BIGGEST mistakes AMERICAN beekeepers make! a MUST WATCH

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  • @OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY
    @OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY  5 років тому +286

    Hope you pick up a few tips in this video and if you want to learn more ****** ------> horizontalhive.com
    and the homesteadinglifeconference.com for education and fellowship =)

  • @janiceabramo5383
    @janiceabramo5383 4 роки тому +181

    My husband and I have been in beekeeping for seven years. We currently have 14 hives and are number one for creamed honey and Amber honey 2020 in the whole state of NJ. We attend monthly meetings with our local beekeeping association and can't believe that we are still learning. I thank you all for posting this. It's a bee beautiful day!

    • @donaldsteele6276
      @donaldsteele6276 3 роки тому +4

      We own busybees floral and decor LLC in Blackfoot idaho. We love bees and we sell honey and Bee decorations too.

    • @jalitzaa.v
      @jalitzaa.v 3 роки тому +3

      I love that you are from NJ so am I! I live in an apartment so I live vicariously through videos like this one lol. Please send the name of your company I love some local honey!💜🐝

    • @fidelsalamanca89
      @fidelsalamanca89 2 роки тому +1

      Beeautiful day

    • @Juniperlaneestatesales
      @Juniperlaneestatesales 2 роки тому +1

      My 4 year old son says he wants to be a beekeeper when he grows up and heads been saying this for over a year. We live on 140 acres in southeast Texas and are opening a winery/ meadery. I have reached out to our local bee community but... well, they are very proprietary and don't take to us "city slickers" too kindly (my husband has lived here for 22 years and I for 6 but we did move from houston). Essentially, I need recommendations on ethical beekeeping, the how to and not to. Recommendations?

    • @crazypeoplearoundtheworld304
      @crazypeoplearoundtheworld304 2 роки тому

      @@Juniperlaneestatesales go back to the city. Your stupid ideas are why the locals don't like you.

  • @sicaarib5782
    @sicaarib5782 4 роки тому +37

    Please tell the doctor that his work is the most informative on the whole internet, and that this video is a keeper.

  • @FlowHive
    @FlowHive 5 років тому +85

    What a fantastic and extensive look into beekeeping in your area. It is great that Dr. Leo went over the pests and diseases, that swarm catching technique is really great. I hope to see more of your videos on beekeeping soon. -Kieran

  • @lizimpey6338
    @lizimpey6338 4 роки тому +64

    I really didn’t intend to watch this all the way through but I can’t stop watching! Need to find this guy again.

    • @abdulraheem415
      @abdulraheem415 3 роки тому +5

      Bro I sat outside of Pizza Hut watching this video. I had the same ideal about just watching a little of it...Wrong! that Russian guy is a walking encyclopedia on bee keeping. I pray I can be just like him!

    • @deborahdonnelly8423
      @deborahdonnelly8423 3 роки тому +7

      . He’s the most famous bee keeper in the world! I’m a new beekeeper and my next hive will be a dr Leo horizontal hive. I’ve spent covid reading his books. I’m I’m PA. USA. My hive was so strong that I contribute to little interference and no fall oxalic acid tx. I might try to catch a local hive by putting out a few swarm.

    • @lizimpey6338
      @lizimpey6338 3 роки тому +2

      @@deborahdonnelly8423 thank you for letting me know 😁👍🤗

    • @lizimpey6338
      @lizimpey6338 3 роки тому

      @@abdulraheem415 😁👍

    • @lizimpey6338
      @lizimpey6338 3 роки тому +2

      @@deborahdonnelly8423 I hope all goes well for you 👏😁👍🤗

  • @LordJasonKing
    @LordJasonKing 3 роки тому +39

    You know i get so depressed about the world and some of the idiots I encounter. Then I find a movie like this and the see the genuine love and respect not only for each other but for the Bees and nature. It fills me with optimism. I gonna get my own colony this year?? Greetings from Wales.

    • @Hy-Brasil
      @Hy-Brasil 2 роки тому +2

      So did you get your bees?? Hope you did 😊 i just invested in a handmedown colony. I have no idea what I am doing but the price was right. If gas keeps going up I'll at least have honey, milk, eggs and blackberries lol

    • @esuacalaway3625
      @esuacalaway3625 2 роки тому +1

      Hello Wales.

