Beekeeping: Stop Buying Bees Pt.9 Emergency Preparations
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- In this video, We discuss steps we are taking to take care of the new splits. There is some bad weather coming in with rain and below freezing temperatures at night. We will be discussing feeding sugar syrup, pollen supplement and keeping colonies warm. This is just a short part of the process of growing bees, that must be done at times. We hope you enjoy the video and Happy Beekeeping! @MikeBarryBees @628DirtRooster @BeekeepingWithNatalee @brucesbees @CastleHives @NaturesImageFarmGregBurns
The Reflectix bubble insulation is a shot in the dark to help. The inner cover and entrance reducer will help the most I think. But we as beekeepers sometimes do feel good measures, and this was one of those that came to mind today. The colony has 4 frames of bees and all sealed brood generating its own heat. What's your thoughts?
Good information. Thanks guys
Thanks John
Craig, I followed your series last spring and summer to increase my hives. It worked out pretty well and I produced a good honey crop too.I'm going back over all the videos in series to get ready for next spring. I am planning on a bigger expansion this spring. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Glad to hear you were successful. Good lock on the expansion.
Hi Craig, just found your channel and really have enjoyed what I've seen so far. I am really interested in the concept of turning 1 or 2 colonies into many. One thing I would suggest is whenever you remove a super and stand it up, always stand it on the ends where the frame rests are. If you stand it on the long sides the frames will compress on each other and possibly crush the queen. A lesson I learned the hard way a long time ago. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. I am really enjoying your content.
Thanks Glenn! I have a bad habit of of doing that with medium supers. I could definitely cause a problem. Thanks for pointing that out and reminding me to try and correct that. There is no telling how many I crushed that way myself. Thanks
Just a suggestion. To help keep small hives warmer we cut 2" solid insulation boards to fit inside the hive. Very easy to drop in or remove as needed. They are quick to drop in or take out.
That is an awesome idea! Thanks for the tip!
I don't get it. Could you explain?
@@thehatcherranch4405 I’m not sure! But like the idea! Seems they may also chew it up a little. But I’m not sure how you would put them in with frames.
Wrapp the foam in silvertape to stop the bees chewing them out.
I think what he talks about is to replace the outer frames with foam if the koloni is small. More insulation on the sides and it shrinks the box size down to a smaller box and less airspace for the bees to protect and heat.
I'm from wyo, we wrap out hives in tar paper and put some straw bales around them for winter
I’ve heard and have seen colder climates wrap in tar paper. Luckily we have mild winters here and don’t usually have to take any extra measures. Just wanted to help this little split out a little. It it was probably more of a feel good measure than any actual help lol. Hope you overwinter well and have a great season. Thanks for watching.
Hello Craig by our weather here in Asheboro they are saying the rain should be out of here by midday but cloudy all day an I think your rain should be gone before ours . Really enjoying your videos on these splits . Most of all when your plans goes to crap which everyone’s usually does so you are helping people work thru things that can happen. THANKS
Thanks Kathy! Yes it looks like the rain shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Finger’s crossed it stays fairly warm. Things will definitely go to crap on you sometimes and we have to figure things out along the way also. Thanks for watching!
Looks like you will soon be splitting. Really appreciate you showing how it really goes in early spring splits. Love the double screen boards. Thanks and take care.
They can be difficult for sure! Thanks for watching.
I guess the correct term would be "rigid" insulation. The solid blue insulation boards that are about 2 inches thick. We heat an old knife with a propane torch to make the cuts. Say you only have 2 or three frames of brood. Move it to the center of the hive body and remove the rest of the frames. Cut the insulation board to fit fairly tight to the ends of the box so the bees can't get by it and put it on both sides of the brood. If you're feeding inside the hive put the insulation on the outside of the feeder or honey frame. The idea is to help them stay warm till they make enough bees or the weather warms up. We use quilt boxes on top of our hives so when we add the insulation they are nice and warm. When it warms up just pull the insulation out of one or both sides and if it gets cold again or whatever just drop it back in for a few days.
They will chew on it if you forget it or leave it in too long but I think it's only to remove it from the hive. I see bits of insulation on the ground but haven't had any issues with them chewing on it.
Makes perfect sense now. Thank you for taking the time to explain. It in more detail.
Hello Craig, I started watching the series this morning after sitting with my bees and watching them bring in maple pollen. I have only 2 colonies and your series covers exactly what my intentions are for this season. Only I hope to take my 2 hives and make it into 8 healthy colonies by fall. I'm up here in chilly Southwestern PA with rain and snow forecast for tonight. I'm about a month behind you in the season so it will be great to have these videos to watch as you progress with your plan. You got me itching to get out there and get started but till the weather breaks, I'm cooling my jets a little. Thanks for taking time to produce this great content for us.
Hopefully the weather breaks early for you. It’s hard waiting at times, but it’s usually the best thing to do. Thanks for the kind words! We hope this series helps people become more self sustainable in beekeeping. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the update, Craig.
Very welcome
Craig, sorry the weather is turning bad on you. We have rain and snow and cold today. That's the way it usually goes. Good idea wrapping with reflectix to help keep them warm. That reflectix doesn't have a very high R value but it cuts the wind real well. I use it to wrap hives for winter. Your videos are real helpful.
Thank you! Yes low R-value but helps with wind or at least makes me feel better lol
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Are the yellow feeder plugs the Nuc box caps sold by bee suppliers?
They are! We use the 1 1/2 from Mann Lake
What incubator do you use
We use the Georgia Quail Farm GQF genesis. It’s been a great one.