1/3rd of our acre into a wildflower field. We have tons of pollinators now. Lots and lots of bees in our field. I thought the flowers would be great for beekeeping but will the already established bees be a problem if we introduced a hive?
Excellent video thank you. I’m also in the tropics and far South of Hawaii. I bought a hive recently and have been trying to move the hive from a tree about 16 feet up into a box. I know I’ve stuffed up, because the after I moved them to the boxes/hive, the bees are much less this afternoon than they were this morning. I noticed that the hive has restarted on another branch of the tree but quite a small hive , smaller than my fist. Does that generally mean that the Queen is still in the tree? Tomorrow I want to get the rest of the hive and get them into the beehive I’ve recently bought. Btw this app Amy first experience to do with honey beehives.
You're welcome! It's not too late to get bees, but most apiaries start taking orders at the end of Jan or early Feb, so it's just a matter of whether they are taking orders still. When I lived in PA, we got our bees in late March. Depending on how north you are in NY, you probably wouldn't be picking up your bees until April or even early May if a nuc.
Aww thanks so much! Yeah I found a beekeeping supply near me ( I’m more southern ny) and it looks like April the nucs will be ready! I really want to get a Flow Hive for my first hive. Will a nuc be easily transferable into this type of hive?
I live in an area that the government uses lime on the unimproved roads all around me. Is this healthy for the bees or the flowers the bees will pollinate? How about me planting specific flowers around my property, what should I plant or grow?
Thanks! The best way to deter bears is to have an electric fence up and on before a bear attacks a hive. Once a bear has already attacked a hive and knows what's inside, an electric fence won't necessarily keep them away.
New subscriber!! Wonderful video and very interesting! Thank you . Reminds me of the bee movie, lol People don’t realize bees are so important! They are very beeeusy 😅This is a dream of mine… What if I make a bee house in my yard will that attract the queen?
no, you should not paint the beeswax coated boxes. However, if the beeswax coating starts to chip off, then you should coat it with paint or some other non toxic coating that is suitable for outdoor use. One reason why I like those hives so much is that they are coated already with beeswax (something a lot of commercial apiaries do to extend the life of their hives).
Great video. Can you taste the difference in the honey produced in Hawaii hives compared to Northern California where I live based on the different plants and temperature variation?
If you do not prevent swarming by making sure there is space in your brood boxes, your bees will swarm and can go any number of places including a building, shed or tree. They have a knack for going exactly where you don't want them to. That's why I strongly encourage people to prevent their bees from swarming as much as possible, especially if your bees are in a residential area. Rural areas are best. That being said, it is not common for bees to swarm and make their new home so close to the original hive. They usually go a little bit further away.
Just found a giant Styrofoam box full of these little creatures out in a field on the way home from work. Thanks for the video! Can’t wait for free honey!
Hi I was wondering can you be a beekeeper when you're old and have mobility issues I use a walker I would love to be a beekeeper I really enjoyed your video thank you
Good question! It is not easy. There are people making it work for them. A long langstroth hive is what I would recommend because you use the same frames which makes it easy to inspect a hive, but there are no boxes to lift. Other than that, you'll also want to be able to be outside in the sun wearing a hot suit for at least an hour in the summer time and be able to harvest honey. Usually people only harvest once a year, so if you can recruit someone to help you that one day, have an extra suit for them and just have them help you carry the honey frames into your house. Honey is heavy! The best thing to do, if you can is join a local association and shadow someone. I just joined a local assoc near me and they have a shadow a beekeeper program. Or look for an apiary or bee assoc that has an in-person class (if they use top bar hives it'll be even better). DEpending on where you live, you should also look into having mason bees. you don't open up and inspect their hive, but you still get to observe them coming and going from the hive and that's one of my favorite parts of having a beehive.
I received a 10 frame Bee Castle hive for my birthday but it only came with one brood box (deep Super) Is this going to be okay to start? Also it's April and I haven't ordered bees, is this a problem?
Hello, BeeKeepingMadeSimple - thank you very much for your informative video. It is very helpful and I look forward to starting my BeeKeeping adventure! We must all work together to help save our beautiful planet and beautiful creatures we live in harmony with - support all forms of life the best we can :)
They say honey bees can fly up to a 3 mile radius from the hive. However, they don't go that far unless necessary. They fill up their honey crop with half their body weight in nectar, so I imagine the closer the better!
