My grandparents were beekeeper / farmers during the great depression. Gpa always said he paid off the farm with honey money. My Mom said every weekend the half mile lane stayed full of cars all day as people waited their turn to buy honey. Thank you for the "sweet" memories.
@SouthEastSJ The beekeepers don't take all the honey from the bees and they feed the bees with sugar syrup in ten wintertime. A part of the honey must be let for the bees because honey contains vitamins and minerals that the sugar syrup doesn't.
I really hope that after watching this video, some people will change their understanding of bees, beekeeping, as well as the benefits of honey. Maybe some of you will become beekeepers extending the lives for yourself and your loved ones. Humankind can live without honey, but would starve without bees...
How about keeping you conspiracy theories to yourself in you next video. Would love to see your evidence that bee keepers live longer. Then we can tackle the rest of your nonsense.
My dad was a beekeeper enthusiast and being the agronomist engineer that he was, if he was still alive, he would give you a thumbs up and he would be contacting you to see if you had or could offer him an internship program to learn more about your amazing beekeeping methods. I remember when he used to take me to his farm and show me how he took care of his bees and although he was very careful, he couldn’t avoid killing a few of the bees. It was part of the beekeeping process, but your method seems to either avoid all of that or completely eliminate it. Very nice job. I learnt a lot from your video. Sending your video to my brother in Brazil. He is a beekeeper enthusiast. Thanks again!
I have the utmost admiration for you and what you are doing. I truly believe that if you developed a prefabricated kit sold complete with an illustrated book and all of the peripherals needed to start beekeeping using your method you would become a very wealthy person and turn a TON of new people on to beekeeping. Even more important, you may become the biggest proponent in reinvigorating the global bee population. You are truly doing god’s work. Nothing but respect to you sir!
Keeping honeybees does not combat endangerment of wild solitary bees or other pollinators, it does the opposite, the domesticated bees compete with wild pollinators and drive up their extinction.
I was rewatching your old videos and showing them to my mother-in-law and your comment about disliking the death of your colony and coming up with a work around to save as many as possible really struck me. I hope you're still doing well. I think about you often even though we've never met. You've taught me so much over the years. The world needs more people like you. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words and concerns. I am currently working on several other bottle hive designs and planning to publish a more detailed video on bottle keeping, need some time to finish some of the ongoing experiments. Stay tuned…
Plan on keeping bees and your method looks a lot better. Will subscribe so I get notified when you post a more detail tutorial. Thanks for what you are doing@@Advoko
I have a friend who is a bee keeper, and I've been contemplating starting my own hives. I really like this method, and now I'm sure I will start keeping bees too. Thank you for this video, I will be sharing this with my bee keeping friend.
Max, I often revisit your videos, all of them, because your topics always bear repeating... very wise, insightful, and well more than pertinent to our present-day world situations, but I really must say, this one in particular is one I have revisited again and again, more than any of my favourite UA-camrs' videos above all. THIS ONE is of high importance to our future - like you, and many others, have said - "Humans can survive without honey, but we cannot survive without bees." You, Sir, are a wondrous genius - please do continue to do what you do - you are a great teacher for us all! THANK you
Dear Max, I always get super emotional whenever I watch your videos. They are all so extremely valuable and informative. None, at least out of all the ones that I have watched, are empty, meaningless or just there for the views. You are a sincere and devout citizen of our planet. Looking at ways to be beneficial for the greater UA-cam community. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. All the best. Lots of huge respect for you. Stay good, stay safe and keep helping the world, one video at a time 😍🤌
Not only have you instilled a hope for bees a hope for humans as well, sharing your experiences and wisdom is fundamental for a better humanity for that I thank you. Greetings from Maine USA .
@@iseriver3982 exactly. Its the native non-hive building bees that are endangered. They are unable to compete with honeybees, whilst they are the most important pollinators. Wild bees, unlike honey bees, is that many species of wild bees only pollinate certain plants. Therefore, they are more efficient pollinators.
@@armiferafatum2459 not so fast everyone. Habitat loss is critical for all pollinators, we can point fingers all day... but a worthwhile effort would be to promote restoration and planting of more native local species that support nectar and resources for pollinators
@@JukaiCamus Agreed. These systems are very dynamic and is does no one any justice to say one reason or another is at fault. We need to get people to, when they find their home, study their local environments and do their part to better the lives of the native species of their area from the "pests" and "weeds" to the homeless and handicapped.
From central Canada in central Ontario. When my apiary collapsed two years in a row, I was fortunate to know a Siberian commercial beekeeper who can supply my customers. I am grateful to God for having placed me where I am able at 65 to live in nature and try to sustain my family . Only due to the fact that as a third generation Sicilian Canadian I married a second generation bulgarian German woman whose father escaped communist Bulgaria and managed in 1957 to buy a forested farm. Circumstances dictate so much of what we are. I retired as a school teacher ten years ago and so now I want to spend the rest of my life fulfilling the plan which was made for me before the earth was established. Very grateful for the insights and from the heart sharing of the means to a better life. I can only imagine how rich your background must be. Hope for this fallen world. Much love and best wishes.
The trees will likely be ok regardless of what screw you use, just make sure to put the screws back in the holes if you ever take your rig down. This will plug up the holes you've made in the trees armor (bark) so pests, mold, and bacteria can't easily get in to the vulnerable inner wood. This is what my father taught me when we chose trees to set up deer stands in. After the season is over we would remove our screw in rungs and replace them with appropriately sized lag screws. I'm 38 and all of the trees we use are still strong and healthy.
Botanist here. I can confirm that the trees are doing just fine with your approach. Trees can handle a lot more than people tend to think. They always find a way. I've seen trees grow to have metal fences through them. I've even seen a WWII era bicycle stick right through a tree 2-3 meters over the ground. That still boggles me to this day... lol... but if these things would bother trees, they would grow and stretch to avoid the foreign matter, rather than just "consuming" it 😅 Personally i would rather use sturdy hook screws which you can keep in the trunk to hang your equipment on. Then you can just keep them in there.
They'd have been identical still if you didn't do that. Those holes seal themselves up very quickly. Literally nothing would've happened if you didn't do that.
As a small time beekeeper myself I started watching this with a lot of skepticism, but before I was even halfway through you had me sold. I gotta try this. Thanks a lot!
I also am very impressed haha. I hope innovation like this can become more mainstream. I also hope we can be come more conscious of chemicals and how dangerous they really can be
@@jeremydumoit4487 Please, be aware if in USA, The Langstroth hive most beekeepers use, in USA ,are for hygienic reasons and usually enforced by state ag depts to prevent spread of disease.
This is an amazing method. I am impressed. I am an old granny beekeeper in the USA. South Carolina. Please keep making English videos. I will be trying this method this year. I have to find food-grade plastic bottles first. I will let you know how it goes. Our world may be in turmoil, but beekeepers are always calm. God bless you and thank you. I will watch all your videos now. You are so ingenious!
@@Advoko honestly can't wait for the step-by-step video. I'm definitely trying this method. In the meantime, I'll start collecting bottles and preparing the vents as you demonstrated in the video. This is soo inspiring, thank you for sharing,.
In all the years I've tuned into UA-cam videos this by far has been the most intriguing, thought provoking and educational that I've ever watched. I'm not a beekeeper but it appears that your method, research and execution of the bottle hives have paid off for you and through trial and error you've been able to put the info on a platform that will draw viewers attention. I hope that your innovation have captured the Argentina for others to try it in areas that these bottle hives would be able to survive and share their experiences as well. Thanks for such a great video.
As a vegan this method of beekeeping is magical. If you take the time, you can avoid ever killing any bees, while it also being easier and more accessible than ever.
I love the video! The rule I have with my grandchildren while picking flowers is “pick one and leave two for the bees”. I am not a beekeeper just was interested in your story, and I am glad I have watched you work. The important thing I picked up on is your “do no harm” to the bees , and trees. I wish everyone had this sensitivity to the natural world.
When you take your bee hives down, drill out the hole left by the screw and replace it with a piece of tight fitting pine dowel before cutting it close to flush with the bark. This does do a little damage to the tree but the tree will heal over this perfectly in the same way it heals from loosing a branch. You would be surprised at how quickly the tree will cover the dowel to a point where you can't find the location of the dowel. Thanks for the great video 👍👍👍👍👍
@@realperson2836 i think it provides a lignan matrix for cell growth from the treebarks epiphillium (spelling?) to cover quickly. it actually stimulates cell growth if it touches the live cells just under the bark like when you insert grafts.
@@Rivenburg-xd5yf never heard of epiphillium. Epiphyllum the cacti? the codit thing does make sense as holes typically just decay as far as I know (see woodpecker cases, although they're far larger than the holes in question) I wanted to know if it limits the decay of the damaged areas well or if it just allowed the surface of the hole to compartmentalize. I guess you'd have to see a cross section of a live case of this happening or you wouldn't be able to find out but I was just curious. I'll keep an eye out in the field if I can get my hands on something like that.
I'm a beekeeper here in Ireland and this method intrigued me greatly I really enjoyed it. Please make further videos on this topic. Your channel is very useful a rare kind nowadays. Much respect best wishes from Ireland.
@@domwick720 yes i have all black bees. The native black Irish bee is Apis mellifera mellifera. I only keep the native bees as they are the best suited to the Irish climate.
You were right about not using a clamp on the tree. Screws work well because if you put a clamp on a tree, it prevents the cambium layer from distributing water to the tree and then the tree can, as you said, slowly die. I would sterilize the screws with 75% rubbing alcohol before putting them in the tree so you don't accidentally infect the tree with any parasitic fungus (especially if you are in a forest because the spores can be anywhere).
I think heating the screws shortly with a good lighter or small burner would be ever better when you're screwing them hot in, so there will be also no transfer from the outside of the tree
You can see how he has learned so much in this video alone. Notice how when he uses his methods, he asks for anyone who could improve on it, he never assumes what he does is perfect and cannot be improved, and gently asking for more information has grown his knowledge massively.
This technique removes a huge barrier to trying this hobby. I've been hesitant to try my hand at beekeeping due to the considerable initial investment, but I am generally a DIY type of guy. Thank you very much for this. I feel inspired.
@@blankspace178 Yeah, I'm not from the US but 10000$??? Either in the US they're ripping you off hard or that's absolute bullshit The single thing that costs the most is the honey extractor which costs around 200$ but that's about it
@@gian.4388 yeah, I was looking into putting some hives on the back of my property, and I don't remember the exact number, but I'm pretty sure the recommended stuff for a 1 hive starter setup it was under 1k so I'm not sure were he is getting that 10k from. maybe he was taking about more commercial grade equipment or something.
10k is a ridiculous number. I have no idea where that came from but it definitely is not that expensive. We have setup a hive and while it does cost some hundreds to get everything brand new, even then you can often get used gear for cheaper.
I like how you aren't selfish in any single when it comes to sharing what you have learnt. May God bless you and may you be successful in your venture 🙏🏾
In a world filled with human hate, stupidity and absurdity such examples need to be promoted more for future generations ! Yes we can live without honey but without bees we would be doomed to starvation and eventually extinction.. If these basics methods & how to grow bees families would be something to consider & applied to more rural people that could increase & spread world-wide the bees-families it will preserve population and should be passed to next younger generations for they 'r future on this blessed & sensible planet called Earth..
