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20 Questions with Apimaye-USA’s Korhan Kaftanoglu | Premier Bee Products
We had the pleasure of having Korhan Kaftanoglu, CEO of Apimaye-USA, out to South Dakota for a visit.
Korhan came to launch our new joint product, the Apimaye Pura Fusion Hive.
Learn more: bit.ly/3wY6t8k
We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to add Korhan to our 20 Questions video series! This was a fun conversation with lots of laughs. We talk about Korhan’s hopes for the company's future, his love for traveling, and much more!
Contents:
00:19 How did you get into the world of bees?
00:45 Where is Apimaye based?
01:24 What’s your favorite thing to do in the Phoenix area?
02:01 Where is the coolest place you’ve traveled to?
02:45 What would be your last meal on earth?
03:20 Do you keep bees?
03:56 Who’s your favorite educator in beekeeping?
04:11 Breakfast, lunch, or dinner?
04:17 Glass half empty or glass half full?
04:37 Introvert or extrovert?
04:59 If you could meet anyone on the planet right now who would it be?
06:20 What were you doing before Apimaye?
07:19 What is the most challenging thing about running a business?
09:00 Who’s in your family?
09:28 How do you spend your free time?
09:42 What does the future hold at Apimaye?
10:32 How can people learn more about Apimaye?
11:01 If you could tell beekeepers in North America one thing what would you tell them?
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Jeff Johnson + Korhan Kaftanoglu Show off the Apimaye Pura Fusion Hive | Premier Bee Products
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Tradition Meets Tomorrow. Introducing the Apimaye Pura Fusion Hive: bit.ly/3wY6t8k We partnered with Apimaye USA for an exciting new product. Join Jeff Johnson, CEO of Premier Bee Products and Korhan Kaftanoglu, CEO of Apimaye USA, as they delve into the comprehensive benefits and unique features of this state-of-the-art hive system in our latest video. Contents: 0:10 Meet Korhan - CEO of Apima...
NEW Product Announcement! The Apimaye Pura Fusion Hive | Premier Bee Products
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Our newest product release! We partnered with Apimaye to create the Apimaye Pura Fusion Hive. Shop: bit.ly/3wY6t8k Tradition meets tomorrow with this dynamic duo. The hive fuses the future of beekeeping found in Apimaye’s insulated technology with the craftsmanship that mimics nature found in Premier’s wooden Pura Hive. In a nutshell, the Apimaye Pura Fusion Hive features the best of Premier’s ...
3 Benefits of Propola with Laurence! (from Black Mountain Honey) | Premier Bee Products
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At this year’s North America Honey Bee Expo, our friend Laurence from Black Mountain Honey (@BlackMountainHoney) stopped by the Premier Bee Products booth to learn more about Propola™. The Propola™ hive body is our most recent product releases. After years of research and development, we've produced a box that is the world's most inviting for helping bees store and use propolis. With its roughe...
Why Care About Propolis by Dr. Marla Spivak | 2024 NAHBE (Louisville, KY) | Premier Bee Products
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At the North American Honey Bee Expo in 2024, Dr. Marla Spivak shared an insightful lecture about the importance of propolis. Dr. Spivak shared her team's in-depth research on propolis’s benefits and how to increase its production. We are happy to feature a 20-minute highlight of this informative talk. Contents/timestamps: 1:41 What is propolis? 3:50 Where do bees put resin? 4:33 Antimicrobial ...
A Trip to Iowa to Explore a Propolis Envelope | Premier Bee Products
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In this adventure, the Premier Bee Products crew takes a trip to Iowa to discover and learn more about propolis and what it looks like in nature. Ben Hoksch from Front Yard Sugar walks us through two different trees that have natural propolis envelopes. Finding how bees use propolis in nature is critical. Explore Propola: www.premierbeeproducts.com/propola Tree #1 Red Oak Found Near Lake Ahquab...
3 Things Dr. Spivak Wants Everyone to Know About Propolis | Premier Bee Products
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Greg Burns of Nature’s Image Farm and Dr. Marla Spivak sit down at the Premier Bee factory for a conversation about our newest product release - the Propola hive. Dr. Spivak, a leading bee researcher at the University of Minnesota Bee Lab, has poured years of research into propolis and has served as an expert resource in our product development. In this conversation, Greg and Dr. Spivak discuss...
The Propola Hive | Premier Bee Products
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The Propola® hive restores the natural habitat your bees know and need. With roughened interior surfaces, Propola facilitates the formation of a propolis envelope inside your beehive. This propolis-rich environment is a critical part of honey bees' natural defense against disease. Less disease means stronger bees and more of them. The Propola hive has been shown to increase colony populations b...
Our Biggest Announcement All Year: Coming January 1, 2024 | Premier Bee Products
