Beekeeping For Beginners - How To Save A Weak Hive From Varroa Mites & Prepare It 4 Winter.
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
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Thank you for the videos. I learn something new all the time. Thank you for sharing your approach to treating verrora.
You're very welcome! We will have more vids coming soon on varroa mites. Stay tuned. :)
Another great video Anna!
Thank you! :)
Great video I sure hope you get the mite problem under control I will be watching to see how it goes thanks again for the great video.
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching! :)
Thank you and can't wait for your next video.
Thanks for watching! :)
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!
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Thank you for watching everyone! :) SIDE NOTE: we didn't cage the queen in this hive at all this year or used any other methods. Note how we didn't take any honey from them but they still need to be fed for winter and note how even tho we had all new combs the varroa mites still needed to be controlled throughout the year.
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I appreciate this as it will be a good hive to teach others how to fix. If you had caged the queen during the summer, how often would you have caged her in order to keep the mites under control. I am very happy that I found your channel!! Phillip Hall
@@PhillipHall01 We are happy to hear that! Thank you for watching! You can cage her couple times a year! :)
like always good job on video anna :)
@@xdsuzi2 Thanks for watching!!!!!
Very nice videos. I really learned a lot. I hope you guys resolved the problem successfully.
We are happy to hear that! Thank you for commenting. We are planning to post updates soon.
Wow! That is so informative, how he points out the damaged, disabled bees. This hive does sound a little different then the last one.
This is a very good educational video. Thanks to your both. I look forward to the next video. Phillip Hall
PS I am getting use to your accent and I am understanding you quiet well. 😊
Nice! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! :)
Anna, So does Pavel consider oxalic acid (a naturally occurring substance) to be a chemical? I'm very new to bee keeping and have lots to ask and learn. However, I cannot believe the mite load that hive has and if left untreated, it's doomed....if not already. There are no stores, the bees are aimlessly running around on the frames and the capped brood pattern is poor at best. I have an idea of what I'd do, but my lack of experience might expose my ignorance more than I need too! I will continue to watch and see how this plays out...very interesting.
God bless and thank you once again.
Yes, this hive is bad and needs treatment for sure. Oxalic acid is very toxic to humans and to bees, especially weak colonies. We stay away from that stuff.
An acid is an acid no matter how it's created.
Anna I might have missed it, but I would like to get the thyme recipe for mite treatments. I remember you saying it would kill bees if used too strong. Thank you and your dad for sharing bee rearing information. Thank you again.
You didn't miss it. We are posting a video on it. Our next video is about treating them with thyme. Thanks for watching! We will be posting it soon sometime this week.
Enjoyed this information ✔️🐝❤️
We are happy to hear that! Thanks for watching! :)
Nice video Anna Mam seeing your video I m feeling well .
Thank you! Thanks for watching! :)
using the smoker to make the bees shake the varroa off was a great tip.
Thanks for watching! :)
Anna, does your dad do any alcohol washes to get a true count of mites? Or a sugar shake mite count?
No, we do a visual inspection of the brood and bees and check how much varroa mites fall on the screen bottom boards.
Good for you! I can’t even see my queens let alone mites on bees or the white insert on a screened bottom board. lol
Thanks for the information sir & ms Anna....i have also mites in our hives, sometimes : )
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching! :)
@@AnnaKra you're welcome ms Anna...takecare always : )
Anna, love your video’s and your dad is the greatest. Will this method work on a double deep also?
Yes, it should! Thank you for watching! :)
Thank you... Can’t wait for your next video with the Thyme.. VERY INTERESTED. I follow your dad’s advice over anyone else. 😀
@@sandraobrien1152 Nice! We are happy to hear that! :)
Hi Anna
I watched a video of yours where you used thyme oil & coconut soaked cheese cloth on top of the frames in the hive to combat varroa mites - was this successful ? I cannot find the follow up video
Thank you so much for your knowledge
Carmel 🐝💛🐝
Don’t you need the queen laying now to make winter bees?
The theory behind this is, what's the point of having more bees if they will all die from varroa mites? Caging the queen gives the brood cycle a break. 95% or so varroa mites live in the brood, this will give the brood a chance to come out with all varroa mites so we can treat them with thyme oil, otherwise, they may be missed and continue to reproduce at a fast rate. Also, the varroa mite reproduction will be slowed down during this time when the queen is caged. Does this make sense? Thank you for watching.
Depending on what part of SC they live in they may have strong brood year round like I do in South Louisiana. Especially if Pavel and Anna raise Italians.
How long do you keep the queen caged
Okay, now I get it. It's the holes in the closed brood cell cap that indicates verroa mites, not missed cells in the brood patch?
I also wanted to ask you and Pavel...
I had been thinking about how in the front of the hive there is sometimes a smell and 'bee graveyard' sort of situation. Does Pavel think this is part of what attracts the varrhoa mites initially into a hive? Is this one way how the parasites get attracted into the hive initially as the cause of when the mites show up?
