Hive Life Conference 2023, walking around talking with vendors and introducing new products.
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- Welcome to my overview of Hive Life 2023!
This year, I did it right and spent some time visiting vendors and showcasing some brand new products. See the faces behind the products.
Learn about Hive Life Here: www.hivelifeconference.com/
This is a long video, so I've broken it down by time-stamps below:
The LARGEST Beekeeping Convention in North America, let's go -
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:10 Frank Wyatt of Books and More
03:03 Calvin Terry of Midnight Bee Supply
05:52 Bee Products Competition
06:09 Greeting Guests that are in line. NOTE, once the doors open the lines move fast.
09:23 Bees Needs
10:05 Marlyn Miller of Superior Bee
14:43 Dara Scott of Hive Alive
20:36 Guardian Bee Apparel "short"
21:23 Hive Butler, you know I like them!
22:21 Pavel Turilin, of Flow Chaser, a complete bee hive system on wheels.
28:10 BeeSmart Designs product line.
41:15 Bee Informed Partnership
45:34 Ceracell Beekeeping Supplies, current and soon-to-be available items.
56:42 Horizontal Bees
57:23 Apimaye Hives, current equipment and soon-to-be-released modifications.
1:07:53 Pierce Beekeeping
01:10:02 Stream Team & Nature's Image Farm
01:10:18 Ivry B NEW Observation/Educational Hive that is soon to be released in KIT form. Designed for education and observing bees.
01:17:36 Guardian Bee Apparel, cameo appearance by Randy M. Dirt Rooster.
01:24:34 Best For Bees, announcing a new subscription-based product line for beekeepers. Nutrition, Treatments, and unique equipment.
01:31:57 Strong Microbials, products for honey bee gut health. Microbes designed to mitigate or defeat the negative impact of pesticides and more.
01:40:02 Southeast Bee Supply, a smoker that doesn't get hot. Battery Powered, fuel that extinguishes itself. Anel Cool Smoke.
01:46:10 Bohemia Apiary & Castle Hive innovation for identifying queen status, and more.
01:48:52 Hill Co LLC, Top quality extractors, details and pricing.
01:57:35 Dale McMahan of Apis Engineering. Top Quality queen insemination equipment and grafting gear for discerning Pros.
02:06:52 Fuzzy Nuggets, unique Child-Sized hives that kids can lift and tend.
02:13:02 Yappy The Bee Man shows up with Frank, his juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk! Catch the complete story on the Nature's Image Farm UA-cam Channel.
02:13:57 Revolutionary Hives, feeder for large and small mouth mason jars. Inside the hive or outside open feeding. IMPRESSIVE.
That's IT. Thank you for watching! I think Hive life is at the perfect size. Larger wouldn't be better. I think Kamon Reynolds has achieved the perfect balance of vendors and attendees. The climate was overwhelmingly positive, and I heard no complaints.
If you are at all interested, I suggest getting your Hive Life Tickets for 2024 as soon as they are available. This year, the waiting list was in the hundreds. Vendors sold their inventories, Guests found everything they wanted and more. There was something for everyone, no matter what your beekeeping level is.
01:10 Frank Wyatt of Books and More
03:03 Calvin Terry of Midnight Bee Supply
05:52 Bee Products Competition
06:09 Greeting Guests that are in line. NOTE, once the doors opened the lines moves fast.
09:23 Bees Needs
10:05 Marlyn Miller of Superior Bee
14:43 Dara Scott of Hive Alive
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20:36 Guardian Bee Apparel "short"
21:23 Hive Butler, you know I like them!
22:21 Pavel Turilin, of Flow Chaser, a complete bee hive system on wheels.
28:10 BeeSmart Designs product line.
41:15 Bee Informed Partnership
45:34 Ceracell Beekeeping Supplies, current and soon to be available items.
56:42 Horizontal Bees
57:23 Apimaye Hives, current equipment and soon to be released modifications.
1:07:53 Pierce Beekeeping
1:10:02 Stream Team & Nature's Image Farm
1:10:18 Ivry B NEW Observation/Educational Hive that is soon to be released in KIT form. Designed for education and observing bees.
