I have been interested in beekeeping since I was a kid. My best friend's dad, and later he, consistently kept 4-5 hives as a hobby. I really admire all of your hard work and dedication. The working class are the backbone of this country.
The pliers to hold the nails is the small little stuff that I pick up watching videos like yours. Being a woodworker I never thought of that. What a finger saver
Bob, I am a very small hobbyist Beek in missouri. I had dried down honey in an attic with fans,but didn't run a dehumidifier. I was recently told that the dehumidifier also dried out any hive bettle larvae that was present. This seems like important Information to me. I now dry all honey down at a minimum of 24 hours with a dehumidifier. Love learning from your channel,you make it very relatable. Thank you.
Tell Scott to bring some of that rain back up to Wisconsin! I live in NW Wisconsin, and though we’ve gotten some rain, it’s still pretty dry. The flow was non stop here this year, I extracted 518lbs from just 6 hives. It’s been crazy, even through the drought. 😊🐝
Season is over in Saskatchewan too . Time to reduce entrances. To keep them warmer and stop robbing . The bees are a bit crabby when I open the hives . Now to spend 2.5 months getting ready for months of snow
California is so beautiful! We love the country; My Grandson once said as he looked up and down the city street " granddaddy I couldn't live here l" 😊 Love the journey you have taken us on this year .
There’s no amount of beauty worth dealing with the liberal/ communist bastards of California…. I was employed there for ten years … thankfully beyond measure that I no longer have to stay over there
I'm glad you mentioned build comb in 10 frame then you can space comb frames for honey, I've seen some people put foundations spaced, your correct, makes a mess.they build out into next frame
I sure hope thats a load of some of that good South Dakota clover honey .Bought me some of that last time i was down your way from Kentucky and it was so good. Cant wait till you guys get your website updated for taking orders. As always thanks for posting !
Another great video! Bob I have to thank you for sharing your knowledge. I built a hot room in my garage and I process honey the way you do. Dual Blue Ribbons at the Fair this year thanks to you! Keep teaching us. I met you at Hive life this year just for a minute
We had the same issues with Sourwood over on our side of the mountains as well. Had a limited amount of the supers we pulled that could be counted as Sourwood with most being mixed with other nectar sources. Wasn't expecting much Sourwood seeing as most of the smaller trees didn't bloom this year.
The reason you get moisture seeping into those drums is due to the pressure differential. The temp rises during the day and cools at night. When it cools the pressure drops and creates a vacuum which draws in the water that is setting in the top of the drum.
Our first flow ended 7/ 7 and have been in a dearth until 8/7 . the spotted lantern flys will feed the bees until 8/21 when the knot weed, Golden rod and aster flow begins and lasts until 9/30.
You have an amazing set up Bob. My family and I are from Indiana. On the way home from vacationing in Florida we stopped in to visit and picked up some awesome sourwood honey. We run 100 colonies currently and expanding every season. Hope to meet up with you at a conference somewhere someday.
Bob, there is a tool that we use for siding & metal work that holds the small nails & u hit the top end with a hammer to drive the nail, it's a punch, about the size of a paint marker. No finger smashing & they cost around $15...the one I use Is made by Malco & is very nice, fast, & effective
I have always noticed how easy your frames slide. Are you constantly cleaning those corners of propolis? With brood boxes in use all the time I would need to take out most of frames to accomplish this. Thanks for info and patience!!
Ha Bob Great video I never seen you use pro bi itoc on your hives before i did not spell that right what are you using and why and do u see some good for you bees from using it. thanks hope u have a blessed week
Question I did a split on my hive to prevent swarming but the hive still swarmed and I know bigger beekeepers have said that if you do a split and the hive swarms you will not get honey from the bees but I have a whole super full of honey I only had one hive two nuke boxes full of honey bees
Bob could you please talk about..ie do a video on😂what you dust the bees with please…I know it’s probably something for gut health but would like to know your thoughts on it!!
thanks, I enjoyed EAS. Good group of folks. We're experimenting with probiotics after it was recommended by a couple of friends. They say their bees look better and healthier. I'm not sure what to expect but we'll see. I take probiotics myself so I figured it couldn't hurt to try.
