I commend you for this technique Ian. It's just another example which demonstrates you can run a commercial size operation while being considerate and thoughtful to the bees you raise. I enjoyed listening to you speak about adapting, modifying and implementing changes to a strategy. Designing a 'baby step' approach toward sustainability to maintain a low to no cost expenditure would be ideal. It certainly doesn't happen over night. Keep kicking ass with your bees!!! Watching all your progress throughout the season has been outstanding! Thanks again for spending your time fooling around in front of the camera. Wishing for nothing less but the best of success!! 🐝🐝🐝☮️☯️
It does matter what we think!!! - you're doing a super job! And you're passing it on to the rest of us! Adapt, progress, tweak and pass it onto thousands of others so they can send you their tweaks too!
A highly refined business model that takes constant tweaking, and the ability to adapt to all kinds of life issues, make you a consummate professional in your industry. Thank you for bringing your story to the masses! You are truly a joy to watch! 👍
But what you think does matter to people like me because we take great inspiration from you. Seeing the details of your operation and hearing from you why you do things the way you do is very beneficial. Thank you for that.
Ive taken your process and applied it. It's made beekeeping very enjoyable. Maybe some day I can walk away from my job and be a full timer. Until then, im building my bees and buying my equipment.
Great job explaining your operation Ian! I like your "KISS" strategy " Keep It Stupidly Simple" . It works with less stress on your body and your bee's might take an extra step but in the long run works out about the same. I commend you on hiring local kids to instill work ethics which is missing in today's society. As for that PINK J- Hook I got one too for $5.00 on sale blemished paint job works just as well as the $15.00 version. Keep up the great work educating us.
Ian, thank you for all of your videos, they have helped me ( and the beekeeping community) tremendously. This year I switched to running a single brood box on all of my hives like you. Would it be possible for you to do a video on the timeline, preparation and steps you perform getting your hives ready for winter? I try to keep up on all your videos but haven't found one that explains everything you do after you deem a hive "out of production" for the year and make the transition into winter. Thanks again for the videos!
@SpyingDutchman I did watch the video, albeit it's been a few months. I will go back and rewatch. I was just hoping for something short and sweet that includes bringing the nest back down to a single box, how many frames of honey is left in each single box etc...
Ian, I have a question if you want bees to grow in autumn. I have honey flow in winter from December to January.if i want colony grow i need feed them pollinate right ? but autumn bees will death
Bee escapes are the bees knees. I let them set for a few days under full medium supers. I have found that the MAJORITY of the bees in the boxes are drones that are to big to get thru the escapes.
at 7:37... Is that Carrie's pink hive tool that she has been looking for in your back pocket. And Ian, you know at some point the world is going to want an explanation about the duct tape on your veil-hood. My first reaction was; Big Oops when lighting the smoker LOLOL, but then I thought better of you and now have my money on; one of the new workers sliced their veil and you being considerate said " I can't make my workers work in unsafe or in compromised equipment, so I will bite the bullet and wear the duct-taped suit like a badge of honor" Am I right, or am I right?. Huh? Work Hard, Be SAFE, and Have as much fun dong what you do best!
Do you build the nucs yourself (or have them built)? .Seems like standard 5 frame nucs x 3 wouldn't be wide enough for to 10 frame supers side by side. How wide are the nucs, and do they hold 5 or 6 frames?
Ian, it seems like the tops you have for the three nuc pallets are not the same as a standard migratory top with an overhang in the front and rear. Why is that?
If you mean for wintering them in, 2.2 gallons Imperial / 2.6 gallons US, minus what they already have stored, for a full 6 frame Langstroth hive. My $0.02
Yes! beautiful! and who are the 12 idiot disciples that disliked this? lol Excellent info / advice and explanation of your developed strategy. You have saved me TONS of time for the future! Thank you!
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I knew there had to be something. :) I'm not using excluders that intensively, guess that's why I didn't figure that one out for myself.