1:17:36 Guardian Bee Apparel, cameo appearance by Randy M. Dirt Rooster.
1:24:34 Best For Bees, announcing a new subscription based product line for beekeepers. Nutrition, Treatments, and unique equipment.
01:31:57 Strong Microbials, products for honey bee gut health. Microbes designed to mitigate or defeat the negative impact of pesticides and more.
01:40:02 Southeast Bee Supply, a smoker that doesn't get hot. Battery Powered, fuel that extinguishes itself. Anel Cool Smoke.
01:46:10 Bohemia Apiary & Castle Hive innovation for identifying queen status, and more.
01:48:52 Hill Co LLC, Top quality extractors, details and pricing.
01:57:35 Dale McMahan of Apis engineering. Top Quality queen insemination equipment and grafting gear for discerning Pros.
02:06:52 Fuzzy Nuggets, unique Child-Sized hives that kids can lift and tend.
02:13:02 Yappy The Bee Man shows up with Frank, his juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk! Catch the complete story on the Nature's Image Farm UA-cam Channel.
02:13:57 Revolutionary Hives, feeder for large and small mouth mason jars. Inside the hive or outside open feeding. IMPRESSIVE.
well...I feel useless
Great video Mr. Fred, I couldn't make it this year. I've watched everyone's videos from the vendor hall to try and capture what I missed.
@@Adam.Holmes. You are always extremely valuable to me and my channel! We were looking for you at Hive Life, and sorry you couldn't make it! Maybe next year. I absolutely appreciate everything you do and have done for me and the viewers. :)
extractors are such a rip. They could easily make capping spinners and frame extractors the same unit, but instead keep them separate to double profits which also means they take up double the space.
Fred, what a phenomenal job you did featuring different vendors and products! Thank you so much for putting this together. Thank you for featuring Natalee’s beautiful horizontal hive and giving us a quick moment of fame on your video. We sure appreciate you!
You know I think the world of you guys! :) I hope Natalee makes great use of that truly singular hive. :)
What a great video! Perfect way for people who couldn't attend to experience the Hivelife conference!
Thank you for taking the time to feature all of us! We really appreciate you stopping by our booth and sharing us here! It was an honor to meet you!
Glad you enjoyed it! I am so glad that you were there. I am thrilled with those feeders. I'll be mentioning them again as the year progresses. Truly a new design, and that's rare these days.
Thank you Jerry for the Bee Buffet invention, I like it and I've order 2 of them.
@@FrederickDunn Thank you for your encouraging words! I'm so glad you like them and look forward to hearing more from you on them!
@@lindasuerussell4398 Thank you for your order! I just sent it out. Let us know how you like them. We love feedback from our customers!
Thank you so much for taking me along. I wish I could have gone.
Great job with the vendors!!! You gave each an opportunity to shine!!! And look at all those smiling faces!!
An amazing 3 days....
Thanks so much!! I would visit with vendors and learn forever :)
The questions you asked each merchant were incredibly informative, thanks for the video!
Thank you so much :)
Fred when it comes to filming at a major event. Nobody does it better!
Thank you so much! :) I was glad to have time to visit so many innovators!
Such a thrill to meet you Frederick. Your so gracious to say hello and take a picture with me. You have really helped me through the years and it is very much appreciated. Good luck on your bee season.
Absolutely! :)
Thanks for the virtual visit to this conference. It's wonderful to get an introduction to new equipment.
Thank you Fred for highlighting the vendors and new products!
You are very welcome!
Hello Fred, just wanted to say thank you for all you do for us on UA-cam and mentioning us from on vet to another thank you and God bless.
You are VERY welcome!
Just, WOW! Thnx so much for the coverage Fred. Watched it all. Was good to see Natalee and family were there. Planning to attend 2024!
Thank you for watching all the way through :) It was a lot of fun to meet the vendors and ask questions, I'm glad it's going over well. :)
Welcome back Fred!
The Bee Smart guy is on it! Awesome!
Cliff is really a great guy, and full of positive energy! It was a pleasure to meet him in person.
Thanks for the tour through your lens Frederick.
