I love that you include the crew in your videos, Bob. We get a sense of connection with your people as a result. It also shows how much value and respect you have for those who keep the wheels turning.
Bought some 40+ old Cypress suppers never been painted. They turned dark but no rot at all.. bought 800 suppers off commercial operations 2.00 and 5.00 each nice having all that drawn comb.. mostly done comb works great for honey not so great for brood
We used to use red barn paint it was inexpensive . No one knew bees didnt see red . And some used aluminum paint it was filthy to touch . We graduated to white and shades of yellow which were made buy adding white to the yellow as the gallon got low . Painted white are so neat and clean looking it shows pride in what you do 🎉
I learned its way faster to spray paint the boxes, put it on a little thick, and go back with a brush. Saves a ton of time with dipping th3 brush every 10 seconds
Mr. Binnie, thank you for showing dedication and commitment to your employees, those qualities are how to get and retain good people. It is easy to see they respect you and they all seem interact with you like you would expect from close family, that is not very prevalent in todays workforce.
Hey Bob. I'd appreciate a short video on those jigs that you're to put together the supers, if you happen upon another rainy day in the shop :) You are doing a wonderful thing sharing your wisdom with the rest of us.
Such dedicated employees .Your products reflect the hard work .The honey is always where you say it’s from and the taste is consistent .Good stuff always.
It must be awesome to have a huge crew, but at the same time I bet it’s stressful to keep everyone busy. Looks like you have it under control with a great crew.
On painting, use the sprayer to put the paint on, then brush/backroll to mash it into all the cracks. This will increase your speed drastically and lower costs. As a contractor we do this all the time.
Bob we find it's better up here in Ohio if we paint our boxes dark brown or green for heat in colder weather. However sitting boxes where the get evening shade help over heating in Summer. I Fog my hives with OX on warm days in January and February kills most all mites in my hives. Did so last year and my inspector found zero mites in my hives June 7 th inspection.
Here in South Africa, we mostly just dip in parifin wax Cheap pine boxes last about 15 years without retreatment We also use it as a method of sterilization after an AFB infection We dip at 160 C for 20 minutes If you dip at a lower temperature, you have to redip after a few years Basically it boils out all the moisture in the wood and sucks in the wax. Can use the hive the next day And no residue
Just a thought what we do with houses. We spray and then have a helper following with a roller to roll the paint in/ get it more even, and also texture. Spraying is a lot faster but depending on the paint gun you have to get your gun to put it on thick or multiple layers if you have a paint room you can paint it let it dry and do a second thin coat
Hello Bob. I'm like y'all lol I needed to work my bees yesterday and I couldn't because of the weather. So today I is a lot better day. I have do work all of them today.
It Might Be Awkward or mabe weird. haha. But it would seem perfectly Normal to me. And probably alot of others. That could show up for work at Bobs one Morning And take right off! Watch youall so much! And Have Been Very Blessed To Have Met Some Of Youns! Love Youall! Thanks Bob for Keepin on Keepin on! Im gettin better at holdin my smoker with my legs now! Best Place fer Me Too! or is it as well. Idk. You know how non Hillbillies Sound funny! God Bless youall and your Bees!!!
I love your videos. I have learned so much from blue ridge honey crew. Thanks again Bob! I really appreciate yall educating us on different methods of beekeeping. Gotta get back up there for a visit real soon.
Rainy days can be nice but sure makes it hard to do splits or graft queens. My son and I ran up to Hiawassee at the end of last week to throw in two rounds of grafts between weather systems. Thanks for the video Bob!
over time painted wood expands and contracts which opens the grain and defects allowing moisture into the wood and the paint helps to hold that moisture which accelerates the opening of the grain
Ist rain here also today. The beehive seller here kan learn from you to make good stuff. Here wand to sell mutch as possible En cheap materials en still very expensive I wish you a good bee year. A lot of honey en healthy bees. Also for te beekeeper Greeting from Belgium
That is a lot of queens!!!! I guess I am a sinner then. Hives here are every color imaginable. I just breeze thru the mis-tint isle at Menards and grab expensive paint marked down 80%. Add graffiti at will too... flowers and such. At the end of last season I flung whatever color paint at the boxes in a modern art moment. Better than a tie dyed shirt! Just gotta let the girly girl side out once in a while.
