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Chuck's Honeybees - Jacksonville, FL - Zone 9b
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This is my UA-cam channel about my honeybee apiary and beekeeping journey in North East Florida zone 9b. I am currently a Master Beekeeper Candidate through the University of Florida. I live in Jacksonville, FL and battle Small Hive Beetles (SHB), Varroa, and all the modern beekeeping challenges like every beekeeper. I am an Retired US Navy CDR, Aeronautical Engineer, Commercial Airbus A321 Pilot, Keto Coach, techie, amateur arborist, and lover of the outdoors. To learn more about me check out my Bio Link here bio.link/chuckcook
Join me in the sharing of information and helping provide useful information to those newer to this amazing hobby than you might be. Thank you. Chuck
Join me in the sharing of information and helping provide useful information to those newer to this amazing hobby than you might be. Thank you. Chuck
What Sugar:Water Ratio do Bees Prefer in a Dearth? - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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My name is Chuck Cook and I am a beekeeper In Jacksonville, FL. Hardiness zone 9b. Please engage in the discussion by leaving a comment.
My name is Chuck Cook and I am a beekeeper In Jacksonville, FL. Hardiness zone 9b. Please engage in the discussion by leaving a comment.
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Protecting Drawn Comb with Xentari BT - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Removing Honey Supers - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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A New Bee Jacket and 5 Frame Nuc Inpections - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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UF Bee Lab Sampling and Chores in the Apiary - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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What happened with the Double Swarm Honey Mess? Part 2 - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Massive Set of Swarms and A Huge Bee & Honey Mess - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Beekeeping Lesson with AJ using 360 Camera - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Observation Hive Update - May 18th - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Late May Swarm Capture - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Observation Hive Update - Laying Queen! - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Hive Top Feeder Hole Saw Tips & Observation Hive Update - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Tips on What To Do With a Double Screen Board Split - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Quick Observation Hive Update - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Climbing to Catch My Own Swarm (Not A Recommended Technique) - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Climbing to Catch My Own Swarm (Not A Recommended Technique) - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
A Few Options On What To Do When You Find Swarm Cells - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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A Few Options On What To Do When You Find Swarm Cells - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
Witnessing the Observation Hive Swarm and Return - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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First Swarm 2024 - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Chucks Honey Bees Intro - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Tips on Setting up Mini Mating Nucs for Queens - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Tips on Using a Double Screen Board for Splits - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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How Queen Cells Go Into The Mating Nucs - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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How Queen Cells Go Into The Mating Nucs - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
Making Splits to Create Mating Nucs for Cells Tomorrow - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Started Queen Cells Into the Finisher - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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First 2024 Grafts and into the Starter - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Building the Starter Box for Queen Grafting - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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The 2 Golden Rules for Expanding the Broodnest - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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I Saved My Observation Hive With Hatching Brood! - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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I Saved My Observation Hive With Hatching Brood! - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
Put Those Bees To Work Drawing Comb! - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
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Put Those Bees To Work Drawing Comb! - Jacksonville FL Zone 9b
Saw your 2023 video last night. Happened to find it at a shop in Ohio while here on business. Doesn't everyone carry a couple pounds of bacteria back with them from a work trip?
When and how often should I treat?
How many days to change the strip?
Not an exact science, its about keeping OA in the hive. If the bees remove them quickly you should replace them, if they have been propolized over, you should replace them.
Just watched another Randy Oliver presentation and he is high on OA for sure. Will you share your mite counts?
I post videos of my mite checks all the time. My last few mite checks were between 0-3 mites. So they were looking good last round.
THE process was not good enough when puting the bees in the mini_nucs over all but well done.
Watched you on Bruce’s bees, your the first in my area with videos which is AWESOME, I am 7 years into bee keeping, been trying to time my “chores” around all other states beekeepers videos, now we have a local very informative guy 😉🇺🇸
Glad you found the channel! Welcome.
Terrific video! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
after opening the entrance , although the bees come from far area about 5 km. Other times they leave the mimic nuc and all bees accumulate in one nuc
Could you do another experiment that tests the productivity of the different values? Maybe a few hives that are as similar as possible in building comb/etc. Feed one give the 1:1, another 1:2, etc. then at the end gauge comb buildout/etc. I love that they take the syrup down quickly but if it isn’t triggering productivity…is it worth doing?
That would be quite a bit more involved but will put some thought to it.
@@chuckshoneybees for sure and somewhat more involved. Would probably require repeating to confirm and such! I appreciate the videos! My mentor recommended them here in SWMO.
looking to move to coastal Florida... was wondering about honey bees on the coast... how they weather over the milder Florida winters... a varrilla mites
Bees do great in florida. Mites are everywhere, so no difference there between other climates.
Thanks for replies. Question...have 10 hives in same corner of property, how far away from the hives do I place the feeder? I mixed 1:1 but actually added a bit more water to make it 1:1.2 .