Also pretty creative having the BeeInformed logo centered behind the gal.🐝
Enjoyed this🤙
Thank you so much! :) and I hope 2023 is a great year for your apiary!
It was great to see you, Fred! Thank you for taking the time to interview my son and I, and also for the fabulous interviews of many of the other vendors that I did not have a chance to visit. Your tour made me feel like I got to see so much that I missed! Have a great bee season this year. I look forward to watching your videos.
Absolutely! I love what you're doing with your children, and how they are involved in the process and bee management. Memories forever :)
I was really impressed by what Apis Engineering is up to. He is a true engineer!
Me Too, I have my AI Grafting Station sitting right nex to me. Just arrived. I could not be more impressed by the function and precision. Expensive, but will suit my needs perfectly. I'm a fan for sure.
Thanks Fred, I realized I missed a lot with my quick walk through. The conference was literally like trying to get a drink out of a fire hose! There was so much to offer. This was my second year, I actually drove down from Wisconsin. I heartily recommend the conference to others. Kamin's done a great job for what's become a growing hobby, sideliner, commercial beekeeper wave that seems to be sweeping the world!
I agree, so much to see that you really had to filter it down to a few venders. There will certainly be more next year :)
FANTASTIC!!
Being from Australia, I'll probably never get to Hive Life, so it's wonderful to be able to see the vendors and their products, and keep up with new innovations.
Well done Fred. I watched the whole 2 hours!!
Thank you so much, Michelle! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
There's just something to be said about hanging around mind like people looks like a great time and a lot of knowledge thanks for taking the time to share with us
Very hard to explain how many people were at HLC, but the beginning of the video was perfect.
Thank you so so much and you did a FANTASTIC job with my Observation Hive. I'll be doing a video just about that in the spring :) Thank you a thousand times over :)
This was great Fred... made me feel like I was walking and interacting with the vendors even though I wasn't there. Thank you so much for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hey Fred just saw your picture on David Burns site.! Great interview with him too! You are all class, and want to thank you again for sharing all your free and generous beekeeping knowledge! You are an educator at its finest!
Thank you so much! :)
That trailer full of hives is awesome.
Yes, I hope they do well as a business :)
We appreciate your support and were happy to meet and talk to you.❤
You are very welcome! I think you already know that I was impressed.
Looks like you had fun. I watched your Mr. Ed, and Dirt Rooster talk. Freaking hilarious. Really nice job.
Thank you, I always enjoy Jeff and Randy :) I could do that all day.
Thank you, great tour, I have ordered the Bee Buffet from Revolutionary Hives,] because I really like this feeder system.
Those are fantastic and I'm looking forward to using them this spring :) Did you already know about them?
@@FrederickDunn I didn't know about them, but I was impressed by the demo. I have two inner boards with the long shaped hole in them and I thought these feeders would work well with them. I purchased 2 packages of Italian bees for this spring and as a new Beekeeper, I want to be prepared.
Thank you for an excellent video that we are unable to attend an exhibition.Lots of new ideas. Great job.
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)
WOW you were like a detective on their cases with questions!!! REALLY GREAT QUESTIONING on Hive Alive
Thank you! :)
What a great video-I only wish this was available before the show! This is a must watch before going to Hive Life 2024.
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I have a beekeeping class next month. I’m about to get started and I’m so glad I found this video. I’ve been watching 🐝 videos for the past year and made a couple connections here in town. I’m hyped!
Great Job Fred...always asking the "Tough" Questions!
Thank you! :)
thank you for all vendor what was out there
You're welcome :)
The shows in Oregon were the best ever. We found buying honey in the jar with the wax hive is cheap then the full jar of honey. The kids had found it cool but my daughter after the honey was gone she started a hobby doing birthday candles and chapstick. So we have even traded what she has made for more jars the same way with our honey keeper. But he's a big farmer also so he's a very busy king of his life.
