Global's patties in small quantities here: thebeesupply.com/pages/search-results-page?q=pollen%20patties&sca_ref=3206059.dEzzlvXyDC Where I buy Canadian Rocket fuel TO MIX with your patties: thebeesupply.com/products/apis-biologix-bio-activator-ws?sca_ref=3206059.dEzzlvXyDC
I have 20 colonies looking the best they ever have. No losses and tight slabs of brood. All credit to you, Bob, Ian and several others on YT that freely share excellent information. Great queens, dead mites, nutrition is definitely the key. Thank you.
We still have snow and cold weather here in the Sierra’s of Northern California. I had 11 hives going into winter, down to 4 now, there just dwindling away. Last winter I didn’t lose a hive.
The fact that you have so much brood this early is mind boggling to me! 😁 Can't wait for lots of new videos now so I can get my beekeeping fix until May when I can start getting into my hives again. 😜
See Apimaye's Insulated Hives here - apimayeusa.com?sca_ref=108083.7Dl7FRkLNo Global's great patties can be found in small quantities here :thebeesupply.com/pages/search-results-page?q=pollen%20patties&sca_ref=3206059.dEzzlvXyDC
My girls are going strong. We've been building hives for the last two days in anticipation of expanding our apiary and opening a second be yard. Love all your advice Kamon!
Maple pollen already, man I wish we had that in Ohio. I used Global last year, the Bees loved it. Great product. Following the 3 rules of Great Queens, Nutrition, and Dead Mites I saw such an increase in colony size last year. Good stuff Kamon.
Awesome to hear your bees are already bringing in Maple pollen. So far mild winter ❄️🥶 up here in tri-state northeast as well, so far. Thanks for sharing the insights Kamon.
Caps and ladders frame feeders are easily taken apart to rinse out . Bob Binny uses that type . The only issue I have is that they make it too tight for the other frames . The one gallon size is suppose to take the space of one frame . So if I use nine frames in the deep hive body then try to get the one gallon frame feeder in it makes it way too tight . They work perfectly in the five frame nuc boxes but not the standard ten frame hive . That’s the negative I have .
I picked up some of the apis Biologix at Hive Life I made up some of these patties and have them in the freezer since I also made some pollen patties with ultra bee I already had on hand and am using it currently.
I like this kind of video so keep it up. Missing getting into my hives after taking an Ian Steppler type fall that's grounded me from doing anything but looking at the entrances for a bit. Ol ladies don't bounce back like we used to. As of yesterday I'm still 10 for 10. I've only been able to put 1 gallon of sugar water in an open feeder outside my front door and hope for the best on any days I've seen them flying here in mid Atlantic coast of VA. Keeps the strangers away from the front door. Lol.
I picked up 100 of the rocket fuel pollen patties from HL2023. My bees in Maine are in their winter clusters covered in snow. Will be looking forward to using them around April
Pollen already I won't see that for at least 3 and half to 4 months, 20 below 0 this morning with 10 mph winds which put the wind chill at mins 40 below and snow. Mite management is very important here and good nutrition and full boxes of honey the bees survive the winter.Thanks for all that you do with the great videos.
I use Global a fair bit early season for the added pollen. A soft pattie has more syrup than protein, and more syrup means more water. At a $1.60 water is expensive. Once the colony grows, the bees produce enough heat to melt the patties down through the frames. I recommend leaving the wax paper on. Once brood rearing starts, I switch to a firm patty.
Help, I need some help with determining what to expect or charge a solar field operator for placing and maintaining an apiary on the solar property. Please let me know if anyone has already been involved and what compensation terms are being negotiated?
Also, have you tried hardware cloth in your frame feeders? if you bend a zig zag in it and put it in the feeder it keeps the drowning numbers down. I learned this from the commercial apiary I started working in part time.
I'm in central AR and the Silver Leaf's have bloomed but the red maples haven't yet. Elm trees are coming on as well but it's done nothing but rain and now we have wintry weather on the way. Glad I put patties on a week ago. We are very similar to TN you just never know what the weather is going to do! Can't wait to try the global patties they look like an amazing product! Beautiful queens Kamon are they a Carni mix?
I'm just hoping for a nice mild spring cause last years spring up here was a harsh one. One more week of temps around zero then it looks to get nice up to freezing temps.