No, my dad said, that does not attract varroa mites into the hive. They get infested with varroa mites through flowers when they pick up nectar. Thanks for watching!
good video, good job
Thank you susanna!! :)
Such great information! Thank you! Question(s): please describe the process of the brood break to slow or stop the varroa mite - I get that the mites cannot reproduce without brood, but the mites are on the active bees and go from one bee to the next so the mites are still around to start up again when the queen starts laying again. Effectively, there are fewer mites but also fewer bees. Should you then also treat during the induced brood break? How long do mites live?
Yes, you can treat the rest of the varroa mites that are left on the bees. The brood break helps slow down the reproduction of varroa mites dramatically especially if you cage the queen couple times a year. It also depends on how hygienic your bees are. Our bees are very hygienic and shake off a lot of the varroa mites naturally during the caged queen period. We got away without using any other treatments, just these strategies. I hope this helps. More info is coming soon on this topic in our next video. Thank you for watching.
I’m guessing u caged the queen to have a brood break my question is how many days do you cage the queen ok now I see 15 days
Yes! Thank you for watching! :)
This is a very exciting video.
Do all Russian beekeepers call the colonies 'families'? (Its fitting because as humans we should be pro-family.)
Since its colder in Russia in winter, do you do tighter and smaller entrance and air holes in the boxes for winter than over here? And how is Pavel's winter setup of equipment for the best survival rate? I'm curious what you might say about 'the most efficient' air hole size in winter.
One of the reasons I wanted to see what Pavel might say about this is because sometimes when you watch beekeeping videos, you see that not everyone has the best survival rates of hives in winter. And it seems like people should very much concentrate on relearning from the people with highest winter survival rates of colonies. (Too much pride won't let someone do this.) Since Russia gets colder than here, this is very much an opportunity to learn about how you guys do overwintering survival.
And do you close up the 3 holes in the front middle of the box in winter also? (The 3 holes between the two painted fairies at 3:30.)
Thanks to Pavel also.
Smaller holes for winter, yes! And we also close any other extra holes! The survival rate actually depends on allot of things. Some things could be out of our control like the installation of 5g (which is harming bees and the heavy use of pesticides). But we do the best we can!
DO you put candy in the caged queen or do the nurse bees feed her while she is in the cage. Where do you get this type of cage?
Thanks for watching! We let the bees feed her. We get the cages here: kit.com/annakra/decent-beginner-beekeeping-supplies-for-dirt-cheap/1804550-hilitand-10pcs-multi
I have never seen using holes in capped brood as an indicator of Varroa. Can you explain more about that? Thanks!
We will try to talk about it more in our future videos. Thanks for watching!
Hi Anna, thank you for your video. I guess I missed one part. Did you put something in the smoker to kill the mites? How did the bees shake off the mites?
No, we did not use anything in the smoker. The smoke makes the bees shake, the mites fall naturally! Thanks for watching and commenting. :)
Отличные видео.Смотрю с интересом.Павел в теме
Thanks for watching! :)
Where did you get the screen bottom board?
Thanks for watching! Here is a link to screen bottoms: kit.com/annakra/on-a-budget-decent-beginner-beekeeping-supplies/10-frame-varroa-mite
Are you from? Im Spain
We are from Russia, right now we live in Spartanburg County, SC. Thanks for watching!
I think you can dead all closed breeding and after make treatment oxalic
We use non-toxic methods, but yes you can try that.Thanks for watching!
@@AnnaKra
Thabks for answer. Who is the non-toxic method varroa in video? I can not see method. Smoke?
@@abellotambfiblo3937 Caging the queen and treating it with thyme oil. Our next video is about how we treat it with thyme oil. Thanks for watching.
@@AnnaKra thanks a lot
I use Ekopol medicine agains varoa mites, is chemical free, and contain thimol (thyme oil), and Gabon for summer, Varidol for late autum is chemical, but antibiotic free, most of mites is in october, if this time cant solve problem, beekeeper will find next year empty box
Yes, that is correct! Thanks for watching!
What is "rejir"?
I have no idea. what is that? Thanks for watching.
@@AnnaKra
I listen in this video second 0:09 - 0:10 " rejir ". What is "rejir"?
@@abellotambfiblo3937 thanks for your videos I am learning alot from you.
@@jenbyrne6831 You're very welcome! "rejir" means "right here". He meant to say right here. Thanks for watching! :)
@@jenbyrne6831 thanks 😍
so, how many hives do you have?
Personally, I have only 3, my dad has over 50. Thanks for watching! This is one of my hives going bad.
@@AnnaKra it looks like you have a great teacher, who will pull your hive through it.
Caption, please! Especially, when the father says. Caption please !~
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The nest needs to be tighter ... Do you have 3 bees on 10 frames ... 30 years of beekeeping? Russian friend, do the right thing and stop fooling the world ...sorry if i talk to much... BUT îs not ok...
That is a hive that is dying
Yes, it is. We will try to save it. Thanks for watching!
@@AnnaKra In the north that hive has to little population to recover for our harsh winters in the south you might be able to. Just wondering how far south are you.
@@danschneider9219 We are in South Carolina. Yes, the point is to check it before winter.
@@AnnaKra If you want to see a real winter come up to northern Wisconsin and yes I do winter bees up here.
@@danschneider9219 Good for you! I hope it goes well. I'm good here.