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Sign up to be the first on the list: www.premierbeeproducts.com/insider-access We have a BIG secret 😯 And we’ve been holding it all year. ➡ Yes, it’s a new product. ➡ Yes, some of the biggest names in beekeeping are behind it. ➡ Yes, you and your bees are going to love it. Some of the industry’s wisest beekeepers have been helping us with producing this revolutionary product. Kamon Reynolds, Fr...
The "Beefiest" Frame on the Market: Our Pura Frame | Premier Bee Products
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A lot of intention has gone into the design of our Pura Frame. In today’s video, founder / CEO Jeff Johnson unpacks the specifics of what makes them stand out and what makes them so strong. Shop Our Pura Frame: bit.ly/40Ato3N Order by phone: (605) 951-0267 Here are the highlights: ▶️ The beefiest frame on the market with a three-quarter-inch top bar and a full half-inch bottom bar. ▶️ Thickest ...
Personalize Your Hives With Custom Engraving | Premier Bee Products
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Whether you’re looking to mark your equipment, give a gift, or just want that personal touch, these custom-engraved boxes are the perfect addition to your apiary. Choose from any of our six font styles or upload your own image for the best-looking beehive you’ll ever buy. Order online today: bit.ly/custompura Find us on social! Facebook: bit.ly/3v4btTg Instagram: bit.ly/3AEK0J4
An Alabama Bee Removal w/ Yappy Beeman (+ 20 More Questions!) | Premier Bee Products
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Last summer, we joined the famous Yappy Beeman for a fun Alabama bee removal and continued our game of 20 questions! Subscribe to Yappy's channel: ua-cam.com/users/YappyBeeman Yappy’s wild extraction video: ua-cam.com/video/YgOYLDf5Wv8/v-deo.html Yappy has become famous on UA-cam for removing hives from homes, apartments, malls, you name it. He's also become a friend of ours at Premier! Yes, he...
North American Honey Bee Expo 2024 Specials | Premier Bee Products
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Announcing our best deals ever for the NAHBE 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky! Pre-order now: premierbeeproducts.com/nahbe We can't wait for January. Get your "screamin' good deals" before they're sold out! Find us on social! Facebook: bit.ly/3v4btTg Instagram: bit.ly/3AEK0J4
Hutterites & Honey Bees | Premier Bee Products
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Our neighbors at the Orland Hutterite Colony run around 300 hives and harvest honey not only for their colony's supply, but also to build relationships throughout the region. Hutterites have been in South Dakota since the 1880s where they practice a traditional way of living that keeps them family-oriented and centered in their faith. Paul and Ricky Wurtz let us in for a tour of their beekeepin...
20 Questions With Fred Dunn | Premier Bee Products
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20 Questions With Fred Dunn | Premier Bee Products
20 Questions With John Hill of HillCo, LLC | Premier Bee Products
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20 Questions With John Hill of HillCo, LLC | Premier Bee Products
Pura Hive Bodies | Premier Bee Products
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Pura Hive Bodies | Premier Bee Products
Introducing Pura | Premier Bee Products
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Introducing Pura | Premier Bee Products
Dr. Marla Spivak Talks About Her Latest Research on Propolis and Honey Bees | Premier Bee Products
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Dr. Marla Spivak Talks About Her Latest Research on Propolis and Honey Bees | Premier Bee Products
20 Questions With 14-Year-Old Beekeeper Natalee Summers | Premier Bee Products
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20 Questions With 14-Year-Old Beekeeper Natalee Summers | Premier Bee Products
20 Questions With Yappy Beeman | Premier Bee Products
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20 Questions With Yappy Beeman | Premier Bee Products
Spring Hive Inspections With Sioux River Bees | Premier Bee Products
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Spring Hive Inspections With Sioux River Bees | Premier Bee Products
20 Questions With Kamon Reynolds | Premier Bee Products
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20 Questions With Kamon Reynolds | Premier Bee Products
Hive Life 2022 | Special Announcement on Premier Foundation
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Hive Life 2022 | Special Announcement on Premier Foundation
A Chat With America's Largest Beekeeper | Kelvin Adee & Premier Bee Products
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A Chat With America's Largest Beekeeper | Kelvin Adee & Premier Bee Products
Extracting Honey From 80,000 Hives | Tour of Adee Honey Farms
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Extracting Honey From 80,000 Hives | Tour of Adee Honey Farms
Our Story (as Told by Founder Jeff Johnson)
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Our Story (as Told by Founder Jeff Johnson)
Why Premier Foundation Has up to 10% More Cells
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Why Premier Foundation Has up to 10% More Cells
Commercial Beekeeper Pat Ennis on Premier Foundation | Premier Bee Products
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Commercial Beekeeper Pat Ennis on Premier Foundation | Premier Bee Products
Premier Bee Products | Do Good to Bees
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Premier Bee Products | Do Good to Bees

