Fantastic tutorial video the best by far this year ever see. This is a 9.5👍.. You got in so much details amazing tips also.. hope this clip goes viral.. You’re a great facilitator the way you teach.. for everyone to comprehend.. great job keep it up… I started bee keeping on the tropic too on the Dominican Republic.. I was 7 when my uncle got a swarm landed on a short palm tree 🌴 he took me with him. He had it under a Mango 🥭 tree 🌳.. that was my first encounter with bees 🐝
In one of your video you talked about .Putting in empty racks in between other racks. But i thought the queen was suppose to be by the brood rack. Im new to bee keepering. We have a top bar hive. Bought a nuc 2 months ago. Us it ok to put empty racks in between my other racks?
Great time of year for this topic. Good job pointing out the difference in timing because of location. A lot of younger beekeeper don't realize location adjusts the timing of everything. How's your bees doing? Blessed Days...
Great video. As always you go into great detail for us about a theme such as feeding our honeybees. And all the things we need to know in getting there and the items to procure to achieve that end result is very helpful. I like the additional ways you go into with the left over 1:1 sugar syrup and its different uses in the confines of our hive. Thank you.
It's a great time of year for this video and you shared some really good information about feeding throughout the year. Thank you for taking the time to help out so many new beekeepers. It says a lot about you as a person, and I love your demeaner, as well as your personality. 🐝
Great job Larissa you hit on all the top concerns and tips only a seasoned beekeeper in multi climates would know your channel has grown congrats on you hard work and effort I’m looking into mite control I tried formic pro on a hive did not make it Michigan winter was thinking about a fogger with oxalic acid. Any tips ✌️
Thanks! You have pretty much addressed my two main varroa treatment issues. Oxalic acid isn't very effective here. Not just because there is always brood present, but I don't think it works as well with the high humidity. I have not tried using a fogger. I haven't used formic in years because I lose so many queens. Even the apiary I worked for that requeens every year experience a fairly high queen loss after using formic. I was told to use half the suggested dosage on the packaging. Apiguard is my go-to for mite control and I only have to treat once a year for most of my hives, so I use the formic and oxalic once in awhile to prevent resistance to the apiguard. Do you also treat at the end of summer? That late summer treatment for the winter bees seems to be one a lot of beekeepers don't do, but is really important.
@@BeekeepingMadeSimpleyes I’ll pull the honey supers off in the fall or end of summer and treat till it’s time for putting them up for winter I did the 14 day treatment for a double deep but I’ll read up on the apiguard for sure thanks for responding have a great rest of your week 🤙
Everytime I use HBH or Hive alive bees get robbed out! Using hive top feeders. I'm convinced u can't put that stuff anywhere in the hive?? Ok I should have watched to the end b 4 I posted! Lol U have been a big help! Thank you!
Thank you for a great video. I hope you can clear up something I don't understand about feeding sugar or candy in the winter. We are supposed to remove sugar syrup if bees can't fly due to cold temps. If we put in dry sugar or candy, once the condensation saturates the sugar and turns it into syrup, how's that better than feeding bees sugar syrup? Isn't it the same thing.
The condensation won't really turn it into syrup, it will sort of turn it into a brick. Once it absorbs a certain amount of water it won't absorb anymore especially when it is cold. Just think.... when you are trying to get syrup you have to have very hot water to get all that sugar to disolve... So the sugar just acts as an absorbant material, and it also makes it easier for the bees to digest it as they need it if they run out of food.
I am not sure about her reasoning, but I know where I am from some honeys are actually harder on their gut than sugar/syrup especially if they can't leave the hive for longer periods. Has to do with "ash" content. Also when sugar is $1 a pound, and honey is $15 a pound from a business stand point a lot of beekeepers make the decision to sell the honey and buy the sugar.
Fantastic tutorial video the best by far this year ever see. This is a 9.5👍.. You got in so much details amazing tips also.. hope this clip goes viral.. You’re a great facilitator the way you teach.. for everyone to comprehend.. great job keep it up… I started bee keeping on the tropic too on the Dominican Republic.. I was 7 when my uncle got a swarm landed on a short palm tree 🌴 he took me with him. He had it under a Mango 🥭 tree 🌳.. that was my first encounter with bees 🐝
Thank you! Wow! That's a great introduction to beekeeping 😊 I love hearing stories of people including kids in beekeeping.
