That’s the thing I believe I enjoy most about beekeeping, ever the student of the humble little honeybees. Again Nathan, thank you for sharing this video! Great work, even better conversation!
You do an incredible job interviewing experts in the industry and making the dialog so interesting for everyone watching. TY for what you do and for all the work this takes.
I don't know if there is anyone on TH-cam I like to sit and listen to more, then Bob Bennie talking about bees. Ty Nathan, another great interview with a great person that happens to be a beekeeper.👍
Fantastic videos with Bob and also the videos you are making that are documenting the steps you are going through to increase your operation !! Love to watch your videos !!! Thank You !!!
Italian and Carniolan mixed in both directions make great bees, thats the basis of my outfit. I also brought in a Saskatraz and New World Carniolan queen for open mating just to add some VSH traits to drones. I really pay attention to all the interviews BOB has on his channel as its important to improve the bee operation and not stay in a rut of outdated practices. I favor more on the Carni side due to cluster management and reduced feeding as the Italian have a high sugar bill.
We have russians here, the reason that they have been bred here and why everyone uses them where I live is because they use very little honey in the winter, can fly on days other bees cannot and have up to a 30% higher yield in honey on top of resistance to small hive beetles and all forms of mites. They really need very little from the beekeeper most of us dont even use mite treatments as the bees manage Varroa so well that we dont have to do anything.
Bob's responses to your questions are the same as my mentor who is now a retired pollinator in New Jersey. Great video once again. I'm really enjoying your channel.
You keep the bees and I'll keep my distance. I can't eat honey and am allergic to bee stings, but I like to watch them dance around on flowers, so I always have one entire (flower) garden dedicated to pollinators. I'm autistic and have a "thing" for watching things move. Got here from a link on your auntie K's channel. New sub.
I was sold “overwintered” nucs in Pennsylvania I never thought that they were overwintered in Georgia. I’d much rather have a local overwintered nuc that has survived the local weather
I agree with Bob.... Experiencing the package 📦 as a newbee is great. But, then it all depends on the Aims, & Goals of the beekeeper, and depends on the appetite for experiencing the growth of a new colony that's not established, yet.
10:50 is an interesting opinion. I feel the opposite. I want the best foolproof start as a new keeper. I hope to learn the mechanics of the hive but also want the best opportunity to have a surviving strong colony to not face discouragement if the hive fails. I dont even want honey this year. Year 2 I want to capture a swarm and experience exactly what they said with the experience under my belt.
Great interview! Things were brought up, that I wouldn't have thought about. Especially local bees, with GA. queens aren't local once her bees take over. Even as simple as it should be, I never thought about it. Awesome job.
That would be interesting, but hard to put together. There is so much variability even within the Italian line that I don’t know how useful it would be.
Very good video. I produce over wintered nucs. The ones I keep for myself. In the spring I give them all drawn comb. I usually get a crop of honey from them, and have very few swarm on me. In my opinion one of the drawbacks of a overwintered nuc. Is in the fall that overwintered queen probably should be replaced, because of her age.
I raise queens and sell as overwintered nucs in Denver and haven’t heard from customers that they are prone to swarm. Drop a nuc in a new deep with five frames of foundation, put a second deep with another ten frames of foundation when appropriate and the overwintered nuc is busy building their home and not thinking about swarming.
Eric I want to play around with this as well. Bob says that a queen made in this calendar year is much less likely to swarm than one made in a past calendar year, even if she’s low mileage (a summer queen). A queen that’s been through two winters would be even more likely to swarm.
Looked for the bee + app that you mentioned in a previous video would you provide a link. Was not able to find what you described love video again very informative keep up the good work.
I keep going on to Bob Binnie to write a book on Bees , may be that something down the track you could think of doing , pass that knowledge on to others in the form of print .Peter Australia 🇦🇺
Haven’t had time to watch this video yet Nathan, but I’ve got the 100k dollar question?????? Ask Mr Bob if you can .. how many tops or bottoms can be made with one sheet of plywood?? I can make six sets
yes This is Kelly Carpenter .Im in the San Bernadino mountains ..what I want is for you to produce an inspection list and Is scheduling PDF .we can buy for $35dollars ..You could sell a million copys Thanks Kel .
Is there a good resource to use in order to visually identify the bee breeds.... Italians; Carniolan; Caucasian; Russian: etc..? I keep seeing such a mixture its like they're all mutts maybe.
No there’s not really. Italian queens tend to be lighter colored, but it’s my understanding that you have to look at the veination in the wings to tell the different breeds apart.
Question: Where does one purchase TRUE Caucasian Queens???? There are several sources that claim to offer them but, I'm doubtful of their genetics. From what I understand, Sue Cobey does have true Caucasians but, they are not available for most of us. I'd love to incorporate the Caucasian propensity for propolis production into my own stock. HELP!!!! (I do have Sue Cobey's New World Carniolan line and I am IN LOVE with them. They do exceptionally well here in North Central Iowa.)---------------------------------------Also, I've heard that Caucasians tend to possess the trait for "wet" wax capping their honey rather than the "dry" white wax caps. Is this true? This trait really doesn't make any difference to me, as I don't sell my honey. Thanks!
