New Beekeeper - What to do now
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2012
- What a new beekeeper needs to look for in his (her) hive. Honey (food) & pollen. Late winter or early spring, we need to be sure our bees have enough food (honey) to be sure they don't starve in case of a few days in a row of rain. You can't control the pollen very well but you sure can keep them from starving.
Next, be sure you have a laying Queen and hopefully a good ( very good ) Queen. When I say very good Queen, one that is laying a lot of eggs and a solid pattern, not a lot of missed cells. The Queen is everything. A mediocre Queen doesn't get. This time of year, you should see eggs, larvae & capped brood. As your going through the hive frame by frame, be conscious of any Queen cells. If you see a lot of Queen Cells, they are getting ready to swarm. You don't want your hive to swarm as you stand a good chance of loosing the swarm.
To see step by step how to put brood frames together and inbed the foundation
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This is not accurate but it is easy to remember. 8 8 8
They will cap the Queen cell in 8 days
The Queen will immerge in 8 days
& she will start laying in 8 days.
Bad weather can alter the time frame.
All typos and grammatical errors are for entertainment purposes only
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About beekeeper Tim Durham Sr. • Video
Thank you,
Tim Durham Sr.
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Dear Mr. Durham,
I am just learning about beekeeping. I have never had a hive but am very excited to get started. The greatest part about you and your videos is there are no wasted words or time which is refreshing!! There are to many folks in this bee business that just like to listen to themselves talk. You are the real deal. Thank you!!!
I can say after watching several of your videos that you are one of the most genuine people I’ve seen. Thanks for making such great videos.
So nice of you
Tim, your channels bring me joy. Thank you for being who you are and doing what you do. For anyone who has not seen Tim’s humor channel, take a look. His wonderful nature shines! Stu
My goodness. I don't know what to say...thank you....tim
My wife and I are both new bee keepers. We just caught our first swarm a couple days ago. I can say for sure your videos have helped new bee keepers! Thank you for your hard work and spirit of sharing your vast knowledge.
appreciate thoise kind words...........tim sr.
at 7:52 the bee make a heart shape! they must love there master!! Great job explaining!
+Mia Rebecca and right after that, a 7:58, he kills one by squishing it between the two boxes (look at the left. We can also see it still there, dead, in the following scene XD
It happens.
HI! Old beekeeper hear.
Today guarding against thieves is my biggest problem. All my hives were stolen. Organic honey is pricey.
I am thinking of microchip my hives now. UA-cam is the best way for beekeepers to keep in touch.
I had my hives chained locked onto a solid cement slab.
Beehives are easy targets for the thieves. My hives were in open desert land.
01/16/2015
I regret the theft of my hives.
The destruction of many years of work!
Bless you beekeepers!
Tucson Arizona.
Dear thieves are every where, please dont get disappointed, you must carry on. Those so called thieves are carrying verrova type of disease and mentality... We should use effective medicines to keep these thieves away....
I like your straight forward teaching , keep it up mr D.!!
There is somthin about you good ol boys down is MS...can you get any kander...:) I thoroughly enjoyed your video; played it twice! You are a good teacher because you keep the newbie viewer in mind as you point out the details. So many bee experts forget the we newbies sometimes can't keep up with the new bee lingo. I'll be watching more!
Thank you for an informative video. I'm a newbie; equipment has been purchased and sitting in the basement for set up in the next couple of weeks; waiting for the notification that the bees (nucs) are ready for pickup to start. The video increases the excitement.
wow, you're not worried about getting stung!
Thank you for taking the time to explain things the way you do. I enjoy it when people are down to earth real people that sincerely want to help others.You have an excellent demeanor and I am going to subscribe and hopefully watch all of your video's in time.
thank you tim sr.
Walls Bee Man thanks for all the video ,what size entrance do you recommend?
I´d highly recommend new bee keepers to wear a veil during your first encounters with your bees. It provides you with enough confidence to keep calm.
I agree. I would not want a new beekeeper to get stung and turn them off from the bees
Thanks for the videos I have a lot to watch and learn I just picked up some bees that some one didnt want so I get to start my new adventure.
***** I will have lots and lots of questions. I just uploaded a video of my new start and adventure. and I have a lot to learn and a long road to travel to get things set up. The boxes I got the large one the people that had the bees took the frames out of the box a few years back and so I have to build a box or buy them and hops to transfer them to the new box with frames that is something I will have to learn is to go from a box with out frames to one with frames and the smaller box I have is the same way but it was a captured swarm with a few frames in it have not gone deep in it as I have the other. I have not yet been stung but I have got the settle warning were they will bump in to yea. The stinking thing don't bother me but have not yet been stunk I know I will once I get things in motion. But I do have a lot to learn.
Thanks for a step by step video for new beeks, like me!
Just an FYI, was at Mann Lake in Wilkes Barre, PA, and they have spacers...
I'm going to be getting into bee keeping this summer. I'm waiting for a wild have we have had in my Tree for years to swarm this year. If i can't catch the swarm this year I'll just order one. I'm afraid that something might happen to the hive in my tree one year. I like having the bees around. It's good for my garden.