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Do you notice any difference in the drone cycle when using excluders? I have the impression that workers start kicking drones out sooner when I'm using excluders in a hive.
Ian just curious it looks like you end up with more bee than they can fit in the brood box; how do you manage the bee overcrowding after you harvest the honey supers ?
Доброго дня Ярославе. А можете прокоментувати, що саме супер? То я бачу, робота налагоджена, але чи є від того задоволення... Пізніше гляну по субтитрам, що той пан розказує. Цікава ваша думка.
keeper01 What do you mean by exhaust?? Do you mean air blowing out at high speed produced by a fan in the unit??? Or the exhaust produced by an internal combustion engine???
So, Ian. Are you willing to divulge How many pounds of honey you harvest this year? Or an average of pounds per colony? I know it's your business and understand if you wish to keep these numbers close to your vest.
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I try very hard to keep away from certain honey customers because every time I see them they're asking the same accounting questions. Goes straight to... "How many dollars per bee do you make on how many bees?". I laugh and say something stupid like, "first I have to name them all and put their ID tags on. Will be doing that this Saturday morning if you're interested in volunteering some time". "You won't get stung much".
@@mikeries8549 You know, if I keep bees like Ian, like 2500 boxes to 5500 boxes or even more than 7000. Then you have to know that production can make money, beekeeping like Ian, and I can say that making a lot of money here can make you rich quickly, and you can go all over the country to release bees, and every season has nectar. If the output is 100 to 200 tons, I can have three seasons, one winter flow , two spring honey flow , one summers, if latitude can be winter, it can be two blossoms.and winter flow honey is expensive, and it's delicious.
I commend you for this technique Ian. It's just another example which demonstrates you can run a commercial size operation while being considerate and thoughtful to the bees you raise. I enjoyed listening to you speak about adapting, modifying and implementing changes to a strategy. Designing a 'baby step' approach toward sustainability to maintain a low to no cost expenditure would be ideal. It certainly doesn't happen over night. Keep kicking ass with your bees!!! Watching all your progress throughout the season has been outstanding! Thanks again for spending your time fooling around in front of the camera. Wishing for nothing less but the best of success!! 🐝🐝🐝☮️☯️
It does matter what we think!!! - you're doing a super job! And you're passing it on to the rest of us! Adapt, progress, tweak and pass it onto thousands of others so they can send you their tweaks too!
A highly refined business model that takes constant tweaking, and the ability to adapt to all kinds of life issues, make you a consummate professional in your industry. Thank you for bringing your story to the masses! You are truly a joy to watch! 👍
This video brings to mind the song, "SMOOTH OPERATOR". Team work at it's finest along with some great words of time honored wisdom. Thanks Ian.
Thank you Ian for taking the time to share your experience and knowledge... I wish you and your family every success..
Great words Ian. A time, a purpose, and a flow for everything.
You guys surprise me every time love your simplicity keep that work filosophy just do what you think is right
But what you think does matter to people like me because we take great inspiration from you. Seeing the details of your operation and hearing from you why you do things the way you do is very beneficial. Thank you for that.
Ive taken your process and applied it. It's made beekeeping very enjoyable. Maybe some day I can walk away from my job and be a full timer. Until then, im building my bees and buying my equipment.
Great job explaining your operation Ian! I like your "KISS" strategy " Keep It Stupidly Simple" . It works with less stress on your body and your bee's might take an extra step but in the long run works out about the same. I commend you on hiring local kids to instill work ethics which is missing in today's society. As for that PINK J- Hook I got one too for $5.00 on sale blemished paint job works just as well as the $15.00 version. Keep up the great work educating us.
Very cool operation.👍👍👍
Ian, thank you for all of your videos, they have helped me ( and the beekeeping community) tremendously. This year I switched to running a single brood box on all of my hives like you. Would it be possible for you to do a video on the timeline, preparation and steps you perform getting your hives ready for winter? I try to keep up on all your videos but haven't found one that explains everything you do after you deem a hive "out of production" for the year and make the transition into winter. Thanks again for the videos!
