Yes, it is true that in the fall you can't really judge by brood. What I look for is are they calm? Are they walking about in what looks like there is organization? Are there cells that are super-cleaned? If there is pollen available are they bring it in? If I see these things I am happy.
Just went thru 180 hives last week and only had two colonies with brood! Yeah! I started O.A. treatments this week. Killing mites, they have nowhere to hide! Good video, and I like that hat!
Very timely video, Ashby. In SC I am used to having brood this time of year and a month ago I had 4-5 frames. Now there is little to none. I really think I overfed and plugged them out. You're right, what we have now is what we have. Thanks, Ashby.
@@Ashby_Farms_NC I've been stressing over this the last two weeks. Especially after a mistake on my part and getting one hive robbed. Was able to stop the robbing, caught if fast thankfully and the colony survived but I figured both colonies would not make it through winter because there was little to no brood or eggs. We had a setback after mite treatment on top of it a month ago. I'm hopeful now I can keep them going. Thank you for this video. No one had said any of this that I had seen. Truly grateful for putting my mind at ease. Love our ladies and want to do right by them. Thank you again and thank you for commenting!
Excellent post! Thank you. I’m a first year beekeeper, and went through our county’s beekeeper class (down here in Gastonia, also the Piedmont). I was amazed at everything I learned in class, and continue to learn more daily it seems. I have 3 hives and have recently “condensed” them from double deeps to singles, and one from a double deep plus medium to a single deep plus medium. I assumed as the colony decreased (kicking the drones out) they would need less room, plus it would be easier to manage. I hope to keep them alive this winter and if so, do some splits in the spring. If not, it will be a learning experience! Thanks again for your videos and your teaching.. Geoff R.
Always glad to have new beeks! You did the right thing to condense them. It’s easier to heat less space. Good luck! Make sure to use OA regularly through winter! Start the spring with healthy bees!
You said all that in one take. I felt like we were stoned around the table my homie had one of them buzzes he be squinting one eye, trying to tell me a story that was never gonna end and I forgot what the hell we were talking about. Lol
That was one long take for sure! But definitely not stoned lol. I’ve learned to take my time and make sure I have all my facts straight with my thoughts!
Like you said, very little brood is expected in Nov because I normally do 2-rounds of OAV at Thanksgiving. Last month everything was broodless and I did a single OAV treatment and fed small pieces of patty hoping to expand some small colonies along with sugar at 1.6 to add weight.. My bees were neglected in late summer and it was a mistake to avoid feeding sugar even with honey left on the hives. Today, I saw a small patch of brood in a nuc and its a good sign with this warm weather. Another had a new queen and I found her cell hidden in the comb, not sure it its going to make it but OK to lose a few. I'm north of you with similar weather.
I run singles exclusively in Halifax County, NC and my target weight is 75lbs. About 60 is the minimum for a single for me to get to middle of March with no trouble. Good video.
They can really mess with your head those first couple years. I remember watching 2 hives with no brood for weeks while my others had plenty. It was entering fall and the person I was talking to about getting a queen told me I was likely ok so i made another check and there was brood.
Thanks for this video. Like you said, bee school was a year ago, and mine was based out of Michigan State University and I'm about 2 hours south of you. Looking around tells me the environment isn't right for raising brood, but reassurance is always helpful. I'm only around on the weekends, so my practices have been a little different from the "normal". I've been doing OAV at 4g per deep body for the past 3 weeks. The bees seemed pretty calm when I opened the boxes yesterday. I'm feeding them 2:1 syrup right now. I'm perplexed that even my heavy colonies have empty combs. Should I keep on packing it in there? I've probably fed 20 gallons to 6 double deep colonies in the past week.
When beekeepers are broodless....why treat for mites? If there is no brood, doesn't that mean that the mites will have nowhere to grow? I was under the impression that one way to combat mites was to isolate the queen and create an articfical brood break. So, back to the question..... If there is no brood, why treat for mites?
I agree 100% im in the heat of the texas desert and the bees here have a long summer brood break and yet its rare to louse a hive in winter I have never checked for mites or put bug killer in the beehives.
lol its a strange year we are having a warm spell today and tmw and it should be -10 by now nights lol 😅now we don’t see winters until Jan now we get cold September but we have warm spots until Jan then we freeze up until end of March it’s rough beekeeping in Canada
Thanks Ashby, good advice! I've heard several Beekeepers commenting about no brood, so great comments. I've always done our last OA in December. What is your schedule on this treatment?