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @islasandjessicas
    @islasandjessicas 19 годин тому

    Greetings from the UK, do you get the lethal killer bees in your part of the US?

  • @caspianblue4141
    @caspianblue4141 2 дні тому

    Bee happy, Bee Yappy! 🐝🐝 Your nickname suits you! We love watching YOUR channel. 😉

  • @1089re
    @1089re 11 днів тому

    I see your products when I'm at work !!!

  • @MansfieldPestControl
    @MansfieldPestControl Місяць тому

    Awesome content, again you have inspired me. Thanks.

  • @DoubleUA
    @DoubleUA Місяць тому

    Why do you have to heat, why not just extract honey after slicing the layers. Is it to flow better or safer?

  • @Kls1972sm
    @Kls1972sm Місяць тому

    ROLLLLL TIDE ROLLLLLL...

  • @iamthat787
    @iamthat787 Місяць тому

    Need 8 frame

  • @TimOlsen-rk4tn
    @TimOlsen-rk4tn Місяць тому

    Congratulations, Jeff!

  • @FrederickDunn
    @FrederickDunn Місяць тому

    Two great things that go great together! :)

  • @dylanbenz7724
    @dylanbenz7724 Місяць тому

    My grandpa has worked for Adee Honey Farms since he was 16 years old. He’s 83 now. Still works hahaha. I’ve gotten so much of this honey over the years. It’s great!

  • @gcb6185
    @gcb6185 Місяць тому

    How do you control moth infestation in the bee boxes?

  • @jacobhelton8914
    @jacobhelton8914 Місяць тому

    I’d like to see you make a way to put the latches and handles on the side with the carved out handles on the wood box kinda making that hard.

  • @FrederickDunn
    @FrederickDunn Місяць тому

    Korhan is a truly great guy! This is going to be an excellent partnership, and I look forward to seeing them in service. Apimaye products are performing very well here at The Way To Bee, and the Propola Hive Bodies are also living up to expectations. Wishing you all the best! Happy Friday :) Two excellent companies that go great together :)

  • @queenrightdial
    @queenrightdial Місяць тому

    What a great collaboration!!