Great video Kamon. I personally like videos of just doing whatever it is you’re doing. Doesn’t matter to me if you talk a lot as long as you just tell us what you’re doing
Thanks for the great content Kamon. what kind of temps would you look for before you start feeding 1:1? Or do you even feed syrup in the spring build up?
Hey Kamon I have 7 hives 5 have about 21/2 frames of brood and the others 2 have maybe 1/8 of a frame of brood still a good cluster. I checked on the 28 of January and 1 had a superseder cell in it I got took it out because of the time of year. My question is how do I get those 2 to build up I put a hive alive fondent in for them is that enough. Thanks in advance for any insight or recommendations.
Just curious, you said no sugar water in January, I'm in taft,tn and put 1 to 1 on last week just to be safe cause all the rain. Why you say no? I'm taking in what you say as gold, cause my beekeeping improved 100% after watching your educational videos. Thanks
Crank it to them 🤛 I’m actually doing exactly the same as you are there with Global and Andrews Rocket Fuel. I’ve ran out of time to source my own mix, so I’m hiring a professional to mix some of the best product on the market. PLUS , they will mix in the Rocket fuel in for me.
I love being able to group order with the beekeepers at Hive Life for my patties. Time is money, or it's time with family (which is worth more than money).
Kaymon, I saw you introduce a feeder for nucs - this feeder does not allow the bees to come up through the inner cover. I've been trying to find this again so that I can purchase a few - could you please enlighten me the name of the feeder and a link where I might purchase it? Thanks!
I so wanted to go to the Hive Life convention but there were no more tickets available, what a bummer! I sure hope there will be more tickets available for the next show.
Hey kamon i have a question and i reckon your the right man to ask swarm season is approaching and the question involves swarm traps. Im gonna bait old hives with old comb in it but i want to put some foundation frames in ther so they dont build on the roof of the hive like they did last year it was a mess. But at the same time some people say to many foundation frames mames the hive seem smaller and more likely to be rejected especially by the bigger swarms which is what im aiming for. Whats your opinion?
Hivey... A Swarm needs a Minimum of 40 Litres Empty Area to 'arrive' into. (eg a Langstroth Deep !) I can't use Bait Boxes up Trees etc here in Scotland 🏴. Hate Ladders and Heights ! Despite this : I had a HUGE "Incoming Swarm take residency" inside a x3 Box Langstroth Hive (An Ex Dead Out Colony:Drone Layer) I had in my Garden : Just sitting there. 👍This had only about x4 Deep Frames along one Side (Top) the x6 Remaining were Wired Frames with Starter Strips (no Foundation Sheet.) The lower Boxes were just the Boxes (Walls) and the usually Floor and Landing Board setup. With a small Entrance (to stop Robbing.) This Swarm just "Flew" into my Garden : ontothe Washing Line & Pole. Then made their way and walked right into this 'Ex Hive." That still stood on its Hive Stand. Just sitting there ! Wow, the easiest Swarm catch ever ! Scout Bees came and went for a few days (I didn't realise this, thought my Bees were having a peek, and took away a bit of Honey. 🤔 So Less is More ! Memo : More Box Space, less Frames (until you can close them in for say 24hrs ! Adding in a 'open' Brood Frame will "anchor" those Bees to that Hive. Nurse Bees are hard wired to look after uncapped Brood. Like Glue ! At the same time, add in several Frames with Drawn Comb, Foundation, Drawn Comb, etc. They then have fixed guides to NOT build Random or Messy New Wax Comb: It stays : Neat/Straight. Oh, and add a bit of Lemon Grass Natural Essential Oil in, onto some Kitchen Paper, in a Baggy / [Reuse.] Hate Q Tips ! That Citrus Smell "Lures" wild Bees in for sure. Replicates the Queens Phremones, like a Magnet for free Bees, or your 'Oops' (own Bee) Swarm from going elsewhere. Simples. Hope this helps. 😎 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2023. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Glad to see the videos are back. I have been wondering when I should add my Rocket Fuel Pattie’s I got at HL It appears you are getting a lot apimay hives. I looked at those at HL but they are little too rich for my blood. Best of luck on your bee season
man you southern beeks making me jealous, you and mike barry being able to get into your hives now, and i wont even be thinking about checking for brood for at least another 10 weeks >
Global's patties in small quantities here: thebeesupply.com/pages/search-results-page?q=pollen%20patties&sca_ref=3206059.dEzzlvXyDC
Where I buy Canadian Rocket fuel TO MIX with your patties: thebeesupply.com/products/apis-biologix-bio-activator-ws?sca_ref=3206059.dEzzlvXyDC
I have 20 colonies looking the best they ever have. No losses and tight slabs of brood. All credit to you, Bob, Ian and several others on YT that freely share excellent information. Great queens, dead mites, nutrition is definitely the key. Thank you.