Great information Ashby. Did you treat your hives once a month with OA? I treat in Aug. with 5 treatments, then again on a warm day early Dec.. I hit them again on a warm day in Jan.. My highest mite count is in Aug before treatment, 6 / 300 bees. I have 40 hives SE Ohio. Next year in one yard I am going to treat with OA once a month, except Aug(5) and compare.
I really saw that now especially that I have over 25 with Italians laying a little but other varieties mainly Carniolan and the ones I got from you not really laying at all.
I am seeing worse. I lost 10 colonies in a month. I treated OA 5 weeks after honey pull from July to August. Within a month strong hive started having dead bees pile up in the front of hives. There is no brood and no stores. All I find is the queen alone with a few bees. They totally stop working with a queen.
I have been feeding since July and colonies have died out with feed in the hive. They just stop doing anything and die. Queens are in the hive and no brood. Looks like pesticides not disease. I OA treat on schedule July and September. Then 10 die in October.
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Yes, it is true that in the fall you can't really judge by brood. What I look for is are they calm? Are they walking about in what looks like there is organization? Are there cells that are super-cleaned? If there is pollen available are they bring it in? If I see these things I am happy.
Bad builder, safety third , dang it Ashby! Thanks for the video!
Safety is always 3rd!!!
Just went thru 180 hives last week and only had two colonies with brood! Yeah! I started O.A. treatments this week. Killing mites, they have nowhere to hide! Good video, and I like that hat!
I love the hat too, thanks for watching!
Good stuff 👏
Thanks Jody!
Very timely video, Ashby. In SC I am used to having brood this time of year and a month ago I had 4-5 frames. Now there is little to none. I really think I overfed and plugged them out. You're right, what we have now is what we have. Thanks, Ashby.
Hey Hope! All we can do now is be patient and wait! The doldrums of winter!
Good timing on this. Got a couple hives that are like this but bees are acting fine
Thank you. This was very helpful. I’m seeing this currently in my hives.
It’s just a slow down! They will pick back up in the spring.
@@Ashby_Farms_NC I've been stressing over this the last two weeks. Especially after a mistake on my part and getting one hive robbed. Was able to stop the robbing, caught if fast thankfully and the colony survived but I figured both colonies would not make it through winter because there was little to no brood or eggs. We had a setback after mite treatment on top of it a month ago. I'm hopeful now I can keep them going. Thank you for this video. No one had said any of this that I had seen. Truly grateful for putting my mind at ease. Love our ladies and want to do right by them. Thank you again and thank you for commenting!
Reassuring to first year keeper.
It has been interesting to watch the life of the colony through this first season. ❤
Mother nature sure is awesome! Welcome to the club! (Beekeeping)
My two cents, no eggs, no brood, time to OA, and give them a heft for weight. good vid Ashby, nice and chilled..
Thanks for watching. I know it’s a change up but hopefully helpful
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent post! Thank you. I’m a first year beekeeper, and went through our county’s beekeeper class (down here in Gastonia, also the Piedmont). I was amazed at everything I learned in class, and continue to learn more daily it seems. I have 3 hives and have recently “condensed” them from double deeps to singles, and one from a double deep plus medium to a single deep plus medium. I assumed as the colony decreased (kicking the drones out) they would need less room, plus it would be easier to manage.
I hope to keep them alive this winter and if so, do some splits in the spring. If not, it will be a learning experience! Thanks again for your videos and your teaching..
Geoff R.
Always glad to have new beeks! You did the right thing to condense them. It’s easier to heat less space. Good luck! Make sure to use OA regularly through winter! Start the spring with healthy bees!
You said all that in one take. I felt like we were stoned around the table my homie had one of them buzzes he be squinting one eye, trying to tell me a story that was never gonna end and I forgot what the hell we were talking about. Lol
That was one long take for sure! But definitely not stoned lol. I’ve learned to take my time and make sure I have all my facts straight with my thoughts!