It is! It is best to start a hive from a purchased nuc or to catch a swarm in May. Bees swarm in the late spring and summer, and they have to start a new hive from scratch. Swarms come with honey crops full of food and can build honeycomb really fast.
Some townships have rules on how close a hive can be to your dwelling. Other than your town's laws, you want it far enough away that the lights from your house won't affect the bees and they'll be far from where people and pets are walking. If you have a heavily wooded backyard, that could be 50' away from the house. If your yard is a big lawn, then they'll need to be as far away as possible or where you have a line of trees to put them next to.
5 months late - but I've recently been interested in bee keeping but I don't want to dive into at home beekeeping despite my research. I'd rather get to learn it along side experienced keepers due to my age and lack of hands on, but I am struggling to figure out how. I've looked into companies in my area, or even if I am required to take a college online/in-person course to apply but nothing has come up. Is beekeeping a niche job that isn't widely circulated or am I just looking in the wrong places? I live in Thornton, CO if anyone knows how to help. I'm seriously struggling here.
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I just bought a house on some land and found an active bee box. I guess I am a bee keeper now. Thanks for the video.
have alot of fun man, i live in apartment now but as soon as a find a house with a backyard i will keep my bees, natural honey is very rare nowadays, and it's medecin to many health issues. the last time i ate actual honey from villages was 15 years ago.
You are blessed,I hope you feel that way. I am so happy for you
Learn everything you can about beekeeping. It can be a lot of fun and a lot of work and you can spend a lot of money.
That's awesome! Enjoy your newfound hobby! It's definitely a great one to have.
Awesome surprise
Just took a 2 1/2 seminar on bee-keeping...learned more in this 15 minutes than in that 150 minutes! Thank you!
LOL that's funny. You're welcome. Gosh I hate those kinds of seminars. Beekeepers can be a talkative bunch, especially when they start talking about bees 🤣
I'm a linear thinker, so I need Step 1, Step 2 format. He was zig zagging.@@BeekeepingMadeSimple
I bet the lecture made your head buzz!
im not so outdoorsy and i dont always plant, but i remember in primary school, we were gardening and it was one of the calmest feelings ive ever had... i think beekeeping is probably the greatest thing a human being can do to contribute to humanity in a positive and meaningful way, knowing that a simple gesture of keeping bees can actually help generations to come... thanks for making this video
This information is very straight and broken down in a simple and understandable way. This is very helpful for beginners. She's very knowledgeable about bees.
My grandfather Micheal Dzelula invented the first box in 1911❤
Wow! Impressive.
My grandfather discovered bees. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 What do you want a statue for your settler grandfather
@@JoseLopez-t3h3osomeone is mad
Wow you are going to change the world I hope now since your so enlighten you should let show the world this. No really put a conference together. Invite the world and share your information yeah you people invented everything oxygen etc. you never do anything evil. My grandpa invented this, your grandpa can blow devil when he gets their, you poser
@@JoseLopez-t3h3o i like how you can click on a profile and instantly tell how miserable their personality and there for life or social surroundings have to be. Sorry for the world making you seem like an asshole dude😢
Was a Beekeeper it was cool I bought everything I needed from a feed store.🐝🐝🐝😁
I've been researching bee ownership for years, and this is by far the best video I've come across. Thank you!
Wow, thank you! Do you think you'll keep bees one day?
It is my DREAM! Huge enthusiast since I was young
Really appreciate the simplicity of the setup demo
I actually ordered 2 of what you demonstrated
Thank you because I’m getting 2 NUCS from a local farmer on the 30th of March
Thank you! I have a whole playlist about beekeeping equipment if you need further explanation about any of the parts, but that's the basics.
@7:08 (time) . the way she is staying so calm and acting cool about everything I love it ❤so strong more power to you ❤I’m so interested in beekeeping something I want to consider going to school for this video helped . ❤🎉
My son Micheal, introduced me to your channel! He was right, you explain things in layman’s terms for a newbie like me. Thank you!
You explain it so well ! 😊 people don't realize without bees everything Dies . It's euphoric to realize this interesting prossess I love that's it runs in my blood . It's beestringing
Thank you!