The breadth of your pursuits is impressive. I've often heard people who have tried beekeeping remark on how difficult and unrewarding it tends to be for the cost and hassle. I'm glad your experience has not been so, and I hope others take your ideas to new heights. Thanks for sharing, Max!
Dear Max, please dont stop publishing videos in english language in light of current events. The world needs good men like you to keep everyones sanity. I am not sure if you realize how much you contribute to stopping and preventing the current crazyness in this world. Showing the world a true and honest lifestyle, across borders, blocks and nations is the most valuable thing you can do to society. Keep up your good work!
@Lucy Rane He didnt stop posting video its just being censored by youtube . For some reason all Russia is being punished because of Putin invading Ukraine . All western countries have stopped doing business with Russia . Who pressured all those companies to stop doing business with them ? Answer the big banks and those same banks will have power over everybody . They can pressure your banks to stop giving you personal loans etc.. Its called The Great Reset .
@@manjichromagnon5480 Sure. I am confident that zelenskyy tells the russian artillery to shoot at apartment buildings. Putin must be pretty weak when his army is listening to some random president.
Insanity unfortunately has overcome common sense with the current situation . It gives me an ominous feeling the way the world has suddenly turned on Russians , artists , civilians it doesn't bode well . A sure change of tune since western media was highlighting the problem of the rise militant Nazis in Ukraine only a few months ago . We all need to remember our humanity and stop ring led along by the governments latest ideology the corresponding Facebook trends . I'm loving this idea of using bottles it makes so much sense more sense than a lot of other stuff right now .
Currently getting chemotherapy for a bone marrow transplant and your videos are keeping me sane! I was dismayed at having to sell my goat herd earlier this year due to health concerns ( now realizing that large animals will be too much for much to take care of for the future..) and your video has given me so much hope. Im hoping that i will be able to glean the knowledge needed about beekeeping as i did herding goats and have a lovely venture ahead of me. Thank you for your grade a content. Long time fan! I wish you good health and many years to come. I eagerly await your update video on this subject as well as all upcoming videos. From the bottom of my heart i thank you!
Hi. I do not sell anything so please read what i try to tell you. I am sorry to hear about your health, I got myself healed from something similar. What I did is simple, I did not wanna give up so i researched how other people healed themselve , and something that spoke to me and there was a lot of prove that this will work is to eat a lot of fresh fruits and veggies,. I quit meat and animal protein, and I stayed away from advice from family and the internet. I started to grow my own food in the garden. I was buying fresh local foods. I stayed away from any processed foods. In the beginning, for 4 months, I spitted up and coughed up a lot of mucus from my throught, it was all the acidity and disease accumulated during my lifetime, my faith kept on telling me that all that yellowish fowl smelling mucus was not something that should have stayed in my body so I kept with the same lifestyle. I also kept believing that all I do is gonna bring results and if there is a way then God will show it to me. So it did . A bit over 5 months there was no sign of disease in my body. My body got back again into balance and i have been living disease-free for over 17 years since that happened. I tried a few times to go back to my toxic diet and every time i did symptoms of disease will show up again. In the beginning i did not think would be possible for me to eat mostly raw since i was so addicted to dead cooked foods, but one advice some woman gave me was. Do not underestimate the enemy you are facing. if you want to make it then never leave ur house without having a lot of fruits and fresh veggies with you . EAt before you get hungry. Now that is why i stuck to aplant-basedd tasty lifestyle . Do not alow urself to get hungry by eating a ton of the fruits and veggies you like. And keep on persisting even if you fail at times. Who told us that we can not live only on fruits and veggies was a total blasfemy. I am eathing mostly 80 procents of raw fruits and veggies . No cooked food . The only still cooked i eat is a few hands full of roasted nuts every day. And no i do not have B12 deficiencies , and i do not need extra protein We defenetly can and since it healed all my disease i willnever go back again. Yes i do miss the times when i used to be brainless and not read labels all was easy. But this is ia small price to pay for the health that i received. I do not try to sell u anything or what lifestyle you should live. I do not give a damn what people eat. But i wish that others get healed like me , and can stay alive if they wish. The doctors said its a miracle . Hmmm The real miracle was how on earth i stayed alive eating all that crap before. We have it all wrong I tell you . Whats abnormal is portrayed as normal. If we were meant to eat cooked foods all the time then we would have been born with an oven on our backs. And if we had been meant to be carnivores then our intestines would have been short just like real carnivores have in nature like crocodiles. I do not advocate veganism but do your own research and do not fall for the trap, test it out and see how you feel. Expect detox symptoms from headaches to cough and some fever. Once that is done the body starts detoxing at a normal rate. This is not a fairy tale if I kept with the toxic lifestyle i would have been dead at least 15 years ago the doctors did not even give me 6 months. And here i am 17 years later with a functioning healthy body. I got my body sick because i bought into the wrong concept, bought products in the shop that do not belong in my body, so i payed the price and had the scare of my life. Sorry for the rambling i am just so annoyed that people do not know how to heal themselves and they are not willing to try even if they got nothing to lose . how dangerous some nuts raw fruits and veggies can be? Come on . Its simple. If we eat alive foods we will stay alive . If we eat cooked processed foods and carcasses we will perish much sooner. I wish you all the luck in the world and hope you can heal urself. I am the livingproofe and i know you can do it. Hey what do you got to loose since you see you lost your health how much worse can it get.
This is a really clever method. I used to keep bees but started getting worsening reactions to the stings. I would be interested in learning about potential methods to cultivate nesting of wild solitary bee species as they seem to be the most at risk of extinction, and excellent at pollination for the specific plants they have symbiotic adaptations for. I guess I answered some of my own question: I should plant some of the plants that attract them.
I don't know where you live so I don't know what your climate is like. I had a little garden years ago, I planted a lot of kitchen herbs, many species of bees adored the flowers. And I could use the plants in my cooking.
I got called names for saying something as simple as honeybees aren't in danger of extinction and that planting flowers is better for bees than owning hives. But, simply drilling holes (5-15mm diameter, the deeper the better) into a block of wood or stone/brick wall gives solitary bees somewhere to nest.
@@iseriver3982 Depending on the region, planting can be much better for pollinators than hives. What makes all the difference is working out what plants bloom when and trying to eliminate periods where nothing is in bloom. Certain other plants are good to cultivate as certain pollinators require specific plants for breeding. I have been quite impressed with what a friend managed to do over ~10 years with a small backyard(~20'x50') in the middle of a sprawling city. He has made a point to cultivate plants that bloom staggered throughout the year and the increase in pollinators has been noticeable. For almost the whole year the yard is filled with a low hum of insects browsing the plants in bloom. Also, setting up a reliable clean water source is a good idea.
Mr. Egorov, your humble and straightforward way of presenting your projects and Information is nothing short of excellence. Thank you for sharing your adventures and passions with us. Love and respect from Michigan, USA.
My son has been bee keeping as a little hobby for a couple of years now, and I have learnt a little from him. I must say however that your ideas I believe a spot on, and it is so refreshing to see someone so into the things that you do. Congratulations and keep up the good work. I am 73 years old and still learning.
I’ve wanted to jump into beekeeping for many years, but just starting up seemed overwhelming. Thank you for sharing this method - I rescued 2 huge water cooler bottles out of the neighbor’s recycling pile today. When I saw them, I remembered watching this video a few weeks ago. Now I’m one baby step closer to the dream.
@@mangoface7914 Baby step #2: I’m moving from an apartment in the city to an off-grid house in the sticks at the end of this month. Much more conducive to beekeeping. 😀
I cant believe this guy, I was already impressed with his wilderness survival skills and the he casually picks up and aces bee-keeping. Astonishing. Brilliant, Brilliant man
I just discovered bee keeping after a swrm took residence in my unattended garden for four months. I got a bee rescuer and transferred my swarm to a 10 parttion nook. Maria is her name. She told me totake classes on beeh keeping. i started to search and I am intrigued with you content. You are a very intelligent and a very sensible human being. Thank you for sharing.
I'm not a beekeeper but this is possibly one of the most amazing videos I have seen on UA-cam yet. I was just amazed & fascinated by this man's hard work & dedication to saving bees. Thanks for making such a great video & sharing it with all of us!
Saving what bees? Honeybees do not need saving. Native bee species do though. Honeybees remove native bees and bumblebees. You can Google... it's a common misconception.
I am a mechanical engineer by trade and your skills in fabrication are very good and entertaining to watch. I have a cabin on a lake in the US in Mn. and I am excited to use some of your bush-crafting technics out there. Max, I hope you are well and everything is ok under the current state of your country.
This is revolutionary. I am just astonished how well the bees are doing in this method. You are one of the most incredible human beings alive on this earth today. Please keep doing this incredible work. I will share the word about this project with as many as I can, and will seriously look into starting a colony of my own in this manner. God. Bless. You. Advoko.
@@Ascaron1337 If it makes beekeeping accessable to people who otherwise could not make the leap past all the hardware required, then that is revolutionary! It revolutionizes WHO can be a beekeeper, and WHERE bees can be kept!
. Bees live inside wood structures in the wild not chemical plastic. A true beekeeper knows this. Keeping bees in plastic IS NOT organic. There are chemicals / gasses that leach out from the plastic and into the hive / honey. Especially when heated!
@@minibuns5397 You don't necessarily need to use plastic. Glass could just as easily be used, it'd be more expensive and heavier using glass jugs but it's still within the common mans budget. And lets not forget that the designs solve a few problems with traditional bee keeping and ensure more robust bees, counter the varroa mite problem, which means using less pesticides, which means more and healthier bees, and can be used to ensure hive health without bothering the bees. It's not going to produce in industrial amounts but anything that lowers the barrier for entry is going to ensure more people do it, which means more people are tackling the problem with the bees dying off, which is a good thing across the board in my opinion.
*Bee Keeper - All of this is amazingly well thought out. I understand you may not have invented the foundational method but you have clearly brought it forward in sophistication and have considered the processes, the needs of the livestock and fundamental challenges we face while keeping bees, in the development of your processes and overall strategy. VERY impressive. I will try to keep a colony in this manner. Thank you.
Gday Max, I hope the reports of your country being disconnected from the global internet dont come true. But in case they are and I never see another video uploaded by you, thanks for everything I've seen so far, the peace and calm in your videos is enthralling. -from Australia
Here in South Africa I've gotten advice to only buy locally-produced honey - often a bottle will say it is a mix from e.g. China and South African honey, which I stay away from. Good to hear some of the reasoning for why store-bought honey may be bad. Thanks for the amazing video!
@@CthonicSoulChicken its more about your local laws, if your country cant enforce customer protection laws chinese will gladly provide honey mixed with corn syrup and vaseline otherwise it would be impractical for them to deal with lawsuits and fines.
This is one of the most important videos on bee keeping I have ever seen! This is a real solution for those who want to do bee keeping but can't afford to do it or have other issues which u solve in this method. Have u written a book on the step by step process? I want to do this myself but would appreciate step by step instructions. Even if u show the variety of possibilities in those steps. I would really appreciate an answer. Also, is it possible to oder ready made bottles or system of bottles? Thank u and may God richly bless u for helping us as people but also helping the bees and the planet! Amazing!!!