    • @LordJasonKing
      @LordJasonKing 2 роки тому +1

      @@esuacalaway3625 hello

    • @LordJasonKing
      @LordJasonKing 2 роки тому +1

      @@Hy-Brasil and blackberries 😂

  • @conservativecoffee
    @conservativecoffee 4 роки тому +127

    I believe in my heart......THIS! is the most informative video I'VE EVER WATCHED!
    Thank you!

    • @pcelarstvohabibovic
      @pcelarstvohabibovic 4 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/oW-ds1wyt4E/v-deo.html
      Look, how to add a New quuen

    • @deborahdonnelly8423
      @deborahdonnelly8423 3 роки тому

      Bee hive anatomy, physiology and socialization is fascinating. You can find a place to keep bees almost anywhere! But you need a good basic local bee club course. This is something I would never have tried without a a class and mentor.

    • @arlipscomb
      @arlipscomb 3 роки тому +2

      I have been keeping bees for over 40 years and it is pretty much nonsense. The "top bar hive' has been around a very long time, nothing new there. Bees overwinter in Langston hives all over the country with no problem, if the beekeeper does not screw things up for the bees. Leaving too many honey supers on is a mistake. It creates more area the bees have to keep warm. In the very cold areas two deep hive bodies are enough. Its all kind of cute that the guy puts on his costume and does the "off grid" stuff as he drives around in his minivan, but he is not someone you want to listen to about bees. (see for example Barnyardbees here on UA-cam)

    • @gogr2409
      @gogr2409 3 роки тому

      @@deborahdonnelly8423 where in PA are you? I’m just north of the MD line, looking for a beekeeping course. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I don’t have bees yet but hope to in the spring.

    • @captainanabolic7222
      @captainanabolic7222 2 роки тому

      I agree

  • @danawenzel3737
    @danawenzel3737 4 роки тому +29

    i am following your bee videos with great interest...i am 63 planning my escape from the city, and looking for small ways to supplement my income as i hit my 90s. i don't see myself herding cattle, so am looking for smaller stock...voila, bees! i am fascinated in letting the bees do their thing naturally without extensive meddling by me...
    My current plan is fruit and small birds...(elderberry, blue and blackberry, apples, ground cherries, and persimmon) small plantings.
    i am already growing veg in my backyard aquaponics...
    thank you for your sharing.

  • @flyingpaladin2712
    @flyingpaladin2712 4 роки тому +32

    This is the kind of guy I would want as a neighbor and a friend. I just found you because as a service disabled vet, I have decided to pursue apiary sciences (a couple hives on my ten acres) Yup,... it really is a BEE -yootiful day !!!

  • @jimbascombe7707
    @jimbascombe7707 4 роки тому +9

    I got a wild swarm last year. I live in rural farming area. Not many trees. So I believe that is why they took an empty hive I had. I did not have to buy any bees so I was happy. The swarm was huge. It is my first hive and it looks to be doing very well.
    As I am new to bee keeping these videos have been very helpful to me.

  • @indiabeurs6065
    @indiabeurs6065 4 роки тому +11

    You and Stacy and Dr. Leo are doing a great job teaching in an open source model. This will help the world. I want to start bee keeping and your videos encourage me to spread this knowledge. Stay blessed !

  • @DaveyBlue32
    @DaveyBlue32 2 роки тому +8

    I really miss my old neighbor at the other house…. He was a wonderful older gentleman with so much knowledge to share!!!! He taught me a little bit about 🐝’s !!!

  • @ronsowers1787
    @ronsowers1787 Рік тому +5

    This is exactly what I needed to know to get started. I am so grateful to be able to meet Dr. Leo and learn from his experience. Thank you Doug & Stacy \O/

  • @diyfferent
    @diyfferent 5 років тому +6

    He is so knowledgeable. It will be awesome if a swarm ends up coming to your box in the tree stand. The info about the sides of the boxes being too thin and not keeping them warm enough is really good to know.

    • @MauMagazine
      @MauMagazine 5 років тому

      I had read an article that said a main reason why bees are dying in America is because farmers import hives from states away. I had no idea how simple it is to catch a local hive. And so much better for the environment. I'm also looking forward to see if they catch a hive.