Thank you for the video! It was so nice to relive the trade show again
You are very welcome, Maggie :)
After Brian ate the hive alive , I’m pretty confident he will over winter well 😂,
That was a funny moment indeed :)
So glad I got to visit hive life with you. You did a great job interviewing vendors. I saw several items that interest me. Thanks
Thank you so much! Yes, and I'm already looking forward to next year. Kamon seems to have the perfect recipe for a successful conference :) I wish I could have visited with more vendors.
Thank you Fred. That was much appreciated!!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching :)
Joe here , I took my time to watch and broke it down to 4 sessions. Worth the price of admission. So much to learn So much to see. Thank You Mr. Fred
Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
LoL as a former welder, I focused on the HillCo weld as well :-)
Can't ever get away from that !!
Absolutely, craftsmanship like that is rare these days. :)
Watched the whole daggum video. Really enjoyed it and informational. Thank you for taking the time to film it.
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm impressed that you stuck around for the entire thing :) Thanks, Sierra!
WOW Fred, this was an amazing production. I attended the conference and actually learned more about the vendors through your video. Great job as always!
Awesome, thank you! What a great compliment!
The numbers in that entrance line and energy I've seen from videos show there is a huge need for these. Oh and you should sideline as a comedy club MC, the 3 of you up on stage was a lot of fun to watch. I wanted to thank you for taking a close up with the vendors, I found that trailer very interesting. Man Rickey makes some gorgeous hives and those new Apimaye top feeders have a very good chance of residing over the tops of my hives 🌧next 🌦Winter.⛈🌧🌧 Thank you very much Fred for sharing your time at HLC 2023 with us that couldn't go.👍
I was very impressed with Apimaye, particularly the way they are very interested in making changes/improvements. I agree, the new top is a winner for me.
This was wonderful, thanks Fred.
You're very welcome, Angela!
Amazing! Thank you Fred:)
Glad you liked it!
WoW! I can't believe that I watched the whole thing. Very informative .. well done.
I just ordered the Ceracell rounds from Blythewood after your meeting with Ceracell
Thanks, Fred
Glad it was helpful! And I'm so glad you sourced them through Blythewood Bee. He's a great guy.
As usual Frederick, a very thorough and informative video of HLC-23, it was bigger and better than 22 by far and your creative style always shows through 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much, Carl!
That's me at the corner window 6:18. The ball headed guy. It was nice meeting you.
Oh, that's great! Looks like you're the gate-keeper :) I'm so glad we got to say hello! I was at the final end of a cough and didn't have as much time to talk with people as I wanted to.
I was so excited and honored to meet you at Hive Life 2023. Your presentation was so informative and interesting. Thank you for your input on my interest in an observation hive. Your video here sure covered everything Hive Live. Debra
Hello, Debra! Yes, and thank you so much for the kind words about my presentation. I wasn't 100% as I was having periodic coughing during the conference. I'm glad I held it together for that presentation :) I hope you get an observation hive that will suit your needs :)
Thank you for showing the names and products from the different vendors. I like buying from up and coming smallish businesses. I think this is important.
You're welcome, I enjoyed giving them some exposure and an opportunity to explain their products and innovations.
I loved the Woman and her son with the smaller hives. I want to purchase one for my Grands!
Thank you for this! Not being able to attend Hive Life, I found this a great substitute experience to give me a taste of being there. Very informative stuff!
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it !
Just awesome Fred.
Thank you!
Thank you Fred for taking us along seeing the vendors more in depth. I hope to be there next year.
You are very welcome :)
Definitely going next time. Had no idea! ❤
Great walk thru and interviews you covered a lot of vendors! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for watching, I'm glad it was helpful.
Wow ❤🐝🐝🐝🐝
I am so impressed with the quality of your interviews AND how fast you put this video out for us! We got our gorilla garden cart for Christmas and ordered our chicks for beginning of March. Trying your Black Manorcas, thanks again for the suggestion!
You're going to like those birds! :)
Hello Dear Frederick 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I sure hope to attend one day
Same here! This was incredible.
