Ep 4. HOW To Grow Your Beehive + Moving a Nuc Into A 5 Frame / Beekeeping 101

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  • Woot woot! Time to movies these babies into a 10 frame just in time for the winter build up! We are going to follow these 4 hives and see how they do going into winter and coming out of winter. Right now I’m looking at overwintering these girls as singles, but we will see how well they build up!
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  • @65smallguy
    @65smallguy 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Marla Spivak @ U of Minnisota has researched propolis extensively. She found the major source of propolis in her area was actually secretions from cottonwood tree leaves.

  • @aanadyia4582
    @aanadyia4582 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Propolis comes from tree sap yes :)

  • @scottsbees7166
    @scottsbees7166 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I use a queen excluder on entrance when I have cells getting finished off

    • @beefitbeekeeping
      @beefitbeekeeping  16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Gosh I hate to say it but we also tried that and those virgins still manage to slip in there 😢

  • @user-fl5np4pt8n
    @user-fl5np4pt8n 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi from Nepal 🇳🇵

    • @beefitbeekeeping
      @beefitbeekeeping  16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Wow Nepal!! Welcome!! It sure would be neat learning about what it’s like to beekeep there!

  • @FishingPhoFun
    @FishingPhoFun 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Where do the queens sleep if they are gone for 4 days???

    • @Swarmstead
      @Swarmstead 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      At an Air Bee n Bee. This channel is a joke.

  • @illumi-Nate
    @illumi-Nate 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good old fashioned mouse traps with sunflower seeds work best.. i trap ALOT of mice on my land , especially by my hives. ..fyi 1 female mouse can turn into 1000 in a year.

    • @beefitbeekeeping
      @beefitbeekeeping  16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      😱😱 wow that’s scary!!! We have cats that roam the property but they didn’t seem to keep the mice at bay last winter.

  • @apatriot1762
    @apatriot1762 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ain’t no way you snapped a hive tool in half

    • @beefitbeekeeping
      @beefitbeekeeping  16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Oh yes my dear friend I indeed did. Time really took its toll on it, had it for 5 years

  • @peteGbee
    @peteGbee 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    you select for the trait of mating flights?? I'm curious how that is done, what's your statistics for queens that "don't do mating flights you like?" compared to correct mating flights? and how you select for that, then how prominent is that trait? or how you know it's not enviroment and not
    genetics at all? and what does it matter and how it correlated to survival?
    As a small TF queen producer I very rigorously test and select for traits I've seen over 6 years., and know that most traits don't get passed on most important,I would never claim any fact over small traits I select for in my very distinct climate and enviroment. I'm curious how you've decided and met this goal over a few years and are so absolute about it you stated it as fact over a you tube video to thousands of people. if you have distinct stats and evidence of these points and most importantly how it correlates to survival please I would love a video of this info and other traits you Breed for and test and have evidence for! I would hope you don't just spew random opinions without any evidence or correlation over a how to you tube channel on beekeeping.

    • @beefitbeekeeping
      @beefitbeekeeping  16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hmmmm it is simple Pete..which Queen has the highest percentage of daughters that come back from their flights successfully? Then perform that same experiment in other yards, including some of your most difficult yards that have a higher number of predators. Also noting what is her egg laying pattern over the first week-2 weeks once returning from her mating flight compared to other queens. And finally how long did it take her daughters to get back from their flights? Was their rain? Cold? Extreme heat? Time of year? Flow or no flow? All of these factors do in fact play a roll as well as location. This is a simple experiment with stats that can be tracked over 5 years and counting to bring you to a conclusion. Compare it against other queens and outside genetics that you bring in to trial and you will continue to either credit or discredit your conclusion. Have a great day friend ♥️

    • @Swarmstead
      @Swarmstead 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@peteGbee I'm selecting for drone orientation flights.

    • @researcherAmateur
      @researcherAmateur 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@peteGbee me too . I breed only from those who come back from the mating flight . Never from those who don't come back.. simple

    • @peteGbee
      @peteGbee 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @beefitbeekeeping that would be survival.. And I'm pretty sure he said that he selects for certain characteristics of a mating flight. which is fine if thats true just need evidence and correlation of how it's better.

    • @peteGbee
      @peteGbee 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Swarmstead 😆

  • @Swarmstead
    @Swarmstead 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It's too late in the season for all this weird shit you all are doing with all those dinks. Just gonna end up feeding tons of sugar and buying more bees in the spring.

    • @researcherAmateur
      @researcherAmateur 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      They are so lucky to live over there. If it was here we would make them quit YT just because of the great information they spread. The comment section will be on fire

    • @Swarmstead
      @Swarmstead 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@researcherAmateur I think you mean "terrible" instead of great.

    • @researcherAmateur
      @researcherAmateur 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Swarmstead all this unknown, amazing beekeeping secrets. There would be a war for their knowledge.. a comment war

    • @researcherAmateur
      @researcherAmateur 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Swarmstead what ? You don't split everything just before the dearth? It's a lovely practice

    • @Swarmstead
      @Swarmstead 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@researcherAmateur 😆😆