  • @emmaw.6872
    @emmaw.6872 4 роки тому +28

    I’m passing my first kidney stone at 21 and bee videos are the only thing keeping me distracted from the pain thank you

    • @johnrussell4425
      @johnrussell4425 Рік тому +1

      I had them. Lime juice stopped them. I also put a little lemon juice in a glass of water every few days.

    • @Marigold-ip3gw
      @Marigold-ip3gw 8 місяців тому

      I drink lemon juice, no sugar with a little salt. Just two lemons per day and your stones will pass within 24 hours.
      Eat more red meat, veg while cutting out sugar, fast food and refined carbs.
      Best to you ❤

    • @mikkihesson3509
      @mikkihesson3509 6 місяців тому

      first? you planning on having more? lol

  • @sarahdeason493
    @sarahdeason493 4 роки тому +4

    Dr. Leo is fabulous ! This video is everything for anyone who keeps bees or wishes to begin . Thanks so much for featuring Dr. Leo . Your wish to share knowledge is Everything ❣

  • @isabelmoreira790
    @isabelmoreira790 10 місяців тому

    I am new to this topic of keeping bees. I just got a beehive and my suit. I came across this video of yours about the biggest mistakes made by American bee keepers. It has been very informative for me who is a newbie and, of course, I want to start this journey of keeping bees well. I think I will follow them to get more information and help. So thank you very much.

  • @jyohniburkette673
    @jyohniburkette673 5 років тому +34

    I was raised as a child with the fact that honey is Medicine. We need "Honey Disciples" like yourselves to continue

  • @ithoughtyouknew7036
    @ithoughtyouknew7036 5 років тому +7

    "Move the needle to sustainability." Such an awesome thing to say on such a BEE-autiful day! Thank you as always for the incredible work and time you take to share.

  • @davidkehr4730
    @davidkehr4730 5 років тому +21

    Beekeeping is a beeutiful hobby.
    I caught two swarms last summer.

  • @me92974
    @me92974 4 роки тому

    Wow! I am disabled and this is amazing for me! THANK YOU!!!!

  • @michelleveronie3988
    @michelleveronie3988 2 роки тому +7

    Amazing how much information you can squeeze into one video! Thanks so much! 🙏🏻❤️

  • @birchpine1852
    @birchpine1852 5 років тому +4

    It's a bee-utiful day! Time well spent. Thank you for the additional knowledge! Continued blessings for you and yours.

  • @charlotteseden9303
    @charlotteseden9303 4 роки тому +14

    I really wanted bees. I grew up with them because my dad had his own hives but because its so cold here in WI I decided not too. Also did not like the fact that you buy bees and they send it to you. I love that the bees can come to you if you provide the hive. Now, because of this video, I am going to have my own bees. Very happy!!!

    • @patrickd9551
      @patrickd9551 3 роки тому +1

      Just add more insulation to the hive and allow more honey to stay in the hive for the winter months. There are quite a few beekeepers in the colder states on UA-cam to find. Might I also recommend to look at the top bar hive, a more natural way for bees to do their thing, a bit less productive in terms of honey production, but beekeeping is a hobby anyways.

    • @boboften9952
      @boboften9952 Рік тому +2

      Find And View
      " Vino Farm "
      You Tube Channel
      He gets six to eight months of winter , freezing , snow , ice , conditions
      He has insulated , and redesigned his Bee Hives with great outcomes
      Worth Viewing
      Thanks for reading

  • @419outdoors9
    @419outdoors9 2 роки тому +1

    Most information on beekeeping on UA-cam, taking me a while to watch them all to absorb the info because it's wonderfully indepth

  • @LivingMiracleHomestead
    @LivingMiracleHomestead 5 років тому +9

    Thank you, Doug. I really want bees but I want to be knowledgeable in raising them first. Great video!

  • @vickimccurdy2749
    @vickimccurdy2749 5 років тому +4

    It's a beeutiful day in the Pacific Northeast.
    This is my first year keeping bees.
    This video was emencely helpful.
    Thank you.

  • @juantransportador
    @juantransportador 5 років тому +5

    This is a wonderful video, full of knowledge and this video is going to all my family and friends.
    Thank you for this wonderful present.

