Yes it sure does look more drawn out. But dosent mean it’s not the same work pace. You follow all the exact same principles as I do here with the fall hive management. I love how you show it throughout your videos. It’s like hanging on by the seat of our pants. As you speak, I can see you desperately trying to hang on LOL! You can’t fool me :)
You should write a book Bob. With every chapter being a month. Talking about what you're doing, why you're doing it, what you're seeing. "A Year Of Beekeeping With Bob Binnie" I would buy it.
Bob...if you wrote a book, it would become as timeless as Reverend Langstroth's book, The Hive and the Honeybee. That is the book that created my admiration for bees.
Good morning from Texas Bob. Any time you post a new video I enjoy. God bless your team and your family. After approximately 80 days with out rain and extreme heat we received finally some rain and I am so thankful for. You keep us in touch with our beekeeping staff every season, and this is like a church with buzz. Thank you.
Its a couple degrees from freezing at night almost every night . There are a lot of fields with vounteer canola blooming right now . Its weird . i hope the bees arent getting any nectar out of it .pollen would be nice but the canola granulates and isnt any good for wintering on .
A question of sorts. The mighty oak has fallen. Assuming that a chain saw was used to cut up the fallen tree. The noise of the chain saw and how much disturbance and the bees reacting? Thank You as always!
I wish I had decided to have bees when I was younger, I would love to work the bees with Mr Binnie for at least 2 yrs. What a education. Videos are great and so very helpful.
Mr. Binnie hello sir things are looking good there. I had a question about the mites. I had a mite count of 4 as my highest amount, I am treating now with formic pro. Now being as it's below the threshold but at this time of year, if I did not treat am I correct in assuming the mite count would escalate through winter? And would you have an idea too what percentage it would rise too? Sorry long but appreciate your input and thks you for all your experience you share with us.
Yes, the percentage will go up when they go broodless. I couldn't say the exact number but it would be notable. If it would stay 4 in a 300 bee mite wash it wouldn't be too bad but we know that it will be higher if we do nothing.
Mr. Binnie have you noticed that when you are using shims under the lid that you will have a lot less hive beetles. I was using shims so i could use pollen patties and then saw that it made space so the bees could control the beetles. So i have practically no beetle problems as long as you have a fairly good population.
I'll be down in the fall to the shop to buy some equipment. I'm starting a new bee business started with 5 colonies and have ended the year with 10 colonies with 4 successfully mated queens and one bought queen. I am looking to go to 100 hives next season...I'll take pretty much whatever equipment I can get my hands on..I spent my 20s living with no purpose and then had kids.. now in my 30s I want to build something. I work full-time but still find the time to do my bee chores. My treatment plans and general beekeeping outline has been entirely off of your videos and a couple other people. I have very healthy strong colonies thanks to you. UA-cam has been such an advantage. I have cut back on the feeding this week because golden rod has flooded my area. Some is 7ft+ tall! I'm not sure how the nectar flow will be but it will be interesting to find out.
up here Scott county Tenn we got like 4 different varieties of goldenrod the bees don't mess much with one that blooms first.. first one is done now. second one just started and the bees usually work it pretty good there is 2 more varieties after that bloom in succession
Well its plus 5C today 41F Gave the girls a drizzle of oxalic . They are in a nice warm spot south of the cattle handling facility . They wer out and about .likely bathroom breaks
Bob. I somehow overtreated and after todays first check it seems that 115 out of 120 are flying. I do not do the varoa mite level checking. I just go based on statistics.
I really listen to what BOB has to say because of his years of experience and running a successful outfit. I live north of Bob and the climate is similar but a little colder in the winter. Even the wood-shop videos are interesting considering lumber prices prevent me from building bee equipment. The interviews with experts is also very interesting because so many people are unwilling to look at the science and just keep on doing old methods that have worked in the past.
Gosh winter is comimg. We are 3 wks in the goldenrod flow. Looks like a great year for goldenrod honey (my fav) and hives are heavy as rocks now. Weather permitting it could go another 3 wks and I hope so cuz my yard smells delicious. Can not imagine a goldenrod flow and no honey! Ack!!!!
