Wow, I am glad you are back. I have watched most of your previous videos, over and over again. For beekeepers you are a valuable source of great information.
Well this was unexpected!!! Welcome back Paul!!!!! Can’t wait for the rest. Are you doing all the breeding traits within the Buckfast program or bringing in new genetics/traits?
Glad this source is active with a video. As a new beekeeper I'm watched their videos and would love to see more. This is a good source - unlike some others. Thanks!
I'm new to you channel, great info. I'm a 4th year bee keeper. Great honey production zero success over wintering. I'm frustrated with myself so I upped my game. I am taking a beekeeping class, reading everything I can, I'm in 2 clubs. Save the bees.
Hi Dawnie It is tough at first but you'll get there. A real common downfall is not having good control of varroa mites. Your local club members and the courses will help you figure it all out.
Good to have you back Mr. Kelly. Neither you or Dr. Guzman mentioned heat treating a hive for mite control. Has the heat approach to mite control been abandoned?
@@whoeverit9087 I know there are beekeepers that are heat treating their hives, but my question was intended to ascertain where academia and scientific researchers stood on the matter.
I'm ready to pull my supers off, but my hives are very full of bees. What will they do when their hive had greatly reduced size? Will they just have to hang out outside, or will it prompt swarming?
Good afternoon Paul, I have a question about your single brood management system. It looks like you use 10 frame boxes, however I have gotten older and started to switch over to 8 frames. Do you think a single 8 frame brood box would work for me here in Virginia? Thank you for any information you can give me. Doug
I’m in my third year and I do not think I would be where I am without your previous videos! As someone mentioned, I have watched them all, some of them 2 and 3 times. Thanks for all of the content and I hope you are able to provide us with new stuff? Looking forward to next 2 parts of this series. 👍
I find that most beekeepers aren't interested in breeding varroa resistance. It's actually rather frustrating. For that reason, I don't expect to see much progress among the community as a whole for a long time. I'd be interested to know if you plan to sell queens or nucs from this program. Most of the VSH bees I've seen come from the southern United States and tend to be a bit more aggressive and may not winter well, so I'm really interested in the possibility of well-bred VSH bees from a colder climate more similar to where I live.
Great to see you back Paul! I started beekeeping after watching your videos two years ago. I am in the midst of doing varroa counts on my three hives and thought I would double check your original videos and this new video popped up! What fantastic timing. I can't wait to see the rest of the videos and the results of Guelph's research!
Cool. We've done many trials with oreganol and found a good delivery method too. Over 90% mite control. Cheap and simple. The challenge now is to get this and our Thymol method registered for beekeepers to use.
Pasul great to see you again! We were afraid you had run off with Julia Fordham. Interesting that no one yet knows specifically how Oxalic acid kills mites.
Totally doable to make progress with better varroa resistance. I have made some progress with infestation levels of 1% in some colonies going into their 3rd winter without any treatments ever. With nucs started this year i am lucky to find a mite with over 100 pulled.
Hi Tim Beekeepers in the USA are breeding for resistance to mites. Encourage them by finding out who is doing a good job and buying their queens. We are showing one method of breeding for resistance here in Canada in our LVG series of videos.
terrific work! I appreciate the indirect mentioning of the new pinpointing of the mite feeding on fat bodies and also the work being done on fungus parasitism on the mites being done at Washington State, looking forward to the next videos!!!!
So glad to see a new video from our Northern neighbor! I have watched most of your videos, and they have taught me so much. I’ve done many splits using your methods. Keep em coming! 😊🐝
Fascinating research! It’s going to be very interesting to see if specific genes can be linked to anti-varroa traits. What an incredible team you have there!
It is soooooo nice to see fresh content from you again! If you are ever wanting to do a piece on what to do with frames of nectar that are too wet to process, but it's too late in the year to leave them on ... well ... you would have at least one of me watching it. Thanks for coming back.
Re Wet Frames... You could Freeze the Frames, and thaw them out, and Feed back to the Bees when needed. Or see Kaymon Reyonolds Channel (YT) He 'extracts' this Honey (to feed back his Bees*, as a Honey Syrup, (I guess to free up the Frames) but as you said it's to late to Store, it might give you wet Honey to freeze in a 'smaller volume.' Maybe a Bucket, over a Frame. Hope this helps. 🙂 Happy Beekeeping 2021. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 * Only do this with your own Honey, on your own donor Hive, to stop the passing of disease or viruses !
So good to see videos again!!
Wow, I am glad you are back. I have watched most of your previous videos, over and over again. For beekeepers you are a valuable source of great information.
Well blush U Brons. Thanks for your kind remarks.