I can tell people right now, based solely on the thumbnail, before even watching this: If you're a new beekeeper or an experienced one, WEAR A VEIL. ALWAYS. Even if you wear no other special equipment. Protect your eyes, always. Always.
Yes, it is good practice to protect your face from getting stung by wearing a veil. That being said, I have been stung up the nose twice and they both happened when I was not opening a beehive. I've also witnessed a co-worker get stung in the eye. He was not a beekeeper. He was just near honey. You can't wear a veil every time you go outside.
@@BeekeepingMadeSimple No, and I wasn't suggesting anyone should wear one every time they're outside. But working with the hive, standing at the hive, and holding frames with bees on them as you are here, people definitely should.
I agree the thumbnail shows her handling them without proper protection @@yulebones
@divynerosehealing8546 I do wish that were the case but unfortunately bees don't work on vibes. Yeah, generally, if you're calm and all circumstances are ideal, they'll ignore you. But if, say, their queen has died, and you get too close, it doesn't matter how calm you are. They'll still come for your eyes. Part of respecting bees is understanding that they don't think like we do. And there are loads of beekeepers on TH-cam who make very clear videos with veils on, because they understand that vibes and respect won't stop bees from misunderstanding intent.
@@yulebonesI’m sorry I deleted my comment by accident. I appreciate your reply. My grandfather was painting his house once and disturbed a swarm and they stung him all over his body. He lived to tell the tale thankfully. You were right about the veil and being able to hear. I just watched a guy in a video with one on and I could hear him well.
If a 🐝 flew over to you, would you run away, be scared but stay calm or say hello and hold a conversation with her? 😊 Leave in the comments!
Definitely would check the temperature and make sure it’s not an Asian Death hornet or a yellow jacket 😂
I remember having a bee land on me, didnt sting but scary as heck, my ADHD butt had been the stillest it had been in millennia
We grow much of our food here and lots of flowers so attract many, many bees. They don’t mind us and we certainly don’t mind them! We’d like to start keeping bees but it’s a huge investment….
Oh I talk with them….they are so intriguing. Just yesterday, a glass of wine and a chair watching scout bees check out an empty hive….first days of Spring and wonderful.
I’m the kind of person who happily stays calm , says hello, and holds a conversation. 😊 they are adorable
Thanks!
Thank you!
You have explained Beekeeping SO well & made it understandable! Thank you!!🐝🐝🐝
Really well done vlog Laryssa! I have taken your online class and HIGHLY RECOMMEND it. I am reading the book honeybee democracy, which seems very comprehensive so far. I am suffering from option paralysis. I made a top bar hive, because they seemed simple to build, but then I didn't want to start without foundation, and then winter got here, so I disassembled the hive. I also have an unassembled langstroth long hive (Leo Sharashkin, MO) that I think I want to use, because I am over 50, and will be managing supers by myself. I'm just new to know what I want to do first. 😊 Thanks for being encouraging. 2024- year of the honeybee!
If you're getting overwhelmed with the options and what to do, my recommendation is to start with a regular langstroth style beehive and if a box is too heavy to lift, just take as many frames out as you need to in order to make the box light enough to lift. In spring time and fall the hive will be small and light and you don't have to pick up anything heavy when it's just one box. With just a few hives, it doesn't add too much time to your inspections. Then you can just follow along with the online class and not worry about learning other options and figuring what to do. I'm always available via email to answer questions!
Then in a couple years, if you have more than a couple hives and want to try it out, you can switch to long langstroth hives (or do half langstroth hives and half long langstroth) and use the same frames and foundation and sell any equipment you don't want anymore. Then your only worry is figuring out how to overwinter the long langstroth which should be a manageable thing to research as an experienced beekeeper.
If you don't want to invest in more equipment, since you already have a long langstroth you can use that, put your frames and foundation in and just follow along with the class for everything else. You'll just have to research later on about overwintering those hives.
Very helpful. Was just considering starting beekeeping and this was exactly what I needed.
So very well done and informative. It also helps to have such a beautiful host. This will be my 4th year into bee keeping. I happen to be allergic but i definitely agree with her that it shouldn't be done. I keep EpiPens around and I'm always getting stung. My entire family calls me crazy but this is my calling.