I’m definitely on board to try this out in my little garden here in Florida. I have no beekeeping experience and I think this is a low cost way to get some experience, proliferate the bee population, and provide some honey for my family as well.
Be careful where you store your hives. If you store them on public space then put a warning sign. If someone is stung and dies because of an allergy, you will have a problem. Ask some professionals from US
Im from Florida. I looked into it a while back since I grow vegetables and wanted a natural way to pollinate my flowers and trees. My area doesn't allow it and I think for florida you have to be a registered beekeeper.
Fascinating. I used to keep bees decades ago, but stopped when the varroa mite started to be a problem. There is something fascinating - and calming - sitting quietly next to an active hive 😀 The bottle idea is genius 👍
@@latvianlightning I talk with him. He run a russian bee species. Those species are resistant to varroa. But if you do Apis Mellifera, you could have issues. Be sure to give them the medicine. Varroa is painful for the bees.
I've liked your content for a long time, but I have a whole new respect for you as a person after seeing the care and attention you put into bee husbandry. I keep bees also and feel a kindred familiarity to your experience and thinking. I am happy UA-cam has brought us all together from opposite sides of the world.
First moment I saw him cut open a bottle I said to myself "That's some nice clean honey"! I worked for several beekeepers, good size operations. One guy had some new comb and boxes among a lot of old ones (800 hives). The new ones with the nice clean comb was just pretty. The old boxes and frames were just ugly. And the honey from the old ones was grotesque beyond compare. Slum Gum, dead bee guts, eggs liquid, gnarly! This method is for humans. My hat is off to you. Just excellent. I have 3 acres in Hawaii that I want to start some colonies on. And I was about to buy boxes and frames etc. .I'm looking seriously into this method as of right now.
I kept bees for a couple years and had great success, until we had a drought then all my colonies died. I used conventional Langstroth hives, which are a good design for the beekeeper not necessarily for the bees. I love this method of using salvaged and recycled materials. Brilliant as always.
We have great bee clubs in North Carolina, so the info is available. However, I have not had a hive survive more than two seasons.bit us important to keep a close eye on the Queen.
Hi, the drought had little to do with the death of your bees. 95% of the causes of bees deaths is varroa and viruses. The drought only helped kill your sick haves.
This single handedly made me want to start bee keeping as soon as I can get some land to do so. I need to watch it a couple more times, but this was excellent. People like yourself will be the ones who keep bees on this planet.
Urban/suburban beekeepers do exist. My first foray into beekeeping was in the back of a normal suburban (1/4 acre lot) home. Look for a place you might want to put a hive or three. Ask the owner, maybe offer some honey as incentive. Last office I worked in (work at home now) had an active beekeeping setup run by the local beekeeper's association. They were thrilled to have the hives in the remote parts of their complex. I've even heard that there are beekeepers in downtown New York City who simply set up their hives on the roof of their apartment building. Don't let the lack of land slow you down.
@@sharonrose9552 The only consideration to be made with Suburban bees is worrying if your neighbors are using pesticides/herbicides. Suburban bees are certainly better than no bees though!
Let's not get confused. Honey bees aren't in any danger of mass extinction. Wild bees, of which there are hundreds of species, have almost disappeared in some areas and struggling to survive in others.
Remarkable work! The cost and complexity of traditional beekeeping is certainly a barrier for many, and you provide a most useful alternative. Thank you.
I found this to be so interesting my friend. But then every time you post I find it to be very interesting as you are such a talented man and make some of the handiest stuff I have ever seen. I sure hope other beekeepers see this and you all can make a difference for the poor bee populations as I'm well aware of their difficulties lately. Great video and I wish for all your success in this and other projects. You are such an interesting fellow and your videos are very anticipated by me and my friends I have told about you. In fact, later today I'm going to phone a friend and make sure he saw this video as his sister and her husband live out of town and keep bees. Thank you so much for all you do. You are a good man and this world needs more like you.
You are inspirational! As a child, two lots down from us lived a kind, old man who kept bees. Every year he would invite my Brother and I over to spin honey by hand. When we were done, he would send us home with a pint each, with a little chunk of comb that I loved to eat! Thank you for caring about our Bee Friends! Good People Make Good Videos!
All makes sense...longevity is everything thanks to bees...The best coverage ever on what it takes to be a dedicated bee keeper...total immersion over years that can pay off big time once established...time & investment in the business is a serious matter but who will carry on your legacy after a lifetime of tending bees? That may be one's most difficult task in life...finding a mate and rearing children to continue the lifelong efforts of your labor & dedication to "farming" either as a full time job or as seasonal aspect...finding other ways to make a living in between. Being self-sufficient, knowing bushcraft, survival skills and, the ability to create new ways to buy, sell, trade goods & services is what a life offers to everyone but one must make a commitment to go that route to succeed!
Yup that is the hard part but its easier if you look everywhere for apprentices not just in the family the more flowers the more bees the more food (as long as you plant the right plants) bees love berries and sweet fruiting plants
Very interesting, thanks for sharing this! I started keeping bees in 1996. At that time, I didn't have any money to buy equipment so I used what I could get my hands on which was surplus 5 gallon buckets. It took a few years to work it out but I ended up flipping one bucket upside down on a bit of plywood, then drilling a 1/2" hole on the side near the top. I would put a swarm in there and the bees were happy to start building. When it started getting full, I would drill a 1" hole in the top and then set another bucket with a matching hole right on top of the first bucket, then tape the two buckets together. The second bucket had a lid on it. I would place small piece of queen excluder on the hole drilled in the second bucket and glue it down. The bees would have a brood chamber on the bottom and only store honey on the top. When the top bucket was almost full, I would take off the top bucket, set it touching the brood chamber and pour a little bit of "bee go" into it and let it sit in the sun for a while. This would drive out most of the bees and they would just walk up the side and most would go into the brood chamber which now had a fresh, empty honey bucket on it. Then we would crush the honey comb. We called this the "Redneck Skep" method. Not the most ideal way to raise bees but I did it successfully for years and still run one or two of these from time to time just to show folks how it's done and that it actually works.
Please make a course so beginner's from a poor background living in villages can start beekeeping without having to buy expensive courses and beehives. This will be beneficial especially because famine is fast approaching and we do not have food to eat 😭 🙏🏾
Hello, Max! A few weeks ago the youtube algorithm introduced me with your channel and I couldn't be more happy. I watched your whole content over and over again because I found it wholesome. I recommended it to all my close ones and received all the best feedback. What can I say?! In this times when people have fewer and fewer values and morals are in free fall, you sir are a shining star. Thank you for your videos! I hope you and your close ones are ok, I hope this drama will be over soon, I hope you will still be able to inspire us in the future. Thank You!
Totally awesome. I’ve been a hobby beekeeper for 10 yrs and have wanted and tried to use logs as hives but they never really worked definitely never had any make it through the winter. Watching this has motivated me to try this next season. I catch swarms and have done a few crosses with varroa resistant queens that I mixed with feral bees, I think the feral bee is very important if we are to save bees. I also do not take honey every year. I have had a couple hives for going on 5 yrs, however they all dies last winter. We had a very mild winter and I think they ate all the stored food before the spring came because it never stayed cold enough for them to stay dormant. You might try using French cleats to attach the hives to the trees easy setup and removal. Thanks for the video documentation all your efforts and the information, your influencing and stimulating brain activity and it’s appreciated and needed. That’s how problems are solved.
Thank you for showing us how this can be done with minimal disturbance to the bees and trees, and with much lower cost than traditional bee start up kits.. What a wonderful addition to the ecosystem around your hives.
Me and my wife, are new to homesteading in the high desert of Arizona, United States. We noticed bee's collecting in our chicken's feed, of cracked corn scratch. My wife became interested in starting a hive. I'm so grateful I found your channel, and am anxious to share it with my wife. Thank you for the detailed information. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos. Well done friend.
I pray that you have a long and healthy life and that you continue to share your work with the world, which I believe is extremely valuable and significant. Thank you for your care and diligence in perfecting your craft and for taking such great care of your hives.
You single handedly started bee keeping revolution, this is big, I can feel it growing, just you wait you will be a big name among agricultural comunity, just now it dawned on me the importance of bees and thank you for bringing light upon bee keeping industry and its uses of pesticides, for that reason alone more and more should make their own honey but keep bees not just for the honey
I don't know anything about bees. Other than it hurts like hell when stung. I will have to watch this 100 times to fully grasp. One thing I did take from this is that it is a labor of love and a extreme amount work and care. Very informative. I do feel like this is one of the most educational videos in regards to bee keeping
This man is over powered. Outrageously talented in so many skills, both physically and mentally all while talking about it a non native language perfectly and filming it excellently. Needs to be careful or he’ll get nerfed for making the rest of us look bad
Frankly speaking it's not his voice in fact. Those are professionally translated and voiceovered versions of original russian videos. But this content is absolutely worth to see anyway (: So nothing bad about it.
@@Idontreallycareatall - Have you listened to the non-translated videos? If this isn't his voice then whoever is doing the voice over for the translated videos is also doing the voice over in Russian for his non- translated videos.
The care and respect you show for not only the bees you work with, but the trees and nature aswell really spoke to my heart, the love you walk with every day is truly inspiring, thank you for your light and thank you for helping the earth, we are all so eternally grateful for you
Bruh you're just the sweetest dude ever who shares knowledge with such grace and humility. Thank you for sharing such extensive knowledge. Especially love how you care for every single being be it plant or tree and ensure its best health which in turn builds healthy ecosystems. Thanks again bud!
It's a hub of life. The delicate balance of the ecosystem relies on these tiny creatures, as they pollinate the flowers that feed our world. To care for a beehive is to care for the earth itself, fostering the delicate dance between flora and fauna that sustains life. Great y so passionated about this and hope more people will follow!
I have been watching UA-cam for many years. I watch all kinds of instructional videos to learn as much as I can about building many different things. I think this is THE best video I have ever seen!!
Wow! Ingenious! I took a beekeeping class and found it fascinating but quite expensive to begin. Your technique alone could change the world and more and more people would be able to do as little or as much as their time allows! Great idea! I am thoroughly impressed!
Absolutely! If there were more people doing it this way the bee population could have a chance at surviving, bee keeping is definitely not cheap and thats what keeps a lot of people from getting into it.
I used to have 4 hives of healthy bees. Long story short -- finding places people won't object to your hives is a problem in many rural settings in England, I had to move my hives to different locations many times, eventually it became too stressful for myself and my bees, now I am without bees I miss them. Sue, this is not a ' when time allows ' hobby, beekeepers are devoted to their bees, when I first starting beekeeping I would have stayed overnight with them, such was my fascination with them, that fascination remains with me.
,@@SICresinwrks You can cut down on the initial outlay for bee keeping - there are many sale of second hand hives and good equipment at reasonable rates
I'm in Kansas; I see less and less bees each years seemingly. It has been years since finding a hive. Thank you once again for your Top Tier content and efforts.
