I absolutely loved this video. And I completely appreciate how very individual all our treatment plans are so different and unique! As you probably saw, mine still needs a lot of tweaking!! Your big brood break certainly has a big advantage over more milder European bee colonies. Very interesting you pointed that out. As usual, a great video! Quality! Thank you!
Wow, thanks for sharing your mite recipe. The effort you make making the videos has helped me in my backyard beekeeping but even more how you carry ur self on a day to day basis managing all that you do 👍 cheers
I have been keeping bees for four years now, and have been watching your videos for about a year and a half. I have learned so much about the basic philosophy of managing bee hives that I have been able to adapt to our conditions here in Utah. Thanks for taking time out of your busy life to do these videos. I think what your are doing is improving the overall strength of the honey bee population.
This is my second summer and fall with your videos. Never feel bad about not posting videos. The down under beekeepers fill your lack of videos. Be safe and happy. Post when you can
Thank you for taking what little time you have this time of yr...what you have shared .... the knowledge and How to would give any new beekeeper a leg up....thank you!!!!
OK, finally back to actually watch this. What you said in the beginning about TH-cam vs farm and other work and management pressure is so on point! I try to keep a camera on me and when on opportunity presents itself get the footage, but even that can really eat time and /or interfere with operations. At the same time, it has been a great platform for expanding and steering more in the direction I want to go (consulting and educationally related) as well as building a "portfolio" for future business. Thanks so much for sharing your mite management strategy. You are always so well thought out and spoken when conveying information! Thanks Ian!
I for one fully agree with you .. family livelihood always comes first.. don't get me wrong I miss seeing your videos but it just makes you value a bee video when we get one. An as anyone that farms can agree,, you got to make hay when you can and salt it away for a rainy day here in southern Michigan my goldenrod is on the downward trend. soybean harvest is almost done an next week shelling corn..An in the spare time cutting wood for winter heat... Farmers an Bee's have lots in common in Fall time, we both are Busy Bees , storing up winter harvest.!
WOOHOO!! I AM THE PHAT!! I feel special! ;) Thank you for giving us as much time as you do, and it's good that you are able to balance your life between family and bees and real work and TH-cam. Good example and reminder.
In the southeastern US our fall is just now starting and the goldenrod is winding down. I also do the Apivar during the summer and OAV in the fall and spring. We only have about 4 weeks of freezing weather so it's hard to get a complete brood break. I totally agree with the Family and responsibilities first. Keep up the incredible work and videos when you cam. Thanks.
I highly appreciate the videos you do. Thanks for the time you give for TH-cam. I agree mite treatment schedules are area specific. Thanks for sharing your ideas and how you approach your treatments.
Good input on your integrated pest management program(IPM). Like you said it's area specific for mite management. I think the key thing that I have learned is monitor, monitor and monitor some more ( alcohol wash) don't take it for granted. These little bastards can sneak up on you and really bite you in the ass. I'm looking for a way to treat on the buildup cycle. I find once the brood is shutting down and the mites are escalating the speculation is the damage has already been done to the winter bees. Looking forward to your talk online tomorrow night. 🙂.
Excellent information Ian. We went to full strength MAQS in the spring and will do an OAV treatment soon. Our mite counts are virtually non existent after MAQS. Question. Do you or have you used MAQS or Formic pro ?? Enjoy the day.
Hey, I saw in your autumn movie that you make bee cake yourself, but I also saw that you had bought it, do you calculate it somehow on time or on the price? how is better
Hi Ian. thank you for the amazing content over the years, I have learned so much aspiraing to get to where you are. I have noticed you run 10 frames in the brood chamber but only 9 in your honey boxes. I was hopeing you might be able to shed some light on that? Thank you and take care from your neighbor to the west in Saskatoon!
How do I like your page a lot? I am a beekeeper from Mexico and I learn a lot from your videos. I just don't understand English much and it's difficult for me to understand. It would be good if you put subtitles in Spanish in your videos to understand well. Greetings.
I have heard that because Amitraz has been used for so long, that some mites have developed resistance to it. Have you seen what appeared to be any resistance over the years in your operation? You seem to keep using it year after year, so that's why I asked the question.
I can't speak for Ian, but in general using multiple attack vectors like Apivar in the spring and Oxalic in the fall probably helps mitigate that effect at least to some degree. My understanding is the Apivar is actually toxic to bees as well, but some 10,000 times more toxic to mites.
