Whenever I get a zero mite count I wonder whether I picked the right bees… I’d almost rather get one mite than zero! Great videos. Thanks! Got my Expo ticket! See ya in January!
Never do a mite test without knowing where the queen is. I made that mistake I looked and didn't see her thought I was okay. Looking at bees after wash and sure enough I washed the queen
Yer quick “mite treatment good bad ugly”video years ago is what got me started on treatments and following you. now this spring my family’s all 50 colonies overwintered
I've already done OA and then Apiguard right after the spring flow. Ive got to test a few hives tomorrow to see if I need to hit with OA. My bees are looking great right now. We are getting goldenrod blooming here in Kentucky. Probably start seeing a flow in a week or so. May need to add supers again. We've had so much rain in the past month I think it'll be a strong flow.
Quite comical even if you were fighting a cold. Empty supersede cells, smoker cone falling off, and wait I forgot to shake some bees for a mite wash. Would have to agree with Lauren and chuckle a laugh while watching this. Lol. Some drawn out empty frames of comb next to that 6 nucleus ones might help or bring the capped brood and some honey down into that lower deep. Then patty up since it's August going into September if you don't have a fall nectar or pollen flow coming up. I try to flip those extra long wide cells of unsealed foundation honey 180° to help even out the bee space. So long comment giving you a bad time for I too went through all of this at some point in my own apairy through the years. Try blowing some wood smoker pellets on top and in between your frames until I made a 1/8" round push in screen for the top of my tall Dadant smoker. It prevented this from happening again I have to say! Thanks for the video, enjoy many of yours knowing it all makes sense in retrospect to my years as a sideline beekeeper. 😂 🐝
I am down to keeping a 10 frame slatted rack at base of each hive year round with a 1/4 in. hole drilled in center back. I do not test for mites. I treat with oxalic acid vapor exclusively several times per year. This is what works easiest for me.
I use oxalic acid vapor exclusively as well! Once a week and the bees do great, over wintering has been 100 percent in New England since I’ve been doing this! Only have 5 colonies but works great for me
How is the split doing? I made splits on 6/20 and they are really slow to start growing. By now I have very little nurse bees in the splits. I’m really thinking hard about shaking in some nurse bees so they can have a stronger brood rearing force. I’ve had several queen issues but it does appear the queens that came back have really plumped up and matured. Any suggestions.? I’m in NE Oklahoma. Light pollen coming in waiting on a fall flow.
Just my opinion…. Probably don’t wanna shake that mite easy check over top the hive. The lid could come off and the alcohol come down on the hive. Not that I’ve ever done that before 😂
Hey Kamon another great video,. I'm getting ready to do my first mite wash ever today. I have a question about your tactical gloves. I'm thinking about investing in a pair but I'm worried about the propolis build up on the fingers. Could you shed some light on how you handle excessive propolis on your tactical gloves. Thank you Sir. Have a good weekend.
Question: A year ago you put out a video saying you liked the Ceracell tester better and also you switched to dawn dish soap. Just curious, why did you go back to the easy check tester and alcohol?
Could that queen be from one of your Russian lines? I've noticed my Russians often have multiple queen cups, even when the queen is a rockstar like yours.
I have a few colonies that are 3% and I'm wanting to treat now. All I've ever used is apiguard and OA. My temps have been in the 100s for the last few weeks and no cool down in the near future, so apiguard is out of the question and OA isnt goin to knock them down enough. What treatment would you recommend?
Nobody believed me some years back when I was telling to all of you that oxalic-glycerin works great.. and that the problem is in the way it was applied. Well, at least I get to watch you all now change your tunes. I don't aspect nobody to say sorry that we thought it's that crazy, rude guy again, trying to teach us beekeeping us usual
What are we calling a "light treatment...?" Can you provide more detail... because you said you weren't doing Formic, or Apiguard, or more expensive treatment...- So are you doing OAV?? Or what exactly... I'm ready to choose my Fall treatment- so I need ideas..- thx!
Fall flow will hit in a few weeks and it is 90 degrees they are fine for now. They will need the space. Also we just split them recently so that is why they are smaller. Worst case scenario we combine everything back in September
They probably would look better in less space - they always do. I have colonies that look just like this just a few miles from Kamon. Also recent splits. I’ve been feeding them, and they’ve been drawing out comb in that second box that they (hopefully) will need soon for brood and golden rod. I’ll reduce and equalize in September as needed. It’s my opinion that in our typically hot humid summers that it does no harm and can do a lot of good to put a box of flat (plastic) foundation on top. They may or may not use it, but it reduces bearding, and beetles can’t do anything with it. If the hive draws it out - as they are - it seems to me that means they think they need the space. In cooler weather they definitely thrive in tighter volumes. Until they swarm.
@@DavidLaFerney I would argue that they'd do more than just "look better"... they'd perform better. Bees perform significantly better with high density environments.
@@DavidLaFerney Swarming isn't a concern for me since I perform swarm control techniques and can read the behaviors of my bees to prevent it from occurring.
Thank you and Laurel for all you do!!!
Whenever I get a zero mite count I wonder whether I picked the right bees… I’d almost rather get one mite than zero! Great videos. Thanks! Got my Expo ticket! See ya in January!
I'm so glad to see your new content. Thank you for continuing to put out these videos as I know they can take so much time out of 🐝zy lives. 🤪
Never do a mite test without knowing where the queen is. I made that mistake I looked and didn't see her thought I was okay. Looking at bees after wash and sure enough I washed the queen
Man no joke. I had to work for about 5 min the other day just trying to get a heavy deep off the brood box. It's like they glued it together.