  • @queenrightdial
    @queenrightdial Місяць тому

    Love this product, anxious to see how they do in our apiaries this season

  • @multivariateperspective5137
    @multivariateperspective5137 2 місяці тому

    Verycool

  • @daverowden-RowdyBeeFarms
    @daverowden-RowdyBeeFarms 3 місяці тому

    Waiting on my Propola hive bodies to end the season so I can see the science in action.

  • @CastleHives
    @CastleHives 3 місяці тому

    Can't wait to see how the inside of my Propola hive bodies look.

  • @confucius2616
    @confucius2616 3 місяці тому

    Scratch the inside of your boxes so that they can build up propolis or use rough sawn boards

  • @wurtzgood
    @wurtzgood 3 місяці тому

    Hutterites are all chubby as their ladies cook all day and serve and clean. Guys don’t touch a dish or wash a sock. Raised in a colony.

  • @MinnesotaBeekeeper
    @MinnesotaBeekeeper 3 місяці тому

    Great interview!

  • @MinnesotaBeekeeper
    @MinnesotaBeekeeper 3 місяці тому

    It's interesting to read the earlier research prior to the U of M.

  • @bwgan2440
    @bwgan2440 3 місяці тому

    I love your videos! 😁

  • @haroldcraver9697
    @haroldcraver9697 3 місяці тому

    Do u sell any honey to china

  • @TennesseeTim73
    @TennesseeTim73 4 місяці тому

    People think chicken math is bad!!! Bee math is worse!!! Gotta have just one more though!!!!🤷🏻

  • @kellzhagayhr10
    @kellzhagayhr10 4 місяці тому

    No wonder u got less views & subs. (No offense tho.) The vid.is vry difficult to watch. (Bad in operating camera/filming)

  • @mark-wn5ek
    @mark-wn5ek 5 місяців тому

    I wish you’d edit out that hokey typing sound you had to insert. It’s so distracting and totally sucks.

  • @briae1944
    @briae1944 5 місяців тому

    Ohh my favorite bees are the buckface bees, super friendly, great for winter, and superb pollinators. Bumblebees are pretty good for pollinating I would like to be able to have some whenever I have a vegetable garden of my own in the future! I wish there was a bee farm I could work at but in Utah it's really hard to find one surprisingly that is trying to find people.

  • @thehiveandthehoneybee9547
    @thehiveandthehoneybee9547 6 місяців тому

    david burns is a master beekeeper and he sayd this is a gimmick and that propolis is only a tiny bit helpful for bees and scratching wood with wire is best. so only a tiny little bit helping bees and he said not to pay just do it yourself. check david burns new video and do it if u want it dont pay for it.

  • @azaa9405
    @azaa9405 6 місяців тому

    If w need t buy propolis from you how please

    • @MinnesotaBeekeeper
      @MinnesotaBeekeeper 6 місяців тому

      Talk to a local beekeeper who is running propolis traps on their hives.

  • @rickwarner516
    @rickwarner516 6 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing

  • @juliainiowa
    @juliainiowa 6 місяців тому

    Way to go, Ben 🎉

  • @cathymontgomery7295
    @cathymontgomery7295 6 місяців тому

    Beautiful bees, Yappy!

  • @almamoore8446
    @almamoore8446 6 місяців тому

    Glad for good workers, the Bible says u don't work u don't eat don't think God likes for us to be lazy.

  • @missionbeelieve3479
    @missionbeelieve3479 6 місяців тому

    This was such a fanatic video. Thank you!

  • @la9679
    @la9679 6 місяців тому

    I used to work for the adee family, great people great company.😊

    • @user-si7ps9jt6o
      @user-si7ps9jt6o 5 місяців тому

      Could you help me, please, what frames are used, can`t identify them unfortunately

  • @FrederickDunn
    @FrederickDunn 6 місяців тому

    It was so nice to see Dr. Spivak at the North American Honey Bee Expo! She gave two very interesting presentations. Thank you for sharing, and it was also nice to see the Stream Team as well :)

  • @MinnesotaBeekeeper
    @MinnesotaBeekeeper 6 місяців тому

    If you get a chance look at the reteach before the U of M took it up.