Have you thought about coating the end grain and upper/lower surfaces with TiteBond 3? I just started doing it and, so far, I like it. I think it’ll really help seal the end grain and prevent the upper/lower surfaces from rotting
I'm glad you show hand painting. I like it much better too. Do you roll paint on with paint rollers after you hand paint the hand holds? If you dip them in copper nap, don't they last a long time?
If I wanted to feed back honey to my bees, what ratio of water per gallon of honey would you suggest? Would it be the same 50/50 ratio as what you did with honey bears?
We had -25 c (-13f) last night here in Saskatchewan so we can’t do anything else BUT work in the shop. Still waiting for that break into spring weather.
Hey Bob I noticed they weren’t gluing the box joints on assembly. Maybe I missed it. What’s your thoughts on gluing the joints. Thanks for your videos. Always enjoy watching your team in action.
Hi Ronald. We generally don't use entrance reducers on established colonies and only use them on very small colonies and we do remove them once the nights warm up.
Bob, Have you ever done a video on the kind of paint you use on your equipment? On a rainy day, could you do that? Not how to paint them (seen those) but the kind of paint and what you are mixing it with. How about reviewing your jig (with measurements) for building those boxes too. I'm still waiting for decent weather to do an inspection. I've usually been in the hives by now at least cleaning the floor boards. Today is 61, no work, so I'll try to at least do the bottom boards. Have a great day.
He’s done a video about how he dips his boxes in copper naphthenate and what type of paint he uses. You can do a search for “Bob Binnie painting” and find it.
I got them from a man in Tennessee. The wood is clear but it wasn't kiln dried so it has moved some and the cut dimensions were not entirely correct. They work but I'm not entirely satisfied.
I was thinking you used oil based paint in other videos so do you have a preference of which type of paint depending on whether you are brushing or spraying the paint on?
Always look forward to your videos each Sunday, they're great, I think you should consider doing a boxed DVD set, could be a money maker. I have a question, why do you not use inner covers on your hives?
Thanks. Colonies will glue down whatever is immediately on top and inner covers provide a place to pry with a hive tool. If a telescoping cover didn't have an inner cover it would be difficult to pry it off. Our migratory lids don't have that problem. Inner covers also provide extra insulation along with a bit of ventilation if they have a notch present (not all do) which is something that is not absolutely needed in our climate. It's also cheaper without one.
Hi Bob. Would you recommend 3 grams of OA for a 6 frames colony (started a week ago from 3lb packages) with eggs/larvae still open? Your answer is appreciated. Western Mass
Bob, or anyone else who might know, are you cutting your own hive body parts? I know several suppliers carry cypress hive bodies but they are all using rabbitted corner joints not finger joints. If you are purchasing those can you share who the supplier is?
Ha Bob great vedio when u loss the queens like that does the post office pay u back question also wen you paint your boxes I noticed u do not caulk the corners, mine rots is that because u glue them at first I did not glue but now I do really enjoy your videos they are great. Have a blessed day
Hi Frances. Our boxes are either dipped in copper napthanate and linseed oil or are made from cypress so rotting isn't a concern for us. The queens came overnight UPS and they will not pay us damages.
I was looking for this question myself. I tried gluing mine, what a pain in the butt. More of a mess than anything. Imo. It was nice to see Bob's crew didn't glue, I feel good about doing the same now.
What queens did you get Bob, Carnie Queens ? Hopefully this season is good. Weather is poor over here. Lots of rain fluctuating from 9c to 18c nothing is certain. I'm praying i get things done on time...checks the fondant, looks like the bees are doing fine on it. Mite count was low the last time. So treatments were effective...
I occasionally used aluminum paint in the past but didn't have as good of service as I have had with acrylic latex enamel. I do use mostly white but any light color would work fine. Occasionally we use light yellow.
Very interesting. I live in the Blue Ridge Mts. in NE Georgia. I noticed that some employees were not wearing gloves, while handling honey combs, covered with bees. What prevents the bees from stinging their hands? They are a lot more wussy than the bees here! LOL
LOL Nurse bees are very gentle, the foragers are the ones that sting. Nurse bees are best at feeding queens so that is what is used to feed all those queens. But I'm sure they get a sting once in awhile but gloves are so clumsy for delicate work. Have a great day.
Howdy Mr binnie, iv copied your hive lids but I'm on the mid east coast of Australia so much hotter, I may need a vented lid as my bees are gathering outside the door of a mid daay, what's the maximum temperature they should have? Thank you in advance, rio.