This is an awesome video Fred as always. I prefer your interview style and how you review fairly with no bias.. So much to say about this video but will just mention the upper ventilation. Totally agree, Bees only need one ventilation and that is their entrance, The amount of bees going in and out and all them thousands of bees expanding and contracting when they breath makes the bee hive work like a pair of lungs through the entrance, Its almost like a living organism in itself. When ever I do bee rescue jobs there is always just a tiny crevice and every thing elses is sealed with propalis. To much ventilation in winter leads to dead outs. I wish more bee keepers would understand this point. Sadly most new bee keepers learn the hard way and it can be a very expensive lesson. Anyways Top marks for this video. and thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! :)
Wow Fred I can’t believe we missed so many people🤦♀️really glad you did this video! So sorry we missed talking to you for 2 years now! Next year we gonna just run you down or wait in line!!
I'm pretty sure you dodged me (';')( ';').... :)
@@FrederickDunn you oughta know better as much as I stalk you online!!💞
Great vid, your so generous with the questions and nudges in the correct direction lol
Thank you, Emma! :)
The Ceracell bottom board look AMAZING!!!!
Annnnnd..... I have one :) I like them and hope they find more sellers in the U.S..
Felt like I went Fred, good video Fred. I actually bought a lot of equipment from midnight bee supply, Good folks
They seemed like really nice people :)
Oh it's Fuzzy Nuggets I love their channel, it's so cool they made it.😁I think those would make great little breeding stations. I didn't know about the metal bar idea I like it. Thanks again Fred.👍
You're welcome, she's doing a lot of interesting things with her children as well as the bees. Very skilled too.
Great Video and interviews. The last three years I have lost all my hives(3-4), even purchased a NUC last year, that went into winter very strong. This year I'm buying two packages then work on creating nucs then go into winter with multiple single brood box hives. I'm going to look into the sea salt thing. As a side note I take water lilies out of the pond each spring and containerize them, the one in a stainless steel container and is the only one the bees drink water from.
Thanks for the tour, I enjoyed it. Maybe next year I will check it out in person.
You're very welcome :)
Was nice to meet you at Hive Life 2023
Same here :)
thanks Fred for taking the time to introduce us to the vendors at the conference.
You are very welcome, and thank you for watching!
Great video loved all the vendors and your queries to there products. Anyways thanks so much Mr Dunn. I found a vendor near me I didn't even know about. Midnight bee supplies. Gonna check them out next week. Loved the mom idea with the kids hive. Just a great show all together ❤️
Thank you, and yes I like the name they had Midnight Bee Supply with that cool logo. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Fred thank so much you for taking the time to interview those vendors!!
Where are Hillco extractors made? The bee buffet feeder is very interesting. Do I see a future test in the making?
Hillco origins, I'm not sure. Yes on the Bee Buffet, I will be using them in spring and they will replace my yellow feeders for all of my future product/water/supplement testing. They have a great, and very original design there. I'm an instant fan of the Bee Buffet.
Julia Mahood, master beekeeper in GA, has done extensive work on drones.
She presented "Game of Drones" at our beekeepers club last year and it was very interesting.
Sounds great! :) Drones make for very interesting subjects of study and observation. "Game of Drones" is a very popular title for many presentations these days. :)
This is fantastic. Thanks for sharing, I wasn’t able to attend and now I see what was missed. I think I would have a hard time holding back with my purchases.
Hi Christine, it was a nice place to shop at some appealing discounts :) I should have purchased more, but ran out of time. Thank you for watching :)
This was so cool. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well, when I first saw you and your wife early on day one I said you had to purchase something from every vendor. It seems you attempted to do so. Great to see you again. SML BEEs / SWVA
I definitely did my share of shopping :) and I've also placed orders for items that were out of stock. Christmas for beekeepers. :)
That was almost as good as being there! Fabulous time with vendors and full of info.
Thank you !
You mentioned checking in a week. I would good back and fill the sugar feeder before that. They will use that extra sugar to draw out those new frames.
Fred, I watched a video of yours two days ago and bought the Queen Spotting Book. I will be a new Bee Keeper this spring. I’ve been studying and preparing for over a year. I even built my own hive. I am a proud subscriber of yours. Thx for the great videos.
Thank you, and you're going to enjoy that book by Hilary K. Welcome to my channel :)
Great video! Definitely has me itching to sign up for next year
You should!