@SpyingDutchman I did watch the video, albeit it's been a few months. I will go back and rewatch. I was just hoping for something short and sweet that includes bringing the nest back down to a single box, how many frames of honey is left in each single box etc...
Great operation, By the look of thing you are looking after the bees and you plus crew. Thankyou for sharing.
Ian, I have a question if you want bees to grow in autumn. I have honey flow in winter from December to January.if i want colony grow i need feed them pollinate right ? but autumn bees will death
Bee escapes are the bees knees. I let them set for a few days under full medium supers. I have found that the MAJORITY of the bees in the boxes are drones that are to big to get thru the escapes.
Ian you speak is fantastic, incisive
Hello, I love bees very much, there is a video of bees that is not right or wrong, please tell me
Ian, how do all these bees fit? Too many of them!
I like your thought process, that’s what I’m working towards, keeping it simple
Is the red tape sealing the hole the coffee made in the veil?
Paul Horning
Lol!!!
Could you please tell me how your bee-excluders are constructed?
Two thumps up on what you do. Looks like it works great for your operation. I also hate robbing lol greedy little bees
Thumps?
@@russiane.lection-hacker2057 lol misspelled should of been thumbs
at 7:37... Is that Carrie's pink hive tool that she has been looking for in your back pocket. And Ian, you know at some point the world is going to want an explanation about the duct tape on your veil-hood. My first reaction was; Big Oops when lighting the smoker LOLOL, but then I thought better of you and now have my money on; one of the new workers sliced their veil and you being considerate said " I can't make my workers work in unsafe or in compromised equipment, so I will bite the bullet and wear the duct-taped suit like a badge of honor" Am I right, or am I right?. Huh? Work Hard, Be SAFE, and Have as much fun dong what you do best!
Glen Copeland 😅
😂
Thank you!
Just curious why you leave the queen excluded on after taking off the top 2 boxes
Steve Luepke
No reason , we will get them next round
Do you build the nucs yourself (or have them built)? .Seems like standard 5 frame nucs x 3 wouldn't be wide enough for to 10 frame supers side by side. How wide are the nucs, and do they hold 5 or 6 frames?
Rob Johnson
6 frames are 11” wide
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Thanks
Good stuff! Where do you get your escape boards?
brucesbees
Www.lewisandson.ca
Приятно смотреть 👍👍👍
Ian, it seems like the tops you have for the three nuc pallets are not the same as a standard migratory top with an overhang in the front and rear. Why is that?
Wade Turner
They just have not been modified yet
Are you going to start treatment soon?
You have probably answered this previously but where do you get your bee escapes? Thank you.
Larry Wedding
www.lewisandsons.ca
Larry Wedding
They have a cone design unlike anyone else, buy the cones, the frames can be built easy enough
Is this one section all one beehive? Is there just one queen in? Also, how long do you have to wait until all the bees come down?
Ian how many gallons of sucrose per 6frame nuc?
If you mean for wintering them in, 2.2 gallons Imperial / 2.6 gallons US, minus what they already have stored, for a full 6 frame Langstroth hive. My $0.02
Yes! beautiful! and who are the 12 idiot disciples that disliked this? lol Excellent info / advice and explanation of your developed strategy. You have saved me TONS of time for the future! Thank you!
How do those covers stop robbing?
Bees can't find a Crack to exploit if the cover is over the boxes. He has old boxes in the mix that have bee size holes in them. Same as all of us.
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Aren't you worried that when shaking the bees off the queen excluders you might accidentally drop the queen outside her hive?
Russ Ian E. Lection-Hacker
The excluder is still under the escape
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I knew there had to be something. :) I'm not using excluders that intensively, guess that's why I didn't figure that one out for myself.
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Do you notice any difference in the drone cycle when using excluders? I have the impression that workers start kicking drones out sooner when I'm using excluders in a hive.