Hello Bob. The apiguard didn't work very well on some of my colonies and some it did. It's been working very well for me in the past. I don't understand that one. I'm treating with apivar next weekend. I can't today because of the weather. Hopefully the apivar will hold them down. Until I treat with oxalic acid in early December.
Greetings from Costa Rica! I used to follow your videos. So, I have a question... How many times do you add probiotics? Just once or many times? Thanks for share what you used to do with bees...
Bob et al, silly question. Thanks for taking it. In the first 1/2 of the video, some of what you included looked pretty full. Wondering what you are expecting there as you are leaving them and working on the 1 box overwintering, correct? Do you expect those boxes with lots of bees to have primarily a mix of summer / winter bees that will sort themselves out? Thanks.
If the lid is removed for filling or cleaning and leaks around the gasket it's because the gasket becomes fatigued when the lid is removed. If the lid has never been removed and the gasket is good I'm not sure why it would leak.
Hello I have question please Let say there is no pollen can bees collect from neture What if i give the bees pollen in suger syrop as liqued Do you think the hive will improved or not Thank you I hope you undestand my question my english not that good
The thing that blew my mind today is that we’re in the same plant hardiness zone, Bob. And I’m like 5 states north! Guess that’s what a few thousand feet in elevation change will do. Always something new to learn 😁
Very interesting to see the differences and similarities in beekeeping fr here to way south I had to switch to 1 5 to 1 And feed less often Todds 5 quarter pasture keeps blooming with alsike clover the cows eat it and it starts over its a fairly good honey flow right now Already almost freezing at night twice last week .
Cold as in a freezer or cold winter temperatures would be best if you can. Standing supers on end in bright light can also work. Of course wax moth crystals will work too but I don't like using them personally.
Probiotics contain and stimulate the growth of microorganisms like those found in the intestines for many types of animals and humans and enhance health.
Hello Bob. I am following you from Turkey. Your videos are very Informative . I have a question. Is there a difference between sugar syrup or invert sugar syrup? Do you use invert syrup or normal syrup? Thanks
Bob can you help with a question. Next week I’ll be prepping my hives for winter. I run double deep brood hives year round and they add a lot of honey into so I never need an extra super going into winter. My question, should any frames that have not been completed be put to the outside, as well as honey frames? And should the brood stay in the middle? Grateful.
Yes, had that happen to me one time. During a nectar darth in late spring early summer I think. I was doing hive inspections. Frustrated I wanted to take all the lids off every one of my 50 - 100 4-way palleted colonies. Make everyone guard their own hive entrance and top exposed box so nobody would rob. Never did it thou. Just a thought! 🐝 😉
I see most of my bees really propolize the apiguard tin pans to everything and do the same with some formic pro it's to strong for alot of em though forming that is
Good morning from Texas Bob. God bless your team and you. Keep doing the good work. I enjoy any time you post a new video. You stay in touch with the season and people. It’s like a church with buzz.
Judging by the relative lack of capped brood in those colonies, it seems like that day would've been a very good opportunity to apply a dose of OAV. I've wondered what the % control would be for applying a single dose of ApiGuard followed by OAV 7 days later.
That's actually a reasonable idea. Because there is a bit of sealed brood present I'm not sure of the percentage of mite kill. We're doing it to a few yards and I'll be checking.
Do you have a video on how you work those "queen mating nucs", if not can you explain the process when you have a minute, thanks again for making beekeeping successful for me, i pray Jesus bless you!
Loved the video, I mirror your process generally based on geography (Otto to Cashiers). Glad I have the knowledge you and the team provide. And enjoy how well you get along. I loved the Jack video, could listen to him all day. See you at “The Expo.” Thanks Bob!! Kevin from Cashiers, NC.
Nice one! Bob, how often are you giving the colonies the probiotic…every inspection? Monthly? Have you noticed a difference? Tell John he needs a haircut Tim
The golden rod is coming along great here in Maryville, TN. I am seeing a lot of Iron weed and blue mist flower in my area. Are they good nectar producers?