Well this was unexpected!!! Welcome back Paul!!!!! Can’t wait for the rest. Are you doing all the breeding traits within the Buckfast program or bringing in new genetics/traits?
Hi Cody
We are using our Buckfast stock and some from collaborating beekeepers. The challenge for me is to keep both breeding programs going at once.
Can’t wait for the rest of the series. And welcome back! I’m not sure how many views your previous videos have, but I think most of them were from me😀
Glad this source is active with a video. As a new beekeeper I'm watched their videos and would love to see more. This is a good source - unlike some others. Thanks!
Thanks Keith!
Alright! Ian was hogging the Canadian bee spotlight too much and that felt very unCanadian like. Haha great video. Thanks Paul and co!
Ian hogs YT plus all the Tim Hortons. .
Well we all have our talents! One of these days I got to try some of the Tim stuff.... It better be amazing with all the hype.
@@kamonreynolds spoiler alert, it's not 🤣
Paul is a rock star
It was great to hear from Dr. Guzman on this amazing project. Thanks again for a super video Paul! I've learned so much from your videos.
I miss you man, greetings from ROMANIA. Always a pleasure watching your videos. THANK YOU
Good to see some more videos, your previous postings helped alot when i was starting out a couple of years ago
Thank you for these videos. The audio quality is very good , especially when dealing with those windy days. - Eric.
I'm new to you channel, great info. I'm a 4th year bee keeper. Great honey production zero success over wintering. I'm frustrated with myself so I upped my game. I am taking a beekeeping class, reading everything I can, I'm in 2 clubs. Save the bees.
Hi Dawnie
It is tough at first but you'll get there. A real common downfall is not having good control of varroa mites. Your local club members and the courses will help you figure it all out.
Like all the other comments, so glad to see you back. Your videos have always been so informative. We'll be looking forward for more. Thanks!
Great to have you back. Great interview! Looking forward to more!
Hey!! You are still posting videos. Glad to see it!
Hey, you're back! Great meeting you all in Montreal!
great to have you back
Great video can’t wait to see how this all goes.
great to see you back!!!
Welcome back Mr Paul from India
Hey great video. Always love your videos. Thanks for all you do
Good to have you back Mr. Kelly. Neither you or Dr. Guzman mentioned heat treating a hive for mite control. Has the heat approach to mite control been abandoned?
Irish bee has a video on using heat to treat for mites. He appears to get a high mite fall when it reaches the correct temp.
@@whoeverit9087 I know there are beekeepers that are heat treating their hives, but my question was intended to ascertain where academia and scientific researchers stood on the matter.
Great work! Great information! I look forward to the next video.
I really love these videos. Is there a pdf of this process that we can print out to have at hand?
No there isn't Scott but we have published articles on the topic. email delamora@uoguelph.ca for a copy
Thanks for this intresting video, looking forward to more scientific bee videos. Kind regards from the Netherlands
The information you share here is amazing thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you.
the host country, where the varroa orginated from, how are they dealing with the varroa?
I'm ready to pull my supers off, but my hives are very full of bees. What will they do when their hive had greatly reduced size? Will they just have to hang out outside, or will it prompt swarming?
I am enjoying your videos.But I am wondering what kind of honeybees do you have they are so gentle?
I hope the breeding doesn't change the desirable traits of Italian bees.
Omg finally 😁
Natural habit of Swarming help bees with resistance of varroa, but of course it is bad for the beekeepers
Really excellent, I have watched every video you all have put out, many of them multiple times...would love to see more!
Thanks Calvin!
Good afternoon Paul, I have a question about your single brood management system. It looks like you use 10 frame boxes, however I have gotten older and started to switch over to 8 frames. Do you think a single 8 frame brood box would work for me here in Virginia? Thank you for any information you can give me. Doug
If you are treating bees, you dont have hygienic or varroa resistant bees
I miss you man, greetings from Iraq. Thank you very much for all the valuable information
Glad to see you posting videos again Paul. I am a big fan of all your content.
Great video, thanks!
Glad you liked it! Thank you.
I’m in my third year and I do not think I would be where I am without your previous videos! As someone mentioned, I have watched them all, some of them 2 and 3 times. Thanks for all of the content and I hope you are able to provide us with new stuff? Looking forward to next 2 parts of this series. 👍
Thanks very much for your support One Shoo! Great to hear we have been able to help you learn more.
Appreciate the information here. So key for Beekeepers to have this knowledge out there.
Paul you do a great job on these videos
I find that most beekeepers aren't interested in breeding varroa resistance. It's actually rather frustrating. For that reason, I don't expect to see much progress among the community as a whole for a long time. I'd be interested to know if you plan to sell queens or nucs from this program. Most of the VSH bees I've seen come from the southern United States and tend to be a bit more aggressive and may not winter well, so I'm really interested in the possibility of well-bred VSH bees from a colder climate more similar to where I live.