Flowers you need to plant flowers that free seed and will keep coming back year round blooming means more bees. Poppies free seed and are easy to get a hold of, flax as long as its scattered grows lots of flowers, berry vines and bushes, lilacs smell great and feed bees, plant for year round blooms you need flowers as long as there is no snow
I have about 300 hives depending on the year. Right next to my main apiary people have made that comment and in each case, I look at their yards and find a virtual desert for the bees. Well manicured grass with no flowers/weeds that have any benefit to the bees. Swap out that 'perfect' grass for micro clovers and you can avoid the task of mowing so much and will see more bees. Also look in the mornings as that's when the bees are most active as the sun hasn't evaporated away the nectar in the few flowers that are around. Also as you become more 'comfortable' with the bees being around and realize they aren't really trying to sting you, you will notice them less as they aren't a perceived threat.
2022, I gotta admit this is the best video I’ve seen in a long time, deeply informative, precise n passionate. Lessons that are priceless- the temptation to begin is tugging at me. Thank you for this brilliant insight into nature’s beauty of sweetness!
AMAZING INGENUITY!!!💯👍🏻👊🏼💪🙏🥰 Absolutely fascinating. Please drop more videos of how to construct and populate these bottle hives! You’re definitely on to a revolutionary system! Fantastic engineering skills as well my Russian brother. From America with love ❤️
Max, I greatly admire your ingenuity, your engineering skills and passion. I do however, like some others, have concerns about plastics. That said, to ignore small scale bee keeping is also not viable to secure the future of bee populations. I note you 'touched' carefully on the legalities of honey production and selling it. Corporate ownership and control of a resource through regulation in it's many forms is another huge issue mankind has fallen into.
My family kept a couple hives in traditional apiaries. Advoko is right, they absolutely buzz with an electric type of energy lol. I remember when the hive swarmed and i woke up one morning seeing my dad on a ladder scooping a pillar of bees off of a tree and into a large cardboard box lol. No gear. No stings. I was never stung from the bees ever. Parents only a couple times. Awesome video. I want bees now lol
Bee's are definitely a full time interest, as my dad found out and taught me and my brother's. Also there's nothing better than local honey if you suffer from high pollen counts, and many other illnesses.
Bee stings are a part of beekeeping, if you've never been stung its because you don't handle them. I always notice I get stung where I might have an issue in that area. I know its a stretch, but sometimes I think bees sting me where I need it. If I went contactless, I simply wouldn't get bee venom anymore. BTW, swarms very very rarely sting, bees are full of honey, nothing to protect and focused on keeping queen safe. So a swarm is generally docile.
For attaching to trees try 3M 5200 or equivalent. Used for mounting transducers to boats and has incredible holding. You will have to strap it to the tree during cure (tape?) but then it will be fine. Thanks you for your brilliant videos. If I had to qualify the best on this platform yours would always fall in the number one spot.
This is what I have needed! I've been researching honey bees on and off the last couple years. I was somewhat intimidated and I couldn't get over the bees being a slave to mans benefit. This system is the answer to both problems I think. Thank you my friend!!
I have never thought of wanting to be a bee keeper, until I watched this video. I would absolutely love to have my own setup like you had on your window. This is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
I love that this method also works as an observation hive. I definitely want to try this! The beekeeping industry tells you that you have to keep bees their way and want you to to spend 1000s of dollars on equipment and on treatments to keep the bees alive. There are lots of methods to keep bees affordably and without chemical treatments. It all depends on what you have available. You can make top bar and Sam Comfort hives out of scrap wood as an alternative to Langstroth or similar type hives.
Thank you!! This is wonderful. We are wanting to start bee keeping & possibly catching a swarm. Knowing that then they will already be acclimated and resilient for our area. But i needed it to be simple & respectful to the bees. Helping them continue to thrive. I was amazed by the way you have them in your room, with a way for them to go outside. Or the way you mount the "hives" to a tree & considering the health & life of the tree. Thank you!! I'll be watching this a few times & taking notes!!
Thank you so much for English version. I have seen this video in Russian language, but I could not understand clearly all telling, despite our languages are close to each other. You present great stuff. Good luck with your next projects.
I would love to see a video instructing exactly how to make these bottle hives. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to bee keeping and the planet.
I am a beekeeper; my langstroth hive is overwintering, but I am having stronger and stronger reactions to bee stings. Contactless beekeeping may be my answer. I also do not wish to produce a lot of honey, but I love having bees as part of my life. I do not have your craft. Step by step instructions in lieu of a video that takes much more time to produce would be invaluable. I cannot discern enough from this video to feel comfortable moving forward with this idea.
Wooooooow!!! I was ready to hop on a plane and come learn everything from bee keeping to DIY equipment construction! I am just getting started and want to implement this method because it also saves the planet from wasted plastic materials!
I've thought about keeping bees, except I'm deathly allergic to them. This actually sounds like something I could do and not have to worry about getting killed. Every time I see one of your videos, you seem to make life easier and more simple. I am amazed by this video.
If you're allergic to beestings, I would recommend avoiding any kind of beekeeping. My first hive was super docile (Italian strain bees from somewhere in Virginia, very sweet ladies), I relaxed and decided to "just check" on the attic of my hive wearing a veil, tshirt, and sandals.. A small attack of the clumsies on my part yielded a dropped outer cover and well over 50 stings when they took exception to my bumping around. On the bright side, I fixed my mistake and they eventually forgave me.
I had an innocent bee crash into me today while outside doing my rounds. It got tangled in my Tshirt & stung me. Sorry but we all have something we would like to do but cannot for some or other reason. Please don't endanger yourself. There were a number of bee related deaths in my country last year.
Advoko, you really do give us hope over here. My wife and I live in Canada and the beekeeping here is getting much more difficult. I showed my wife your channel today and she couldn't believe how many things you made by hand. Keep rocking out!
Bees are lovely little creatures. I love planting flowers just so these little guys can have plenty of pollen when they can. And with that I also love to watch them work. The ones which are covered with pollen are super neat. Shows just how hard working they are
As an organic bee keeper for the last 4-5 years. I really appreciate your wonderful and unique outlook on bee keeping. I now plan to try this technique soon. I am in southern Tennessee of the United States and we have a mild climate good for bee keeping. P.S my family and I love all of your videos they are very inspiring! Thank you! and bless you in the name of Jesus Christ
Amen and one small correction. you are not organic because your bees forage within a 4 mile radius and someone somewhere in TN is using chemicals that the bees pick up and bring into the hive.
Also…Keeping bees in plastic IS NOT organic. There are chemicals / gasses that leach out from the plastic and into the hive / honey! Feed that to you kids customers. May as well get the honey from chyna
You are one of the most gifted minds that I have come across on youtube. I really enjoyed your bee keeping video. I am going to give it a try. I lost 3 normal hives in the late 90's to the mights. I didn't try to give it another go. You have made me feel the need to help with the beautiful pollinators. You put it as simple as it can be said, "We can live without honey but we cannot live without the pollinators". Really enjoyed your lesson on saving the pollinators! Please keep up the great efforts.
Hello Max. There’s just no end to your determination and perseverance no matter what you do. I am awed with every video. Fewer videos are better than none. I enjoy watching everything you do and appreciate your hard work. Please be safe and be well my friend. So interesting to watch. Thanks again.
My grandparents were beekeeper / farmers during the great depression. Gpa always said he paid off the farm with honey money. My Mom said every weekend the half mile lane stayed full of cars all day as people waited their turn to buy honey.
Thank you for the "sweet" memories.
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Half mile line? Dang, that's a lot of honey money. Must have been quite the operation. Cool memory.
@SouthEastSJblah blah blah
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@SouthEastSJ The beekeepers don't take all the honey from the bees and they feed the bees with sugar syrup in ten wintertime. A part of the honey must be let for the bees because honey contains vitamins and minerals that the sugar syrup doesn't.
I really hope that after watching this video, some people will change their understanding of bees, beekeeping, as well as the benefits of honey. Maybe some of you will become beekeepers extending the lives for yourself and your loved ones. Humankind can live without honey, but would starve without bees...
We can live without honey but we’d starve without bees… that’s a powerful statement right there 👍
I don't know if most people realize they would starve to death without the bee..#savethebees #please
Hey Maxi I’m Australian beekeeper and really liked your idea 💡 but in Australia you’re not allowed to keep bees unless they’re on removable frames
@@BESHYSBEES Not allowed to do lots of things, depends if you have or know a person with lots of land/farm ;)
How about keeping you conspiracy theories to yourself in you next video.
Would love to see your evidence that bee keepers live longer. Then we can tackle the rest of your nonsense.
My dad was a beekeeper enthusiast and being the agronomist engineer that he was, if he was still alive, he would give you a thumbs up and he would be contacting you to see if you had or could offer him an internship program to learn more about your amazing beekeeping methods. I remember when he used to take me to his farm and show me how he took care of his bees and although he was very careful, he couldn’t avoid killing a few of the bees. It was part of the beekeeping process, but your method seems to either avoid all of that or completely eliminate it. Very nice job. I learnt a lot from your video. Sending your video to my brother in Brazil. He is a beekeeper enthusiast. Thanks again!
How did he die ? Bee swarm ?
@@MrFz1rider meio agressivo essa pergunta
@@MrFz1rider lol
@@MrFz1rider lmao wtf
@@MrFz1rider lmao bro chill
I have the utmost admiration for you and what you are doing. I truly believe that if you developed a prefabricated kit sold complete with an illustrated book and all of the peripherals needed to start beekeeping using your method you would become a very wealthy person and turn a TON of new people on to beekeeping. Even more important, you may become the biggest proponent in reinvigorating the global bee population. You are truly doing god’s work. Nothing but respect to you sir!
Keeping honeybees does not combat endangerment of wild solitary bees or other pollinators, it does the opposite, the domesticated bees compete with wild pollinators and drive up their extinction.
Yes yes good investment. Fully involved❤
@@meginna8354 does it matter as long as there are enough bees?
After reading your comment only one thought came to mind, "Hail the bee King of the World".
I was rewatching your old videos and showing them to my mother-in-law and your comment about disliking the death of your colony and coming up with a work around to save as many as possible really struck me. I hope you're still doing well. I think about you often even though we've never met. You've taught me so much over the years. The world needs more people like you. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words and concerns. I am currently working on several other bottle hive designs and planning to publish a more detailed video on bottle keeping, need some time to finish some of the ongoing experiments. Stay tuned…
@@Advoko My husband is wondering about some of the parts used as connectors and filters.
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Plan on keeping bees and your method looks a lot better. Will subscribe so I get notified when you post a more detail tutorial. Thanks for what you are doing@@Advoko
my son took classes in beekeeping in college. I forwarded this to him, but honestly, i really want to try it now. Well done sir!
I have a friend who is a bee keeper, and I've been contemplating starting my own hives. I really like this method, and now I'm sure I will start keeping bees too.
Thank you for this video, I will be sharing this with my bee keeping friend.
Did you ever start? And hows it going if u did
Max, I often revisit your videos, all of them, because your topics always bear repeating... very wise, insightful, and well more than pertinent to our present-day world situations, but I really must say, this one in particular is one I have revisited again and again, more than any of my favourite UA-camrs' videos above all. THIS ONE is of high importance to our future - like you, and many others, have said - "Humans can survive without honey, but we cannot survive without bees." You, Sir, are a wondrous genius - please do continue to do what you do - you are a great teacher for us all! THANK you
Thank you so much for such a high praise! Happy Holidays!))