Bob I’ve been following you religiously.. I treated my 80 hives with apiguard last Monday and need to hit them with a second round this Monday.. I took a peak in on a few of them last night and some of them have removed all the jell and some have not .. what should I do with the hives that have not removed the full first treatment? Our temps have been in the mid to high 70’s with evening in the mid to high 40’s Also Bob I’m in north eastern Nevada .. and am 4.5 hours from anywhere Walmart,Costco, sams club , or any bulk suppliers … my bees have not done very well this summer and are needing a lot of feed.. what is the best/cheapest place to buy granulated, sugar or syrup? Thank you sir!!
It sounds like you're in cooler country than we are. Ihope there's still time for them to make winter bees after the Apiguard is over. I wouldn't worry about a little bit left from last time. You could remove it or not. Sometimes I give leftovers to the stronger colonies. I'm not sure where to get good sugar prices in your area. Are there any sugar beet processing facilities in nearby Idaho?
@@bobbinnie9872 there is the sugar beat factory in twin falls idaho and I have contacted them and there prices are equal to Walmart prices unless I buy 42 tons worth.. a semi load and I can’t afford that amount at the moment Thank you Bob for the advice!
When you said it wasn’t great weather so you didn’t want to go in in case they killed the queen… they do that??! I had to go into my hives last week in the rain to remove honey escapes and this week one is queenless, the original queen was brand new. Now I’m wondering if that’s what happened.
We didn't want to break the frames apart on this day. The queen was most likely protected on this less than ideal day while surrounded by her own bees. If we broke it apart to install it in the deep box who knows what could happen when the old bees from the past colony returned.
Ha Bob love the videos u do, they are great. you have not explained the why u are using the meds /white powder -what does it do- and does it really work and should I get some and feed it to my bees. Thanks so much for all the videos u do have a blessed week.
Probiotics are something I believe in and actually take myself. I have a friend that is in charge of the veterinary school at The University of Georgia that convinced me that bees benefit from them too.
@@bobbinnie9872 Great how often do u give it to your bees I am giving my bees 1-1 sugar water and rocket fuel patties we are in a dearth here have been since june, trying to get them to build up for the winter and they are looking good, Ian and Kamon brags on the patties would u give them both. Thanks for everything!
Yes we would have that honeydew/red cedardew problem in the late fall up where I lived at 2,500 ft. elevation in the Sierra Nevadas of Northern California. The honey would get darker and thick as molasses in the late fall and early summer. Have to chew on it to get it down. It was what it was. Only that times when you went thru winter and the bees were locked up in the hive during bad weather for days at a time, most of the bees could not get out and go on cleansing flights. That would lead to the runs observed on the front entrance of you lower brood box sitting on its bottom board. It wasn't Nosema. No crawling bees on the ground. Just brown shits all over the front of your boxes on some of your hives. It might have been all of the antioxidants and enzymes in the honey. Good for us but bad for couped up bees. And if you had some condensation problems like when had you would get cold half frozen moisture under your lids on the top bars of those frames or between your double deeps in my case. The only way I could think to fixing it was a tip from a fourth generation beekeeper who grew up with hives in the snow. He suggested I get a 50 lb. bag of Baker's sugar, a flakey sucrose kind of sweetner they use to make fondant. Think jbs queen holding cages. I would sprinkle this on the top the bars of the top box with a 3/4" spacer under the lid and on the top bars of the frames between the two deep brood boxes of mine. They seemed to lap that mixer of water and sugar up solving my problem with condensation. Do you have had or heard of any those experiences with otherd in that field of keeping and feeding bees Bob Binnie. Let me know either way. Thanks for the video. Enjoyable as always as I have become a fan and newly interested watcher of your UA-cam videos. P.S. We had people that grew 5 acre eucalyptus groves for quick firewood down in the valley a few years back. If you were able to keep some hives nearby and collect some of its nectar made into honey it was one of my favorite dark flavors of honey to eat. I don't know about oak but eucalyptus honey