In hot weather we crack the lid by setting the front or rear up on the narrow cleat under the lid. We've done that with temperatures up to 105°f with decent results.
Hi Bob, How are you liking your Caucasian queens from OS? What would you say are the main benefits you are seeing in your apiary by introducing Caucasians? Anything you don't like about them? Thanks for the time you take to educate us new beeks.
Hi Dan. I'm not sure about the meaning of OS. If you mean IS (Indian Summer Honey Farm) we've had good luck with them in our nucs and packages. They aren't totally Caucasian though. We send Chris queens to graft from that are a high percentage of Caucasian and the daughters are open mating with his outfit which is mostly Italian with some Carniolan which is a great all around mixture. For our own queens we are grafting from artificially inseminated Caucasian breeder queens and those daughters are open mated with hopefully mostly our bees and we like these the most because they are very easy to work with. No regrets so far.
“Can you work on Sunday”
With a damnit look in her happy eyes, “yes I can”
LOL HA HA HA , split season
I love that you include the crew in your videos, Bob. We get a sense of connection with your people as a result. It also shows how much value and respect you have for those who keep the wheels turning.
I like it to.
Bought some 40+ old Cypress suppers never been painted. They turned dark but no rot at all.. bought 800 suppers off commercial operations 2.00 and 5.00 each nice having all that drawn comb.. mostly done comb works great for honey not so great for brood
Thanks for sharing interesting content Bob🐝👍🇺🇲
Always look forward to your video on Sunday morning.
It's become a Sunday morning ritual for me.
Happy beekeeping season!
Thanks and the same for you.
I love seeing your workshop!
I enjoy these videos just as much as the Beekeeing ones!
You are such a great boss and have such an awesome crew!
Thanks, I feel blessed to have our current crew. Never a dull moment.
We used to use red barn paint it was inexpensive .
No one knew bees didnt see red .
And some used aluminum paint it was filthy to touch .
We graduated to white and shades of yellow which were made buy adding white to the yellow as the gallon got low .
Painted white are so neat and clean looking it shows pride in what you do 🎉
I learned its way faster to spray paint the boxes, put it on a little thick, and go back with a brush. Saves a ton of time with dipping th3 brush every 10 seconds
Great seeing you on Saturday Bob, what an awesome group of people working for you at Blue Ridge Honey Co. Thanks for taking the time to say hello Sir.
Thanks Bob for sharing your operation and the great HAPPY crew! Love it!😁
I love the white boxes. Unfortunately we have to camouflage ours so they don’t get stolen so white is no good 😢
Mr. Binnie, thank you for showing dedication and commitment to your employees, those qualities are how to get and retain good people. It is easy to see they respect you and they all seem interact with you like you would expect from close family, that is not very prevalent in todays workforce.
Thanks, we're lucky to have them.
Hey Bob. I'd appreciate a short video on those jigs that you're to put together the supers, if you happen upon another rainy day in the shop :) You are doing a wonderful thing sharing your wisdom with the rest of us.
Amen. Bob is a wonderful teacher
Bob is the man I aspire to be, god bless you.
Such dedicated employees .Your products reflect the hard work .The honey is always where you say it’s from and the taste is consistent .Good stuff always.
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It must be awesome to have a huge crew, but at the same time I bet it’s stressful to keep everyone busy. Looks like you have it under control with a great crew.
I always find it interesting to see the crew at their various tasks.
2 extra queens? It’s a nine hour drive, but I’m on my way.😝
When she say : yes i can ! 🥰🐝
Good organization, good crew good music...
On painting, use the sprayer to put the paint on, then brush/backroll to mash it into all the cracks. This will increase your speed drastically and lower costs. As a contractor we do this all the time.
agree 100% Now that I sub my painting out, I tell all painters to back roll all walls or no job.
Always tidbits of great ideas in your videos. Thanks Bob. Have a great week.
Thanks, you too!
This is getting me excited to get started beekeeping again. Now if all that Canadian snow would melt! ❄🐝
And......the white stuff is back.
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Swarm season is here for me caught my first 1 yesterday almost 3 weeks early for me.❤️🐝👍
Rainy days in the shop. You have such a great crew Bob!
Bob we find it's better up here in Ohio if we paint our boxes dark brown or green for heat in colder weather. However sitting boxes where the get evening shade help over heating in Summer. I Fog my hives with OX on warm days in January and February kills most all mites in my hives. Did so last year and my inspector found zero mites in my hives June 7 th inspection.