Dear Max,
I always get super emotional whenever I watch your videos. They are all so extremely valuable and informative. None, at least out of all the ones that I have watched, are empty, meaningless or just there for the views. You are a sincere and devout citizen of our planet. Looking at ways to be beneficial for the greater UA-cam community.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
All the best. Lots of huge respect for you.
Stay good, stay safe and keep helping the world, one video at a time 😍🤌
Not only have you instilled a hope for bees a hope for humans as well, sharing your experiences and wisdom is fundamental for a better humanity for that I thank you. Greetings from Maine USA .
Honeybees aren't endangered, but owning them can endanger wild local bees.
@@iseriver3982 exactly. Its the native non-hive building bees that are endangered. They are unable to compete with honeybees, whilst they are the most important pollinators. Wild bees, unlike honey bees, is that many species of wild bees only pollinate certain plants. Therefore, they are more efficient pollinators.
@@armiferafatum2459 not so fast everyone. Habitat loss is critical for all pollinators, we can point fingers all day... but a worthwhile effort would be to promote restoration and planting of more native local species that support nectar and resources for pollinators
@@JukaiCamus Agreed. These systems are very dynamic and is does no one any justice to say one reason or another is at fault. We need to get people to, when they find their home, study their local environments and do their part to better the lives of the native species of their area from the "pests" and "weeds" to the homeless and handicapped.
Chemical farming 1000’s of acres is the problem for native pollinators and honey bees alike
From central Canada in central Ontario. When my apiary collapsed two years in a row, I was fortunate to know a Siberian commercial beekeeper who can supply my customers. I am grateful to God for having placed me where I am able at 65 to live in nature and try to sustain my family . Only due to the fact that as a third generation Sicilian Canadian I married a second generation bulgarian German woman whose father escaped communist Bulgaria and managed in 1957 to buy a forested farm. Circumstances dictate so much of what we are. I retired as a school teacher ten years ago and so now I want to spend the rest of my life fulfilling the plan which was made for me before the earth was established. Very grateful for the insights and from the heart sharing of the means to a better life. I can only imagine how rich your background must be. Hope for this fallen world. Much love and best wishes.
God bless! 🙏🏼
The trees will likely be ok regardless of what screw you use, just make sure to put the screws back in the holes if you ever take your rig down. This will plug up the holes you've made in the trees armor (bark) so pests, mold, and bacteria can't easily get in to the vulnerable inner wood.
This is what my father taught me when we chose trees to set up deer stands in. After the season is over we would remove our screw in rungs and replace them with appropriately sized lag screws. I'm 38 and all of the trees we use are still strong and healthy.
Thank you for the reply!
Botanist here. I can confirm that the trees are doing just fine with your approach. Trees can handle a lot more than people tend to think. They always find a way.
I've seen trees grow to have metal fences through them. I've even seen a WWII era bicycle stick right through a tree 2-3 meters over the ground. That still boggles me to this day... lol... but if these things would bother trees, they would grow and stretch to avoid the foreign matter, rather than just "consuming" it 😅
Personally i would rather use sturdy hook screws which you can keep in the trunk to hang your equipment on. Then you can just keep them in there.
They'd have been identical still if you didn't do that. Those holes seal themselves up very quickly. Literally nothing would've happened if you didn't do that.
I think I would try putting a strong pole near the tree to mount the bottles.
As a small time beekeeper myself I started watching this with a lot of skepticism, but before I was even halfway through you had me sold. I gotta try this. Thanks a lot!
+1 exactly the same comment for me
I also am very impressed haha. I hope innovation like this can become more mainstream. I also hope we can be come more conscious of chemicals and how dangerous they really can be
@@jeremydumoit4487 Please, be aware if in USA, The Langstroth hive most beekeepers use, in USA ,are for hygienic reasons and usually enforced by state ag depts to prevent spread of disease.
...so you wanna be a beekeeper or a bee killer?
@@beeman1246 what's the difference?
This is an amazing method. I am impressed. I am an old granny beekeeper in the USA. South Carolina. Please keep making English videos. I will be trying this method this year. I have to find food-grade plastic bottles first. I will let you know how it goes. Our world may be in turmoil, but beekeepers are always calm. God bless you and thank you. I will watch all your videos now. You are so ingenious!
I am planning to publish a more detailed video on bottle keeping, need some time to finish some of the ongoing experiments. Stay tuned…
@@Advoko honestly can't wait for the step-by-step video. I'm definitely trying this method. In the meantime, I'll start collecting bottles and preparing the vents as you demonstrated in the video. This is soo inspiring, thank you for sharing,.
Please film your process of starting the beekeeping in bottles! I would be very interested
@@Advoko could you build build or where can i find your plan on the wood table that extract the honey
Hii Mary! May i have your email to contact you for some questions related to bee keeping!
In all the years I've tuned into UA-cam videos this by far has been the most intriguing, thought provoking and educational that I've ever watched. I'm not a beekeeper but it appears that your method, research and execution of the bottle hives have paid off for you and through trial and error you've been able to put the info on a platform that will draw viewers attention. I hope that your innovation have captured the Argentina for others to try it in areas that these bottle hives would be able to survive and share their experiences as well. Thanks for such a great video.
As a vegan this method of beekeeping is magical. If you take the time, you can avoid ever killing any bees, while it also being easier and more accessible than ever.
Lol you should broaden your searches maybe the antikythera mechanism 😊
I love the video! The rule I have with my grandchildren while picking flowers is “pick one and leave two for the bees”. I am not a beekeeper just was interested in your story, and I am glad I have watched you work. The important thing I picked up on is your “do no harm” to the bees , and trees. I wish everyone had this sensitivity to the natural world.
When you take your bee hives down, drill out the hole left by the screw and replace it with a piece of tight fitting pine dowel before cutting it close to flush with the bark. This does do a little damage to the tree but the tree will heal over this perfectly in the same way it heals from loosing a branch. You would be surprised at how quickly the tree will cover the dowel to a point where you can't find the location of the dowel. Thanks for the great video 👍👍👍👍👍
I wouldn't do that- it's shoving end-grain into the tree.. it's a moisture rot-wick.. a screw hole will heal better is my thought for sure🤙
does this effectively limit decay or is it just a catalyst for compartmentalization?
@@realperson2836 probably prevents insects from getting to soft wood.
@@realperson2836 i think it provides a lignan matrix for cell growth from the treebarks epiphillium (spelling?) to cover quickly. it actually stimulates cell growth if it touches the live cells just under the bark like when you insert grafts.
@@Rivenburg-xd5yf never heard of epiphillium. Epiphyllum the cacti? the codit thing does make sense as holes typically just decay as far as I know (see woodpecker cases, although they're far larger than the holes in question) I wanted to know if it limits the decay of the damaged areas well or if it just allowed the surface of the hole to compartmentalize. I guess you'd have to see a cross section of a live case of this happening or you wouldn't be able to find out but I was just curious. I'll keep an eye out in the field if I can get my hands on something like that.
I'm a beekeeper here in Ireland and this method intrigued me greatly I really enjoyed it. Please make further videos on this topic. Your channel is very useful a rare kind nowadays. Much respect best wishes from Ireland.
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Hey do you ever see the black bee?
You should make one and do a video I'll watch that too! lol
@@domwick720 yes i have all black bees. The native black Irish bee is Apis mellifera mellifera. I only keep the native bees as they are the best suited to the Irish climate.
@@northshoreireland1074 you can check out his Russian channel, he’s got way more videos there and posts more frequently
You were right about not using a clamp on the tree. Screws work well because if you put a clamp on a tree, it prevents the cambium layer from distributing water to the tree and then the tree can, as you said, slowly die. I would sterilize the screws with 75% rubbing alcohol before putting them in the tree so you don't accidentally infect the tree with any parasitic fungus (especially if you are in a forest because the spores can be anywhere).
I think heating the screws shortly with a good lighter or small burner would be ever better when you're screwing them hot in, so there will be also no transfer from the outside of the tree
Correct! Sterilizing the nails in alcohol is the *ONLY* way to ensure that the nails are absolutely clean....the *ONLY* way!
@@Johnny_Guitar what's the problem with heart?
Fantastic content! I am a 56 year old finish carpenter, and very impressed with your drive and problem-solving.
I'm a 45 finish carpenter 😂
Yeah it's cool
You can see how he has learned so much in this video alone. Notice how when he uses his methods, he asks for anyone who could improve on it, he never assumes what he does is perfect and cannot be improved, and gently asking for more information has grown his knowledge massively.
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Subtle way to copy other, got it
@@eavyeavy2864 knowledge never increases in a vacuum. That doesn’t mean it’s copying. It is collaboration.
@eavyeavy2864 this attitude is what led to the dark ages
This technique removes a huge barrier to trying this hobby. I've been hesitant to try my hand at beekeeping due to the considerable initial investment, but I am generally a DIY type of guy. Thank you very much for this. I feel inspired.
@@blankspace178 Yeah, I'm not from the US but 10000$???
Either in the US they're ripping you off hard or that's absolute bullshit
The single thing that costs the most is the honey extractor which costs around 200$ but that's about it
@@gian.4388 yeah, I was looking into putting some hives on the back of my property, and I don't remember the exact number, but I'm pretty sure the recommended stuff for a 1 hive starter setup it was under 1k so I'm not sure were he is getting that 10k from. maybe he was taking about more commercial grade equipment or something.
10k is a ridiculous number. I have no idea where that came from but it definitely is not that expensive. We have setup a hive and while it does cost some hundreds to get everything brand new, even then you can often get used gear for cheaper.
You should start with a Nuc then.
I like how you aren't selfish in any single when it comes to sharing what you have learnt. May God bless you and may you be successful in your venture 🙏🏾
Commercial bee keeping takes a lot of commitment and from my experience full of disappointment but still can make a marginal living
I am a beekeeper in Jamaica. I absolutely love this and am going to try this.
As always I never cease to be amazed by your Ingenuity and willingness to share what you have learned.
Amen to that!
Yes, a real renaissance man.
Once I saw the skateboard used for cutting wood I knew I liked this guy
In a world filled with human hate, stupidity and absurdity such examples need to be promoted more for future generations ! Yes we can live without honey but without bees we would be doomed to starvation and eventually extinction.. If these basics methods & how to grow bees families would be something to consider & applied to more rural people that could increase & spread world-wide the bees-families it will preserve population and should be passed to next younger generations for they 'r future on this blessed & sensible planet called Earth..
Please do a more in depth video I'm desperate to learn , if you have the time and the patience to do so please.
The breadth of your pursuits is impressive. I've often heard people who have tried beekeeping remark on how difficult and unrewarding it tends to be for the cost and hassle. I'm glad your experience has not been so, and I hope others take your ideas to new heights. Thanks for sharing, Max!
The learning curve requires education, and perseverance. It's incredibly rewarding.
Dear Max, please dont stop publishing videos in english language in light of current events. The world needs good men like you to keep everyones sanity.
I am not sure if you realize how much you contribute to stopping and preventing the current crazyness in this world. Showing the world a true and honest lifestyle, across borders, blocks and nations is the most valuable thing you can do to society. Keep up your good work!