  • @carlosherrera4068
    @carlosherrera4068 4 роки тому +1

    Easy to follow, practical and sound information about bee-keeping. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with thousands of us.

  • @geraldfrank1630
    @geraldfrank1630 5 років тому +14

    Great stuff! Dr Leo has a PhD in forestry from U of MO & knows a lot more about how to co-create with nature, is where it’s at! Thanks again Doug & Stacy & Dr L. 👌👏👌👏👏❤️

  • @kbailh01
    @kbailh01 5 років тому +19

    Thank you Doug and Stacy and Dr. Leo. Fascinating information. We have hives and all dies over winter. I’m hoping by learning from this video and the books you recommended it will become a BEEutiful day.

  • @DK-iz2nu
    @DK-iz2nu 5 років тому +16

    Most informative beekeeping vid yet. Thanks for sharing!

  • @lisagrafton2529
    @lisagrafton2529 4 роки тому +2

    WOW! He is so knowledgeable about bees! I appreciate someone like this young man sharing what he knows, instead of keeping to himself, so he'd have a "corner on the honey market"!

  • @KovietUnionDefector
    @KovietUnionDefector 5 років тому +4

    One of the best Bee videos ever! Thanks Dr Leo and Doug and stacy!

  • @leaflyn
    @leaflyn 5 років тому +4

    This is amazing. His knowledge and information blew my mind!

  • @loue6563
    @loue6563 5 років тому +10

    This is such wonderful information!! And it is great to know more about the horizontal hives. I am disabled and have degenerative disc disorder so I can not life more than a few lbs. I thought I couldn't do bee keeping because I knew I could never carry the boxes, it is great to see there is another way!!!!!

    • @buggsy5
      @buggsy5 5 років тому

      You can work vertical hives one frame at a time. But it is a lot more work and disturbs the bees much more than normal working practices.

  • @teresacahlik6887
    @teresacahlik6887 4 роки тому +2

    This was a great video, very educational. I’ve been keeping bees for 8 years with a natural approach.

  • @jsuntrup1
    @jsuntrup1 5 років тому +43

    I Beelieve this was the most useful information regarding keeping bees I have heard. Thanks!

    • @jbielic4067
      @jbielic4067 5 років тому +1

      Yes, absolute gold! He doesn't miss a thing.

  • @yvonnebrasgalla4385
    @yvonnebrasgalla4385 5 років тому +6

    What a BEEUTIFUL video and all the knowledge given. Have a great blessed weekend!

  • @CogHillFarm
    @CogHillFarm 5 років тому +25

    Good Stuff! We are beekeeping rookies, & we have sooooooo much to learn! Thx guys

    • @YolklahomaRocks
      @YolklahomaRocks 5 років тому +3

      Jason I was just going to go to your channel to tell you about this video. Your having some swarms going on lol 🐝😊

    • @CogHillFarm
      @CogHillFarm 5 років тому +3

      @@YolklahomaRocks Thank you!!! :)

    • @YolklahomaRocks
      @YolklahomaRocks 5 років тому

      @@CogHillFarm you're welcome!

    • @OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY
      @OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY  5 років тому +2

      @@YolklahomaRocks he is a #homesteadhomie lol 🤠👍

    • @YolklahomaRocks
      @YolklahomaRocks 5 років тому

      @@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY isn't everybody? If not then we need to be shouting from the roof. Lol 👍😁 Well I'm not on Twitter lol

  • @jayclyde6045
    @jayclyde6045 5 років тому +4

    Thank you for having Dr. Leo over to share his loads of knowledge on beekeeping! I have to get my goat pastures finished before I tackle beekeeping but these videos have definitely inspired me to get going with this! Love the act of open sourcing!

  • @amandahamblin1208
    @amandahamblin1208 4 роки тому +18

    I just found a horizontal hive add the house I bought. Now I'm a sponge soaking up all the bee knowledge I can, and I will put it to use.

  • @amyv8416
    @amyv8416 5 років тому +12

    Thanks for this video! Dr Leo is a wonderful resource on beekeeping!
    It's a bee-utiful day!

  • @crystalbean5616
    @crystalbean5616 5 років тому +5

    It's a BEE-utiful day! This was such a helpful video, very inspiring. Thank you Doug, Stacy, and Dr. Leo!