Wow, the tutorial at 2:15 is so detailed and easy to understand! I love how you explained it. I’ll definitely apply it to my farm!
Newer studies suggest clustering is not a healthy behavior for bees and should be prevented by keeping the box as warm as possible using blankets, insulation, etc
Interesting. Could you please share with me where I can read one of these studies? I'm curious what strains of honey bees they studied. There are strains of African honey bees that are more aggressive and prone to swarming often. But then there are Russian honey bees that evolved with the varroa mite and are in a very cold climate. I wonder if these different types of bees deal with cold and clustering differently. Also, there comes a point at which, even though it is better for the bees health to heat the cluster instead of letting them make their own heat, we are now making honey bees completely dependent on humans for survival which is not exactly a good thing. There is something to be said for letting the stronger hives that can withstand the stress of the cold to survive as opposed to keeping every hive alive through the winter. Don't you think? I stress to my viewers in a lot of my videos that honey bees swarm about 1-3 times in the wild and this is to account for a 50% hive loss or more that happens with more feral hives. I do not believe it is the job of the beekeeper keep every hive alive, no matter their genetics. At that point, we're interfering a little too much and might not help the bees in the long run. As a beekeeper you have to be able to accept that not every colony will survive and it is not always at the fault of the beekeeper.
Fantastic; you are a good communicator. I am glad I found your channel
Thanks and welcome
I love your video, I am planning to have one beehive, have not idea about it but I will definitely try
Thank you for the info! I'll bee checking out your other info to see what I need!
You're welcome! Thank you for watching.
My grandparents have a hive forming in their breezeway and there isn’t a rescue near me so I’m going to be trying to start a hive. Thank you for this!
How do you start and upkeep....do you clean the pin? How do you collect the honey?
Excellent explanation! Your way of simplifying the topic is so clear and easy to understand. I really appreciate how you made the information easy
Thank you. It's my goal to explain this in a way that makes sense without leaving out a TON of information that you also need to know.
Excellent presentation.
Thank you for this video! It has made a significant difference in helping me understand and begin my journey into beekeeping.
You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to write such a sweet comment :) I appreciate it.
@@BeekeepingMadeSimple Thank you!!! I've been busy with my tomato and pepper plants (Going to have a harvest). I plan on ordering a NUC in the Winter and then building my own boxes to transfer them to. I still have some studying to do of course, especially about all of the diseases and pests, and how to identify them by their symptoms as signs.
I had the opportunity to watch a swarm move into one of my outbuildings. Hoping to move them in the spring.
Great content! I am a beginner and appreciate all the information. Not able to keep bees where I live but looking forward to the possibility in the future.
Thank you! Great intro for a beginner like me 😊🐝
Really cool video and great delivery... punchy, happy... great way to start learning. I started my first hive by extracting honey bees from my house... now the real fun begins. Appreciate the vid and encouragement! 🙂
Fantastic Tutorial!
Thank You!
You are welcome!
Hi! Great video. Thanks for sharing the baaics. ✌️
By far the best video about beekeeping I have ever seen. I have just one question, what if I don't buy bees, how can I attract bees naturally to my beehive. I already have alot of flowering plants in my home and I often see alot of them on my flowers.?
Please answer asap. Thanks
Thanks! You can definitely try to attract a swarm. Whether one comes is dependent on whether there are bees in your areas that will be swarming and they find your swarm trap attractive enough. you can set up swarm traps or buy them. You can also contact whoever would be called when someone has a swarm of bees they want removed. That might be your local fire department, police department, pest control company or big beekeeping company. I gave the local pest control company my number and they sent a lot of people my way when they got calls for swarms. Most of these calls are to remove an established colony from their home which is much more difficult to do especially as a beginner beekeeper, but sometimes it was for a swarm.
I enjoye your posting, I see you live in Fl. I noticed the plants.. I am dreaming with a hard effort to move to Ga and get a gig with bees. For now thank you so much. I will continue watching. Mike
Wonderful video for us newbies!! God bless from Nova Scotia 🇨🇦
Glad it was helpful!
I feel like knowing if you're allergic would be #1 lol. Thanks for the video.
Wow, well done Mom. What is the costing material in beekeeping generally?