Thanks for the awesome comment and congrats on kicking some varroa butt!
merci pour cette vidéo🐝🐝👍
Let’s go Brandon!!!!
We still have snow and cold weather here in the Sierra’s of Northern California. I had 11 hives going into winter, down to 4 now, there just dwindling away. Last winter I didn’t lose a hive.
-28 c (-18 f) here in Saskatchewan today so we are a bit behind you! Hard to imagine capped brood at this time of year. Good luck for your season
Thanks for your share information
In Montana, where i am, last night was -15f, now we are up to 5f. My bees have at least 2 more months....
The fact that you have so much brood this early is mind boggling to me! 😁 Can't wait for lots of new videos now so I can get my beekeeping fix until May when I can start getting into my hives again. 😜
Same here! I just can't relate to what they have going there right now lol.
@@MinnesotaBeekeeper
I'm kinda jealous, but at the same time I'm also kinda glad for the winter break. 😜
See Apimaye's Insulated Hives here - apimayeusa.com?sca_ref=108083.7Dl7FRkLNo
Global's great patties can be found in small quantities here :thebeesupply.com/pages/search-results-page?q=pollen%20patties&sca_ref=3206059.dEzzlvXyDC
This video makes me want to get out beekeeping
I can’t believe it is almost bee 🐝 season. I’m not ready!!!!
My girls are going strong. We've been building hives for the last two days in anticipation of expanding our apiary and opening a second be yard. Love all your advice Kamon!
Maple pollen already, man I wish we had that in Ohio. I used Global last year, the Bees loved it. Great product. Following the 3 rules of Great Queens, Nutrition, and Dead Mites I saw such an increase in colony size last year. Good stuff Kamon.
Thanks Brian! Happy beekeeping this year!
Awesome to hear your bees are already bringing in Maple pollen. So far mild winter ❄️🥶 up here in tri-state northeast as well, so far. Thanks for sharing the insights Kamon.
Southern Alabama here, I had to add a box on two of my hives yesterday. They're jam packed and 7 full frames of brood. Crazyness...
Caps and ladders frame feeders are easily taken apart to rinse out . Bob Binny uses that type . The only issue I have is that they make it too tight for the other frames . The one gallon size is suppose to take the space of one frame . So if I use nine frames in the deep hive body then try to get the one gallon frame feeder in it makes it way too tight . They work perfectly in the five frame nuc boxes but not the standard ten frame hive . That’s the negative I have .
No brood here in southern missouri yet, I'm ready!
I picked up some of the apis Biologix at Hive Life I made up some of these patties and have them in the freezer since I also made some pollen patties with ultra bee I already had on hand and am using it currently.
I like this kind of video so keep it up. Missing getting into my hives after taking an Ian Steppler type fall that's grounded me from doing anything but looking at the entrances for a bit. Ol ladies don't bounce back like we used to. As of yesterday I'm still 10 for 10. I've only been able to put 1 gallon of sugar water in an open feeder outside my front door and hope for the best on any days I've seen them flying here in mid Atlantic coast of VA. Keeps the strangers away from the front door. Lol.
I picked up 100 of the rocket fuel pollen patties from HL2023. My bees in Maine are in their winter clusters covered in snow. Will be looking forward to using them around April
Thanks for everything you and your do.
thank you for bringing us along
Pollen already I won't see that for at least 3 and half to 4 months, 20 below 0 this morning with 10 mph winds which put the wind chill at mins 40 below and snow. Mite management is very important here and good nutrition and full boxes of honey the bees survive the winter.Thanks for all that you do with the great videos.
good day! bees at work, beauty! good development to the bees! and we still have a couple of months to winter.
Great to see your videos popping up!! Great looking hives!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
We have a week of cold rain coming. Time to make the Patties!