does not taste like it smells. It is a deep rich flavor unlike some of the light amber honeys out there like sunflower, starthistle, and white clover. Not to say I don't love those because I do. The only other light early honey we have up here in the hills in Manzanita. A small white pinkish cluster of flowers that bloom here in late winter very and early February type spring. It is either raining a lot and your bees can't get out to collect it, or it's too dry and the plants zap the nectar back up to survive. May a once in every 7 - 10 years would you get crop that was more than just a build up for my hives my luck my colonies would be down in almond pollination in the valleys orchards below waiting for them to bloom. Son of a gun. Always wanted to take a couple of hives start down low in elevations and bring them up the hill to higher ones all during the bush and small red barked tree in bloom. A highly flammable bush that has been the main culprit to many summer fires here in the past. It is illegal to cut it here in California I believe but have seen trucks of just the branches going down the hill to probably bird pet shops or small scale aviaries. I could be mistaken on that though. Anyway long paragraphs of words but I hope you enjoyed the comment and could relate or learned something from all of it. Thanks 🐝 😉
I love the fall season. Wrapping the work as all the harvest season comes to completion soothes my soul
I know the fall closes a lot faster for you. Our's must look like a long drawn out process in comparison but we always look forward to it too.👍
Yes it sure does look more drawn out. But dosent mean it’s not the same work pace. You follow all the exact same principles as I do here with the fall hive management. I love how you show it throughout your videos.
It’s like hanging on by the seat of our pants. As you speak, I can see you desperately trying to hang on LOL! You can’t fool me :)
Our fall has failed to appear! @@bobbinnie9872
You should write a book Bob. With every chapter being a month. Talking about what you're doing, why you're doing it, what you're seeing. "A Year Of Beekeeping With Bob Binnie" I would buy it.
I'll have to retire to have the time but it would be fun.😊
I would buy it !! Please don’t retire though ! I love your videos
I’m ready to preorder. The Bob system seems to work pretty well.
Bob...if you wrote a book, it would become as timeless as Reverend Langstroth's book, The Hive and the Honeybee. That is the book that created my admiration for bees.
I would be more than happy to translate it into my mother language (Albanian)😂
Good morning from Texas Bob. Any time you post a new video I enjoy. God bless your team and your family. After approximately 80 days with out rain and extreme heat we received finally some rain and I am so thankful for. You keep us in touch with our beekeeping staff every season, and this is like a church with buzz. Thank you.
Thanks
Its a couple degrees from freezing at night almost every night .
There are a lot of fields with vounteer canola blooming right now .
Its weird .
i hope the bees arent getting any nectar out of it .pollen would be nice but the canola granulates and isnt any good for wintering on .
A question of sorts. The mighty oak has fallen. Assuming that a chain saw was used to cut up the fallen tree. The noise of the chain saw and how much disturbance and the bees reacting? Thank You as always!
Oddly enough, they weren't very upset. We've cut out a number of downed trees in beeyards over the years and I don't recall any bad experiences.
Lots of goldenrod blooming here in north west alabama. Plenty of pollen and nectar. You are lucky i never see a single hive beetle in your bees.
We have a few. So far very little trouble this season.
Bob, what product do you use for probiotics?
SuperDFM
I wish I had decided to have bees when I was younger, I would love to work the bees with Mr Binnie for at least 2 yrs. What a education. Videos are great and so very helpful.
I'm like that guy who agrees with everything: yup, ok, I got it, right...
Mr. Binnie hello sir things are looking good there. I had a question about the mites. I had a mite count of 4 as my highest amount, I am treating now with formic pro. Now being as it's below the threshold but at this time of year, if I did not treat am I correct in assuming the mite count would escalate through winter? And would you have an idea too what percentage it would rise too? Sorry long but appreciate your input and thks you for all your experience you share with us.
Yes, the percentage will go up when they go broodless. I couldn't say the exact number but it would be notable. If it would stay 4 in a 300 bee mite wash it wouldn't be too bad but we know that it will be higher if we do nothing.
