Brother Adam was a monk in England who worked on Isle of Wight Disease (trachael mites) back in the 70s I think. He's long gone now, I believe he did write a book. His work resulted in the Buckfast Bee, a breed named after Buckfast Abbey where he lived.
Im trying to understand what exactly you are trying to portray as the reason you dont use treatments? Do you count mites? Splits? Did i miss it? How did you achieve keeping strong colonies alive and not treat? How long do you keep queens alive?
We don't use treatments because they weaken the species. We don't count mites. We split but not for purposes of mite control. Once the weak colonies die out, all that's left is the strong. Queens are in charge of keeping their own selves alive.
@@morganrickard5032 There are many TF beekeepers who do not use "Russian genetics." Furthermore, as with all beekeeping "races" it is questionable if there really is such a thing after decades of outbreeding.
I'm not sure. He does not have an online presence, so you'd have to be local to Vermont. Furthermore, you would not want to ship bees elsewhere. Start by catching swarms or buying already treatment-free adapted bees from your area. Else, you will suffer from outbreeding depression and have little or slow success.
An excellent video demonstrating the success of a beekeeper who never used treatments from the very beginning. Thank you Kirk.
The bee yard kind of looks like an old timey cemetery. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you for this video. It was timely, for me !
Glad you enjoyed it.
A very inspiring story with a great conclusion. Thank you!
Who is Brother Adams. Has he wrote any books? Thank you for sharing your experience. This helps me a great deal.
Brother Adam was a monk in England who worked on Isle of Wight Disease (trachael mites) back in the 70s I think. He's long gone now, I believe he did write a book. His work resulted in the Buckfast Bee, a breed named after Buckfast Abbey where he lived.
@@TreatmentFreeBeekeeping Thank You.
Im trying to understand what exactly you are trying to portray as the reason you dont use treatments? Do you count mites? Splits? Did i miss it? How did you achieve keeping strong colonies alive and not treat? How long do you keep queens alive?
We don't use treatments because they weaken the species. We don't count mites. We split but not for purposes of mite control. Once the weak colonies die out, all that's left is the strong. Queens are in charge of keeping their own selves alive.
russian genetics.
@@morganrickard5032 There are many TF beekeepers who do not use "Russian genetics." Furthermore, as with all beekeeping "races" it is questionable if there really is such a thing after decades of outbreeding.
@@TreatmentFreeBeekeeping im answering and speaking on whats said in video thats all. russians are a big part of this
@@morganrickard5032 Big part of what?
does kirk sell queens?
I'm not sure. He does not have an online presence, so you'd have to be local to Vermont.
Furthermore, you would not want to ship bees elsewhere. Start by catching swarms or buying already treatment-free adapted bees from your area. Else, you will suffer from outbreeding depression and have little or slow success.
Didn’t watch the video so how does he treat the bees
He doesn't.
Watch the video.
@@TreatmentFreeBeekeeping just watched the video and it’s awesome
@@jimmyphadphom9247 Outstanding! Glad you enjoyed it.