100% agree!
@Lucy Rane He didnt stop posting video its just being censored by youtube . For some reason all Russia is being punished because of Putin invading Ukraine . All western countries have stopped doing business with Russia . Who pressured all those companies to stop doing business with them ? Answer the big banks and those same banks will have power over everybody . They can pressure your banks to stop giving you personal loans etc.. Its called The Great Reset .
Zelinski is a pawn of globohomo and causes the war on purpose
@@manjichromagnon5480 Sure. I am confident that zelenskyy tells the russian artillery to shoot at apartment buildings.
Putin must be pretty weak when his army is listening to some random president.
Insanity unfortunately has overcome common sense with the current situation . It gives me an ominous feeling the way the world has suddenly turned on Russians , artists , civilians it doesn't bode well . A sure change of tune since western media was highlighting the problem of the rise militant Nazis in Ukraine only a few months ago . We all need to remember our humanity and stop ring led along by the governments latest ideology the corresponding Facebook trends . I'm loving this idea of using bottles it makes so much sense more sense than a lot of other stuff right now .
Currently getting chemotherapy for a bone marrow transplant and your videos are keeping me sane! I was dismayed at having to sell my goat herd earlier this year due to health concerns ( now realizing that large animals will be too much for much to take care of for the future..) and your video has given me so much hope. Im hoping that i will be able to glean the knowledge needed about beekeeping as i did herding goats and have a lovely venture ahead of me. Thank you for your grade a content. Long time fan! I wish you good health and many years to come. I eagerly await your update video on this subject as well as all upcoming videos. From the bottom of my heart i thank you!
Hope the health issues will improve significantly for you!
Hi. I do not sell anything so please read what i try to tell you. I am sorry to hear about your health, I got myself healed from something similar.
What I did is simple, I did not wanna give up so i researched how other people healed themselve , and something that spoke to me and there was a lot of prove that this will work is to eat a lot of fresh fruits and veggies,. I quit meat and animal protein, and I stayed away from advice from family and the internet. I started to grow my own food in the garden. I was buying fresh local foods. I stayed away from any processed foods. In the beginning, for 4 months, I spitted up and coughed up a lot of mucus from my throught, it was all the acidity and disease accumulated during my lifetime, my faith kept on telling me that all that yellowish fowl smelling mucus was not something that should have stayed in my body so I kept with the same lifestyle. I also kept believing that all I do is gonna bring results and if there is a way then God will show it to me. So it did . A bit over 5 months there was no sign of disease in my body. My body got back again into balance and i have been living disease-free for over 17 years since that happened. I tried a few times to go back to my toxic diet and every time i did symptoms of disease will show up again. In the beginning i did not think would be possible for me to eat mostly raw since i was so addicted to dead cooked foods, but one advice some woman gave me was. Do not underestimate the enemy you are facing. if you want to make it then never leave ur house without having a lot of fruits and fresh veggies with you . EAt before you get hungry. Now that is why i stuck to aplant-basedd tasty lifestyle . Do not alow urself to get hungry by eating a ton of the fruits and veggies you like. And keep on persisting even if you fail at times. Who told us that we can not live only on fruits and veggies was a total blasfemy. I am eathing mostly 80 procents of raw fruits and veggies . No cooked food . The only still cooked i eat is a few hands full of roasted nuts every day. And no i do not have B12 deficiencies , and i do not need extra protein We defenetly can and since it healed all my disease i willnever go back again. Yes i do miss the times when i used to be brainless and not read labels all was easy. But this is ia small price to pay for the health that i received. I do not try to sell u anything or what lifestyle you should live. I do not give a damn what people eat. But i wish that others get healed like me , and can stay alive if they wish. The doctors said its a miracle . Hmmm The real miracle was how on earth i stayed alive eating all that crap before. We have it all wrong I tell you . Whats abnormal is portrayed as normal. If we were meant to eat cooked foods all the time then we would have been born with an oven on our backs. And if we had been meant to be carnivores then our intestines would have been short just like real carnivores have in nature like crocodiles. I do not advocate veganism but do your own research and do not fall for the trap, test it out and see how you feel. Expect detox symptoms from headaches to cough and some fever. Once that is done the body starts detoxing at a normal rate. This is not a fairy tale if I kept with the toxic lifestyle i would have been dead at least 15 years ago the doctors did not even give me 6 months. And here i am 17 years later with a functioning healthy body. I got my body sick because i bought into the wrong concept, bought products in the shop that do not belong in my body, so i payed the price and had the scare of my life. Sorry for the rambling i am just so annoyed that people do not know how to heal themselves and they are not willing to try even if they got nothing to lose . how dangerous some nuts raw fruits and veggies can be? Come on . Its simple. If we eat alive foods we will stay alive . If we eat cooked processed foods and carcasses we will perish much sooner. I wish you all the luck in the world and hope you can heal urself. I am the livingproofe and i know you can do it. Hey what do you got to loose since you see you lost your health how much worse can it get.
I hope you good ❤
This is a really clever method. I used to keep bees but started getting worsening reactions to the stings. I would be interested in learning about potential methods to cultivate nesting of wild solitary bee species as they seem to be the most at risk of extinction, and excellent at pollination for the specific plants they have symbiotic adaptations for. I guess I answered some of my own question: I should plant some of the plants that attract them.
I don't know where you live so I don't know what your climate is like. I had a little garden years ago, I planted a lot of kitchen herbs, many species of bees adored the flowers. And I could use the plants in my cooking.
I run into your posts everywhere I go.
I got called names for saying something as simple as honeybees aren't in danger of extinction and that planting flowers is better for bees than owning hives.
But, simply drilling holes (5-15mm diameter, the deeper the better) into a block of wood or stone/brick wall gives solitary bees somewhere to nest.
@@iseriver3982 someone I know bundles up a bit of cut bamboo and tucks it in nooks and crannys
@@iseriver3982 Depending on the region, planting can be much better for pollinators than hives. What makes all the difference is working out what plants bloom when and trying to eliminate periods where nothing is in bloom. Certain other plants are good to cultivate as certain pollinators require specific plants for breeding. I have been quite impressed with what a friend managed to do over ~10 years with a small backyard(~20'x50') in the middle of a sprawling city. He has made a point to cultivate plants that bloom staggered throughout the year and the increase in pollinators has been noticeable. For almost the whole year the yard is filled with a low hum of insects browsing the plants in bloom. Also, setting up a reliable clean water source is a good idea.
Mr. Egorov, your humble and straightforward way of presenting your projects and Information is nothing short of excellence. Thank you for sharing your adventures and passions with us. Love and respect from Michigan, USA.
Your dedication to so many different crafts is amazing. You’re a big inspiration Max!
My son has been bee keeping as a little hobby for a couple of years now, and I have learnt a little from him. I must say however that your ideas I believe a spot on, and it is so refreshing to see someone so into the things that you do. Congratulations and keep up the good work. I am 73 years old and still learning.
I’ve wanted to jump into beekeeping for many years, but just starting up seemed overwhelming. Thank you for sharing this method - I rescued 2 huge water cooler bottles out of the neighbor’s recycling pile today. When I saw them, I remembered watching this video a few weeks ago. Now I’m one baby step closer to the dream.
Congratulations!! Do give updates!
Wow cool good luck with your journey.👍
@@mangoface7914 Baby step #2: I’m moving from an apartment in the city to an off-grid house in the sticks at the end of this month. Much more conducive to beekeeping. 😀
I cant believe this guy, I was already impressed with his wilderness survival skills and the he casually picks up and aces bee-keeping. Astonishing. Brilliant, Brilliant man
Definitely waiting for a "How to" video, step by step on Bottle-to-Bottle Honey Production.
Yes I agree more details on the how to!
Yes please
Still waiting
Soo cool
Yes please make a how to video for how to make the bottle!
I just discovered bee keeping after a swrm took residence in my unattended garden for four months. I got a bee rescuer and transferred my swarm to a 10 parttion nook. Maria is her name. She told me totake classes on beeh keeping. i started to search and I am intrigued with you content. You are a very intelligent and a very sensible human being. Thank you for sharing.
I'm not a beekeeper but this is possibly one of the most amazing videos I have seen on UA-cam yet. I was just amazed & fascinated by this man's hard work & dedication to saving bees. Thanks for making such a great video & sharing it with all of us!
His other videos are just as good:)
flohive
Saving what bees? Honeybees do not need saving. Native bee species do though. Honeybees remove native bees and bumblebees. You can Google... it's a common misconception.
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Well said, I abree
I am a mechanical engineer by trade and your skills in fabrication are very good and entertaining to watch. I have a cabin on a lake in the US in Mn. and I am excited to use some of your bush-crafting technics out there. Max, I hope you are well and everything is ok under the current state of your country.
If anyone is ok, Max is. He’s been ready for years. :)
My thoughts exactly!
There is a saying in Russia.
In the event of the end of the world, cockroaches and Advocate Egorov will survive))) /
Truly a great person.)
His skills are, "very good", that's gotta be the understatement of the year?
This is revolutionary. I am just astonished how well the bees are doing in this method. You are one of the most incredible human beings alive on this earth today. Please keep doing this incredible work. I will share the word about this project with as many as I can, and will seriously look into starting a colony of my own in this manner. God. Bless. You. Advoko.
No, it is not. It's a compromise between effort and yield. And it is a fun project.
I like it, but the word "revolutionary" has no room here.
Wow man, calm down...
@@Ascaron1337 If it makes beekeeping accessable to people who otherwise could not make the leap past all the hardware required, then that is revolutionary! It revolutionizes WHO can be a beekeeper, and WHERE bees can be kept!
. Bees live inside wood structures in the wild not chemical plastic. A true beekeeper knows this. Keeping bees in plastic IS NOT organic. There are chemicals / gasses that leach out from the plastic and into the hive / honey. Especially when heated!
@@minibuns5397 You don't necessarily need to use plastic. Glass could just as easily be used, it'd be more expensive and heavier using glass jugs but it's still within the common mans budget. And lets not forget that the designs solve a few problems with traditional bee keeping and ensure more robust bees, counter the varroa mite problem, which means using less pesticides, which means more and healthier bees, and can be used to ensure hive health without bothering the bees.
It's not going to produce in industrial amounts but anything that lowers the barrier for entry is going to ensure more people do it, which means more people are tackling the problem with the bees dying off, which is a good thing across the board in my opinion.
That honey looks so good. I have never seen bee keeping done this way in my whole entire 46 years of life. This is very unique.
*Bee Keeper - All of this is amazingly well thought out. I understand you may not have invented the foundational method but you have clearly brought it forward in sophistication and have considered the processes, the needs of the livestock and fundamental challenges we face while keeping bees, in the development of your processes and overall strategy. VERY impressive. I will try to keep a colony in this manner. Thank you.
Gday Max,
I hope the reports of your country being disconnected from the global internet dont come true. But in case they are and I never see another video uploaded by you, thanks for everything I've seen so far, the peace and calm in your videos is enthralling.
-from Australia
Here in South Africa I've gotten advice to only buy locally-produced honey - often a bottle will say it is a mix from e.g. China and South African honey, which I stay away from. Good to hear some of the reasoning for why store-bought honey may be bad.