Hello mister 🐝
Thank you from Indonesian
Yer quick “mite treatment good bad ugly”video years ago is what got me started on treatments and following you. now this spring my family’s all 50 colonies overwintered
We cannot wait to start keeping bees.
Hi Kamon, we love this video series!
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Thank you Marobroski!
I've already done OA and then Apiguard right after the spring flow. Ive got to test a few hives tomorrow to see if I need to hit with OA. My bees are looking great right now. We are getting goldenrod blooming here in Kentucky. Probably start seeing a flow in a week or so. May need to add supers again. We've had so much rain in the past month I think it'll be a strong flow.
Quite comical even if you were fighting a cold. Empty supersede cells, smoker cone falling off, and wait I forgot to shake some bees for a mite wash. Would have to agree with Lauren and chuckle a laugh while watching this. Lol. Some drawn out empty frames of comb next to that 6 nucleus ones might help or bring the capped brood and some honey down into that lower deep. Then patty up since it's August going into September if you don't have a fall nectar or pollen flow coming up. I try to flip those extra long wide cells of unsealed foundation honey 180° to help even out the bee space. So long comment giving you a bad time for I too went through all of this at some point in my own apairy through the years. Try blowing some wood smoker pellets on top and in between your frames until I made a 1/8" round push in screen for the top of my tall Dadant smoker. It prevented this from happening again I have to say! Thanks for the video, enjoy many of yours knowing it all makes sense in retrospect to my years as a sideline beekeeper. 😂 🐝
I am down to keeping a 10 frame slatted rack at base of each hive year round with a 1/4 in. hole drilled in center back. I do not test for mites. I treat with oxalic acid vapor exclusively several times per year. This is what works easiest for me.
I use the Instavap. Just saves all kinds of trouble. Can keep supers on this way if you must, too.
Does the heat beat them down using instavap
I use oxalic acid vapor exclusively as well! Once a week and the bees do great, over wintering has been 100 percent in New England since I’ve been doing this! Only have 5 colonies but works great for me
Makes me nervous to see that mite-check container over the hive! I would definitely bump it & sacrifice many more than 300 bees, including queen.
How is the split doing?
I made splits on 6/20 and they are really slow to start growing.
By now I have very little nurse bees in the splits. I’m really thinking hard about shaking in some nurse bees so they can have a stronger brood rearing force.
I’ve had several queen issues but it does appear the queens that came back have really plumped up and matured.
Any suggestions.?
I’m in NE Oklahoma. Light pollen coming in waiting on a fall flow.
First comment!
Just my opinion…. Probably don’t wanna shake that mite easy check over top the hive. The lid could come off and the alcohol come down on the hive.
Not that I’ve ever done that before 😂
How many of the beetle traps do you put on per hive/box?
Hey Kamon another great video,. I'm getting ready to do my first mite wash ever today. I have a question about your tactical gloves. I'm thinking about investing in a pair but I'm worried about the propolis build up on the fingers. Could you shed some light on how you handle excessive propolis on your tactical gloves. Thank you Sir. Have a good weekend.
Question: A year ago you put out a video saying you liked the Ceracell tester better and also you switched to dawn dish soap. Just curious, why did you go back to the easy check tester and alcohol?
So, did I miss what you are going to do with this hive, since you had no mites? No treatment? I'll be doing my first alcohol wash Wednesday.
Could that queen be from one of your Russian lines? I've noticed my Russians often have multiple queen cups, even when the queen is a rockstar like yours.
I have a few colonies that are 3% and I'm wanting to treat now. All I've ever used is apiguard and OA. My temps have been in the 100s for the last few weeks and no cool down in the near future, so apiguard is out of the question and OA isnt goin to knock them down enough. What treatment would you recommend?
Nobody believed me some years back when I was telling to all of you that oxalic-glycerin works great.. and that the problem is in the way it was applied.
Well, at least I get to watch you all now change your tunes. I don't aspect nobody to say sorry that we thought it's that crazy, rude guy again, trying to teach us beekeeping us usual
What are we calling a "light treatment...?" Can you provide more detail... because you said you weren't doing Formic, or Apiguard, or more expensive treatment...- So are you doing OAV?? Or what exactly... I'm ready to choose my Fall treatment- so I need ideas..- thx!
For something this low a few OAVs would be best
far too small of a population for two boxes... they'd manage their space with more efficiency being in a single box.
Fall flow will hit in a few weeks and it is 90 degrees they are fine for now. They will need the space. Also we just split them recently so that is why they are smaller. Worst case scenario we combine everything back in September
They probably would look better in less space - they always do.
I have colonies that look just like this just a few miles from Kamon. Also recent splits. I’ve been feeding them, and they’ve been drawing out comb in that second box that they (hopefully) will need soon for brood and golden rod. I’ll reduce and equalize in September as needed.
It’s my opinion that in our typically hot humid summers that it does no harm and can do a lot of good to put a box of flat (plastic) foundation on top. They may or may not use it, but it reduces bearding, and beetles can’t do anything with it. If the hive draws it out - as they are - it seems to me that means they think they need the space.
In cooler weather they definitely thrive in tighter volumes. Until they swarm.
@@DavidLaFerney I would argue that they'd do more than just "look better"... they'd perform better. Bees perform significantly better with high density environments.
@@weslypype1 until they swarm.
@@DavidLaFerney Swarming isn't a concern for me since I perform swarm control techniques and can read the behaviors of my bees to prevent it from occurring.