Yes it will. The time we are going to use it is a diminished brood period of brood production in our area anyway so it works out OK. When the treatment is over they will begin producing loads of brood again because our Goldenrod will begin putting out loads of pollen.
Today someone came and took our wild bees that were in an owl box. There are so many still pancacked on the tree where their home used to be. Should I worry about anything? I feel bad for them, they are homeless and queenless.
It's a bad deal but there isn't anything to do short of adding them to a hive or giving them a queen. If you want to put them out of their distress soapy water will do it.
Thanks, How long have you been using these type of products and what positive impacts have you observed in your bees? How often do you treat with probiotics and when. It looks like from your recent video posts that you feed just before your Apiguard treatments in August. Is your goal in feeding probiotics in August another part of maximizing all that goes into the health of the hive so that your diutinus bees' health is optimal? @@bobbinnie9872
The Cowen does well with those spacers. It has a three position adjustment which helps a lot when switching between new comb ten frame and eight frame spacers.
Always a pleasure. Bob I need your expertise. I have a couple new queens arriving in a few days. Is 24 hours too early to remove the old queens? Should I wait till about 8 hours prior to adding the new queen? Thx
I've never had that problem but I would come up with something to help keep numbers down until I could do a serious treatment. Extended oxalic acid release pads are being talked about a lot for that.
Hello Bob, I have a question for you: How do I requeen in an established colony and is fall still a good time for this? The colony consists of all ages of brood. What is the procedure for best outcome of acceptance of the new queen? I have a mated queen in a baby nuc. Thank you! I appreciate your time!
There are many ways but one of the best is to get the queen going in a nuc and then introduce the nuc to the colony after killing the old queen and leaving them queenless for half a day..
If it was left until it had equalized it would be extremely thick. Our drying room is often 30% and in just a few days under fans it will lower the moisture content 3% to 4% (from 18 to 14) in uncapped honey.
Hey Bob - Can you give me the names of a couple places down here in FL that might carry your legit Sourwood? I see SMiley Honey and Bee Natural do you work with either of them by chance?
We're experimenting with probiotics after it was recommended by a couple of friends. They say their bees look better and healthier. I'm not sure what to expect but I take probiotics myself so I figured it couldn't hurt to try.
@bobbinnie9872 I treated 59 colonies with a half of a dose. 11 of them absconded. Now they were in single deeps and not real strong. They were bigger than a 5 frame nuc but not a completely full 10 frame either. So maybe that had something to do with it.
Loved the trucker talk
Those guys hold the country together
They deserve our respect for sure.
I have been interested in beekeeping since I was a kid. My best friend's dad, and later he, consistently kept 4-5 hives as a hobby. I really admire all of your hard work and dedication. The working class are the backbone of this country.
The pliers to hold the nails is the small little stuff that I pick up watching videos like yours. Being a woodworker I never thought of that. What a finger saver
I saw that in an episode of Curious George. Man that show taught me a lot XD
Scott has a sweet ride.
Great video you work with a bunch of great people thanks for sharing
Bob,
I am a very small hobbyist Beek in missouri. I had dried down honey in an attic with fans,but didn't run a dehumidifier. I was recently told that the dehumidifier also dried out any hive bettle larvae that was present. This seems like important Information to me. I now dry all honey down at a minimum of 24 hours with a dehumidifier. Love learning from your channel,you make it very relatable. Thank you.
Tell Scott to bring some of that rain back up to Wisconsin! I live in NW Wisconsin, and though we’ve gotten some rain, it’s still pretty dry. The flow was non stop here this year, I extracted 518lbs from just 6 hives. It’s been crazy, even through the drought. 😊🐝
When you find yourself a trucker or workers for that matter, that respects their job hold on to them.👍That is a LOT of honey barrels Bob.
Thx for sharing your world
Season is over in Saskatchewan too .
Time to reduce entrances. To keep them warmer and stop robbing .
The bees are a bit crabby when I open the hives .
Now to spend 2.5 months getting ready for months of snow
Love your beekeeping insights, your a master!
California is so beautiful! We love the country;
My Grandson once said as he looked up and down the city street " granddaddy I couldn't live here l" 😊
Love the journey you have taken us on this year .