Bob has some of Sues genetics. So does Two Rivers honeybees. The only correct answer is that pure Caucasians come from the Caucasus mountain range…only germ plasm has been imported.
My Russians are very very ornery ! Their good til you start pulling frames and scraping comb .then you better be ok with getting stung or ignore them bouncing off your veil
@@DuckRiverHoney I like taking inexperienced people out to them hives. It gives them general idea of when bees are bad this is what you got . Then I go over to the Italians and then they are like them bees was a lot different than the first .
@@DuckRiverHoney One thing I do not like about the Italian is the he amount of bees in the brood box when your trying to take a peek . Mine you can split and then in a month be right back where you split from . My queens are building monster hives . Guess they know I want to scale up on colonies .
@@DuckRiverHoney Yes , which I haven’t been taking advantage of ! I’ve just been checker boarding to see how they react . I’m in my 7th year with three hives lost one absconding and probably lost a bunch of bees to swarming .
I went with Russians for my first bees because all the local bees where I live are russians we are unique in my state for keeping nothing but russians here
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Bob's temperament lends to teaching. Calm, cool, and overflowing with the wisdom that can only come from 40+ years of thoughtful beekeeping.
Thanks!
That’s the thing I believe I enjoy most about beekeeping, ever the student of the humble little honeybees. Again Nathan, thank you for sharing this video! Great work, even better conversation!
Thanks!
Bob has an encyclopedic level knowledge. Love these interviews and the questions are so great.
Thanks!
You do an incredible job interviewing experts in the industry and making the dialog so interesting for everyone watching. TY for what you do and for all the work this takes.
Thanks Eddy, I enjoy doing the interviews. Wish I could do more.
I don't know if there is anyone on TH-cam I like to sit and listen to more, then Bob Bennie talking about bees. Ty Nathan, another great interview with a great person that happens to be a beekeeper.👍
Thanks, Bob is a good one.
@@DuckRiverHoney Ty again Nathan, I have learnt a lot from watching your channel.
I appreciate it!
Very very good info from 2 great Beekeepers Thank you Bob and Nathan for super interview 🐝🐝🐝🍯👏👏👏
Thanks!
Fantastic videos with Bob and also the videos you are making that are documenting the steps you are going through to increase your operation !! Love to watch your videos !!! Thank You !!!
I appreciate it Dale!
Even third year beekeepers learn from this! Thanks
Thanks Phillip
This is year nine for me and I’m still learning. So much info. Glad you posted this interview.
Thanks David!
Good job Nathan! Bob is a very Kind person, glad you where able to talk to him
Thanks!
Italian and Carniolan mixed in both directions make great bees, thats the basis of my outfit. I also brought in a Saskatraz and New World Carniolan queen for open mating just to add some VSH traits to drones. I really pay attention to all the interviews BOB has on his channel as its important to improve the bee operation and not stay in a rut of outdated practices. I favor more on the Carni side due to cluster management and reduced feeding as the Italian have a high sugar bill.
We have russians here, the reason that they have been bred here and why everyone uses them where I live is because they use very little honey in the winter, can fly on days other bees cannot and have up to a 30% higher yield in honey on top of resistance to small hive beetles and all forms of mites. They really need very little from the beekeeper most of us dont even use mite treatments as the bees manage Varroa so well that we dont have to do anything.
Bob's responses to your questions are the same as my mentor who is now a retired pollinator in New Jersey.
Great video once again. I'm really enjoying your channel.
Thanks!
Great info with my two favorite beekeepers!
Thanks!
You keep the bees and I'll keep my distance. I can't eat honey and am allergic to bee stings, but I like to watch them dance around on flowers, so I always have one entire (flower) garden dedicated to pollinators. I'm autistic and have a "thing" for watching things move.
Got here from a link on your auntie K's channel.
New sub.
Thanks!
I was sold “overwintered” nucs in Pennsylvania I never thought that they were overwintered in Georgia. I’d much rather have a local overwintered nuc that has survived the local weather
Buyer beware!
Great stuff
I agree with Bob.... Experiencing the package 📦 as a newbee is great. But, then it all depends on the Aims, & Goals of the beekeeper, and depends on the appetite for experiencing the growth of a new colony that's not established, yet.
It’s something every beekeeper should witness, even if they don’t start with a package.
Great video, lots of knowledge shared here if you are paying attention!! Thanks gents
Thanks!
10:50 is an interesting opinion. I feel the opposite. I want the best foolproof start as a new keeper. I hope to learn the mechanics of the hive but also want the best opportunity to have a surviving strong colony to not face discouragement if the hive fails. I dont even want honey this year. Year 2 I want to capture a swarm and experience exactly what they said with the experience under my belt.
Great interview! Things were brought up, that I wouldn't have thought about. Especially local bees, with GA. queens aren't local once her bees take over. Even as simple as it should be, I never thought about it.
Awesome job.
Thanks!
What a wealth of knowledge Bob is. Thanks for sharing, Nathan and Bob!
Thanks Chuck!
I really appreciate the content you create here. I'm just starting out this year, so what you bring to the startup community is valuable.
Thanks!
