Beekeeping Can Make You Do Crazy Things, Like Go Too Big Too Fast
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Beekeeping, like many hobbies are fun and can really get you so excited about learning a new thing. Is it wrong to get in way over your head too soon and too fast? What about the cost of beekeeping. What are some ways to save some expenses?
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I live on 10 acres as do my neighbors. 8 acres are planted in alfalfa and 2 acres are a mix of house, gardens & fruit trees where we keep 10 hives. I have 2 additional hives for splits or swarms. My neighbors are very happy to have our bees in their gardens as well as honey that we share. It was works for us and helps bring our community together. Win-Win
Just wanted to say you do a good job of keeping variety in your videos. Sometimes I watch your video and then have to go back later and watch it again because there's so much good information.👍
I appreciate that!
I bought 2 new 5 box hives from amazon, the cheapest, without frames, for just over $100 each. This is enough for several hives with only needing, or making, more deeps (each came with 1 deep) bottom boards and roofs... purchased frames and foundation separately and assembled myself... researched enough to know what is actually needed and the sought out the best for the least money... Ready to go in the spring.
I’m a new beek this year after putting it off for about 6 years. I initially bought a nuc and a package. Before they were ready for spring pickup, I figured if I was going to be able to get a frame or two of honey it would have probably been better to get 2 nucs so I ordered a second nuc. Before the bees were ready, i purchased 3 hive kits (kit was 1 deep 2 med 10 frame) and figured i would save some money by getting 1 assembled and use it as a guide to assemble the other 2 kits. After running into a few hurdles in the assembly process, i bought more boxes and frames already assembled since i was getting close to bee day. After getting the bees installed, I still have a living room full of extra boxes and frames. So again I figured I might as well buy another nuc and put a forth hive together 😔. So next weekend I will be setting up the forth hive. The cost certainly added up quickly to a couple of grand and still climbing 😩. I better at least get a pound of honey out of all of this lol... it will be the most expensive honey I’ve ever tasted 🍯
That's funny Ryan. You're like the guy who added more cereal because he had milk left over. But he added too much cereal so he added more milk, but then it was to much milk and so on. 😆
LOL I thought I was the only person that did that.
Great talk, thank you. I reuse lumber that I have scrounged for my boxes and cover/bottoms. I just make sure the wood has not been treated with any chemicals. I cut small downed trees to make stands. You can often stop by construction sites and as if they have scrape wood.
thanks for the video David and Sherry. This is what I am thinking about now. I am so excited today. I checked my hive and saw that the bees are enjoying the fondant pattie I put on top of the inner cover. There were quite a number of bees underneath it (being accessed through the hole in the inner cover). As a first year beekeeper, I am hoping they make it thru Winter. So far, so good.
I've got a horizontal hive for two colonies. Got my first colony and I'm planning to grow naturally. So will split my first colony make two, then will have a couple more hives via natural splits etc. Then stop and have to let them rip and swarm or sell nucs.
I'm guilty of this. Last year was my first year. I have 2 colonies and 1 backup empty hive (3 total). I just purchased 2 more hive kits (totaling 5). I purchased 2 new nucs coming in April. I'm not sure if the nucs will go into the new hives or go into the 2 existing hives if they don't make it. I'm going to be a better keeper this year. I'm leveling up!!!
Thanks for the info. I was just wondering this very thing. Started with my first hive this year. I have the room for dozens if I want to, so this is just the advice I needed!
Always nice to see Shari, too. You should have her on more often!
Thank you! She is more camera shy than I am 🤭 But I asked her to join me once a week, and I think she is open to it, but she doesn't like standing on a box that long!
I still have and use my Smoker I got back in 1993, so they last forever ;-) I started with two frame hand crank and moved up to a 20 frame when i had 60 hives. I got the 20 frame for $550 back in 1998 not sure what they cost these days, getting started now days would be so hard, cost I remember getting 3 pound packages for $25.
You take good care of your equipment. Nice job. Nowadays you cannot even buy 1 queen for $25. Of course when I 12 gas was 36 cents a gallon.🤪
I love this :) I'm a new beekeeper and I genuinely wish there were more people like you or us out there :] hope your bees make it over this winter!
I hope so too!