Thanks for the amazing video!
maybe herd elephants might know of a start up or begin a new endeavor.
China has been known to mix honey with corn syrup. They cannot be trusted with anything.
I have seen honey jar labels indicate that honey is from various countries, not one source. ???
my local honey sellers admit they mix their's with Chinese honey... so, seagrape or mangrove or whatever- it's mostly Chinese stuff .. what a bummer
@@CthonicSoulChicken its more about your local laws, if your country cant enforce customer protection laws chinese will gladly provide honey mixed with corn syrup and vaseline otherwise it would be impractical for them to deal with lawsuits and fines.
This is one of the most important videos on bee keeping I have ever seen! This is a real solution for those who want to do bee keeping but can't afford to do it or have other issues which u solve in this method. Have u written a book on the step by step process? I want to do this myself but would appreciate step by step instructions. Even if u show the variety of possibilities in those steps. I would really appreciate an answer. Also, is it possible to oder ready made bottles or system of bottles? Thank u and may God richly bless u for helping us as people but also helping the bees and the planet! Amazing!!!
Thank you for your kid words!
@@Advoko typo
kind words))
I’m definitely on board to try this out in my little garden here in Florida. I have no beekeeping experience and I think this is a low cost way to get some experience, proliferate the bee population, and provide some honey for my family as well.
Be careful where you store your hives. If you store them on public space then put a warning sign. If someone is stung and dies because of an allergy, you will have a problem. Ask some professionals from US
904 here
Im from Florida. I looked into it a while back since I grow vegetables and wanted a natural way to pollinate my flowers and trees. My area doesn't allow it and I think for florida you have to be a registered beekeeper.
there are over 300 species of bee in Florida. would be nice to catch a few. lemongrass could help.
@NiggaSniffa2005 not african bees! But I know what you mean. You can make little bee houses for native bees to for overwintering.
Fascinating. I used to keep bees decades ago, but stopped when the varroa mite started to be a problem. There is something fascinating - and calming - sitting quietly next to an active hive 😀 The bottle idea is genius 👍
Yeah, it's my main problem with this technics. I don't know how he treat the varroa. Looks impossible.
Put a camera on one of your bottle hives , and sound of the hive , and live stream it . Millions of subscriber's. It has a calming effect. 🐝🐝🐝🍯
@@Sombre____ as he said in the video. he has not have the problem with varroa mites with this technique
@@latvianlightning I talk with him. He run a russian bee species. Those species are resistant to varroa. But if you do Apis Mellifera, you could have issues. Be sure to give them the medicine. Varroa is painful for the bees.
I've liked your content for a long time, but I have a whole new respect for you as a person after seeing the care and attention you put into bee husbandry. I keep bees also and feel a kindred familiarity to your experience and thinking. I am happy UA-cam has brought us all together from opposite sides of the world.
First moment I saw him cut open a bottle I said to myself "That's some nice clean honey"! I worked for several beekeepers, good size operations. One guy had some new comb and boxes among a lot of old ones (800 hives). The new ones with the nice clean comb was just pretty. The old boxes and frames were just ugly. And the honey from the old ones was grotesque beyond compare. Slum Gum, dead bee guts, eggs liquid, gnarly! This method is for humans. My hat is off to you. Just excellent. I have 3 acres in Hawaii that I want to start some colonies on. And I was about to buy boxes and frames etc. .I'm looking seriously into this method as of right now.
I kept bees for a couple years and had great success, until we had a drought then all my colonies died. I used conventional Langstroth hives, which are a good design for the beekeeper not necessarily for the bees. I love this method of using salvaged and recycled materials. Brilliant as always.
We have great bee clubs in North Carolina, so the info is available. However, I have not had a hive survive more than two seasons.bit us important to keep a close eye on the Queen.
Hi,
the drought had little to do with the death of your bees. 95% of the causes of bees deaths is varroa and viruses. The drought only helped kill your sick haves.
Maybe the most legitimately inspired content on youtube, actual effort and originality put into all of his vids
This single handedly made me want to start bee keeping as soon as I can get some land to do so. I need to watch it a couple more times, but this was excellent. People like yourself will be the ones who keep bees on this planet.
Urban/suburban beekeepers do exist. My first foray into beekeeping was in the back of a normal suburban (1/4 acre lot) home. Look for a place you might want to put a hive or three. Ask the owner, maybe offer some honey as incentive. Last office I worked in (work at home now) had an active beekeeping setup run by the local beekeeper's association. They were thrilled to have the hives in the remote parts of their complex.
I've even heard that there are beekeepers in downtown New York City who simply set up their hives on the roof of their apartment building. Don't let the lack of land slow you down.
Suburban bees supposedly tend to do better because of the availability of flowers all season.
@@sharonrose9552 The only consideration to be made with Suburban bees is worrying if your neighbors are using pesticides/herbicides. Suburban bees are certainly better than no bees though!
You don't have to own land of your own to keep bees. Many bee keepers lease out their bees to big farm operations to pollinate their crops
Let's not get confused. Honey bees aren't in any danger of mass extinction. Wild bees, of which there are hundreds of species, have almost disappeared in some areas and struggling to survive in others.
Remarkable work! The cost and complexity of traditional beekeeping is certainly a barrier for many, and you provide a most useful alternative. Thank you.
Where did you acquire that large bottle at 8:45? Oops! I commented too quickly. These are beer kegs in your country?
Those are single use beer kegs, like, in any country. But they usually are brown though.
I found this to be so interesting my friend. But then every time you post I find it to be very interesting as you are such a talented man and make some of the handiest stuff I have ever seen. I sure hope other beekeepers see this and you all can make a difference for the poor bee populations as I'm well aware of their difficulties lately. Great video and I wish for all your success in this and other projects. You are such an interesting fellow and your videos are very anticipated by me and my friends I have told about you. In fact, later today I'm going to phone a friend and make sure he saw this video as his sister and her husband live out of town and keep bees. Thank you so much for all you do. You are a good man and this world needs more like you.
You are inspirational! As a child, two lots down from us lived a kind, old man who kept bees. Every year he would invite my Brother and I over to spin honey by hand. When we were done, he would send us home with a pint each, with a little chunk of comb that I loved to eat! Thank you for caring about our Bee Friends! Good People Make Good Videos!
Great story. Thanks for sharing 👍
Although I don’t keep bees, watching your videos is very therapeutic and gives me more knowledge. Thank you.
All makes sense...longevity is everything thanks to bees...The best coverage ever on what it takes to be a dedicated bee keeper...total immersion over years that can pay off big time once established...time & investment in the business is a serious matter but who will carry on your legacy after a lifetime of tending bees? That may be one's most difficult task in life...finding a mate and rearing children to continue the lifelong efforts of your labor & dedication to "farming" either as a full time job or as seasonal aspect...finding other ways to make a living in between. Being self-sufficient, knowing bushcraft, survival skills and, the ability to create new ways to buy, sell, trade goods & services is what a life offers to everyone but one must make a commitment to go that route to succeed!
Yup that is the hard part but its easier if you look everywhere for apprentices not just in the family the more flowers the more bees the more food (as long as you plant the right plants) bees love berries and sweet fruiting plants
Also none of that is even remotely required to succeed.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing this!
I started keeping bees in 1996. At that time, I didn't have any money to buy equipment so I used what I could get my hands on which was surplus 5 gallon buckets. It took a few years to work it out but I ended up flipping one bucket upside down on a bit of plywood, then drilling a 1/2" hole on the side near the top. I would put a swarm in there and the bees were happy to start building. When it started getting full, I would drill a 1" hole in the top and then set another bucket with a matching hole right on top of the first bucket, then tape the two buckets together. The second bucket had a lid on it. I would place small piece of queen excluder on the hole drilled in the second bucket and glue it down. The bees would have a brood chamber on the bottom and only store honey on the top. When the top bucket was almost full, I would take off the top bucket, set it touching the brood chamber and pour a little bit of "bee go" into it and let it sit in the sun for a while. This would drive out most of the bees and they would just walk up the side and most would go into the brood chamber which now had a fresh, empty honey bucket on it. Then we would crush the honey comb.
We called this the "Redneck Skep" method. Not the most ideal way to raise bees but I did it successfully for years and still run one or two of these from time to time just to show folks how it's done and that it actually works.
Thank you for the info!
Hola
Please make a course so beginner's from a poor background living in villages can start beekeeping without having to buy expensive courses and beehives. This will be beneficial especially because famine is fast approaching and we do not have food to eat 😭 🙏🏾
I cant wait for your reply 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Country boy can survive ❤️❤️❤️
Hello, Max! A few weeks ago the youtube algorithm introduced me with your channel and I couldn't be more happy. I watched your whole content over and over again because I found it wholesome. I recommended it to all my close ones and received all the best feedback. What can I say?! In this times when people have fewer and fewer values and morals are in free fall, you sir are a shining star. Thank you for your videos! I hope you and your close ones are ok, I hope this drama will be over soon, I hope you will still be able to inspire us in the future. Thank You!
Totally awesome. I’ve been a hobby beekeeper for 10 yrs and have wanted and tried to use logs as hives but they never really worked definitely never had any make it through the winter. Watching this has motivated me to try this next season. I catch swarms and have done a few crosses with varroa resistant queens that I mixed with feral bees, I think the feral bee is very important if we are to save bees. I also do not take honey every year. I have had a couple hives for going on 5 yrs, however they all dies last winter. We had a very mild winter and I think they ate all the stored food before the spring came because it never stayed cold enough for them to stay dormant. You might try using French cleats to attach the hives to the trees easy setup and removal. Thanks for the video documentation all your efforts and the information, your influencing and stimulating brain activity and it’s appreciated and needed. That’s how problems are solved.
Thank you for showing us how this can be done with minimal disturbance to the bees and trees, and with much lower cost than traditional bee start up kits.. What a wonderful addition to the ecosystem around your hives.
Do not forget to plant flowers and trees and bushes for bees no food means they die
You are a true legend, your gift of knowledge is invaluable and appreciated. I believe this will take off and change the world.
Thanks
Me and my wife, are new to homesteading in the high desert of Arizona, United States. We noticed bee's collecting in our chicken's feed, of cracked corn scratch. My wife became interested in starting a hive. I'm so grateful I found your channel, and am anxious to share it with my wife. Thank you for the detailed information. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos. Well done friend.
I pray that you have a long and healthy life and that you continue to share your work with the world, which I believe is extremely valuable and significant. Thank you for your care and diligence in perfecting your craft and for taking such great care of your hives.
I am not a beekeeper and I am not particularly handy myself, however I watched the whole thing. Very fascinating, well presented and informative!
Yeah lot of hands on specialized skill and tools to do such work. He needs to learn CAD and 3D print extra parts needed with bottles as the base.
You single handedly started bee keeping revolution, this is big, I can feel it growing, just you wait you will be a big name among agricultural comunity, just now it dawned on me the importance of bees and thank you for bringing light upon bee keeping industry and its uses of pesticides, for that reason alone more and more should make their own honey but keep bees not just for the honey
This man's ingenuity is incredible. It makes me want to get some property and try out all the neat inventions he makes.
He is amazingly creative and industrious.