Thank you so much! i was thinking of having a beekeeping job, or just have a hive to make fresh honey for me, my family and my friends. this was soo useful! also, poor drone bees.....
I found this video to be very informative if you are thinking to start being a beekeeper❤
Thank you Miss, your video was very informative.
I was very pleased last year, when some bees moved into a bird nest box in my garden and I was wondering if it is likely that bees will use it again, unchanged, or whether it would need to be spring cleaned of whatever remains in it from the previous occupancy! Please can you advise? Incidentally, I live in UK.
Thank you.
hello... i'm from Indonesia i'm very greteful from the education and let's me ask what size the box and frame are... thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Really good information I will start beekeeping.
The production on your videos is getting better and better.
Thanks! This video was a big headache! A new camera is on it's way. Very excited to take some footage out with the bees.
New subscriber,I’m ready to start my own hive and you explained things very well and I’m interested in Your online class ,Thank you I’m so glad I found your channel
Thanks and welcome
You’re amazing. Thanks for the knowledge bombs.
Wonderful 🐝 bees...
Good did a very good job to us for having bees😊 i like it
What a great video! And you're so delightful!
Congratulationes, for your work, my dear Bee😊👍👍
Wow Thank you. I've just started keeping bees. But only one of my beehives have a 🐝 . How can I catch them?
great video! I have my first nucleus colony coming this june...in Cape Breton canada. Looking forward to it!
Thank you
I love the natural wood look of your boxes. Are they stained/sealed with clear varnish, or is the wood left bare? I'd love to get boxes like yours instead of painting them. I don't mind doing the work of finishing them with some kind of varnish but I just think the wood looks outstanding on its own.
Wonderful. Hello. My dear beekeeper friend, respect and greetings from Turkey.
Aloha from Hawaii! Thanks for stopping by.
So we made about 1/3rd of our acre into a wildflower field. We have tons of pollinators now. Lots and lots of bees in our field. I thought the flowers would be great for beekeeping but will the already established bees be a problem if we introduced a hive?
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Great information! Thank you
Great video!!!
Excellent video thank you. I’m also in the tropics and far South of Hawaii. I bought a hive recently and have been trying to move the hive from a tree about 16 feet up into a box. I know I’ve stuffed up, because the after I moved them to the boxes/hive, the bees are much less this afternoon than they were this morning. I noticed that the hive has restarted on another branch of the tree but quite a small hive , smaller than my fist. Does that generally mean that the Queen is still in the tree?
Tomorrow I want to get the rest of the hive and get them into the beehive I’ve recently bought.
Btw this app Amy first experience to do with honey beehives.
Thank you so much for this wonderful newbee video!
I am so glad I found you. I live in NY. It is end of Feb. Is it too late for me to get bees?
You're welcome! It's not too late to get bees, but most apiaries start taking orders at the end of Jan or early Feb, so it's just a matter of whether they are taking orders still. When I lived in PA, we got our bees in late March. Depending on how north you are in NY, you probably wouldn't be picking up your bees until April or even early May if a nuc.
Aww thanks so much! Yeah I found a beekeeping supply near me ( I’m more southern ny) and it looks like April the nucs will be ready! I really want to get a Flow Hive for my first hive. Will a nuc be easily transferable into this type of hive?
I live in an area that the government uses lime on the unimproved roads all around me. Is this healthy for the bees or the flowers the bees will pollinate? How about me planting specific flowers around my property, what should I plant or grow?
Thanks for the advice.
Another great video, Laryssa. "Thank You " 😊
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Very helpful video, thank you
Nice guide. Were there bears approaching hives? How do you deter bears?
Thanks! The best way to deter bears is to have an electric fence up and on before a bear attacks a hive. Once a bear has already attacked a hive and knows what's inside, an electric fence won't necessarily keep them away.
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My grandfather Micheal Dzelula invented the first box in 1911
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New subscriber!! Wonderful video and very interesting! Thank you . Reminds me of the bee movie, lol People don’t realize bees are so important! They are very beeeusy 😅This is a dream of mine… What if I make a bee house in my yard will that attract the queen?
Thank you. You are very helpful
Happy to help!