So do you breed Chinese genetics into the Western bees since they have already developed behaviour and genetics.
Great video! Very interesting. Thanks!
LONG time no see! Good to see you back.
Interesting
should you put a treatment for mites if there is no mites?
Amazing , thank you so much.
We mist your video's!
Great to see you back Paul! I started beekeeping after watching your videos two years ago. I am in the midst of doing varroa counts on my three hives and thought I would double check your original videos and this new video popped up! What fantastic timing. I can't wait to see the rest of the videos and the results of Guelph's research!
Hi CB
A delayed response! Great to hear you got into bees and are trying to keep them healthy.
So valuable knowledges for us. Very interested video series too.We appreciate all your efforts.Thank you all. .
Our pleasure! Thanks Tin Tin.
I have a great delivery method for oil of oregano.
Cool. We've done many trials with oreganol and found a good delivery method too. Over 90% mite control. Cheap and simple. The challenge now is to get this and our Thymol method registered for beekeepers to use.
I'm wondering if the VM injects an anti coagulant into the bee like other mites do
Yes it does.
can they not use a foot bath system like they use in dairy , cows have to walk through it
It is possible that your suggested method could work but other methods of treating for mites are simpler and require less specialized equipment.
Very much enjoyed this video
Thanks Destina!
Pasul great to see you again! We were afraid you had run off with Julia Fordham. Interesting that no one yet knows specifically how Oxalic acid kills mites.
Totally doable to make progress with better varroa resistance. I have made some progress with infestation levels of 1% in some colonies going into their 3rd winter without any treatments ever. With nucs started this year i am lucky to find a mite with over 100 pulled.
Am happy to see you upload 🙂🙌
Here is my good question.. if the Bees’s already mite resistant from another country.. why can we raise them here USA and forget the others?
Hi Tim
Beekeepers in the USA are breeding for resistance to mites. Encourage them by finding out who is doing a good job and buying their queens. We are showing one method of breeding for resistance here in Canada in our LVG series of videos.
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre Great, Thank you 🙏
So glad you guys are back
terrific work! I appreciate the indirect mentioning of the new pinpointing of the mite feeding on fat bodies and also the work being done on fungus parasitism on the mites being done at Washington State, looking forward to the next videos!!!!
Yeah! I’ve missed your wonderful videos!
Have there been any studies done on food grade mineral oil with food grade wintergreen oil?
So glad to see a new video from our Northern neighbor! I have watched most of your videos, and they have taught me so much. I’ve done many splits using your methods. Keep em coming! 😊🐝
How will this project be different from the Saskatraz, the Pol-Line, the Ankle Biters, etc.?
Hello Paul. You have been missing in action. You suddenly desperate about two years ago.
welcome backT as always very good video for learning
Beekeepers have many claims that I wish that they could be tested, one of them is using garlic would get rid of varroa and increase laying eggs.
Always a pleasure watching your videos.
We've missed your videos so much! Greetings from Jamaica
Glad you are addressing mites and happy your back.
Is this coordinated with Arista research, or is this a standalone project?
Hello sir how could I order some of your buck fast queens
Thank you so much for coming back!!
Missed you guys. Welcome back!
Glad to see you again. From Sweden.
Great to see you back. Really enjoy your videos! 👍
Can I learn in university
Wow! Welcome back, Sir!
Hey paul can you ship queens to the US if so how much
Where have you been?
Thanks man..
Welcome back
Looking forward to seeing future videos on this project! Thanks for everything you do!
Our pleasure Kyle. Cheers!
Fascinating research! It’s going to be very interesting to see if specific genes can be linked to anti-varroa traits. What an incredible team you have there!
Thanks Kent.
It is soooooo nice to see fresh content from you again! If you are ever wanting to do a piece on what to do with frames of nectar that are too wet to process, but it's too late in the year to leave them on ... well ... you would have at least one of me watching it. Thanks for coming back.
Re Wet Frames...
You could Freeze the Frames, and thaw them out, and Feed back to the Bees when needed.
Or see Kaymon Reyonolds Channel (YT) He 'extracts' this Honey (to feed back his Bees*, as a Honey Syrup, (I guess to free up the Frames) but as you said it's to late to Store, it might give you wet Honey to freeze in a 'smaller volume.' Maybe a Bucket, over a Frame.
Hope this helps. 🙂
Happy Beekeeping 2021. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
* Only do this with your own Honey, on your own donor Hive, to stop the passing of disease or viruses !