@@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork I started out the year with 30 packages, and did no treatments until late August (the earliest I could get all my honey off), used Apivar, and currently most of the hives are experiencing rapid bee losses, dead bees in front of the hive entrances, dead bees on the inner cover, crawlers in the grass. I had planned to do an OA vapor treatment when brood rearing is over, but in my area queens normally lay some brood right into early November, but the way things are looking right now, most of the hives will have the populations depleted by early November down to a point where winter survival will be impossible. I think the mites must be resistant to the Apivar, that's all I can come up with. Now I'm thinking that maybe I would have had better success using Formic Pro instead of the Apivar.
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Thanks Ian, yeah that's consistent with most IPM results. Even herbicides lose efficacy with repeated use. This concept applies across the board. Interestingly, MRSA VRSA and PRSA are all "anti-bio-tic resitant"... but Cinnamon oil has been shown to have over 300 active pathways against these! Study and mimic nature if you want to "WIN" the battle. More info by googling "MRSA VRSA PRSA ncbi cinnamon oil". cheers!
Fall here is wet almost constant rain for weeks, wanted to get more feed inside the colonies but no luck. They stopped using the feed while there is still a bit of room.
Treated with apivar end of july 1st week of aug before i got strips in all the colonys .. Pulled them month and half then two weeks later treated half the colonys with OAV next morning looking on the bottom board had just as many dead mites in colonys i treated with oa as the ones i didn't treat .. Makes me think the apivar was still active killing after i pulled the strips .. Going to go with apivar first thing next spring like your doing .. We have alot bee keepers around alot of them wait till fall get 60 counts even higher .. Apivar is insurance against that imo
The time of yr and testing my be an issue when you treat for mites.....BUT....mites are mites....the technique would be appreciated and very helpful ( thank you )...the beekeeper must test!!!
What daytime high temp range do you believe coorelates with your hives becoming broodless? I am in Iowa where my hives also go broodless for winter, but not sure what that temperature sweet spot is for broodless, but not tightly clustered to make oxalic less effective.
@@russellkoopman3004 Good question... my guess is probably not.. though in recent years the climate is a bit whacky. Yeah, I am still thinking and pondering how to monitor that through the winter. I wanna play with some IR cameras in my hives.. but no budget for that at the moment.
AFAIK it is not directly temperature related, but more to if they can bring in enough recourses. And if they can not, it depends on genetics if they will have a brood stop or not. Not 100% sure though and of course temperature might still be a factor as well.
I’ve noticed it depends on genetics and the age of the queen. Here, in Ontario Canada, I inspected my 32 hives this week. One of the queens that laid well into October last year is still doing the same this year (lots of brood left). About half of the hives were already broodless. The other 15 hives still had brood, chiefly because these were with newly-mated August queens. I’ll see next year if these keep laying as late or if it has to do with age. Anyway, happy beekeeping everyone!
I’ve been wondering if a properly timed and administered Oxalic treatment, or three in the fall is enough to get them through 12 months. Haven’t had the balls to try it but I wonder how many mites are actually around come March if counts are near zero in October.
Spot check with a mite wash and you'll know. My guess is that the further south from Ian u go the more you have to rely on OAV to supplement the Apivar.
Russell Koopman how about North of Ian? I think you’re right, although the problem I fear is a spike in levels in July or August, in the middle of our short honey flow.
@@deanmalkewich2366 The lower the mite count going into summer would make a difference. If the numbers double every two weeks they don't get big very fast if the starting number is close to zero.
@@deanmalkewich2366 The lower the mite count going into summer would make a difference. If the numbers double every two weeks they don't get big very fast if the starting number is close to zero.
Ian... your reflections on priorities in life was your finest moment in All the video you have ever made...
We appreciate your videos profoundly.... seeing an Hands-On operation is so important to online education experiences of a new beekeeper.
Thank You.
I absolutely loved this video. And I completely appreciate how very individual all our treatment plans are so different and unique!
As you probably saw, mine still needs a lot of tweaking!! Your big brood break certainly has a big advantage over more milder European bee colonies. Very interesting you pointed that out.
As usual, a great video! Quality! Thank you!
Your family and farm are your top prioity as it should be.Thank you for talking about area-specific mite management.
Saw you and Kamon. Thank you for your time !! Don't stop ... just pause till your deep dark winter comes.
Wow, thanks for sharing your mite recipe. The effort you make making the videos has helped me in my backyard beekeeping but even more how you carry ur self on a day to day basis managing all that you do 👍 cheers
I have been keeping bees for four years now, and have been watching your videos for about a year and a half. I have learned so much about the basic philosophy of managing bee hives that I have been able to adapt to our conditions here in Utah. Thanks for taking time out of your busy life to do these videos. I think what your are doing is improving the overall strength of the honey bee population.