Here in South Africa, we mostly just dip in parifin wax
Cheap pine boxes last about 15 years without retreatment
We also use it as a method of sterilization after an AFB infection
We dip at 160 C for 20 minutes
If you dip at a lower temperature, you have to redip after a few years
Basically it boils out all the moisture in the wood and sucks in the wax.
Can use the hive the next day
And no residue
Great idea with the feed bottles! You always make me feel like a rookie! Lol.
Hi Ron. With your experience I would hardly use the word rookie.
Praying you all stay safe down south with all those tornados.
Thank you.
Just a thought what we do with houses. We spray and then have a helper following with a roller to roll the paint in/ get it more even, and also texture. Spraying is a lot faster but depending on the paint gun you have to get your gun to put it on thick or multiple layers if you have a paint room you can paint it let it dry and do a second thin coat
Thank you. We have done that outside.👍
Hello Bob. I'm like y'all lol I needed to work my bees yesterday and I couldn't because of the weather. So today I is a lot better day. I have do work all of them today.
It Might Be Awkward or mabe weird. haha. But it would seem perfectly Normal to me. And probably alot of others. That could show up for work at Bobs one Morning And take right off! Watch youall so much! And Have Been Very Blessed To Have Met Some Of Youns! Love Youall! Thanks Bob for Keepin on Keepin on! Im gettin better at holdin my smoker with my legs now! Best Place fer Me Too! or is it as well. Idk. You know how non Hillbillies Sound funny! God Bless youall and your Bees!!!
That's a happy work crew there!
I love your videos. I have learned so much from blue ridge honey crew. Thanks again Bob! I really appreciate yall educating us on different methods of beekeeping. Gotta get back up there for a visit real soon.
Rainy days can be nice but sure makes it hard to do splits or graft queens. My son and I ran up to Hiawassee at the end of last week to throw in two rounds of grafts between weather systems. Thanks for the video Bob!
The piping queens!
over time painted wood expands and contracts which opens the grain and defects allowing moisture into the wood and the paint helps to hold that moisture which accelerates the opening of the grain
What a great crew you got there.
We're lucky to have them. 👍
Ist rain here also today.
The beehive seller here kan learn from you to make good stuff.
Here wand to sell mutch as possible
En cheap materials en still very expensive
I wish you a good bee year. A lot of honey en healthy bees. Also for te beekeeper
Greeting from Belgium
Thank you and greetings to you.
You know Bob, working on Sunday is a borderline sin. Lol. We have to make hay while the sun shines.
I agree but sometimes you do what you have to do. 😎
60's music ❤
That is a lot of queens!!!! I guess I am a sinner then. Hives here are every color imaginable. I just breeze thru the mis-tint isle at Menards and grab expensive paint marked down 80%. Add graffiti at will too... flowers and such. At the end of last season I flung whatever color paint at the boxes in a modern art moment. Better than a tie dyed shirt! Just gotta let the girly girl side out once in a while.
Hi Diane. I once had an old commercial beekeeper comment on my boxes that were multicolored. He laughed and said I don't think the bees mind at all. 👍
Have you thought about coating the end grain and upper/lower surfaces with TiteBond 3?
I just started doing it and, so far, I like it. I think it’ll really help seal the end grain and prevent the upper/lower surfaces from rotting
paraffin wax dip and while they are hot water based paint, they dry instantly and you can paint 2 layers (more if want) without waiting
I'm glad you show hand painting. I like it much better too. Do you roll paint on with paint rollers after you hand paint the hand holds? If you dip them in copper nap, don't they last a long time?
We use the roller after doing the hand holds and corner joints and yes copper nap does help a lot.
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Wonderful crew, positive attitude...love it. How many employees do you have?
22 and I'm lucky to have them.
Wonderful
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horse with no name ,,,,,,jammin
Hi. Recommend to put five bees in the cage. Bees take care of queen bee, then she not die. 😊
If I wanted to feed back honey to my bees, what ratio of water per gallon of honey would you suggest? Would it be the same 50/50 ratio as what you did with honey bears?
He said 50/50.
Yes, but keep in mind it will ferment quickly so it needs to get used fast.
We had -25 c (-13f) last night here in Saskatchewan so we can’t do anything else BUT work in the shop. Still waiting for that break into spring weather.