There’s no amount of beauty worth dealing with the liberal/ communist bastards of California…. I was employed there for ten years … thankfully beyond measure that I no longer have to stay over there
Love ya Bob 😂 left when I was 20 but wouldn’t want to live there now
great video as always, I would love to try sourwood honey one day it sounds lovely and we don't have it in the UK
Hello from Wisconsin! Let them truckers roll 😉
Appreciate your videos bob! Hello from ontario canada!
Thank you. LOVE Canadians.
If they 'roll out the barrels" in Wisconsin, poka would break out ;)
Great crew!
I like this job..
I'm glad you mentioned build comb in 10 frame then you can space comb frames for honey, I've seen some people put foundations spaced, your correct, makes a mess.they build out into next frame
I sure hope thats a load of some of that good South Dakota clover honey .Bought me some of that last time i was down your way from Kentucky and it was so good.
Cant wait till you guys get your website updated for taking orders.
As always thanks for posting !
Thanks. It was from South Dakota. Hope to have our new website up in late fall.
Nice to meet you today yes today at EAS
I have to use a small leather hammer (cobblers hammer) for those darn little nails.
Another great video! Bob I have to thank you for sharing your knowledge. I built a hot room in my garage and I process honey the way you do.
Dual Blue Ribbons at the Fair this year thanks to you! Keep teaching us. I met you at Hive life this year just for a minute
Dual blue ribbons!! No small feat.
Another great video Bob & team. Enjoyed your presentations last week at EAS. Best, Kevin from Cashiers.
Thanks Kevin. I enjoyed being there.
We had the same issues with Sourwood over on our side of the mountains as well. Had a limited amount of the supers we pulled that could be counted as Sourwood with most being mixed with other nectar sources. Wasn't expecting much Sourwood seeing as most of the smaller trees didn't bloom this year.
Exact same thing. Oh well, if it was great every year every beekeeper in the southeast would want to move in here.
The reason you get moisture seeping into those drums is due to the pressure differential. The temp rises during the day and cools at night. When it cools the pressure drops and creates a vacuum which draws in the water that is setting in the top of the drum.
Our first flow ended 7/ 7 and have been in a dearth until 8/7 . the spotted lantern flys will feed the bees until 8/21 when the knot weed, Golden rod and aster flow begins and lasts until 9/30.
That rain is in north east Indiana. And fuel is 3.90 a gallon. Don't know diesel Costs in Fort Wayne
Good Morning Bob !
Good morning sir. One of these days I'll surprise you with a quirky response.
No worries sir, you have an amazing business and a lot on your hands. I appreciate your informative videos.
If you get a chance listen to the song “late July”
You have an amazing set up Bob. My family and I are from Indiana. On the way home from vacationing in Florida we stopped in to visit and picked up some awesome sourwood honey. We run 100 colonies currently and expanding every season. Hope to meet up with you at a conference somewhere someday.
I will be at The Beekeepers Of Indiana conference in Madison October 27th & 28th. If you're there please say hi.
Bob, there is a tool that we use for siding & metal work that holds the small nails & u hit the top end with a hammer to drive the nail, it's a punch, about the size of a paint marker. No finger smashing & they cost around $15...the one I use Is made by Malco & is very nice, fast, & effective
Thank you. I will definitely look into that.
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Big Mac combo meal is only $10.35 in California 😂🎉
Why is California so expensive? Didn’t realise there was such a price difference between states.
Thanks for the vid, Have you seen a reduction in honey production over all this year.
Yes. Our spring was OK but without a good Sourwood flow our overall quantity is lower than it could be.
We had a great year in wi this year. The highest average I've had in a decade.
Love to hear that. The guys I know up there are doing well too.
How do you clean drums. Thanks for the great videos
We just use extra hot water with a good nozzle. Steam works great but I've not wanted to go that route.
I have always noticed how easy your frames slide. Are you constantly cleaning those corners of propolis? With brood boxes in use all the time I would need to take out most of frames to accomplish this. Thanks for info and patience!!
It's partially because we work our colonies from time to time and yes we will scrape corners if they build up.
what kind of probiotic do you feed them?