  • @lhunter325
    @lhunter325 3 роки тому +1

    My wife’s family are beekeepers around south Texas. I am impressed with the whole process. Enjoyed your video. Those little creatures are really BEEUTIFULL. Stay safe.

  • @molliejonte2732
    @molliejonte2732 5 років тому +8

    Just watched the video again, and learned more. Thank you for having Drr Leo on. So much fantastic information.

  • @crittersrcr3205
    @crittersrcr3205 5 років тому +8

    What a Bee-utiful made video, thank you Dr. Leo & Doug & Stacy!

  • @oldoutdoorsguy1157
    @oldoutdoorsguy1157 5 років тому +4

    Coincidentally, we have discussed having bees in and about our little community for increased pollination and a healthier eco-system. I will pass this video link along to the person of interest in this project for her to watch. Thanks again for so much really good information on "back to the land" living to both of you. It is quite enjoyable reading and watching as you live and learn what we all inwardly dream of a "good" life in the country.

  • @clem1914
    @clem1914 3 роки тому

    You are very knowledgeable. By watching this video I learn a lot. Thank you for making all this information available.

  • @MrsBleedingBlue
    @MrsBleedingBlue 5 років тому +6

    It's a bee-utiful day!
    Thanks for sharing knowledge on beekeeping.

  • @heideevansant1219
    @heideevansant1219 5 років тому +4

    It's a BEE-U-TIFUL day! Wow! I learned so much from this video. I took beekeeping classes 4 years ago, but had a bad fall and several autoimmune problems that have really set me back. The horizontal hive sounds like the perfect setup for me! Thank you for the opportunity to win these books.

  • @deborahbailey292
    @deborahbailey292 5 років тому +11

    Despite the winds, this content is AMAZING!! Thank you soo much for sharing!!! God bless you!! Doug and Stacy!!! Its a BEE YOU TEE FUL DAY!!!!😘

  • @truth8756
    @truth8756 3 роки тому

    The bee culture is so awesome.Im a new beekeeper and everyone is so helpful and guiding...realy very special to be part of a international bee community....thank for loving the bees and their people!

  • @nandee4816
    @nandee4816 5 років тому +6

    It's a Bee-youtiful Day! Very impressive, and excellent books suggested. Thank you so much!

  • @ambermcdonald1302
    @ambermcdonald1302 3 роки тому +5

    Really glad I watched this, I was looking into buying bees but it makes so much more sense to establish from a local swarm! No doubt they will fare much better!

  • @leepetley3974
    @leepetley3974 5 років тому +5

    Doug and Stacy, thank you so much for having The honey Dr. On your channel. He is amazing. I live in the Adirondack Mountains of New York and I have been considering starting Bee hives, but I don't know anything about keeping Bees.. I now have little knowledge. Thank you for a Beeautiful video.

  • @paulcoover9197
    @paulcoover9197 Рік тому

    Thank You Dr. Leo Sharashkin. Good Job Everyone

  • @tkarlmann
    @tkarlmann 5 років тому +7

    It's a bee-utiful day!
    Wow! That was information overload! Incredible! Got the site!

  • @andrewdaniels9698
    @andrewdaniels9698 4 роки тому +8

    You've answered just about every question I had. Thank you so much.
    Excellent video, please keep it up. I've had a bee-yootiful day!

  • @TheSinsimel
    @TheSinsimel 5 років тому +6

    It's a beeautiful day!! OMG! I learned so so much today! Love you guys

  • @manu-jx5nc
    @manu-jx5nc 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you lady and gentlemen, almost every aspect of beekeeping was touched.

  • @GamerNerdess
    @GamerNerdess 4 роки тому +25

    This was incredibly informative. I live in Michigan, USA and I wanted to have just one hive for some personal honey and have my garden thrive. Keeping this in my lists for when I actually am able to do this.

    • @sicaarib5782
      @sicaarib5782 4 роки тому +1

      You and me both

    • @DanielPortermr
      @DanielPortermr 4 роки тому +3

      I BOUGHT A HIVE AND THEN LOST IT TO A MOTH INVASION THANKFUL THAT MY MENTOR SHARED A WAY TO BAIT THE HIVE AND(oops caps) now I have a very healthy hive.
      I will be sure to clean the propolis off when replacing frames.