Its not an exact science, but think of a distance that a forager coming to the feeder would not find a weak hive for robbing.
@@chuckshoneybees I have all 10 hives in a crescent 🌙 shape spaced about 1-2' or so apart. The feeder is about 40-50' away currently. Am using a farm tuff chicken waterer. Have an extra not using for chickens. Have some wood chips around the ring for bees to land on. Probably shift to large gravel or 1" rocks. Tested 1.5 gallons to see if they take, started hitting it but afternoon next day. 4.5 gallons yesterday evening added down to less than 2 right now.
Chuck. I tried 1:4 in an open feeder and they took 3 gallons in a little over an hour. Definitely will continue using it.
Great news.
My mistake we watch the video and you did say how many strips
Didn't mention in the video how many strips were in the bag. How many strips do you put in the bag so that the solution isn't too much or too little
Great news if 1-1 sugar water can be mixed at 3 parts water to 1 part sugar $$$ 👍also I’m in st. Augustine, as of today 7/3/24 my girls are NOT taking any sugar water(1-1), nor are they even remotely interested in my drawn combs ? Honey is super light color, VERY good honey harvest this year, maybe best in my 7 years 👍🇺🇸
Great news, thanks for the comment.
Question, just out of curiosity, the dead hive has beetles in it and you laid it out for other bees to rob. Could those small hive beetles transfer onto the bees robbing and then into their hive? Infecting the robbing bees hives with small hive beetles?
SHB don't transfer like varroa on the bees. So no that's not how they move around. They can fly!
I tried a couple of days ago with 1:2, they devoured it in no time. Thanks for your experiments!
Glad you found it helpful.
I'm scared to use nitrile gloves. Do you ever get stung through them?
Yes I do get a few stings through them, but not many. And to pull the stingers out you just snap the rubber on the glove.
Is this the product XenTari BT DF ? A caterpillar insecticide of Bacillus thuringiensis aizawai
Thats it.
Is this the product you are referring to?
I liked this video because you used grams.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Very timely video, Chuck. I've been using 1:1.5 and was going thinner. I'm giving the 1:4 a try.
Great video. Helps me understand the process better. Hope to set up some of these next year.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Chuck. Bob found an extensive study out of India on syrup dilution and effect. This was a bout 4 years ago. It showed that 1:2 was the best brood and comb building. 1:3 did well in the summer. I've been doing it the last 3 years and works well for me in the northeast as our springs are VERY slow... You attending expo?
Thanks for the note. Which expo are you speaking about?
@@chuckshoneybees THE EXPO. ;) The one in Louisville first week of January. It's like nothing else and all the UTube creators are expected to show. Nah just 90%. Being around 2500 Beekeepers is something else. The deals (bring cash- no tax) are fantastic. Coming in 2 SUV's this year to load up. If you're into fine dining they have some awesome restaurants. I do my research :)
@@craigkirich9646 I would like to attend next year. I have never been before. MIght have to drive the Cybertruck to haul stuff home.
@@chuckshoneybees Oh for sure! I would love to ride in one. It's on my list but a couple years way. The people are just fantastic, the speakers very informative and of course the deals! I found a "tiny" James Beard award wining chef's restaurant, sooo pretentious it's a fantastic event. If you're never been to one, it's memorable to say the least.
Nice to find you in Jacksonville, FL. I am "up the road a piece" in coastal GA so our beekeeping seasons are similar.
Welcome to the channel!
Hey Chuck. Love the video
Glad you enjoyed it
I believe Frederick Dunn has done a similar thing, and concluded the bees will go after the highest carbs. This doesn’t test anything about comb building- which you stated. You would have to set up different hives with different concentrations and judge the differences.
Depends on what you are trying to get the hive to do.
I have been using 1- 1.5 for a while. Bees from a swarm catch do take it better and seem to brood up and recover faster. I have no data to support that statement, just what I see.
Thanks for the data point.
Would like to see 1.5:1 and 2:1 as well.
What I’ve you stack the jars to throw of their gps
Started using this just recently myself. If you read the forums on this you will find tons of posts about outdated products and horror stories of failed applications, however on the whole it seems like a perfect solution and much easier than all other methods.. I personally purchased my Xentari from 7 Springs Farm. When I received it I could not find an expiration date, only a lot number. Based on posts where people had this same issue and they contacted the manufacturer of the product they were able to get several lot numbers and their correlating expiration date. So when I got my bag I got the lot number and contacted the manufacturer and got the expiration date. From those numbers I was able to determine how to determine the production date based off the lot number. (First 3 number of Lot number) - 249 = Months since January of 2015 Then find a date calculator and add "Months since January of 2015" number to 1/1/2015 and you will have your production date. For example, my Lot number is 332. 332-249=83. 83 months after 1/1//2015 means my production date is December of 2021. This was confirmed with the producer. According to what I have read this product IF stored at optimal conditions has a "Retest date" of 3 years after the production date... so that could be considered its expiration date of sorts. I have heard of people saying this product if stored properly is good for anywhere from 3 to 10 years.... so it is hard to say. Since my product that I received was going on 2.5 years since production I contacted 7 Springs to inform them of what all I had found, and how to determine date of production. There were very cooperative and offered to either provide me with fresh product once they got this sorted out or a full refund. They were very apologetic and have since kept me in the loop with what they have found out from the producer of the product and will be sending me out a fresh supply once Valent replaces their current stock.