Strong Microbials.
thanks@@bobbinnie9872
Ha Bob Great video I never seen you use pro bi itoc on your hives before i did not spell that right what are you using and why and do u see some good for you bees from using it. thanks hope u have a blessed week
Hi Frances. I'm trying it on recommendations from friends. I'll try to talk about in a video soon. Thanks.
Question I did a split on my hive to prevent swarming but the hive still swarmed and I know bigger beekeepers have said that if you do a split and the hive swarms you will not get honey from the bees but I have a whole super full of honey I only had one hive two nuke boxes full of honey bees
It comes down to how good the season is. It sounds like you did well.
Wondering if the SW had chemicals on it and that's why the bees stayed away from it very interesting 🤔
It mostly grows in the woods so probably not.
Bob could you please talk about..ie do a video on😂what you dust the bees with please…I know it’s probably something for gut health but would like to know your thoughts on it!!
It's probiotics and I hope to be talking about it soon.
@@bobbinnie9872 you’re the best!!
Thx you for sharing Bob. Out of interest how much difference is there in honey weight when going to 8 frame spacers in a 10 frame box?
I don't know the exact amount but it's several pounds. I need to measure that somehow.
End of season grunt work. So important, but grueling in this MS heat. What probiotic are you using?
Strong Microbials. I hope to talk on this subject more soon.
Hello Bob. How late in the year can you get the bees to draw out comb in your area?
Until the night time temperatures cool off.
Pleasure meeting you at EAS Bob. What Probiotic are you using?
thanks, I enjoyed EAS. Good group of folks. We're experimenting with probiotics after it was recommended by a couple of friends. They say their bees look better and healthier. I'm not sure what to expect but we'll see. I take probiotics myself so I figured it couldn't hurt to try.
Hello! Thanks for the video. I want to ask you if the treatment with Apiguard does not reduce the brood.
Yes it will. The time we are going to use it is a diminished brood period of brood production in our area anyway so it works out OK. When the treatment is over they will begin producing loads of brood again because our Goldenrod will begin putting out loads of pollen.
Thank you! A beautiful day!
Today someone came and took our wild bees that were in an owl box. There are so many still pancacked on the tree where their home used to be. Should I worry about anything? I feel bad for them, they are homeless and queenless.
It's a bad deal but there isn't anything to do short of adding them to a hive or giving them a queen. If you want to put them out of their distress soapy water will do it.
Hi Bob, Got your Sourwood honey I ordered for the first time ever, really good and long lasting in the pallet. What is the probiotic you use?
Thanks. We're using "Strong Microbials".
Thanks, How long have you been using these type of products and what positive impacts have you observed in your bees? How often do you treat with probiotics and when. It looks like from your recent video posts that you feed just before your Apiguard treatments in August. Is your goal in feeding probiotics in August another part of maximizing all that goes into the health of the hive so that your diutinus bees' health is optimal? @@bobbinnie9872
Are these bees on any agricultural/fields or just natural woods for their honey stores?
Mostly native ground along with some Dutch White Clover fields.
Does the cowen like fat 8 frames?
Not sure if you had to adjust the machine or it prefers them?
The Cowen does well with those spacers. It has a three position adjustment which helps a lot when switching between new comb ten frame and eight frame spacers.
Hi Bob what kind of queens do you have on your farm? Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭👍👍
We are using Caucasian breeder queens and the daughters are mating with Carniolan and Italian. I wonder how they would do in Switzerland?
@@bobbinnie9872 I have Ligustica, Carnica and different lines of Buckfast that I am trying?
@@bobbinnie9872 what is so special about the kaukastische Queen??
@@badbeeben9179 I'm not familiar with the queen.
Bob, Have you considered using the Co2 method instead of alcohol washing?
I don't know much about it. May be time to learn more.
Was wondering if you have any issues with hive beetles when you store your supers in the drying rooms? Thanks!
Not generally. We move them out before the trouble begins. Four or five days for supers that have had any brood reared in them is max.
Always a pleasure.
Bob I need your expertise. I have a couple new queens arriving in a few days. Is 24 hours too early to remove the old queens? Should I wait till about 8 hours prior to adding the new queen? Thx
I prefer 8 hours because emergency queens cells may not have been started yet.