Do you have to paint a beeswax coated hive? Thank you for this info!
no, you should not paint the beeswax coated boxes. However, if the beeswax coating starts to chip off, then you should coat it with paint or some other non toxic coating that is suitable for outdoor use. One reason why I like those hives so much is that they are coated already with beeswax (something a lot of commercial apiaries do to extend the life of their hives).
Great video. Can you taste the difference in the honey produced in Hawaii hives compared to Northern California where I live based on the different plants and temperature variation?
Step one should be , take a few stings to determine if you are allergic to venom . If so you are done.
I love to do this in my yard with a honey. bee house but how about they are going in your walls outside and building a nest or not?
If you do not prevent swarming by making sure there is space in your brood boxes, your bees will swarm and can go any number of places including a building, shed or tree. They have a knack for going exactly where you don't want them to. That's why I strongly encourage people to prevent their bees from swarming as much as possible, especially if your bees are in a residential area. Rural areas are best. That being said, it is not common for bees to swarm and make their new home so close to the original hive. They usually go a little bit further away.
Just found a giant Styrofoam box full of these little creatures out in a field on the way home from work. Thanks for the video! Can’t wait for free honey!
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Hi I was wondering can you be a beekeeper when you're old and have mobility issues I use a walker I would love to be a beekeeper I really enjoyed your video thank you
Good question! It is not easy. There are people making it work for them. A long langstroth hive is what I would recommend because you use the same frames which makes it easy to inspect a hive, but there are no boxes to lift. Other than that, you'll also want to be able to be outside in the sun wearing a hot suit for at least an hour in the summer time and be able to harvest honey. Usually people only harvest once a year, so if you can recruit someone to help you that one day, have an extra suit for them and just have them help you carry the honey frames into your house. Honey is heavy! The best thing to do, if you can is join a local association and shadow someone. I just joined a local assoc near me and they have a shadow a beekeeper program. Or look for an apiary or bee assoc that has an in-person class (if they use top bar hives it'll be even better). DEpending on where you live, you should also look into having mason bees. you don't open up and inspect their hive, but you still get to observe them coming and going from the hive and that's one of my favorite parts of having a beehive.
Thank-you that was very inspirational.
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6:26 how does a mouse make the beehive its home? Wouldnt it get stung?
Just stopped by to learn about bees and It sure looks like you are in Hawaii like me.
Good education. thank you1
You're welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. Feel free to leave questions about getting started in the comments.
Excellent video. Thanks!
Thank you!
I received a 10 frame Bee Castle hive for my birthday but it only came with one brood box (deep Super) Is this going to be okay to start? Also it's April and I haven't ordered bees, is this a problem?
Awesome video
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Great for beginners thank you😅🐝🐝🐝
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Hello, BeeKeepingMadeSimple - thank you very much for your informative video. It is very helpful and I look forward to starting my BeeKeeping adventure! We must all work together to help save our beautiful planet and beautiful creatures we live in harmony with - support all forms of life the best we can :)
We do!
Great job! Very informative!
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Thanks really helpful!
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How do you introduce nuc to hive
How far will they fly to collect nectar and pollen?
They say honey bees can fly up to a 3 mile radius from the hive. However, they don't go that far unless necessary. They fill up their honey crop with half their body weight in nectar, so I imagine the closer the better!
Is it possible to start a hive in May?
It is! It is best to start a hive from a purchased nuc or to catch a swarm in May. Bees swarm in the late spring and summer, and they have to start a new hive from scratch. Swarms come with honey crops full of food and can build honeycomb really fast.
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How far away from the house can I place my beehive?
Some townships have rules on how close a hive can be to your dwelling. Other than your town's laws, you want it far enough away that the lights from your house won't affect the bees and they'll be far from where people and pets are walking. If you have a heavily wooded backyard, that could be 50' away from the house. If your yard is a big lawn, then they'll need to be as far away as possible or where you have a line of trees to put them next to.
5 months late - but I've recently been interested in bee keeping but I don't want to dive into at home beekeeping despite my research. I'd rather get to learn it along side experienced keepers due to my age and lack of hands on, but I am struggling to figure out how. I've looked into companies in my area, or even if I am required to take a college online/in-person course to apply but nothing has come up.
Is beekeeping a niche job that isn't widely circulated or am I just looking in the wrong places? I live in Thornton, CO if anyone knows how to help. I'm seriously struggling here.