Russ Ian E. Lection-Hacker
I have no experience without using excluders
Good afternoon, Ian! The car is just agony! Was this crane manufactured individually for the machine? Or are these sold ready-made?
That is an Ezyloader, he has 2 one on each truck. www.ezyloader.com/
@@sunshaker01 thank you very much! 👍👍👍
I think a pink hive tool really suits you!!does Carrie know your using it!!😂😊👍🐝🐝
The truth is its Ian's, he only lends it out to special employees
Mark Butters 🤔🤫
😂
Ian just curious it looks like you end up with more bee than they can fit in the brood box; how do you manage the bee overcrowding after you harvest the honey supers ?
markspc1
The old summer bees are close to dying off. Next week they will fit if not already
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I see, thks.
Hi. Very interesting re the robbing covers - How long do you keep the covers on for?
Super! 👍
Доброго дня Ярославе.
А можете прокоментувати, що саме супер? То я бачу, робота налагоджена, але чи є від того задоволення... Пізніше гляну по субтитрам, що той пан розказує. Цікава ваша думка.
@@pustotnistbitiya please speak English i don't understand Russia language
Артьоменко Сергій Сергій, я на рахунок під'йомника - класна штука не тільки для вуликів а й в майстерні така б не помішала.
@@savvasfly дякую
@@zongshunliang9928
then the Ukrainian language. I have already received the answer. successes
Someone who hasn't done beekeeping before (like me) can understand
What 9 knuckle heads would give this video thumbs down??!!
C Mooner
😂 cheers man 👍
Funny I know like all the answers to all these questions people are asking . Like a stalker or something.. all about timing.
I can't believe some people use a leaf blower with exhaust fumes... Just drives me crazy how little some think about contaminating the honey.
Electric fumes are the worst.
If you choose to take the blower route, there are wayyy to many battery operated blower models out there to choose from. Certainly no exhaust.
One Shoo does an Eletric blower produce exhaust?? Obviously not that is why I said exhaust fumes. Seen a lot of commercial keepers use gas powered
Mike Ries no shit that is why I said exhaust fumes
keeper01 What do you mean by exhaust?? Do you mean air blowing out at high speed produced by a fan in the unit??? Or the exhaust produced by an internal combustion engine???
Me gustaría ver los videos con subtitulo en español
How long do you wait with that bee escape in there before you remove the honey
Darren Bigboy 2-3 nights
can you help me
Blown away.
So, Ian. Are you willing to divulge How many pounds of honey you harvest this year? Or an average of pounds per colony? I know it's your business and understand if you wish to keep these numbers close to your vest.
George Higdon
I’m not done yet 😊
I'd bet his avg. will be above 300 lbs.per colony this year.
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Ian i want to know you last year product, how many honey ?
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I try very hard to keep away from certain honey customers because every time I see them they're asking the same accounting questions. Goes straight to...
"How many dollars per bee do you make on how many bees?".
I laugh and say something stupid like, "first I have to name them all and put their ID tags on. Will be doing that this Saturday morning if you're interested in volunteering some time". "You won't get stung much".
@@mikeries8549 You know, if I keep bees like Ian, like 2500 boxes to 5500 boxes or even more than 7000. Then you have to know that production can make money, beekeeping like Ian, and I can say that making a lot of money here can make you rich quickly, and you can go all over the country to release bees, and every season has nectar.
If the output is 100 to 200 tons, I can have three seasons, one winter flow , two spring honey flow , one summers, if latitude can be winter, it can be two blossoms.and winter flow honey is expensive, and it's delicious.
Pipipipipip
hello sir
Vídeos en español por fabor gracias ok
Podrías traducirlo al español??
Eu mesmo nunca comi mesmo verdade ele já veio vou falar
Грабёж средь бела дня ПАКЕТЫ СУШЬ КОРПУСА И МЕДОНОСЫ ПЧЁЛ ЗИМОВАТЬ НА ЮГА ИЛИ ПРОДАТЬ ПО ДЕШЁВКЕ