Mr. Binnie have you noticed that when you are using shims under the lid that you will have a lot less hive beetles. I was using shims so i could use pollen patties and then saw that it made space so the bees could control the beetles. So i have practically no beetle problems as long as you have a fairly good population.
I'll be down in the fall to the shop to buy some equipment. I'm starting a new bee business started with 5 colonies and have ended the year with 10 colonies with 4 successfully mated queens and one bought queen. I am looking to go to 100 hives next season...I'll take pretty much whatever equipment I can get my hands on..I spent my 20s living with no purpose and then had kids.. now in my 30s I want to build something. I work full-time but still find the time to do my bee chores. My treatment plans and general beekeeping outline has been entirely off of your videos and a couple other people. I have very healthy strong colonies thanks to you. UA-cam has been such an advantage. I have cut back on the feeding this week because golden rod has flooded my area. Some is 7ft+ tall! I'm not sure how the nectar flow will be but it will be interesting to find out.
I have found myself going back through your videos when I have a problem to address and always find the answers. Thank you so much!
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You really don't mention in any of your videos..but are you fighting bears?? And are your fences using batteries or solar chargers?
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I got a bee guy. His name is Bob. He's great. I follow his procedures step by step as my area dictates. Always successful. Thanks BB
up here Scott county Tenn we got like 4 different varieties of goldenrod the bees don't mess much with one that blooms first.. first one is done now. second one just started and the bees usually work it pretty good there is 2 more varieties after that bloom in succession
Well its plus 5C today 41F
Gave the girls a drizzle of oxalic .
They are in a nice warm spot south of the cattle handling facility .
They wer out and about .likely bathroom breaks
Bob. I somehow overtreated and after todays first check it seems that 115 out of 120 are flying.
I do not do the varoa mite level checking. I just go based on statistics.
I really listen to what BOB has to say because of his years of experience and running a successful outfit. I live north of Bob and the climate is similar but a little colder in the winter. Even the wood-shop videos are interesting considering lumber prices prevent me from building bee equipment. The interviews with experts is also very interesting because so many people are unwilling to look at the science and just keep on doing old methods that have worked in the past.
Great video as always. Thx for everything you do for beekeepers !
Gosh winter is comimg. We are 3 wks in the goldenrod flow. Looks like a great year for goldenrod honey (my fav) and hives are heavy as rocks now. Weather permitting it could go another 3 wks and I hope so cuz my yard smells delicious. Can not imagine a goldenrod flow and no honey! Ack!!!!
What probiotic are you using Bob?
SuperDFM.
Thank you!@@bobbinnie9872
Hello Bob. The apiguard didn't work very well on some of my colonies and some it did. It's been working very well for me in the past. I don't understand that one. I'm treating with apivar next weekend. I can't today because of the weather. Hopefully the apivar will hold them down. Until I treat with oxalic acid in early December.
Greetings from Costa Rica! I used to follow your videos. So, I have a question... How many times do you add probiotics? Just once or many times? Thanks for share what you used to do with bees...
Average once a month in summer.
Bob et al, silly question. Thanks for taking it. In the first 1/2 of the video, some of what you included looked pretty full. Wondering what you are expecting there as you are leaving them and working on the 1 box overwintering, correct? Do you expect those boxes with lots of bees to have primarily a mix of summer / winter bees that will sort themselves out? Thanks.
By now most of our summer bees are gone. I would like the size they are now to continue but I know some are still shrinking.
Hi Bob. I use both 1 and 2 gallon buckets for feeding but my 2 gallon buckets always leak. Any tips on how to prevent leaking? Thanks!
If the lid is removed for filling or cleaning and leaks around the gasket it's because the gasket becomes fatigued when the lid is removed. If the lid has never been removed and the gasket is good I'm not sure why it would leak.
Hello
I have question please
Let say there is no pollen can bees collect from neture
What if i give the bees pollen in suger syrop as liqued
Do you think the hive will improved or not
Thank you
I hope you undestand my question my english not that good
Although I have not done it, I know there are some pollen substitutes that are fed in sugar syrup so I think pollen would also work.