I really enjoyed this video. It hit home. - I'm a small-time beekeeper that wants to stay on the small. Maximum 8-10 colonies. I had several swarms last year and went from 3 to 9 colonies. I tried selling them, but I had to pull my post literally that same day because I was getting beat up for selling bees. "you don't know what you're doing", "did you treat for mites", "Did you check for EFB/AFB". It went on all day long. So how do we stay small?? You said several times that you can't keep them from swarming so you might as well split. Then what? If locals pound you for trying to sell them, what's the other option???
Hi David and Sheri. Great video. I enjoy it when Sheri joins you. The conversations are always interesting and I always learn a lot. Thank you for sharing. God Bless.
This video should be watched by beginners and even the experienced beekeepers.
Good down to earth information. All your videos are a excellent source and service to the beekeeping community.
Thanks
Wow, thanks William!
Foul Brood is scary because burning all your equipment can be costly! Frames and foundation costs around 2 bucks each, its not worth the time to make frames considering the price of wood today. A smoker and hive tool is about all you need. I used 1/2 inch plywood as a top cover and bottom board when all the equipment was backordered last spring. All summer long, I was picking up more boxes and other pieces for expansion to make double deep colonies and extra honey supers, yeah its expensive to get started. BTW: I avoided the bargain hives online and went to a commercial beekeeper supply to avoid any mixups with incompatible woodware.
Thank you Greg and sherry there’s a lot of great advice here, it’s really easy to get caught up in the new best thing that you never really needed! Keep the videos coming I’ve still got plenty of shop work to do. Stay warm and safe.
Glad you liked it!
Second year bee keeping start two old bottom boxes 1 bee bus led to the 2 swarms and now 1 hive 2deep 1med supper
Grow with the flow
Thanks for sharing your hard earned experiences.
Dumb Question Here! Y'all say don't use someone else's old frame, but if you buy a nuc, are you getting New frames or the junky ones that the producer is trying to get rid of? I brought a nuc about 5-years ago, besides the marking I wrote on top of the frames I can still tell them from the very dark wax, not trash, but brownish color wax. They were aggressive Russian bees and when I requeen them I could get within 20 feet without being attacked. I might go back to screen bottom boards to see if that helps with my issues.
Nuc suppliers will be all over the board on this one. However, our hives have to be inspected and have a health certificate from the IL Dept of Agriculture. I would say a nuc producer tries to keep the frames between 1-3 years old.
A super fun video and love Sherri's dry humor. Sherri should do more videos especially on the paper end of tax-exempt, starting your own business bookkeeping, what to keep what to toss, and tax-wise. What computer programs are best for bookkeeping.
My lifelong love of horses led me into a horse breeding and training outfit for several years and sometimes had 10-12 project horses or young horses. It gets to where you no longer enjoy and is oppressive to have too many horses (hives). I thoroughly enjoy only having 4 horses these days for enjoyment only and getting back to basics. I agree like most trouble we find ourselves in, it is usually ego-based.
Beekeeping is NOT tax exempt!! I'll see if Sheri would speak to the business side of things.
I’m all about DIY… I don’t want to make frames and boxes… but stuff like feeders the winter bee kind boards I’d love to know exactly how you made them and your frame prop!
Many websites have designs for various beekeeping things. Just search around. Plenty of blue prints on how to make candy boards.
Thank you for this video. I really enjoyed this video.
I live on 4 acres as do most of my surrounding neighbors.. im maxing out at 2 or 3 hives.. im my area 25 are aloud on 4 acres... im more then okay only keeping single digits... and as a small hobbyists I just want it to pay for itself... sooner or later
Good info!!! I been keeping bees for 19 yrs now an grew slow, my wife an I are both retired, an we keep 250 colonies, it is 7 days a week from daylight till dark from first of April till middle of July. I absolutely don't want any more !! My advice is only keep as many as you can properly see about otherwise your a bee haver not a bee keeper. An yes everything has gotten so expensive ! From sugar to bottles an varroa treatments an everything else.
Good to hear from you.
I have a very small back yard. How about 1 hive and one Nuc? And if those stay healthy and swarm, can i just let those swarm bees swarm and buzz off? I wouldnt want to expand.