@@bobbinnie9872 as always-thank you
@BobBinnie was that load of honey from John in Wisconsin?
It was from Adee Honey Farms in South Dakota. I should be getting some from John soon.
I've got a strong flow coming in August. How would you deal with collecting honey and preparing them for winter?
I've never had that problem but I would come up with something to help keep numbers down until I could do a serious treatment. Extended oxalic acid release pads are being talked about a lot for that.
@@bobbinnie9872 thanks we can't use them here. I'm thinking about a couple of vape treatments then?
Hi Bob. So you won't harvest anything the bees might bring in this month? Also, can you share the brand/details for the probiotic powder you're using?
No harvesting after August 1. Strong Microbials Super DFM.
Hello, please, what is the name of this medicine that you spray over the bees' tires?
"Strong Microbials" probiotics.
Which probiotic are you using for your treatment?
Strong Microbials which was recommended to me by a veterinary friend.
Hey Bob, Are you still supplying Walmart? If so, under what brand? I'm based in IL.
Yes but only in the North Georgia area. Blue Ridge Honey Co.
Hello Bob, I have a question for you: How do I requeen in an established colony and is fall still a good time for this? The colony consists of all ages of brood. What is the procedure for best outcome of acceptance of the new queen? I have a mated queen in a baby nuc. Thank you! I appreciate your time!
There are many ways but one of the best is to get the queen going in a nuc and then introduce the nuc to the colony after killing the old queen and leaving them queenless for half a day..
Thank you Mr. Bob@@bobbinnie9872
How can I remove travel staining from my honeycomb?
I don't actually know if there is a way.
When treating with Apiguard would you treat a colony that’s currently superseding or a new queen?
I would not use it if they are raising a queen. Once she's mated I thinks its OK.
@@bobbinnie9872 thanks Bob
Hello sir, what will be the moisture of the honey if it was dried in 30% humidity?
If it was left until it had equalized it would be extremely thick. Our drying room is often 30% and in just a few days under fans it will lower the moisture content 3% to 4% (from 18 to 14) in uncapped honey.
Question Bob: What probiotic product are you using in this video?
Strong Microbials. Super DFM
Thank you!@@bobbinnie9872
What is the probiotic yall using?
We're using "strong Microbials" which was recommended by a veternary friend of mine.
What’s the be probiotic?
"Strong Microbials" brand.
Hey Bob - Can you give me the names of a couple places down here in FL that might carry your legit Sourwood? I see SMiley Honey and Bee Natural do you work with either of them by chance?
Sorry, I don't of anyone down there that has purchased from us lately.
@@bobbinnie9872 any recommendations for Beekeepers you have sold or traded with down here?
What is the first treatment you give to bees after harvesting honey
Apiguard thymol gel.
@@bobbinnie9872 Do you treat Nosema in the summer or not
@@bobbinnie9872Does oxalic insist in the summer to process bees or not
We don't treat for Nosema.@@ishaksoukkou4195
@@bobbinnie9872 And do you treat the farroa with oxalic acid only or are there other medicines
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what is the purpose of the proabotics feeding?
We're experimenting with probiotics after it was recommended by a couple of friends. They say their bees look better and healthier. I'm not sure what to expect but I take probiotics myself so I figured it couldn't hurt to try.
@@bobbinnie9872 what probiotic are you using???
What is the percentage of colonies that abscond after you use apiguard?
None recently that I know of. The first time I used it I had a bunch because I gave them a full dose in very hot weather.
@bobbinnie9872 I treated 59 colonies with a half of a dose. 11 of them absconded. Now they were in single deeps and not real strong. They were bigger than a 5 frame nuc but not a completely full 10 frame either. So maybe that had something to do with it.
Perhaps it was hotter than when we do it?@@arnoldfarmsbeesandhoney
@@bobbinnie9872 mid to high 80s
Seth hasn’t made a video in 3 months, curious how he’s doing
He's doing well but I think he's been a bit overwhelmed this summer.
Hello, how are you I am a specialist in beekeeping and apiary management, looking for a job
what kind of pro-biotic you using?
Strong Microbials Super DFM.