This is my second summer and fall with your videos. Never feel bad about not posting videos. The down under beekeepers fill your lack of videos. Be safe and happy. Post when you can
Ian, you are one busy man. To do the kind of physical work for the number of hours you work a day God has blessed you with great health!
Thank you for taking what little time you have this time of yr...what you have shared .... the knowledge and How to would give any new beekeeper a leg up....thank you!!!!
OK, finally back to actually watch this. What you said in the beginning about TH-cam vs farm and other work and management pressure is so on point! I try to keep a camera on me and when on opportunity presents itself get the footage, but even that can really eat time and /or interfere with operations. At the same time, it has been a great platform for expanding and steering more in the direction I want to go (consulting and educationally related) as well as building a "portfolio" for future business. Thanks so much for sharing your mite management strategy. You are always so well thought out and spoken when conveying information! Thanks Ian!
I for one fully agree with you .. family livelihood always comes first.. don't get me wrong I miss seeing your videos but it just makes you value a bee video when we get one. An as anyone that farms can agree,, you got to make hay when you can and salt it away for a rainy day here in southern Michigan my goldenrod is on the downward trend. soybean harvest is almost done an next week shelling corn..An in the spare time cutting wood for winter heat... Farmers an Bee's have lots in common in Fall time, we both are Busy Bees , storing up winter harvest.!
WOOHOO!!
I AM THE PHAT!!
I feel special! ;)
Thank you for giving us as much time as you do, and it's good that you are able to balance your life between family and bees and real work and TH-cam. Good example and reminder.
Still amazes me every time I watch your bee operation
In the southeastern US our fall is just now starting and the goldenrod is winding down. I also do the Apivar during the summer and OAV in the fall and spring. We only have about 4 weeks of freezing weather so it's hard to get a complete brood break. I totally agree with the Family and responsibilities first. Keep up the incredible work and videos when you cam. Thanks.
I highly appreciate the videos you do. Thanks for the time you give for TH-cam. I agree mite treatment schedules are area specific. Thanks for sharing your ideas and how you approach your treatments.
Glad to see you differentiate the tail from the dog and make sure the right one is doing the wagging. Best. PEK.
Thank you for sharing your work with us. It is educational and interesting.
I love those pallet bottom boards, that's such a smart design.
Good input on your integrated pest management program(IPM). Like you said it's area specific for mite management. I think the key thing that I have learned is monitor, monitor and monitor some more ( alcohol wash) don't take it for granted. These little bastards can sneak up on you and really bite you in the ass. I'm looking for a way to treat on the buildup cycle. I find once the brood is shutting down and the mites are escalating the speculation is the damage has already been done to the winter bees.
Looking forward to your talk online tomorrow night. 🙂.
Do you have any specifics on your loader crane that you can share? Is it made by you or off the shelf? How do you like it? What might you improve?
Excellent information Ian. We went to full strength MAQS in the spring and will do an OAV treatment soon. Our mite counts are virtually non existent after MAQS. Question. Do you or have you used MAQS or Formic pro ?? Enjoy the day.
Hey, I saw in your autumn movie that you make bee cake yourself, but I also saw that you had bought it, do you calculate it somehow on time or on the price? how is better
Hi Ian. thank you for the amazing content over the years, I have learned so much aspiraing to get to where you are. I have noticed you run 10 frames in the brood chamber but only 9 in your honey boxes. I was hopeing you might be able to shed some light on that? Thank you and take care from your neighbor to the west in Saskatoon!
How do I like your page a lot?
I am a beekeeper from Mexico and I learn a lot from your videos.
I just don't understand English much and it's difficult for me to understand.
It would be good if you put subtitles in Spanish in your videos to understand well.
Greetings.
Good to see you always interesting.
When it becomes necessary to replace equipment for the nucs will you replace the 5 frame with 6 frame nucs? Or continue with both sizes?
love your channel
I have heard that because Amitraz has been used for so long, that some mites have developed resistance to it. Have you seen what appeared to be any resistance over the years in your operation? You seem to keep using it year after year, so that's why I asked the question.
I can't speak for Ian, but in general using multiple attack vectors like Apivar in the spring and Oxalic in the fall probably helps mitigate that effect at least to some degree. My understanding is the Apivar is actually toxic to bees as well, but some 10,000 times more toxic to mites.
