That new controller will have enough snap! I ended up having to use five strands plus a ground level strand that's connected to ground. No bear problems with that arrangement.
I guess we don't have enough hunters anymore. Bears are spreading all over North America. Probably not all bad but I wish they would leave your hives alone. Those traps should get Mr Bear.
Bears were unheard of in our part of the world. A few years ago there were the odd sightings. This year we have identified 12 different bear. Four were cubs and the rest adults. Three of the adults are deceased. There are no bear hunters in our area. Bears are top of the food chain with no enemies. They will only increase.
You can use any treatment in them. Right now we use two deeps that take twice the amount of treatments as a single deep. If we can successfully winter in single we could cut our mite control bill in half.
Those Zero turn mowers are the cat's meow. Doug I'd love to see a YT on making those fire starters. I've tried twice and I'm not happy with the results. I tried sawdust and that didn't work well because the hot wax didn't penetrate. Pine shavings seems to loosely packed. Thanks for the video.
I finally got my message through to them. I had to send a video to convince them. If you need a contact for them it’s apijuneda@gmail.com and the person I felt with was Pau.
There are three hives there that are just busting at the seams. This was the first day our bees could fly. They were out covering everything. If bees could express emotions this was it.
Lot of bees in them boxes. Yes, they weren't out there trying to sting as much as just get some fresh air. Your jacket sure was covered with them. Thanks for the script you added. This week we are suppose to get nice enough for me to get into mine.
It is very interesting that the opening in the wrap allows enough air for all the nucs with their entrances in the bottom board facing different directions. Obviously it works! Thanks for sharing. Do you select where the wrap opening is or do they come that way?
These were wraps for our production hives. I have never tried wintering nucs this way. Next winter I will use stirofoam insulation. That way I can make 12 openings that will correspond with the upper entrances on the nucs. That would be next to impossible with soft wraps.
Hey Doug, makes me think of moving more north. Outside Ottawa here there's no snow left and bees are flying too much. Sure missing them cold not so stressful days .lol
Does that fit on the back of a truck then? Hope you can show us the final assembly. Thanks for the video. Wish you would talk more but pictures are good too. LOL Have a good day Doug.
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So where exactly does the Styrofoam come into this?
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The flowers you are wondering about look like it might be birdsfoot trefoil. Hard to tell without a closeup. But you can search and compare.
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Looks like an amazing location for bees!
Love the clean honey house
That is a TON of canola. No wonder you get 300 lbs of honey per hive.
I'd love to try those polystyrene brood boxes!
That new controller will have enough snap! I ended up having to use five strands plus a ground level strand that's connected to ground. No bear problems with that arrangement.
Lol, cliff hanger…stay tuned for the next episode.
Dang batteries
I guess we don't have enough hunters anymore. Bears are spreading all over North America. Probably not all bad but I wish they would leave your hives alone. Those traps should get Mr Bear.
Bears were unheard of in our part of the world. A few years ago there were the odd sightings. This year we have identified 12 different bear. Four were cubs and the rest adults. Three of the adults are deceased. There are no bear hunters in our area. Bears are top of the food chain with no enemies. They will only increase.
This is that yard you mentioned a while back? I hate it when the batteries die like that. Blessed Days...
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Nice sign.
That stainless steel equipment looks so nice. Looks like you could eat off of the floor. They did a nice job.
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Doug, I hope you got some rest after all that work. How would those hive bodies help in mite control? Can you use OAV on them?
You can use any treatment in them. Right now we use two deeps that take twice the amount of treatments as a single deep. If we can successfully winter in single we could cut our mite control bill in half.
@@dgl1948 Got you. Good point.
Those Zero turn mowers are the cat's meow. Doug I'd love to see a YT on making those fire starters. I've tried twice and I'm not happy with the results. I tried sawdust and that didn't work well because the hot wax didn't penetrate. Pine shavings seems to loosely packed. Thanks for the video.
A good fire starter are cotton balls impregnated with Vaseline
Thank you for the tip, i have the same crane and same problem. Im french sorry for my english.
I finally got my message through to them. I had to send a video to convince them. If you need a contact for them it’s apijuneda@gmail.com and the person I felt with was Pau.
That is a lot of bees in those hives for beginning of April!
Those clusters look pretty good. I'm looking forward to hearing how they came thru.
Why should you wrap them? For winter cold?
Because we get 6 months of winter
Lively bees!
There are three hives there that are just busting at the seams. This was the first day our bees could fly. They were out covering everything. If bees could express emotions this was it.
yup
Lot of bees in them boxes. Yes, they weren't out there trying to sting as much as just get some fresh air. Your jacket sure was covered with them. Thanks for the script you added. This week we are suppose to get nice enough for me to get into mine.
Yes. They were happy to be out. They were covering everything.
Looks like Hades to a non beekeeper, no way I'd try that!
Looks gr8!
Looking good Doug!
How do you Canadians come out of a long winter with that many bees?? They look great Doug.
Love the sound of that engine on the tractor, sounds like it can do some serious work!
It is very interesting that the opening in the wrap allows enough air for all the nucs with their entrances in the bottom board facing different directions. Obviously it works! Thanks for sharing. Do you select where the wrap opening is or do they come that way?
These were wraps for our production hives. I have never tried wintering nucs this way. Next winter I will use stirofoam insulation. That way I can make 12 openings that will correspond with the upper entrances on the nucs. That would be next to impossible with soft wraps.
Love my unit
Nice new toy Doug. I'm sure you'll use it plenty. They sure look nice when they are new. Was that your wife that was helping?
That’s my wife Diana.
This is a good example of how to make the best of it. We used to ride sleds in Pennsylvania, and I do miss it. What's your top speed in the video.
Alredy?
Sure beats a scoop shovel. LOL
The Minnesota of my youth---we are in a drought now (3/24).
That's for sure
What an amazing amount of snow!
Actually we are below what we would call an average winter. Most of this has come in two dumps and that is not normal.
I think I will complain less about my rain.😁
You farmers are all the same, complaining about the weather! What do you expect living way up North! Just joking, glad you got it not us.
A lot worse now than when I took the video. Full scale blizzard and it was not in the forecast
Hey Doug, makes me think of moving more north. Outside Ottawa here there's no snow left and bees are flying too much. Sure missing them cold not so stressful days .lol
Looks like a candle making day, Doug!
Those pesky critters!
Great tip Doug
Does that fit on the back of a truck then? Hope you can show us the final assembly. Thanks for the video. Wish you would talk more but pictures are good too. LOL Have a good day Doug.
We used it last year. I think it’s on one of videos.
Nice looking hives
I bet you are going to love that.
Are you bee guys made out of gold?! Charlie just got a new fancy lifter too! I bet that is going to be great.
No gold here. We produce 60,000 + pounds of honey. It’s getting to much for hand handling.