Like you said, very little brood is expected in Nov because I normally do 2-rounds of OAV at Thanksgiving. Last month everything was broodless and I did a single OAV treatment and fed small pieces of patty hoping to expand some small colonies along with sugar at 1.6 to add weight.. My bees were neglected in late summer and it was a mistake to avoid feeding sugar even with honey left on the hives. Today, I saw a small patch of brood in a nuc and its a good sign with this warm weather. Another had a new queen and I found her cell hidden in the comb, not sure it its going to make it but OK to lose a few. I'm north of you with similar weather.
Best to do OA anytime they’re broodless
That was a good one Ashby
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing
You bet! Glad it could help.
I run singles exclusively in Halifax County, NC and my target weight is 75lbs. About 60 is the minimum for a single for me to get to middle of March with no trouble. Good video.
One thing is for sure, they ain’t gonna starve! Thanks for watching!
They can really mess with your head those first couple years. I remember watching 2 hives with no brood for weeks while my others had plenty. It was entering fall and the person I was talking to about getting a queen told me I was likely ok so i made another check and there was brood.
It def sucks the first few winters. I leave mine alone until February!
My hives are broodless now as well.
We’ve still got lots and you and me are only 45 min apart!
Thanks for this video. Like you said, bee school was a year ago, and mine was based out of Michigan State University and I'm about 2 hours south of you. Looking around tells me the environment isn't right for raising brood, but reassurance is always helpful. I'm only around on the weekends, so my practices have been a little different from the "normal". I've been doing OAV at 4g per deep body for the past 3 weeks. The bees seemed pretty calm when I opened the boxes yesterday. I'm feeding them 2:1 syrup right now. I'm perplexed that even my heavy colonies have empty combs. Should I keep on packing it in there? I've probably fed 20 gallons to 6 double deep colonies in the past week.
It’s a per colony basis. Feed them until they weigh the weight they should. Best luck this winter.
Great time of year to share this info.
Side note, where did you get your hat made?
The company is in Burlington. “Local Apparel” is the company
@@Ashby_Farms_NCNice. Thank you.
When beekeepers are broodless....why treat for mites? If there is no brood, doesn't that mean that the mites will have nowhere to grow? I was under the impression that one way to combat mites was to isolate the queen and create an articfical brood break. So, back to the question.....
If there is no brood, why treat for mites?
I want to start the year with NO mites. Zero!
I agree 100% im in the heat of the texas desert and the bees here have a long summer brood break and yet its rare to louse a hive in winter I have never checked for mites or put bug killer in the beehives.
lol its a strange year we are having a warm spell today and tmw and it should be -10 by now nights lol 😅now we don’t see winters until Jan now we get cold September but we have warm spots until Jan then we freeze up until end of March it’s rough beekeeping in Canada
I bet! That’s crazy cold!
Thanks Ashby, good advice! I've heard several Beekeepers commenting about no brood, so great comments. I've always done our last OA in December. What is your schedule on this treatment?
I’m treating once a month with oxalic acid. All winter long.
Great information Ashby. Did you treat your hives once a month with OA? I treat in Aug. with 5 treatments, then again on a warm day early Dec.. I hit them again on a warm day in Jan.. My highest mite count is in Aug before treatment, 6 / 300 bees. I have 40 hives SE Ohio. Next year in one yard I am going to treat with OA once a month, except Aug(5) and compare.
Sounds like you’re doing great! I will be using oxalic acid once a month through the winter.
I really saw that now especially that I have over 25 with Italians laying a little but other varieties mainly Carniolan and the ones I got from you not really laying at all.
Yep! How’s everything going? Ready for winter?
@@Ashby_Farms_NC Most are a few are not so I am really feeding them this week to finish up.
I am seeing worse. I lost 10 colonies in a month. I treated OA 5 weeks after honey pull from July to August. Within a month strong hive started having dead bees pile up in the front of hives. There is no brood and no stores. All I find is the queen alone with a few bees. They totally stop working with a queen.
I’d definitely recommend getting a state inspector involved
I have been feeding since July and colonies have died out with feed in the hive. They just stop doing anything and die. Queens are in the hive and no brood. Looks like pesticides not disease. I OA treat on schedule July and September. Then 10 die in October.
You might wanna get a state inspector involved. That could be a number of things.
So much rambling. I'm not sure what I just heard. Lol.
lol. Gotta make sure what I say is factual