I dont have room so i have no choice but to stop after two hives . I use garden gloves . A handcrank honey extractor for our first hive bought in june 2021 is fine. I bought the extractor before i got our bees . I wanted to make sure we were ready for them. We had a plastic tablecloth under the extractor and didnt have it open enough so some honey and wax got onto the floor . We did it in the house to avoid bees flying around us. When we do something at the hive one bee always gets into the house even after we check one another and it ends up in my bedroom. We looked for sugar on sale also ahead of getting the bees. I was very happy to have the bee escape board just before harvesting because the bees are nasty at that time protecting their honey. I hope this helps someone . I got a free online copy of a book i think was called bee keeping for dummies. It was reall helpful . I was afraid something might happen to my computer or the copy i received so i started documenting in my own book things of importance . So i can flip back if i need to and its easily available . I made dollar store hats with camping mosqitoe jackets . I then purchased the jacket and hood on amazon. Its better than the hats i made
"Big is not Better", isn't that just what the guys with small "apiaries" want you to believe :P
Great video David! Love the turkey feather idea, I have never seen anything move bees quite like your video showed.
Thanks for another great video !!🇺🇸
Our pleasure!
Watched January video already...great information today. Thank you David and Sherri.
Our pleasure Dianne
Sorry David..this is my favorite video that you've made by far.....you've been superceded!! SHERRY SHERRY SHERRY! Great video guys! Long time sub here. You guys make a great team ✅😁👍👍🏴☠️🏴☠️
Finally superceded. Feels good!! Thank you. I'll tell Sheri.
@@beek i'm afraid i agree with the pirate david.....i like your video's but now i love sherri....she's so sincere and knowledgeable and your best proof as to what kind of teacher you are....
David this was great Hi Sherry nice to meet u. I am not in a bee club I do not want to have to prove any thing to any body. I did buy 6 nucs trough them about 3 years ago and I got took. they came with no queens and I trusted them but that is another story. I started with 1 hive in 2014, and now have 37 I wanted this many because I know I am going to lose some always do I want the honey. I wanted 50 to start with but queens failed and I combined hives to my present number of 37 I have so many people that want the honey I cant supply it. but it is a lot of work.. I am going to save some money by making my own queens no buying them total waist of money I think I told u before I get these queens in and the hives let them lay for a day or so then replace them or I get these queens in and they do not lay at all or they fail Last year I bought 10 nucs and 20 queens, I just flushed my money down the toilet. any way yes I agree u can have to many hives I want 20 good ones and maybe I will get them this spring I hope I have honey coming out my ears.. My best year I had 5 hives and got 15 gal of honey and that was just great. my extractor is a 4 frame hand crank that is the total equipment I have my honey house is wonderful it is my kitchen and I make out fine with it... It is very nice to meet your wife and again this video was great. Hope u keep making them hope your wife shares more have a Blessed day
Make a video on your thoughts about horizontal hives. Thanks
Seems like I might have addressed this. I may do it. I rarely see beekeepers using horizontal hives as much as a few years back.
Well played intro!
Nice, glad you liked it.
Man…..the Ag department swarm list. I didn’t think of that!
Thankfully, Mason Bees don't swarm! But, they produce 4-6x each year. I'm to the point of selling excess cocoons every fall. No hives, but laminate blocks are an expense.
I’ve been beekeeping for about 5 years now and I’ve only ever had 2 hives. I wanted to know more about what I’m doing before I get in too deep. Walk before you run.
I'm not rich and into bees and I can make it work with all the tools I have
Always love the videos!
Glad you like them!
I have 2 colonies and no plans to keep more. But what are your thoughts on splitting each in spring into nucs as backups?
A good idea. Remember to split hive for more hives next year, but do not split if you want more honey for this year.
lol you don't need beekeeper gloves, You need come to Arizona and after first hive inspection you want a full bee suit with great gloves. Bee here can sting through thick leather gloves.
The gizmo gadget guys let me have it
How about a video on you father-in-laws honey house?
Oh boy.....Uh.....Yikes! Maybe?? Have to wait until he is harvesting honey next summer.
The packages you sell, are they Italian?
Haploidy-diploid genetics makes it nearly impossible to produce a strict genetic line of honey bees and keep it. We have queens we are proud of in our packages.
@@beek just trying to avoid Carniolans as much as possible thanks
Thanks for sharing this:)
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Is Sherry a EAS Certified Master Beekeeper???
No she is not.