  • @TheBurtle005
    @TheBurtle005 6 місяців тому

    what an awesome interview. Are those coffee cups for sale anywhere? Those are so nice looking!

    • @PremierBeeProducts
      @PremierBeeProducts 6 місяців тому

      Not yet, but maybe they should be? 🤔

    • @TheBurtle005
      @TheBurtle005 6 місяців тому

      @@PremierBeeProductsyes, they should be! I’ll order 3 please :)

  • @duanevonbargen7516
    @duanevonbargen7516 6 місяців тому

    Good stuff. Going back to the bees and their ways in a tree. Then putting it into new designs in a hive box. Bringing this back to the hive from some great research by Dr. Spivak and all of her students. Great job to Dr. Spivak and her collegues/students.

  • @CastleHives
    @CastleHives 6 місяців тому

    Good stuff. It was great meeting Marla today. Can't wait to see the benefits in my colonies.

  • @jarnold8803
    @jarnold8803 6 місяців тому

    I use to scuff the inside of my langstroph boxes. It seem to help but im just a backyard beekeeper. Dont cringe but i have now gone to topbar hives, my age has made it to where i can not lift the boxes any more and i am not giving up.

  • @rickwarner516
    @rickwarner516 6 місяців тому

    Thinking Tom Seeley brought this out years ago glad to see a company moving forward this ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @bencooper242
    @bencooper242 6 місяців тому

    I have been teaching beekeeping classes for years and have said we stripi bees of their natural defenses when we use smooth pine boxes. I am glad the research is backing that up. I cut my own pine logs and plan on making rough-cut boxes this year to see how the bees respond. Great advancement in beekeeping.

    • @thehiveandthehoneybee9547
      @thehiveandthehoneybee9547 6 місяців тому

      david burns is a master keeper with lts and lots of experience he sayd this propolis only helps the tinyst bit adn its another gimmick. watch his newest video to see how to just do it if u want to dont buy it.

    • @bencooper242
      @bencooper242 6 місяців тому

      The Langstroth hive was a gimmick until people caught on to it's usefulness. I will be doing my own comparison to check things out for myself. I really don't see Dr. Spivak spinning her wheels on a fad or gimmick. But, time will prove her right or wrong. @@thehiveandthehoneybee9547

  • @dcsblessedbees
    @dcsblessedbees 6 місяців тому

    Wire brush does a good job.

    • @MinnesotaBeekeeper
      @MinnesotaBeekeeper 6 місяців тому

      Kind of. We after trying that and a number of other grooving. I should put out a video of our results. The retro winner was the thinnest Dermal blade.

    • @dcsblessedbees
      @dcsblessedbees 6 місяців тому

      @@MinnesotaBeekeeper I would be interesting on seeing that Mike. I scorched the wood then wire brushed it to remove the carbon. Works great but takes a good bit of effort.

    • @MinnesotaBeekeeper
      @MinnesotaBeekeeper 6 місяців тому

      @@dcsblessedbees Interesting!

  • @rickwarner516
    @rickwarner516 6 місяців тому

    Great way to give back to the bees. Thank you 👍🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️🐝🐝🐝🐝

  • @CastleHives
    @CastleHives 6 місяців тому

    Excellent. .

  • @JandHFarms
    @JandHFarms 6 місяців тому

    Where's the big announcement at?

    • @PremierBeeProducts
      @PremierBeeProducts 6 місяців тому

      Hello! Early sign-ups received the announcement on January 1. The general announcement will be coming out January 4. If you would like to be added to the list of early sign-ups, please reach out to info@premierbeeproducts.com.

  • @redwood1957
    @redwood1957 7 місяців тому

    Is this non pasteurized honey? Thank you