The thing that blew my mind today is that we’re in the same plant hardiness zone, Bob. And I’m like 5 states north! Guess that’s what a few thousand feet in elevation change will do. Always something new to learn 😁
Very interesting to see the differences and similarities in beekeeping fr here to way south
I had to switch to 1 5 to 1
And feed less often Todds 5 quarter pasture keeps blooming with alsike clover the cows eat it and it starts over its a fairly good honey flow right now
Already almost freezing at night twice last week .
I'm looking for your opinion on how to store frames for the winter. Some have wax moth damage. I only have about 40 frames to store
Cold as in a freezer or cold winter temperatures would be best if you can. Standing supers on end in bright light can also work. Of course wax moth crystals will work too but I don't like using them personally.
Thanks Bob! I always learn something from your videos. We start feeding next week......we have a great goldenrod flow here. Supers are heavy!
Bob have you ever fed your bees bananas or what’s your thoughts on feeding them bananas
I don't know much about it. I've heard of some people doing it but I have not tried it.
Mr. Bob binnie, greetings.
What is probiotic and what is its benefit to bees?
Probiotics contain and stimulate the growth of microorganisms like those found in the intestines for many types of animals and humans and enhance health.
I really enjoy your videos! I dream that one day I can have a setup like yours 😊
Hello Bob. I am following you from Turkey. Your videos are very Informative . I have a question. Is there a difference between sugar syrup or invert sugar syrup? Do you use invert syrup or normal syrup? Thanks
We use normal sucrose syrup which is different than inverted sugar.
Thank you for your time and reply 👍
How long does apiguard shut down the queen.
As long as it is present in quantity.
Bob can you help with a question. Next week I’ll be prepping my hives for winter. I run double deep brood hives year round and they add a lot of honey into so I never need an extra super going into winter. My question, should any frames that have not been completed be put to the outside, as well as honey frames? And should the brood stay in the middle? Grateful.
I would move unfinished frames to the outside but moving the brood and cluster to the middle isn't necessary.
@@bobbinnie9872 thank you Bob. You have been a great help to me
As always tks. Cya at the expo
Great video. It’s such a nice surprise when less feed is needed. I see from your last pics you were all in T Shirts!! Nice!! Awesome apiaries!!
Thanks Richard. It was a nice day that day.
Hi Bob,
Can bees overwinter in a single deep hive body here in GA? No super on top just honey and good population of bees in one deep box?
Yes, we do it a lot. The main worry is starving or swarming early in early spring.
Ok thank you.
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What’s the probiotic that you use? Thank you for your work.
SuperDFM
Thank you 🙏
What is the probiotic?
SuperDFM
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Thanks Bob.
Do you encounter a yard that the bees become so frenzied it's unworkable? 🤔
Yes, if they're in a really bad robbing frenzy it can be tough.
Yes, had that happen to me one time. During a nectar darth in late spring early summer I think. I was doing hive inspections. Frustrated I wanted to take all the lids off every one of my 50 - 100 4-way palleted colonies. Make everyone guard their own hive entrance and top exposed box so nobody would rob. Never did it thou. Just a thought! 🐝 😉
I've heard of other people doing that but I've never had the nerve to try it.@@hillkid4mountains
What kind of probiotics do you use?
SuperDFM
Thank you. Do you apply the probiotic as described on the label? ...1 tablespoon per hive dusted on the brood frames?
Great video Bob! Down to the final stretch now.....only a few more weeks and we can "come up for air" 😂😂😂
Yes, it will be Thanksgiving before we know it.😊
I see most of my bees really propolize the apiguard tin pans to everything and do the same with some formic pro it's to strong for alot of em though forming that is
Good Morning Bob !
Good morning sir!
Good morning from Texas Bob. God bless your team and you. Keep doing the good work. I enjoy any time you post a new video. You stay in touch with the season and people. It’s like a church with buzz.