@@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork
I started out the year with 30 packages, and did no treatments until late August (the earliest I could get all my honey off), used Apivar, and currently most of the hives are experiencing rapid bee losses, dead bees in front of the hive entrances, dead bees on the inner cover, crawlers in the grass. I had planned to do an OA vapor treatment when brood rearing is over, but in my area queens normally lay some brood right into early November, but the way things are looking right now, most of the hives will have the populations depleted by early November down to a point where winter survival will be impossible. I think the mites must be resistant to the Apivar, that's all I can come up with. Now I'm thinking that maybe I would have had better success using Formic Pro instead of the Apivar.
hitting them with something different helps manage resistance ,
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Thanks Ian, yeah that's consistent with most IPM results. Even herbicides lose efficacy with repeated use. This concept applies across the board. Interestingly, MRSA VRSA and PRSA are all "anti-bio-tic resitant"... but Cinnamon oil has been shown to have over 300 active pathways against these! Study and mimic nature if you want to "WIN" the battle. More info by googling "MRSA VRSA PRSA ncbi cinnamon oil". cheers!
@@jzak5723 John I'm so sorry to hear of your losses... that is incredibly frustrating!
Fall here is wet almost constant rain for weeks, wanted to get more feed inside the colonies but no luck. They stopped using the feed while there is still a bit of room.
The beste bee kiper. Respect fuom ROANIA VALAHIA💖💛💙🙃
Treated with apivar end of july 1st week of aug before i got strips in all the colonys .. Pulled them month and half then two weeks later treated half the colonys with OAV next morning looking on the bottom board had just as many dead mites in colonys i treated with oa as the ones i didn't treat .. Makes me think the apivar was still active killing after i pulled the strips .. Going to go with apivar first thing next spring like your doing .. We have alot bee keepers around alot of them wait till fall get 60 counts even higher .. Apivar is insurance against that imo
The time of yr and testing my be an issue when you treat for mites.....BUT....mites are mites....the technique would be appreciated and very helpful ( thank you )...the beekeeper must test!!!
What daytime high temp range do you believe coorelates with your hives becoming broodless? I am in Iowa where my hives also go broodless for winter, but not sure what that temperature sweet spot is for broodless, but not tightly clustered to make oxalic less effective.
Excellent question, also wondering that. New York here.
Guess the best way is to check your hive for brood. I wonder if bees in southern US ever go broodless?
@@russellkoopman3004 Good question... my guess is probably not.. though in recent years the climate is a bit whacky. Yeah, I am still thinking and pondering how to monitor that through the winter. I wanna play with some IR cameras in my hives.. but no budget for that at the moment.
AFAIK it is not directly temperature related, but more to if they can bring in enough recourses. And if they can not, it depends on genetics if they will have a brood stop or not. Not 100% sure though and of course temperature might still be a factor as well.
I’ve noticed it depends on genetics and the age of the queen. Here, in Ontario Canada, I inspected my 32 hives this week. One of the queens that laid well into October last year is still doing the same this year (lots of brood left). About half of the hives were already broodless. The other 15 hives still had brood, chiefly because these were with newly-mated August queens. I’ll see next year if these keep laying as late or if it has to do with age.
Anyway, happy beekeeping everyone!
As an American, I seriously thought Tim Hortons was a fictitious Canadian meme.
'Roger that Ian' keep the home fires burning!
The best mite control is a very strong hive that keeps their hive clean.
Grooming definitely is important
How do you manage moving hives around, don't you get alot of lost bees, especially in warmer weather?
move when they arent flying, early moringn or cold days
good explanation thanks
Yea do your job. 😁 you know the best
very glad we don’t need to deal with all these ‘treatments’ in Australia.
Would you still use 2 g per colony if you were doing two deeps instead of just one?
Good question, was wondering this myself.
2g, jsut wait until you see what I am getting :)
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog drooling honey in anticipation! :)
good advice...thanx
I’ve been wondering if a properly timed and administered Oxalic treatment, or three in the fall is enough to get them through 12 months. Haven’t had the balls to try it but I wonder how many mites are actually around come March if counts are near zero in October.
Spot check with a mite wash and you'll know. My guess is that the further south from Ian u go the more you have to rely on OAV to supplement the Apivar.
Russell Koopman how about North of Ian? I think you’re right, although the problem I fear is a spike in levels in July or August, in the middle of our short honey flow.
@@deanmalkewich2366 The lower the mite count going into summer would make a difference. If the numbers double every two weeks they don't get big very fast if the starting number is close to zero.
@@deanmalkewich2366 The lower the mite count going into summer would make a difference. If the numbers double every two weeks they don't get big very fast if the starting number is close to zero.
Russell Koopman I guess if Apivar halts the doubling for 6 weeks, that could be the difference between counts creeping up in July vs October.
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Work your plan, plan your work 😉
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How about you sign that hat and send it to me? Looks well broke in just how I like it.
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