I use Global a fair bit early season for the added pollen. A soft pattie has more syrup than protein, and more syrup means more water. At a $1.60 water is expensive. Once the colony grows, the bees produce enough heat to melt the patties down through the frames. I recommend leaving the wax paper on. Once brood rearing starts, I switch to a firm patty.
Hi from Morocco ! Always a pleasure to watch your videos !
Awesome! Thank you!
Help, I need some help with determining what to expect or charge a solar field operator for placing and maintaining an apiary on the solar property. Please let me know if anyone has already been involved and what compensation terms are being negotiated?
Healthy Bees going into Winter - strong bees in spring!
Also, have you tried hardware cloth in your frame feeders? if you bend a zig zag in it and put it in the feeder it keeps the drowning numbers down. I learned this from the commercial apiary I started working in part time.
I haven't tried that but maybe I will one of these days!
I'm in central AR and the Silver Leaf's have bloomed but the red maples haven't yet. Elm trees are coming on as well but it's done nothing but rain and now we have wintry weather on the way. Glad I put patties on a week ago. We are very similar to TN you just never know what the weather is going to do! Can't wait to try the global patties they look like an amazing product! Beautiful queens Kamon are they a Carni mix?
Thanks for more good info!
Now that’s some brood! I have a few weak colonies and a good many strong. It is what it is. Good for you kamon
Thanks Joe!
As always Great show 👏. Love it
I'm just hoping for a nice mild spring cause last years spring up here was a harsh one. One more week of temps around zero then it looks to get nice up to freezing temps.
Great video.
I just can't imagine what it's like to have summer weather in February. We still have 2 months of Winter.
Great video Kamon. I personally like videos of just doing whatever it is you’re doing. Doesn’t matter to me if you talk a lot as long as you just tell us what you’re doing
Thanks for the feedback Andy
nice video, I have a question Kaymon, can you tell me how do you treat your hives for nosema or is there any treatment for their dysentery?
Thank you.
I’m in middle Georgia, and my queens are ramping up, too. I use Apimaye and love them!
Great to see you back in the office. Lol!! Great looking bees. I am so ready for better weather.
You and me both!
Looking good Kamon! Take care!
Great video. Appreciate all the information. Anxious to use the rocket fuel pollen Pattie’s here in Oklahoma. Thanks and take care.
Thanks for the great content Kamon. what kind of temps would you look for before you start feeding 1:1? Or do you even feed syrup in the spring build up?
Hey Kamon I have 7 hives 5 have about 21/2 frames of brood and the others 2 have maybe 1/8 of a frame of brood still a good cluster. I checked on the 28 of January and 1 had a superseder cell in it I got took it out because of the time of year. My question is how do I get those 2 to build up I put a hive alive fondent in for them is that enough. Thanks in advance for any insight or recommendations.
Just curious, you said no sugar water in January, I'm in taft,tn and put 1 to 1 on last week just to be safe cause all the rain. Why you say no? I'm taking in what you say as gold, cause my beekeeping improved 100% after watching your educational videos. Thanks
Crank it to them 🤛
I’m actually doing exactly the same as you are there with Global and Andrews Rocket Fuel. I’ve ran out of time to source my own mix, so I’m hiring a professional to mix some of the best product on the market. PLUS , they will mix in the Rocket fuel in for me.
I love being able to group order with the beekeepers at Hive Life for my patties. Time is money, or it's time with family (which is worth more than money).
Kaymon, I saw you introduce a feeder for nucs - this feeder does not allow the bees to come up through the inner cover. I've been trying to find this again so that I can purchase a few - could you please enlighten me the name of the feeder and a link where I might purchase it? Thanks!
I so wanted to go to the Hive Life convention but there were no more tickets available, what a bummer! I sure hope there will be more tickets available for the next show.
You have to order early. Because of the location (which is big, don't get me wrong!) there's only room for so many people, both attendees and vendors.
Hey kamon i have a question and i reckon your the right man to ask swarm season is approaching and the question involves swarm traps.
Im gonna bait old hives with old comb in it but i want to put some foundation frames in ther so they dont build on the roof of the hive like they did last year it was a mess.
But at the same time some people say to many foundation frames mames the hive seem smaller and more likely to be rejected especially by the bigger swarms which is what im aiming for. Whats your opinion?