Judging by the relative lack of capped brood in those colonies, it seems like that day would've been a very good opportunity to apply a dose of OAV. I've wondered what the % control would be for applying a single dose of ApiGuard followed by OAV 7 days later.
That's actually a reasonable idea. Because there is a bit of sealed brood present I'm not sure of the percentage of mite kill. We're doing it to a few yards and I'll be checking.
Good stuff thanks!
Thanks Nathan.
Do you have a video on how you work those "queen mating nucs", if not can you explain the process when you have a minute, thanks again for making beekeeping successful for me, i pray Jesus bless you!
This video may be of interest. "Queen Mating Yard" ua-cam.com/video/NKdl62yuqVU/v-deo.html
Loved the video, I mirror your process generally based on geography (Otto to Cashiers). Glad I have the knowledge you and the team provide. And enjoy how well you get along. I loved the Jack video, could listen to him all day. See you at “The Expo.” Thanks Bob!! Kevin from Cashiers, NC.
Thanks, see you there.
How many holes are in these bucket feeders plugs for the September 1.5 to 1 syrup?
Thank you!
6 to 8, 1/16 inch.
Hi Ben, hope you are enjoying fall set in. Question, do solid plastic frames need to be food grade? Would you do all plastic frames?
I don't mind a few plastic frames but prefer that the majority are wooden. Just a personal preference. They should be food grade.
Nice one!
Bob, how often are you giving the colonies the probiotic…every inspection? Monthly?
Have you noticed a difference?
Tell John he needs a haircut
Tim
Hi Tim. I'll be sure to pass on your message to John. We're probably averaging once a month with the probiotics and we do think we see a difference.
Thin syrup elicits hygienic behavior - hadn’t heard that before. Interesting. Great video.
Thanks.
The first this morning
Rick, I think you must be an early riser.
You beat me, Rick! Usually I’m chomping at the bit 😂
The golden rod is coming along great here in Maryville, TN. I am seeing a lot of Iron weed and blue mist flower in my area. Are they good nectar producers?
I honestly don't know.
Good morning Bob! The bees have been working Wingstem and Canada Goldenrod over here in Hiawassee. The Tall Goldenrod is just starting to bloom here.
We're seeing plenty of pollen from Wingstem too.
We are heading down to Kamon’s Expo as well. I would love the opportunity to meet with you and say hi.
Please make a point of it.
Video went to Jacks house but no Jack damn well maybe next time.
I just had lunch with Jack today and we agreed to do another video soon.
Love see all the yards , beautiful place !
Hope to come in late fall to your store in Clayton
Ask if I'm there when you come.
Thanks for sharing . And good Sunday morning to all of yall Bob!
Thanks and the same to you.
Bob I’ve been following you religiously.. I treated my 80 hives with apiguard last Monday and need to hit them with a second round this Monday.. I took a peak in on a few of them last night and some of them have removed all the jell and some have not .. what should I do with the hives that have not removed the full first treatment?
Our temps have been in the mid to high 70’s with evening in the mid to high 40’s
Also Bob I’m in north eastern Nevada .. and am 4.5 hours from anywhere Walmart,Costco, sams club , or any bulk suppliers … my bees have not done very well this summer and are needing a lot of feed.. what is the best/cheapest place to buy granulated, sugar or syrup?
Thank you sir!!
It sounds like you're in cooler country than we are. Ihope there's still time for them to make winter bees after the Apiguard is over. I wouldn't worry about a little bit left from last time. You could remove it or not. Sometimes I give leftovers to the stronger colonies. I'm not sure where to get good sugar prices in your area. Are there any sugar beet processing facilities in nearby Idaho?
@@bobbinnie9872 there is the sugar beat factory in twin falls idaho and I have contacted them and there prices are equal to Walmart prices unless I buy 42 tons worth.. a semi load and I can’t afford that amount at the moment
Thank you Bob for the advice!
When you said it wasn’t great weather so you didn’t want to go in in case they killed the queen… they do that??! I had to go into my hives last week in the rain to remove honey escapes and this week one is queenless, the original queen was brand new. Now I’m wondering if that’s what happened.