Whoa, whoa....you skipped over the Falconer's presentation! 😂
Kidding. Although I am a Raptor fan, mainly for the Conservation.
almost forgot ....those cerecell comb section rounds ,stacked as a deep ,sounds totally rad
Convenient for sure, particularly for those who use double deeps.
@@FrederickDunn good point
I love the guardian bee pants and jacket with the hat veil. I also have a medium suit but I find it heavy and couldn't get a good fit. The small was to small the medium is to large. I'm always pulling it forward and ended up wearing a belt to keep it in place. I have the pro veil on the suit and wear a baseball cap to keep it off my face. When bees are in a "mood" I wear one of these outfits. When they are nice I just wear the jacket.
Love the review. Saw some products I missed
Thank you, we all missed something I'm sure.
Great Job Fred, you did a Great Job Filming all this! It was Great to meet you in Person! Take Care!
Thank you, and yes, it was great to meet you!
Awesome video Fred and I seen so many wonderful other beekeepers I watch on UA-cam. Very informative and interesting new products. Great to see you all together amazing thanks for sharing TrickyTrev 🇦🇺👍🐝🍯
That 40 year knife at Pierce was my Grandfather's. Pierce are going to replace the cord and handle. The thermostat is causing the knife to melt and overheat the honey. Nice people
Oh, that's very interesting! I'm glad they can fix it.
cerecell ,wasp trap was also great ,
I hope some companies pick up their products. They do have some great ideas.
I was wondering if you could put some yellow jacket traps under the hive and it seems I'm not the only one.
Great video! I couldn't be there sadly so I watched the whole thing. Thanks for taking the time. It was fun and very interesting.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Same here!
Thank you for sharing Fred. Great question about OA vap for the polystyrene hive. So many interesting things. Looking forward to see the grafting tools in action.
Absolutely :)
It was great meeting you at HL! I enjoyed both of your presentations. The second was very informative and the "open mic night" with Mr. Ed and Dirt Rooster was hilarious! As always... great job Fred!
Thank you so much, it was nice of Kamon to include me in the presentations :) Nothing but fun! Thanks, Bob!
Fred it was great to talk to you and wow how much hive life grew from last year can't wait to see what next year will bring also the cut ups and cutouts or as we called it the hive life comedy hour was great.
Thank you so much! I hope Kamon keeps this convention at the current size. I'm not sure if larger would be better at this point. This was a great year :)
Thanks Fred, winter is here so I'm watching lots of informative videos. Your video fit the bill and I got to enjoy hive life 2023 with you.
You're welcome, and I'm so glad this video gave you a sense of the Hive Life vendors.
Very fun to see all the new and innovative bee technology. I actually got a little nervous for some of the interviewees talking the Dunn quiz.😁😁 I was like please have the right answer. 😊 Then you would give them "good answer" 😊 As always nicely done. Mark
Glad you enjoyed it! I absolutely love being able to talk with the innovators in person, it was a real treat :) Thank you for taking the time to watch.
Hello Fred. Thanks so much for videoing and sharing with us. I was not able to attend, but with this I felt like I have the next best thing. Thanks again
You are very welcome :)
Thanks for posting Fred. As with stopping by your apiary, the Hive Alive conference is something that I know I would enjoy. Great tour! Thanks for your time filming. So many cool things, and with the 'Fred' educational spin. HA looks like a great time, Just my observation on unpainted 'extruded' polystyrene that I had in a horizontal position, was that the sun New Hampshire degrades the exposed foam approximately 2-3 mm /year. I'd paint it. Thanks again, looking forward to Fred-day Q&A
Yes, paint it for sure. Long lasting material if you can treat it right. Thank you.
And you brought your Honey with you!
I did.
Great video Fred!!! The best vendor video of the show! Wish I could have been there. Maybe next year! Thank You !!
Thank you, I wanted to convey a sense of being there :)
Thanks for taking us around! Well done!
You are very welcome.
Joe here, only Fred could pull off a 2:18 minute video Ten Commandments Fred style
:)
Excellent video as usual. I couldn't make it there this year, but your video helped me see almost everything. Thank you.