I don't know anything about bees. Other than it hurts like hell when stung. I will have to watch this 100 times to fully grasp. One thing I did take from this is that it is a labor of love and a extreme amount work and care. Very informative. I do feel like this is one of the most educational videos in regards to bee keeping
This man is over powered. Outrageously talented in so many skills, both physically and mentally all while talking about it a non native language perfectly and filming it excellently. Needs to be careful or he’ll get nerfed for making the rest of us look bad
I'm just trying to be careful not to get pregnant... and I'm a dude.
Frankly speaking it's not his voice in fact. Those are professionally translated and voiceovered versions of original russian videos. But this content is absolutely worth to see anyway (: So nothing bad about it.
@@Idontreallycareatall - Have you listened to the non-translated videos? If this isn't his voice then whoever is doing the voice over for the translated videos is also doing the voice over in Russian for his non- translated videos.
@@sheilam4964 Max has said in earlier videos, in the comments, that the voice overs are done by an assistant .
@@sheilam4964 I have (: Well.. I'm Russian myself indeed. Voice actor just made a good job mimicking original style.
The care and respect you show for not only the bees you work with, but the trees and nature aswell really spoke to my heart, the love you walk with every day is truly inspiring, thank you for your light and thank you for helping the earth, we are all so eternally grateful for you
Bruh you're just the sweetest dude ever who shares knowledge with such grace and humility. Thank you for sharing such extensive knowledge. Especially love how you care for every single being be it plant or tree and ensure its best health which in turn builds healthy ecosystems. Thanks again bud!
It's a hub of life. The delicate balance of the ecosystem relies on these tiny creatures, as they pollinate the flowers that feed our world. To care for a beehive is to care for the earth itself, fostering the delicate dance between flora and fauna that sustains life. Great y so passionated about this and hope more people will follow!
People like you are the ones that progress humanity in little but effective ways! Keep up the good work
I have been watching UA-cam for many years. I watch all kinds of instructional videos to learn as much as I can about building many different things. I think this is THE best video I have ever seen!!
Wow! Ingenious! I took a beekeeping class and found it fascinating but quite expensive to begin. Your technique alone could change the world and more and more people would be able to do as little or as much as their time allows! Great idea! I am thoroughly impressed!
Absolutely! If there were more people doing it this way the bee population could have a chance at surviving, bee keeping is definitely not cheap and thats what keeps a lot of people from getting into it.
I used to have 4 hives of healthy bees. Long story short -- finding places people won't object to your hives is a problem in many rural settings in England, I had to move my hives to different locations many times, eventually it became too stressful for myself and my bees, now I am without bees I miss them. Sue, this is not a ' when time allows ' hobby, beekeepers are devoted to their bees, when I first starting beekeeping I would have stayed overnight with them, such was my fascination with them, that fascination remains with me.
,@@SICresinwrks You can cut down on the initial outlay for bee keeping - there are many sale of second hand hives and good equipment at reasonable rates
Happy to see a caring beekeeper try so hard for a zero death rate and 100% happy bees.
I'm in Kansas; I see less and less bees each years seemingly. It has been years since finding a hive. Thank you once again for your Top Tier content and efforts.
Flowers you need to plant flowers that free seed and will keep coming back year round blooming means more bees. Poppies free seed and are easy to get a hold of, flax as long as its scattered grows lots of flowers, berry vines and bushes, lilacs smell great and feed bees, plant for year round blooms you need flowers as long as there is no snow
I have about 300 hives depending on the year. Right next to my main apiary people have made that comment and in each case, I look at their yards and find a virtual desert for the bees. Well manicured grass with no flowers/weeds that have any benefit to the bees. Swap out that 'perfect' grass for micro clovers and you can avoid the task of mowing so much and will see more bees. Also look in the mornings as that's when the bees are most active as the sun hasn't evaporated away the nectar in the few flowers that are around. Also as you become more 'comfortable' with the bees being around and realize they aren't really trying to sting you, you will notice them less as they aren't a perceived threat.
Same in my country bees are dying everywhere due to global warming and industrialization / carbon release.
2022, I gotta admit this is the best video I’ve seen in a long time, deeply informative, precise n passionate. Lessons that are priceless- the temptation to begin is tugging at me. Thank you for this brilliant insight into nature’s beauty of sweetness!
now this is one lawyer that everybody should like...giving more, then taking. not just from humans, but nature too... a hero...
AMAZING INGENUITY!!!💯👍🏻👊🏼💪🙏🥰
Absolutely fascinating. Please drop more videos of how to construct and populate these bottle hives! You’re definitely on to a revolutionary system! Fantastic engineering skills as well my Russian brother.
From America with love ❤️
Max, I greatly admire your ingenuity, your engineering skills and passion. I do however, like some others, have concerns about plastics. That said, to ignore small scale bee keeping is also not viable to secure the future of bee populations. I note you 'touched' carefully on the legalities of honey production and selling it. Corporate ownership and control of a resource through regulation in it's many forms is another huge issue mankind has fallen into.
My family kept a couple hives in traditional apiaries. Advoko is right, they absolutely buzz with an electric type of energy lol. I remember when the hive swarmed and i woke up one morning seeing my dad on a ladder scooping a pillar of bees off of a tree and into a large cardboard box lol. No gear. No stings. I was never stung from the bees ever. Parents only a couple times. Awesome video. I want bees now lol
Bee's are definitely a full time interest, as my dad found out and taught me and my brother's.
Also there's nothing better than local honey if you suffer from high pollen counts, and many other illnesses.
Bee stings are a part of beekeeping, if you've never been stung its because you don't handle them. I always notice I get stung where I might have an issue in that area. I know its a stretch, but sometimes I think bees sting me where I need it. If I went contactless, I simply wouldn't get bee venom anymore.
BTW, swarms very very rarely sting, bees are full of honey, nothing to protect and focused on keeping queen safe. So a swarm is generally docile.
If you go anywhere near bee's wearing aftershave or deodorant they will go for you like it or not...
For attaching to trees try 3M 5200 or equivalent. Used for mounting transducers to boats and has incredible holding. You will have to strap it to the tree during cure (tape?) but then it will be fine.
Thanks you for your brilliant videos. If I had to qualify the best on this platform yours would always fall in the number one spot.
This is what I have needed! I've been researching honey bees on and off the last couple years. I was somewhat intimidated and I couldn't get over the bees being a slave to mans benefit. This system is the answer to both problems I think. Thank you my friend!!
I have never thought of wanting to be a bee keeper, until I watched this video. I would absolutely love to have my own setup like you had on your window. This is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
I love that this method also works as an observation hive. I definitely want to try this! The beekeeping industry tells you that you have to keep bees their way and want you to to spend 1000s of dollars on equipment and on treatments to keep the bees alive. There are lots of methods to keep bees affordably and without chemical treatments. It all depends on what you have available. You can make top bar and Sam Comfort hives out of scrap wood as an alternative to Langstroth or similar type hives.
I came to UA-cam for simple entertainment AND FOUND FREAKING GOLD!
Awesome content, mate!
Either me dude
Thank you!!
This is wonderful. We are wanting to start bee keeping & possibly catching a swarm. Knowing that then they will already be acclimated and resilient for our area.
But i needed it to be simple & respectful to the bees. Helping them continue to thrive. I was amazed by the way you have them in your room, with a way for them to go outside. Or the way you mount the "hives" to a tree & considering the health & life of the tree.
Thank you!!
I'll be watching this a few times & taking notes!!
You're a legend. The skills, inventions, and the things you've built are absolutely impressive. As always, great video. 10/10.
Большое спасибо за поддержку 🤝
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Отличные видео, Максим! Продолжайте в том же духе!
Thanks Max!
Спасибо, что поделились своими знаниями.
Thank you so much for English version. I have seen this video in Russian language, but I could not understand clearly all telling, despite our languages are close to each other.
You present great stuff. Good luck with your next projects.
I would love to see a video instructing exactly how to make these bottle hives. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to bee keeping and the planet.
yes please
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Yes please, also requesting instructions - sending you Bravo from South Africa
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I am a beekeeper; my langstroth hive is overwintering, but I am having stronger and stronger reactions to bee stings. Contactless beekeeping may be my answer. I also do not wish to produce a lot of honey, but I love having bees as part of my life. I do not have your craft. Step by step instructions in lieu of a video that takes much more time to produce would be invaluable. I cannot discern enough from this video to feel comfortable moving forward with this idea.
Wooooooow!!! I was ready to hop on a plane and come learn everything from bee keeping to DIY equipment construction! I am just getting started and want to implement this method because it also saves the planet from wasted plastic materials!
I've thought about keeping bees, except I'm deathly allergic to them. This actually sounds like something I could do and not have to worry about getting killed. Every time I see one of your videos, you seem to make life easier and more simple. I am amazed by this video.
If you're allergic to beestings, I would recommend avoiding any kind of beekeeping. My first hive was super docile (Italian strain bees from somewhere in Virginia, very sweet ladies), I relaxed and decided to "just check" on the attic of my hive wearing a veil, tshirt, and sandals.. A small attack of the clumsies on my part yielded a dropped outer cover and well over 50 stings when they took exception to my bumping around. On the bright side, I fixed my mistake and they eventually forgave me.
I had an innocent bee crash into me today while outside doing my rounds. It got tangled in my Tshirt & stung me. Sorry but we all have something we would like to do but cannot for some or other reason. Please don't endanger yourself. There were a number of bee related deaths in my country last year.
Advoko, you really do give us hope over here. My wife and I live in Canada and the beekeeping here is getting much more difficult. I showed my wife your channel today and she couldn't believe how many things you made by hand. Keep rocking out!
This was fascinating! My father and uncle both keep bees. I have helped them in the past and what you have accomplished is truly remarkable!
Bees are lovely little creatures. I love planting flowers just so these little guys can have plenty of pollen when they can. And with that I also love to watch them work. The ones which are covered with pollen are super neat. Shows just how hard working they are
As an organic bee keeper for the last 4-5 years. I really appreciate your wonderful and unique outlook on bee keeping. I now plan to try this technique soon. I am in southern Tennessee of the United States and we have a mild climate good for bee keeping. P.S my family and I love all of your videos they are very inspiring! Thank you! and bless you in the name of Jesus Christ
Amen and one small correction. you are not organic because your bees forage within a 4 mile radius and someone somewhere in TN is using chemicals that the bees pick up and bring into the hive.
Also…Keeping bees in plastic IS NOT organic. There are chemicals / gasses that leach out from the plastic and into the hive / honey! Feed that to you kids customers. May as well get the honey from chyna
You are one of the most gifted minds that I have come across on youtube. I really enjoyed your bee keeping video. I am going to give it a try. I lost 3 normal hives in the late 90's to the mights. I didn't try to give it another go. You have made me feel the need to help with the beautiful pollinators. You put it as simple as it can be said, "We can live without honey but we cannot live without the pollinators". Really enjoyed your lesson on saving the pollinators! Please keep up the great efforts.
Thank you for your kind words
Hello Max. There’s just no end to your determination and perseverance no matter what you do. I am awed with every video. Fewer videos are better than none. I enjoy watching everything you do and appreciate your hard work. Please be safe and be well my friend. So interesting to watch. Thanks again.
I'm definitely gonna try and build my own little hive this Spring Thank you for all your great work and your contribution to the planet