A+ video lots of good info. If I could have a mentor it would be some one like Bob Binnie.
What I humble guy. GREAT VIDEO Thanks Dennis.
Thanks Dennis!
Love to see some more on this topic. Particularly a side-by-side of various breeds and maybe even some of the more popular queen breeders' stock.
That would be interesting, but hard to put together. There is so much variability even within the Italian line that I don’t know how useful it would be.
Great job guys! Thanks for teaching.
Thanks Bryan!
Very good video. I produce over wintered nucs. The ones I keep for myself. In the spring I give them all drawn comb. I usually get a crop of honey from them, and have very few swarm on me. In my opinion one of the drawbacks of a overwintered nuc. Is in the fall that overwintered queen probably should be replaced, because of her age.
Agreed, they’ve got their purposes.
Starting a nuc. With at least 1,000 unhatched, and also unsealed lavae
I raise queens and sell as overwintered nucs in Denver and haven’t heard from customers that they are prone to swarm. Drop a nuc in a new deep with five frames of foundation, put a second deep with another ten frames of foundation when appropriate and the overwintered nuc is busy building their home and not thinking about swarming.
Eric I want to play around with this as well. Bob says that a queen made in this calendar year is much less likely to swarm than one made in a past calendar year, even if she’s low mileage (a summer queen). A queen that’s been through two winters would be even more likely to swarm.
Enjoyed the information. Thank you. Take care.
Thanks!
Bob, Do you have an opinion on queens produced after summer solstice?
He uses a lot of them.
I am far from being an expert but to me, relative to mites, a major advantage of a package is the break in brood cycle.
Looked for the bee + app that you mentioned in a previous video would you provide a link. Was not able to find what you described love video again very informative keep up the good work.
www.hive-tool.com/
I keep going on to Bob Binnie to write a book on Bees , may be that something down the track you could think of doing , pass that knowledge on to others in the form of print .Peter Australia 🇦🇺
He needs to write a book! I’d buy it.
Thanks for another good video. Out of curiosity, do you have a preferred line of bees? Sorry if you mentioned and I missed it.
Mine are all mutts. I am introducing some VSH and probably some Carni / Caucasian this year.
Awesome info Thank You
Thanks Harold!
Haven’t had time to watch this video yet Nathan, but I’ve got the 100k dollar question?????? Ask Mr Bob if you can .. how many tops or bottoms can be made with one sheet of plywood?? I can make six sets
Bob has some videos on woodworking that cover that. He gets very little waste from a sheet of HDO.
Wish I knew what all their terms meant. This is only for very experienced bee keepers, not us new folks.
My favorite is the Italian
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yes This is Kelly Carpenter .Im in the San Bernadino mountains ..what I want is for you to produce an inspection list and Is scheduling PDF .we can buy for $35dollars ..You could sell a million copys Thanks Kel .
where can I buy some of the caucasian bees?? I'm in Ohio
Two Rivers Honeybees will have some but he may be sold out.
Is there a good resource to use in order to visually identify the bee breeds.... Italians; Carniolan; Caucasian; Russian: etc..? I keep seeing such a mixture its like they're all mutts maybe.
No there’s not really. Italian queens tend to be lighter colored, but it’s my understanding that you have to look at the veination in the wings to tell the different breeds apart.
👍
Thanks Barry
Question: Where does one purchase TRUE Caucasian Queens???? There are several sources that claim to offer them but, I'm doubtful of their genetics. From what I understand, Sue Cobey does have true Caucasians but, they are not available for most of us. I'd love to incorporate the Caucasian propensity for propolis production into my own stock. HELP!!!! (I do have Sue Cobey's New World Carniolan line and I am IN LOVE with them. They do exceptionally well here in North Central Iowa.)---------------------------------------Also, I've heard that Caucasians tend to possess the trait for "wet" wax capping their honey rather than the "dry" white wax caps. Is this true? This trait really doesn't make any difference to me, as I don't sell my honey. Thanks!
Bob has some of Sues genetics. So does Two Rivers honeybees. The only correct answer is that pure Caucasians come from the Caucasus mountain range…only germ plasm has been imported.
My Russians are very very ornery ! Their good til you start pulling frames and scraping comb .then you better be ok with getting stung or ignore them bouncing off your veil
I’ve got some like that…
@@DuckRiverHoney I like taking inexperienced people out to them hives. It gives them general idea of when bees are bad this is what you got . Then I go over to the Italians and then they are like them bees was a lot different than the first .
@@DuckRiverHoney One thing I do not like about the Italian is the he amount of bees in the brood box when your trying to take a peek . Mine you can split and then in a month be right back where you split from . My queens are building monster hives . Guess they know I want to scale up on colonies .
The big ones are handy for splitting.
@@DuckRiverHoney Yes , which I haven’t been taking advantage of ! I’ve just been checker boarding to see how they react . I’m in my 7th year with three hives lost one absconding and probably lost a bunch of bees to swarming .
You wrong! A forge can help with warming, but never be able to do Bee bread or to do jelly for feeding the fresh eggs!.
I went with Russians for my first bees because all the local bees where I live are russians we are unique in my state for keeping nothing but russians here