This too shall pass.
Hey Bob I noticed they weren’t gluing the box joints on assembly. Maybe I missed it. What’s your thoughts on gluing the joints. Thanks for your videos. Always enjoy watching your team in action.
We always glue boxes cut with a rabbit joint extra well but rarely glue boxes with a finger joint and have had good luck with both.
Hello Bob, Do you remove the entrance reducers in spring ?Thank you for your help & videos.
Hi Ronald. We generally don't use entrance reducers on established colonies and only use them on very small colonies and we do remove them once the nights warm up.
Bob, Have you ever done a video on the kind of paint you use on your equipment? On a rainy day, could you do that? Not how to paint them (seen those) but the kind of paint and what you are mixing it with.
How about reviewing your jig (with measurements) for building those boxes too.
I'm still waiting for decent weather to do an inspection. I've usually been in the hives by now at least cleaning the floor boards. Today is 61, no work, so I'll try to at least do the bottom boards.
Have a great day.
The assembly jig sure would be nice.
He’s done a video about how he dips his boxes in copper naphthenate and what type of paint he uses. You can do a search for “Bob Binnie painting” and find it.
Oil base primer, 2 coats of latex enamel paint. He has a short video on it.
So do you make your boxes to sell too? Or are they just for yourself
We do sell nucs and single story colonies.
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Please show how you requeen an entire yard.
Where did you get the cypress boxes? Happy with them?
I got them from a man in Tennessee. The wood is clear but it wasn't kiln dried so it has moved some and the cut dimensions were not entirely correct. They work but I'm not entirely satisfied.
Bob, would you give the dimensions of the stands your crew builds the hive boxes on? I like that idea, I build mine on my bench and it's a pain.
I was thinking you used oil based paint in other videos so do you have a preference of which type of paint depending on whether you are brushing or spraying the paint on?
We always use oil base primer and finish with two coats of acrylic latex enamel.
@@bobbinnie9872 thanks!
Thanks 🙏
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Селіна схожа на мою дочку.👍💯🇺🇦
How long did the hives last that are not painted? And did his boxes have box or rabbit joints?
Hi Kevin. His boxes had both joints and I'm not sure how long they lasted.
Always look forward to your videos each Sunday, they're great, I think you should consider doing a boxed DVD set, could be a money maker. I have a question, why do you not use inner covers on your hives?
Thanks. Colonies will glue down whatever is immediately on top and inner covers provide a place to pry with a hive tool. If a telescoping cover didn't have an inner cover it would be difficult to pry it off. Our migratory lids don't have that problem. Inner covers also provide extra insulation along with a bit of ventilation if they have a notch present (not all do) which is something that is not absolutely needed in our climate. It's also cheaper without one.
Where do you get cypress supers?
Albert Mast from Mast Beekeeping Supply in Tennessee.
Good morning Bob, I’m late this morning.
Good morning 👍
Hi Bob. Would you recommend 3 grams of OA for a 6 frames colony (started a week ago from 3lb packages) with eggs/larvae still open?
Your answer is appreciated. Western Mass
If the they are in a ten frame box I would say yes.
@@bobbinnie9872 yes they are. Thank you!!!
Perhaps it is more economical to not paint them in California... I think it may be a different story for northern climates.
I agree. Medford, OR is less humid in the summer compared to Georgia
Bob, or anyone else who might know, are you cutting your own hive body parts? I know several suppliers carry cypress hive bodies but they are all using rabbitted corner joints not finger joints. If you are purchasing those can you share who the supplier is?
Hey, Bob. I assume you don’t dip your cypress boxes in copper napthenate. Are you switching over? Is it more cost effective?
Correct, I don't dip the cypress boxes. They can be more expensive so I'm not sure how the investment works out. I think I'm happy with either way.
Just curious... Why wouldn't a good airless paint sprayer coat those boxes well?
It doesn't push the paint into the cracks, crevices and recessed screw and nail heads.
Ha Bob great vedio when u loss the queens like that does the post office pay u back question also wen you paint your boxes I noticed u do not caulk the corners, mine rots is that because u glue them at first I did not glue but now I do really enjoy your videos they are great. Have a blessed day
Hi Frances. Our boxes are either dipped in copper napthanate and linseed oil or are made from cypress so rotting isn't a concern for us. The queens came overnight UPS and they will not pay us damages.