We didn't want to break the frames apart on this day. The queen was most likely protected on this less than ideal day while surrounded by her own bees. If we broke it apart to install it in the deep box who knows what could happen when the old bees from the past colony returned.
@@bobbinnie9872 thanks Bob. Your videos have been so helpful.
Thanks 4 sharing with us. 😊
My pleasure 😊
Ha Bob love the videos u do, they are great. you have not explained the why u are using the meds /white powder -what does it do- and does it really work and should I get some and feed it to my bees. Thanks so much for all the videos u do have a blessed week.
Probiotics are something I believe in and actually take myself. I have a friend that is in charge of the veterinary school at The University of Georgia that convinced me that bees benefit from them too.
@@bobbinnie9872 Great how often do u give it to your bees I am giving my bees 1-1 sugar water and
rocket fuel patties we are in a dearth here have been since june, trying to get them to build up for the winter and they are looking good, Ian and Kamon brags on the patties would u give them both. Thanks for everything!
do you make honey from oak trees in America? in Greece we do from aphids and the rot nuts dark colored
Yes, mainly honeydew from white oaks.
Yes we would have that honeydew/red cedardew problem in the late fall up where I lived at 2,500 ft. elevation in the Sierra Nevadas of Northern California. The honey would get darker and thick as molasses in the late fall and early summer. Have to chew on it to get it down. It was what it was. Only that times when you went thru winter and the bees were locked up in the hive during bad weather for days at a time, most of the bees could not get out and go on cleansing flights. That would lead to the runs observed on the front entrance of you lower brood box sitting on its bottom board. It wasn't Nosema. No crawling bees on the ground. Just brown shits all over the front of your boxes on some of your hives. It might have been all of the antioxidants and enzymes in the honey. Good for us but bad for couped up bees. And if you had some condensation problems like when had you would get cold half frozen moisture under your lids on the top bars of those frames or between your double deeps in my case. The only way I could think to fixing it was a tip from a fourth generation beekeeper who grew up with hives in the snow. He suggested I get a 50 lb. bag of Baker's sugar, a flakey sucrose kind of sweetner they use to make fondant. Think jbs queen holding cages. I would sprinkle this on the top the bars of the top box with a 3/4" spacer under the lid and on the top bars of the frames between the two deep brood boxes of mine. They seemed to lap that mixer of water and sugar up solving my problem with condensation. Do you have had or heard of any those experiences with otherd in that field of keeping and feeding bees Bob Binnie. Let me know either way. Thanks for the video. Enjoyable as always as I have become a fan and newly interested watcher of your UA-cam videos. P.S. We had people that grew 5 acre eucalyptus groves for quick firewood down in the valley a few years back. If you were able to keep some hives nearby and collect some of its nectar made into honey it was one of my favorite dark flavors of honey to eat. I don't know about oak but eucalyptus honey does not taste like it smells. It is a deep rich flavor unlike some of the light amber honeys out there like sunflower, starthistle, and white clover. Not to say I don't love those because I do. The only other light early honey we have up here in the hills in Manzanita. A small white pinkish cluster of flowers that bloom here in late winter very and early February type spring. It is either raining a lot and your bees can't get out to collect it, or it's too dry and the plants zap the nectar back up to survive. May a once in every 7 - 10 years would you get crop that was more than just a build up for my hives my luck my colonies would be down in almond pollination in the valleys orchards below waiting for them to bloom. Son of a gun. Always wanted to take a couple of hives start down low in elevations and bring them up the hill to higher ones all during the bush and small red barked tree in bloom. A highly flammable bush that has been the main culprit to many summer fires here in the past. It is illegal to cut it here in California I believe but have seen trucks of just the branches going down the hill to probably bird pet shops or small scale aviaries. I could be mistaken on that though. Anyway long paragraphs of words but I hope you enjoyed the comment and could relate or learned something from all of it. Thanks 🐝 😉
Great video thanks for sharing