Now I know! Stingless bees can also be explored: ua-cam.com/users/SirSamsStinglessBeehive
I love your videos. Very informative and your demeanor is very therapeutic
Mahalo nui loa
In one of your video you talked about .Putting in empty racks in between other racks. But i thought the queen was suppose to be by the brood rack. Im new to bee keepering. We have a top bar hive. Bought a nuc 2 months ago. Us it ok to put empty racks in between my other racks?
Should you feed longer (i.e. after putting on a 2nd brood chamber) if you are giving them formation instead of drawn comb?
Great time of year for this topic.
Good job pointing out the difference in timing because of location. A lot of younger beekeeper don't realize location adjusts the timing of everything. How's your bees doing? Blessed Days...
Great video. As always you go into great detail for us about a theme such as feeding our honeybees. And all the things we need to know in getting there and the items to procure to achieve that end result is very helpful. I like the additional ways you go into with the left over 1:1 sugar syrup and its different uses in the confines of our hive. Thank you.
It's a great time of year for this video and you shared some really good information about feeding throughout the year. Thank you for taking the time to help out so many new beekeepers. It says a lot about you as a person, and I love your demeaner, as well as your personality. 🐝
Thanks for the information
Great job Larissa you hit on all the top concerns and tips only a seasoned beekeeper in multi climates would know your channel has grown congrats on you hard work and effort I’m looking into mite control I tried formic pro on a hive did not make it Michigan winter was thinking about a fogger with oxalic acid. Any tips ✌️
Thanks! You have pretty much addressed my two main varroa treatment issues. Oxalic acid isn't very effective here. Not just because there is always brood present, but I don't think it works as well with the high humidity. I have not tried using a fogger. I haven't used formic in years because I lose so many queens. Even the apiary I worked for that requeens every year experience a fairly high queen loss after using formic. I was told to use half the suggested dosage on the packaging. Apiguard is my go-to for mite control and I only have to treat once a year for most of my hives, so I use the formic and oxalic once in awhile to prevent resistance to the apiguard. Do you also treat at the end of summer? That late summer treatment for the winter bees seems to be one a lot of beekeepers don't do, but is really important.
@@BeekeepingMadeSimpleyes I’ll pull the honey supers off in the fall or end of summer and treat till it’s time for putting them up for winter I did the 14 day treatment for a double deep but I’ll read up on the apiguard for sure thanks for responding have a great rest of your week 🤙
Everytime I use HBH or Hive alive bees get robbed out! Using hive top feeders. I'm convinced u can't put that stuff anywhere in the hive??
Ok
I should have watched to the end b 4 I posted! Lol
U have been a big help!
Thank you!
Hope the move goes well
Thank you for the very informative video. I was wondering if you could do a video on what to do with a TBH over winter for feeding. Thanks!
You are smart and aware. Subscribed. [Seven hives, Maryland.]
I love your tutorials! Tu. Getting my nuc in a week.
Thank you for a great video. I hope you can clear up something I don't understand about feeding sugar or candy in the winter. We are supposed to remove sugar syrup if bees can't fly due to cold temps. If we put in dry sugar or candy, once the condensation saturates the sugar and turns it into syrup, how's that better than feeding bees sugar syrup? Isn't it the same thing.
The condensation won't really turn it into syrup, it will sort of turn it into a brick. Once it absorbs a certain amount of water it won't absorb anymore especially when it is cold. Just think.... when you are trying to get syrup you have to have very hot water to get all that sugar to disolve... So the sugar just acts as an absorbant material, and it also makes it easier for the bees to digest it as they need it if they run out of food.
Do your kids help out with your bees
Love your videos! The link to buy feeders didn’t show for me. What type of feeders are your favorite to buy?
I prefer the inframe feeders... it does take up one or two frames depending on the size, but they are the best solution to me.
Why don't you just save some of there honey you pulled and just give it back so they get what they really need .. the natural way
I am not sure about her reasoning, but I know where I am from some honeys are actually harder on their gut than sugar/syrup especially if they can't leave the hive for longer periods. Has to do with "ash" content. Also when sugar is $1 a pound, and honey is $15 a pound from a business stand point a lot of beekeepers make the decision to sell the honey and buy the sugar.
But bees makeing honey from sugar is crap honey and has none of the property's that honey should have ...so not really honey