  • @buttonnorteno
    @buttonnorteno 5 років тому +8

    Praise the Lord for your willingness to share. Loved all this valuable information.

  • @deborapettigrew1258
    @deborapettigrew1258 5 років тому +11

    Oh DOUG this was just a fantastic vid and he is just so wonderful. So smart and so uncomplicated in his explanation and and gives anyone needs to be a bee keeper. Oh I loved it really loved it. Thank you so much

  • @rosevinyard5679
    @rosevinyard5679 2 роки тому

    I tried to be keep a couple of years ago, however the boxes were so heavy that I couldn't do it and my bees died so I gave up. But I just might try again with the vertical hive. Thank you for all the information I watched as many videos as I could find on on your UA-cam channel. Thank you so much for all the information I am learning so much from you and Stacy.

  • @irenejohnson7539
    @irenejohnson7539 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you!! This was all very helpful information!!
    I’m a newbie going into my second year with 2 hives established from local packages. I always appreciate the knowledge handed down from those more experienced because wow bees are so detailed it’s fascinating. Thank you so much!!
    I’m going to try to set some swarm traps this year!!

  • @sunset6010
    @sunset6010 5 років тому +8

    WOW WOW WOW
    The BEST, most interesting video of the YEAR !
    BRAVO !

  • @creationsbyed1355
    @creationsbyed1355 5 років тому +4

    I just started bee keeping 4 days ago. Love it. This video has great info. Thank you. It's a bee-utiful day!!

    • @christinabernat9681
      @christinabernat9681 5 років тому

      Bee-utiful. Love that.

    • @stansmith4054
      @stansmith4054 5 років тому

      Good luck. It is all downhill from here. Just kidding. It is addictive, exciting, frustrating, happy, sad, and sometimes very expensive. But in the end it is totally worth it. It sure teaches you a different perspective of life!

    • @sheilamclaughlin963
      @sheilamclaughlin963 5 років тому

      Very good, thanks

  • @BKMay-wx7os
    @BKMay-wx7os 2 роки тому

    I really enjoy listening to Dr Loe he is so knowledgeable.

  • @aprilwestervelt3516
    @aprilwestervelt3516 5 років тому +4

    Such a great video!!! As a new beekeeper, I appreciate the access to this information!

  • @ioughtab
    @ioughtab 5 років тому +4

    Just found this channel it is by far the most informative 43 mins on bee keeping, it is a beeutiful presentation will be following this channel as well as Dr.Leo and his plans for horizontal hives.

  • @TC-by3qc
    @TC-by3qc 5 років тому +12

    Thanks Dr. Leo, such helpful info. Appreciate this video Doug & Stacy.

  • @myckcz7186
    @myckcz7186 Рік тому

    I’m on 1 1/3 acres in Sonora California and am planning on starting a bee hive this spring. I would like to express my deepest gratitude for your videos and expert advice for people like me who haven’t a clue about starting up with bee keeping. Thank you. Paul Cruz.

  • @brucegillies2429
    @brucegillies2429 4 роки тому +5

    this guy is bang on in my opinion - especially true if trying to raise bees in Canada - with our winters

  • @homestyleserenity1542
    @homestyleserenity1542 5 років тому +7

    It IS a bee-you-tiful day. Love this video and horizontalhive.com thank you so much for sharing!

    • @tanilivengood3367
      @tanilivengood3367 5 років тому

      It is a beeutiful day. Really enjoyed the video. Lots of great info. All makes so much sense to pull a hive from the area naturally where they already are thriving. good luck on the new hive. It's beeutiful

  • @leslieMClass80
    @leslieMClass80 5 років тому +24

    Wow, what a great video! So interesting, he has so much knowledge! Thank you so much for this extremely informative information! Have a great weekend!

  • @bobwilliams4528
    @bobwilliams4528 6 місяців тому

    Just picked up 2 hives last week, our first bees . Scrambling for advice thanks for the education.

  • @angiesheirlooms
    @angiesheirlooms 5 років тому +4

    It's a Bee🐝utiful day!
    I'm excited to build a hive for our local bees!!

  • @loue6563
    @loue6563 5 років тому +12

    It is a bee-utifulday!!!! This was a great vid. Thank you for always sharing what you learn.

