Great video! I am doing exactly what your doing. I have supers on 5 of my 41 colonies as they had massive populations and top box full of nearly capped honey. There is 50 acres of golden rod around me in bloom and they are working it hard. Im hoping to get a little fall honey and then pull these supers 1st of October and backfill with 2:1! Everything else has 2:1 on it with 1 gallons on singles and 2 gallon pails on doubles. I am looking forward to next year as this is the most confident ive been going into winter!
@@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer absolutley they devistated me last year.... I wont let that happen again. I did apivar in March/April and back to back 50ML/30ML dose of Apigaurd in Double/Single colonies 1st two weeks of August. I will check a few for mites this weekend and will most likely clean up with OA in Nov/Dec!
Which method do you prefer, managing in singles or double? Do you see a honey yield difference? Does the advantage that the doubles provide by allowing a possible late fall honey harvest make doubles more preferred? I enjoy listening to your management strategies. Do you think the Formic controled your mites? Will you pull some honey from your seconds on the doubles?
Overall I prefer the singles for ease of management and yes much more honey especially early honey. Doubles are less work to feed in Fall and tend to yield bigger brood nests in the Spring. Simple answer is both! As having a combination gives me options...different ones through the season. I have moved to having c. 50% of my hives as singles and 50% doubles and that seems to give me the options I want.
What would you do with the honey super if they were not completely filled and not sealed at the end of this short honey flow? Thank you for your very informative video.
Sometimes the honey in uncapped comb is already cured...this is usually the case if it has been in the comb for weeks already. If it is still wet (high water content) it can be brought indoors and I set up a warm room with a dehumidifier and fan that will bring down the water content in a day or two.
Many thanks! About curing: What temperature is the limit for the bees to cure and cap the sugar sirup (if feeding) or cure and cap the nectar (if one has a flow like this)?
I could not say what the actual numbers are however we usually find that in this part of Maine October 10th is about the point at which stores are no longer being cured...I looked it up and average daytime temps are 60 and night time 40F at that time.
@@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer Ok. Many thanks! I tried to find info on this but somehow only got info about lower temperature limits for the bees themselves. Cheers again, this is helpful.
It varies a lot from one location to another. Judging by the color which is light ( I am not having it tested) it is not that high. So I am not too worried.
Goldenrod flow been incredibly strong.. normally they do 60lb were going to be over hundred.. was able to draw out deeps of new foundation on it in 3 days weather been perfect sunny and 85 .. I'm going to just leave it on.. bees will winter well on it and boom come spring.. I did pretty good with summer honey so I've got plenty in stock.. wish I'd done more comb honey stuff so easy to sell ... next year going to add comb honey supper on each unit.
I do like your sound and your new mic
Great video! I am doing exactly what your doing. I have supers on 5 of my 41 colonies as they had massive populations and top box full of nearly capped honey. There is 50 acres of golden rod around me in bloom and they are working it hard. Im hoping to get a little fall honey and then pull these supers 1st of October and backfill with 2:1! Everything else has 2:1 on it with 1 gallons on singles and 2 gallon pails on doubles. I am looking forward to next year as this is the most confident ive been going into winter!
Sounds good...but remember mites are the most important variable for winter survival.
@@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer absolutley they devistated me last year.... I wont let that happen again. I did apivar in March/April and back to back 50ML/30ML dose of Apigaurd in Double/Single colonies 1st two weeks of August. I will check a few for mites this weekend and will most likely clean up with OA in Nov/Dec!
Which method do you prefer, managing in singles or double?
Do you see a honey yield difference? Does the advantage that the doubles provide by allowing a possible late fall honey harvest make doubles more preferred?
I enjoy listening to your management strategies.
Do you think the Formic controled your mites?
Will you pull some honey from your seconds on the doubles?
Overall I prefer the singles for ease of management and yes much more honey especially early honey. Doubles are less work to feed in Fall and tend to yield bigger brood nests in the Spring. Simple answer is both! As having a combination gives me options...different ones through the season. I have moved to having c. 50% of my hives as singles and 50% doubles and that seems to give me the options I want.
What would you do with the honey super if they were not completely filled and not sealed at the end of this short honey flow? Thank you for your very informative video.
Sometimes the honey in uncapped comb is already cured...this is usually the case if it has been in the comb for weeks already. If it is still wet (high water content) it can be brought indoors and I set up a warm room with a dehumidifier and fan that will bring down the water content in a day or two.
Great video as always, keep it up
Thanks, will do!
Many thanks! About curing: What temperature is the limit for the bees to cure and cap the sugar sirup (if feeding) or cure and cap the nectar (if one has a flow like this)?
I could not say what the actual numbers are however we usually find that in this part of Maine October 10th is about the point at which stores are no longer being cured...I looked it up and average daytime temps are 60 and night time 40F at that time.
@@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer Ok. Many thanks! I tried to find info on this but somehow only got info about lower temperature limits for the bees themselves. Cheers again, this is helpful.
Is the honey coming in high in solids? Will it be good for winter feed in your long winter climate?
It varies a lot from one location to another. Judging by the color which is light ( I am not having it tested) it is not that high. So I am not too worried.
My bees will not take sugar water while a flow is going on. Is there a way to get them to take it
Increase the sugar content helps....but do you need to feed if there is one?
Goldenrod flow been incredibly strong.. normally they do 60lb were going to be over hundred.. was able to draw out deeps of new foundation on it in 3 days weather been perfect sunny and 85 .. I'm going to just leave it on.. bees will winter well on it and boom come spring.. I did pretty good with summer honey so I've got plenty in stock.. wish I'd done more comb honey stuff so easy to sell ... next year going to add comb honey supper on each unit.
Excellent!!
Lucky you! Where are you?