You need to make and sell those spacers!!! Great video...!
Thank you, learning a lot from videos and people like you.
Very much appreciated as I will start backyard beekeeping soon
Thank you.
I have a hive just over two months old and already they have glued the frames so much I have to wiggle them about half a minute to get them to come up. Maybe I should start a propolis farm. lol Thanks for the videos.
Thanks for excellent demonstration!
Your a great bee teacher. Thanks so much for your videos and answers! When I removed the comb from the outer cover last week I accidentally trapped the queen in the honey super for a week. She is now back in the bottom. Everything should be ok now. Thanks for your help.
Really enjoyed this video. Thank you for the upload, I'll take a look at your other videos as well.
Hi Tim in this video you talk about you cleand up the frames and boxes: I wish you would have video of how you go about cleaning up the older hive and frames,as I have no idea were to start or what would clean that populis and wax. Thanks Linda from Ga.
I`m addicted to bee stings, but there are no bees in Chicago. It`s why I need to have my owen hive
Thank you for the good video and the work you did making it!!!
THNX 4 UR TIME & EFFORT, 4UPLOAD TOO NICE VID ALONG WITH INFO
yes I like your itching
nice video keep them coming thanks
Very helpful thank you!!
It helped me so much thank you so much😘
Thank you for this video!
hey tim, love ur videos. i'm a beginner and have learned a lot from u. I like ur style and really appreciate ur tips for new beginners. Haven't bought my first hive yet but getting real close. I feel like i know a lot about you by ur videos and what u say in them. I'd love to meet u and see your operation, how far away r u from huntsville alabama? Do u do tours of ur operation? Pat
Pretty much those in the South wear protection. Up North you have seen people don't wear suits. Bees in the South have low percentage of Africanized Bees is why like 10 to 15 percent making them much more aggressive then that of those in the North.
Thanks for the video, very interesting from a beginners point of view. I would like to be in a position to be able to have some bees... Something to look forward too :)
Thanks for that... will definitely know where to go to get some help, although won't be able to get into it this winter unfortunately... with everything else I have going on... Meanwhile, I will keep an eye on more of your videos... Thanks :)
Nice and informative, thank you!!
Thank you for all your hard work with the Bees we Love your way.The video was great and very clear good job". I want to say we realy love most all the vides and most of them are great and have that Da^%&*&^mm wind noise in them.But the wind noise could be fixed and it"s realy simple too..By useing a small piece of foam over the mic would stop that D^%$#MM wind from blowing through the mic thuss stopping that wind noise Hope you give some thought to the matter Love Linda from Ga.
Dear Mr. Durham,
I live in Oregon, the Portland area. There are a lot of words out there with varied different opinions. For someone that would like to get started (It might be to late for starting this year?). Could you please put together a real list of what is really needed for a individual like myself to get started. A complete list. Thank you, Tim Michael
You should have patented the brood chamber spacer. I am sure by now someone has capilitized on that. However you have WHEN you made them and designed them then used them to effect. You need to file a patent showing the date on this video of WHEN you developed it making it yours and yours alone. You can sell it to beekeepers that want a quick way to evenly space the brood chamber or any other part of the hive.
I have asked some of the beekeeping supply houses to to make and offer it but they haven't . I was watching ( mysteries at the museum ) and low in behold, they featured when Langstroth invented his hive. What was interesting is they show the space between frame one and the wall and between frame 10 and the wall. For decades beekeepers have be taught to leave this space there and that is wrong and I explained it in one or more of my vids.
Greetings from Croatia! :) Very good information, appreciate your work. I am a beginner and thinking about how to keep bees.
Thank you for telling us your country Croatia, very interesting. Makes me feel good that my videos helped you and we wish you enjoyment with your bees
Sorry , I ment ,,,, can a Queen be fertilized by her own hive drones or do they have to be from a different hive to work on her ?? ,,,, or does she even know ?,, thanks
when will the heyday of the honey bee rise again
That my friend is a good question......tim
Thank you
welcome
Won't there be mites and hive beetles on the bottom board that you might be shaking into the top of the hive?
thank's for the vid../any info on places that I might get ,smoker-and the blueprints to build hives for myself
Thank you for the prompt reply & info
excellent!
sorry so many questions but one more should u change ur brood boxes every spring? ill be geting my bees this spring so next spring do you think id have to worry about swarming ok two questions
What should be done if your queen bee isn't laying well? Also, what should be done if the colony starts to leave the hive? thank you!
great vid a working mans video. Shorts and a tank top no mask what a Pro.. really. Why is it that folks from NC or SC have more of an accent than folks further south like Georgia or Miss or Bama.?
Tim, I'm thinking about starting my first beehive. I live in suburban neighborhood in Georgia and was wondering if you knew of any problems I might encounter doing so. I'm a little concerned about the neighbors complaining and what not. I noticed in your videos your hives seem to be in fields with lots of land. Any ideas on how could find farmers or land owners that might be up to letting me use their property?
Wish our politicians viewed the stinging issue the same as you.