  • @sparrowgarden1401
    @sparrowgarden1401 5 років тому +4

    It is a beautiful day! I loved the video. I learned a lot. I plan on keeping bees the natural way and am studying as much as I can in order to prepare myself. I really like the concept of a horizontal hive.

  • @MitchFaircloth
    @MitchFaircloth 8 місяців тому

    Have wanted to get into bee keeping for years. This year I am finally going to start. I have read multiple books and watched tons of video. I am 100% behind the horizontal hive. Can't wait to see how I do. I work off shore in the Gulf of Mexico every 2 weeks. When I go home this time, I will be building and installing swarm hives while I build my first Layen's hive. I really appreciate all the info you and several other on line bee keepers share with us. I have learned so much from ya'll's videos. It is a joy to watch your videos.
    Have a bee-utiful day.

  • @connieblasingame7996
    @connieblasingame7996 4 роки тому +2

    Interesting...at 72 yrs. old I could use the horizontal hive.....It is a bee-utiful day!

  • @rallydryva
    @rallydryva 5 років тому +5

    love the video i am in Jamaica and i have been keeping bees for a year no and i lost 6 of my 8 hives that i started with and i now have 10 hives and all and of the new ones were local wild bees that i caught . i watch one of Dr Leos videos and i have been hooked and am all about the way he does his thing i will be making a few horizontal hives soon.

  • @to_meet_virginia2257
    @to_meet_virginia2257 5 років тому +4

    It’s a beeeautiful day!
    Thanks for this video. Really enjoyed it!

  • @firefoxkitty3
    @firefoxkitty3 9 місяців тому

    it's a beautiful Day. Thank you for bringing him on.

  • @mindfulblessings5202
    @mindfulblessings5202 5 років тому +6

    As a teen back in the 80's , I took bee pollen everyday for my acne and helped with my ADD ( which wasn't really known back then), it helped me stay focused.

    • @StoneKathryn
      @StoneKathryn 3 роки тому +2

      That is wonderful! That is great that you noticed it helped.

  • @kathleensturgis8525
    @kathleensturgis8525 5 років тому +5

    Wow! So much information! I live in a condo in New York City and will never have bees here (except for the bumbles in spring), but was fascinated by this video.

    • @festorfamine
      @festorfamine 5 років тому +2

      Bee hives on the roof, never say never!!

    • @kathleensturgis8525
      @kathleensturgis8525 5 років тому

      @@festorfamine Not allowed. It's not an apartment condo - it's townhouses, so our roofs are slanted. The board won't even let us hang bird feeders in our yards. Last year I had to pull up all of my ivy or be fined because they said rats could hide in it.

    • @buggsy5
      @buggsy5 5 років тому +1

      @@kathleensturgis8525 Sounds like you have a power mad board of directors. When I bought my house, I made sure it was not in a HOA area. Probably one of the best decisions I ever made.

  • @tacmed6957
    @tacmed6957 5 років тому +5

    Very helpful...THX Doug/Stacy

  • @evonnewhalen9794
    @evonnewhalen9794 4 роки тому +2

    I really enjoy your channel. This is my first year beekeeping. I went with a top bar hive because I am in a wheelchair and didn't want to do the heavy lifting. I want to get a horizontal layens hive next year. Thank you to you and Dr. Leo for all of the information I love it.

  • @joecnc3341
    @joecnc3341 4 роки тому +4

    I live in Michigan, and we get some bad winters. I add a "Quilt Box" to the top of the hive to catch moisture and add extra insulation. I also wrap my hives with 2" thick insulation. It helps.

    • @joecnc3341
      @joecnc3341 4 роки тому +1

      @Wildflour Momma It is essentially a small box with burlap or screen on the bottom, filled with sawdust, cedar shavings or some other organic material. The box sets on top of the topmost box the bees inhabit and is said to "absorb moisture" and "retain the nest scent and heat." I build mine a little bit different- I take a deep, and make 2 boxes with a gap in between (to let the heat rise). The saw dust will be wet from all of the condensate that it collects from the hive. It does work and it insultates the top I've also put a medium sized box - solid on the bottom filled with sawdust on the bottom of the hive to insulate the base.. I live in Michigan.. We can sometimes get -20F here in the winter.. sometimes -30+

    • @formangrilling111
      @formangrilling111 4 роки тому

      I was thinking of making them a cave with tarp and nailing it to the ground?