@@bobbinnie9872 wow so very sorry that is a big loss o I am so so sorry. I will keep caulking I cant dip.
Thanks hope u have a wonderful day
Crew- ehhhh
I want to work for you and improve my level. I am a beekeeper
Hello sir, just a random question do you have problem on moisture in the lid on cold weathers?
We do experience moisture on the understand of our lids at times but in our area it doesn't cause us a lot of trouble.
What’s your technique for replacing a queen in a bigger hive? 2 deeps 2 supers. During a flow…. The bees are feisty…. Old queen gotta go. Thanks
Bob, do you glue your boxes?
We do glue the ones with a rabbit joints but not the ones with finger joints, although I'm guessing it would help.
I was looking for this question myself. I tried gluing mine, what a pain in the butt. More of a mess than anything. Imo. It was nice to see Bob's crew didn't glue, I feel good about doing the same now.
What queens did you get Bob, Carnie Queens ? Hopefully this season is good. Weather is poor over here. Lots of rain fluctuating from 9c to 18c nothing is certain. I'm praying i get things done on time...checks the fondant, looks like the bees are doing fine on it. Mite count was low the last time. So treatments were effective...
These queens are daughters of 75% Caucasian x 25% Carniolan breeder queens and are open mated with 75% Italian X 25% Carniolan.
Who pays for the box of dead queens? The buyer or the shipper/supplier?
In this case it was on me.
Why don’t you wax dip your boxes?
Bob, i noticed your painting the box with not CU dip. NO dip anymore?
I'm not sure what you saw, we only dip but we do paint primer.
Some people use silver paint? Why do you use white Bob?
I occasionally used aluminum paint in the past but didn't have as good of service as I have had with acrylic latex enamel. I do use mostly white but any light color would work fine. Occasionally we use light yellow.
Very interesting. I live in the Blue Ridge Mts. in NE Georgia. I noticed that some employees were not wearing gloves, while handling honey combs, covered with bees. What prevents the bees from stinging their hands? They are a lot more wussy than the bees here! LOL
LOL Nurse bees are very gentle, the foragers are the ones that sting. Nurse bees are best at feeding queens so that is what is used to feed all those queens. But I'm sure they get a sting once in awhile but gloves are so clumsy for delicate work. Have a great day.
@@russellkoopman3004 Same to you my good sir.
Are all the queens sold inspected before they leave the store for customer pick up?
We're using most of these for nuc production but the ones being sold are checked and prepared the morning they are picked up.
@@bobbinnie9872 Yes. That’s what I needed to know. Im picking up 30 Thursday. Preparing splits Tuesday based on those 30. Thanks.
Howdy Mr binnie, iv copied your hive lids but I'm on the mid east coast of Australia so much hotter, I may need a vented lid as my bees are gathering outside the door of a mid daay, what's the maximum temperature they should have?
Thank you in advance, rio.
In hot weather we crack the lid by setting the front or rear up on the narrow cleat under the lid. We've done that with temperatures up to 105°f with decent results.
Hello
I would like to meet you .I am from Mauritius.
Can I have contact with you please.
Our email address is on the "about" page.
Bob, who is Chris? What is the company these queens are from?
Check out this video. "Florida Beekeepers Part 1: Queen Production with Chris Werner" ua-cam.com/video/4ZsJ12ANbmk/v-deo.html
Hi Bob, How are you liking your Caucasian queens from OS? What would you say are the main benefits you are seeing in your apiary by introducing Caucasians? Anything you don't like about them? Thanks for the time you take to educate us new beeks.
Hi Dan. I'm not sure about the meaning of OS. If you mean IS (Indian Summer Honey Farm) we've had good luck with them in our nucs and packages. They aren't totally Caucasian though. We send Chris queens to graft from that are a high percentage of Caucasian and the daughters are open mating with his outfit which is mostly Italian with some Carniolan which is a great all around mixture. For our own queens we are grafting from artificially inseminated Caucasian breeder queens and those daughters are open mated with hopefully mostly our bees and we like these the most because they are very easy to work with. No regrets so far.
@@bobbinnie9872 By OS I meant Old Sol apiaries out of Oregon.
@@dandahlberg4452 I have not tried their queens so I couldn't say one way or the other.
C'mon bob ..Keep Holy The Lords Day...
Bob - you may find this research finding presentation very interesting. ua-cam.com/video/mAsXFPakumU/v-deo.html
He's smart. Thanks.
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