I get bee sting therapy, but even on accident, I can't imagine being stung under the eye :/
I am a new keeper and added a super a few weeks ago, that they have to "draw out" (build comb). Should I switch the deeps below the excluder to spark their interest in the Super? The bottom deep is mostly brood and the above deep is all honey.
They wont sting you in the face if you wear a veil!!!!
what's the best location for your hives? full Sun, Shade, or combination? Thanks
great video! hope to see more! was that a queen or done cell when you held that frame to the camera? thanks for sharing your tips!
You are the man, no protection. Do you build up a tolerance in time or maybe the bees learn to recognize you ?
+WallsBeeMan Durham
I am a new beekeeper. Started with a feral swam, which sting without provocation, and their stings are excruciating, even through leather gloves. I swell up, itch like mad for days when they sting me.
Now I have some Caucasian bees. Much more gentle, and even when they sting, I barely feel it.
Does this make sense? Do some bees have longer / stronger stings and more potent venom than others in your experience? Or do younger bees have less powerful stings?
I have no plans to expose any such regions to try out your theory!!
+Zamolxes77 I do this naked...
I know me too! I am a newbee and am buying 4 more hives and 4 more packages this spring. I built two top bar hives last spring, 1 hive has survived so far, the second died.(sad) So I am wondering, do you do this every spring? What paint do you use!
Question I got 2 used set ups each has 4 boxes but they need cleaning up and repaint. My question is what kind of paint should I use ???
A water base laytex. If possbile, a good quality so it will last
Hi i have a question, what is the best price for beehives and where is the most cheapest way to buy it!?
Thanks
your accent is OK. No problem to understend you. Jeśli ja mogę dobrze Cie rozumieć , to rodzone Yanke, nie powinny mieć żadnego problemu.
would someone allergic to bee stings become immune to them after many exposures to bee hives?
bee keeping seems like flipping a bali, youre gonna get licked its just a matter of when, some days are better than others though
It would be nice, if you explain, why WHY you switch te boxes.
Are those deep or medium brood chambers and the honey suppers shallows?
Our brood chambers are deeps and when we started doing comb honey, we went to shallow suppers
what type of paint do you paint your boxes with. oil based or water based
WallsBeeMan Durham Thank you
What are your measurements of the ten frame spacers
Just space the frames equally and lay a 1" wood bar cross the top and make the spot between in top bar, Drill hole & insert wood dowel
what type of paint do you use on your boxes. is it oil based or water based
I had the same question...
Wow, what a strong accent. Which part of the US do you come from? Somewhere in the south? Nice video.
We are in the NW corner of MS, that's Mississippi. We've lived 8 different places and Durhams, NC was one. My wife and children don't really have the southern accent as I do.
Defend agents bee theist
Some just wish to steal the works of others.
My Bees, were all stolen!
Hives and all!
I am very sad!
apointofdeparture
Wallsbeeman, you seem to be verbally confused when talking.
I would like to be a beekeeper. I am in a hot weather country for the moment. Is hot weather a problem for the bees?
No, Now I don't know if you are talking and real very hot. In August it will great in the uppers 90's here
Do you know where to buy bees, or packet ? I`m from Chicago
don't smoke them it makes them think there homes on fire it's better to make sugar to spritz them
We have a different opinion on that
Please upload new video sir thanks
is that a plastic top?
why the bees are not attacking you? why u are not using the bee suit?
Hi Dear Mr. Tim, you are a very down to earth person, may Allah bless you aamin. you are doing a yeomen service to the mankind. That is the reason the earth is well balanced. You are such a creature like a rose that dont sense the essence of its own smell. Long live Tim Sr and his family, aamin.
"You are such a creature like a rose that doesn't sense the essence of it's own smell..." What a beautiful way of describing someone. Very nice, indeed. May God , OUR Lord keep you and your family safe in his hands and bless you in your ways! Thank you.
thank you
May God our Lord cause all mankind to live in peace.
***** Aameen
rdallen95301 Thank you dear so nice of you....May God keep us in his custody always...aamin.
How do you make the spacer?
get a one inch board & cut length to the width of the hive. Make a mark with pencil on board in the middle of the space between each frame and drill hole and insert dowel
Walls Bee Man ah! I’ve one inch board laying around the house here.. am to look for it. Thank you Mr Durham.
Great video. What breed of bees would be best to weaponize?
So like if I were launching bees at someone.... what breed of bees would be best for that?
I'm a prepper.
*****
Do you know any other beekeepers that have had success weaponizing bees?
It's nothing nefarious, I'm just looking to protect my homestead.
Maybe you could do a video on it. I think it would be very informative. You do a great job with all of this and I can tell you take it seriously.
why dont you wear your vale?
Several reasons. The venom I believe really helps my arthritis greatly. I have learned to accept the sting and the veil gets in my way
so do you feed the bees
I have a new hive with about 5 Frame of bees . I'm in the uk and it's been cold and wet
i am new to beekeeping 3 weeks in so any advice ..
thank you :)
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President Bush?
I hear that a lot