Wow. Very good information and research on the lot number to production date. Thanks for this.
You have outdone yourself with all that info .... Thanks lots
@@johnboec3 I try my best to provide as much information as possible so everyone can make an informed decision. 7 Springs has been great in dealing with this product.
Ok, so 1:1 (1 kg water : 1 kg sugar) is the thickest and 1:6 is the thinnest (1 kg water : 0,16 kg sugar)? Am I getting it right?
Yep. One part sugar, 6 parts water is 1:6
Thank you for replying and for the video. Now I'm ready for summer dearth here in Serbia.
Nice info… keep in mind joung bees don’t make wax
Not sure what you mean, but most research shows that house bees less than 20 days old are the bees that produce the wax. This research states that the maximum wax production is by bees that are 9 days old. www.umdbeelab.com/updates/factors-that-affect-wax-production-in-honey-bees
Another interesting experiment! Love it!
Thank you! Cheers!
I wonder if climate (heat and humidity) will change their preference. Under high humidity, I’d think they’d go for a thicker syrup so humidity isn’t so high inside the hive.
Lots of variables. Good point.
Great video!! So interesting, 1:4 could save alot of money!! I am going to try this and see if there is any change. Just subscribed to your channel !! Cant wait to see your other videos !!
Thanks for the sub! Love to have your feedback and experience with your feeding changes.
A little food coloring to find if any is being stored?
LOVED your scientific approach. LOVED the fact that you use grams as a unit. NOT SO HAPPY that you would not publish your video, if the experiment failed!!! We all learn from our mistakes. Thanks for this :)
What I meant was, if the bee's drank the syrup at the same rate, I probably would have adjusted the ratio's and filmed again. I have been trying to get this test out for a while now. I don't mind posting unexpected or poor results, but I wanted it to show something :) Thanks for the feedback.
Hey, Chuck. Thanks for the video! Where do you buy your bottles from? I have used Amazon in the past, but I was looking to purchase in bulk this year. Thanks again for all the info. It's been super helpful to those in this area.
I use regular mouth mason jars for my honey, and I usually purchase them on Amazon, Walmart, or sometimes Target. Where ever I can get the best prices.
Very Interesting
Glad you think so!
As hot as it is here in nebraska, I figure they need more water anyway.
Thank for the experiment
Calories are calories . This is dumb Just feed them 1-1 and if they need to add water theh will. Good try People way overthink
Sorry, but I disagree with you. If you were correct, we would feed 2:1 or higher year round, but we don't because it is known it takes more energy to digest and turn 2:1 into food for brood, and they don't generate wax, and it takes more bees to fetch the water for dilution. So there is something to the ratio to learn here.
Agreed. In Michigan nectar flow and season is shorter. Don't want bees to have added unnecessary work to dilute thicker syrup.
This was a good experiment
Thanks!
I put a 25lb bag in a 27 gallon tote fill the tote almost to the top with water, and a splash of vinegar and mix with a drill throw straw on it and call it a day.
Ah, the open feeding controversy has started
Chuck, one use of your experiment could be for beeks that are feeding during the dearth so they aren't robbing so much. The 1 to 4 syrup would make 4 times as much feed that would keep the bees busy for a much longer time. On the one to one, because it is thicker the bees would have a harder time pulling it out of those little holes. I wonder what results you would have if you used four open feeders with straw on top?
Good thoughts. I am not sure I agree with the thickness causing a slower consumption. Because the gravity keeps a drop at the bottom from which the bees consume. So they don't really pull it out, it falls out and they lick it up.
Loved it. We need more people to do these kinds of tests. ... Thank you Would love to see it go farther
Glad you enjoyed it!
Chuck, can we get some close ups of the holes in your lid? Ive tried different size holes and keep losing all my sugar water! Tried watching your old videos but still can't get it right. Thanks as always!
They are small little holes made by a nail you might hang a small picture with. Probably 1mm hole. The size of the hole should not matter that much as long as there is a seal on the lid when you close it.
Great experiment
Thank you! Cheers!
Chuck The India s did the study they came up with 1:1.3 Been using it a while. The point is 2hat they do with it not just the rate they takeit up. They brood much better and draw comb much better as it seems to be Clos to an average nectar flow somewhat. Try that. And read the Univ of India study I r honk
Thank you for the reference!
Yep i use this ratio too. got it from bob binnie video
The problem with that study is that they stopped there, and didn't investigate how much thinner might be good. Maybe 1:1.5 is better?