  • @jacques7611
    @jacques7611 5 років тому +5

    Thank you from South Africa, was very informative indeed.

  • @sweetmaries
    @sweetmaries 5 років тому +8

    It IS a Bee-U-Tee-FULL day! What a GREAT, informative video. Hubby and I are just dipping our toes into beekeeping and we are also HUGE fans of open sourcing. We're all in this together :) Love watching and learning along with you!

  • @jpcampbell
    @jpcampbell 4 роки тому

    Thanks, UA-cam. I didn’t know how much I needed to watch this. This is really cool.

    • @OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY
      @OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY  4 роки тому +2

      On behalf of youtube your welcome lol

    • @jpcampbell
      @jpcampbell 4 роки тому +1

      I think I need bees now. As I sit here in my urban neighborhood. Ha ha

  • @jerryclampit287
    @jerryclampit287 5 років тому +22

    Very interesting, I have wild swarms that use my hedges to rest in every single year. Now I know how to catch and keep them. Love your channel. Bee watching you, have a great day.

    • @moshemrrs
      @moshemrrs 4 роки тому +1

      Yo can beat on the side of the box when ther swarming and they go in side it
      Make you get the quine bee

    • @Fee.1
      @Fee.1 4 роки тому +1

      How profitable is beekeeping ? I’m worried my dad won’t make enough from doing it

    • @OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY
      @OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY  4 роки тому +4

      Can make more money with bees than cattle

    • @Fee.1
      @Fee.1 4 роки тому +1

      OFF GRID with DOUG & STACY yea he has a tiiiiiny property though so it’s basically between a midget cow or a couple bee hives 😂

  • @Raven_Reese
    @Raven_Reese 5 років тому +4

    Just love you videos.. I am looking forward to keeping bees.. thank you for all the bee-autiful information...!!

  • @xilei3070
    @xilei3070 5 років тому +6

    It's a BEEutiful Day!! :)
    Wow...awesome info...thanks to all!!

  • @OOparker
    @OOparker Рік тому

    Great video thank you all for your time. Been wanting to do this helped me very much.

  • @PeterC408
    @PeterC408 4 роки тому +43

    Wondering if Bee Bread is good for Allergies? From one UA-camr to another, I found this amazingly Interesting and Informative. Thanks. Want to try the ancient recipe for sure.

    • @nobodyimportant7567
      @nobodyimportant7567 2 роки тому +3

      Yes! Local bee pollen helps your body reduce its allergic reaction to local flora.

    • @covered6281
      @covered6281 2 роки тому +1

      The pollens in the honey change each year...the enzymes that are beneficial are destroyed as it's heated. I've heard to heat only to 98 degrees and the more the honey crystalizes (which people think is bad), the more enzymes are still in the honey. I would think the bee bread, eaten raw, would have these benefits since not heating. Worth some more searching out, I would think.
      Let us know your results with the recipe!

    • @prephampaul
      @prephampaul 2 роки тому +1

      My wife has been taking honey and bee pollen each day and not had her previous 2 allergy shots a week for 5 years now. It definitely works for environmental allergies! It didn't affect her pet dander allergy of course. 😔 Haven't tried actual bee bread, will be trying though for sure.

    • @iowaviking
      @iowaviking 2 роки тому

      @@tinetannies4637 do not have hives yet but are you talking about bees heating the honey or the bee keeper.
      If the bee keeper why do you need to heat the honey.

    • @iowaviking
      @iowaviking 2 роки тому

      @@tinetannies4637 ok. Thank you. I do not think Dr. Leo cooks his. All the videos he is in he eats it from the hive.
      But he uses no chemicals on his hives.
      So one more question why would you heat bee bread.
      Or are we actually talking about 🍞?
      I have heard the brood area called bee bread. But I might be wrong

  • @helennelson3120
    @helennelson3120 5 років тому +16

    Hi. Gosh this is interesting. Thank you for sharing. Blessings

  • @PrattFamilyHomestead
    @PrattFamilyHomestead 5 років тому +5

    I have been wanting to watch this for a long time. I'm glad I did. Thank you! GREAT INFO! Thanks!