Hivey...
A Swarm needs a Minimum of 40 Litres Empty Area to 'arrive' into. (eg a Langstroth Deep !)
I can't use Bait Boxes up Trees etc here in Scotland 🏴.
Hate Ladders and Heights ! Despite this : I had a HUGE "Incoming Swarm take residency" inside a x3 Box Langstroth Hive (An Ex Dead Out Colony:Drone Layer) I had in my Garden : Just sitting there. 👍This had only about x4 Deep Frames along one Side (Top) the x6 Remaining were Wired Frames with Starter Strips (no Foundation Sheet.) The lower Boxes were just the Boxes (Walls) and the usually Floor and Landing Board setup. With a small Entrance (to stop Robbing.)
This Swarm just "Flew" into my Garden : ontothe Washing Line & Pole. Then made their way and walked right into this 'Ex Hive." That still stood on its Hive Stand. Just sitting there !
Wow, the easiest Swarm catch ever ! Scout Bees came and went for a few days (I didn't realise this, thought my Bees were having a peek, and took away a bit of Honey. 🤔
So Less is More ! Memo : More Box Space, less Frames (until you can close them in for say 24hrs ! Adding in a 'open' Brood Frame will "anchor" those Bees to that Hive. Nurse Bees are hard wired to look after uncapped Brood. Like Glue ! At the same time, add in several Frames with Drawn Comb, Foundation, Drawn Comb, etc. They then have fixed guides to NOT build Random or Messy New Wax Comb: It stays : Neat/Straight.
Oh, and add a bit of Lemon Grass Natural Essential Oil in, onto some Kitchen Paper, in a Baggy / [Reuse.] Hate Q Tips !
That Citrus Smell "Lures" wild Bees in for sure. Replicates the Queens Phremones, like a Magnet for free Bees, or your 'Oops' (own Bee) Swarm from going elsewhere. Simples.
Hope this helps. 😎
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Happy Beekeeping 2023.
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Lots of pollen coming in here in atlanta!
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Hi love your videos
Can i ask What is your zip code and what growing zone are you in?im studying zones
Thank You So Very Much for all you do❤️🕊️❤️
Glad to see the videos are back. I have been wondering when I should add my Rocket Fuel Pattie’s I got at HL It appears you are getting a lot apimay hives. I looked at those at HL but they are little too rich for my blood. Best of luck on your bee season
Tackling fuel
We are still freezing our butts in Wisconsin -4 thank you for the video keep up the good work
Vidio yg bagus
Any concern about SHB? Will you remove the remnants of the patty in a week or so?
How do you like the plastic bee boxes?
Could I suggest a video about how do you plan to manage hive population to prevent swarming?
Plug away.. got my rocket fuel and loved Hive Life!
I’m no seeing the link for the supplement alone I’m only seeing the link for the patties can you still get the supplement by itself
What do you do with your deadouts Kamon? If moths or beetles have taken over is it worth trying to salvage?
K&L, thanks for the video! Don’t jinx yourself wanting 120 lbs go for several hundred on each hive!
Won’t feeding syrup inside the hive cause condensation problems in winter?
That is what they "say" However, I have observed for years that bees go and collect water every warm day they get in the winter.
Depends on your climate. I can't get away with it but Kaman can.
@@MinnesotaBeekeeper North Texas but we can get pretty cold at times. 3 below 2 years ago. Ice storm predicted this week.
Keep those pollen patties away from me, they look like pumpkin pie 🥧🥧
Wow we won’t see pollen until sometime in April here in Saskatchewan, most of my hives are buried in snow.
What color is maple pollen?
I have to ask; why not just pour that syrup into the frame feeder instead of wrestling with that top feeder? Just wondering.
The bees can warm a top feeder better than a frame feeder. I don't like wrestling with top feeders at ALL though!
How do you keep out the beetle 🪲 larva?
Hey up north when should pollen Pattie’s be put in the hive.
Your bees are definitely getting me excited for spring, April 1st for me. Does your smoker melt any marks into those plastic hive lids?
Can I still get HL MERCH ?
man you southern beeks making me jealous, you and mike barry being able to get into your hives now, and i wont even be thinking about checking for brood for at least another 10 weeks >
Sorry Dan! My buddy in Florida is selling queens and nucs already! Gee wiz