Normally, a 5 years or more old podcast is ancient history but the information here is timeless. Dr Leo's experience and advice along with the more detailed information in Keeping Bee's with a Smile has completely changed the way I think about bee keeping. It makes so much sense. I know what I'll be making for my bees for Christmas.
This conversation was amazing! A powerful presentation for natural, healthy, productive beekeeping. I love the citations provided leading to further study from other beekeeping experts and researchers.
You really don't need strange queens. They would likely not survive your first winter anyway. Try to find local survivor stock, or make your own. You cannot buy your way to success.
@@wiredforstereo true enough, it's not really about buying my way to success especially since I can't even afford to pay attention lol. Watching him inspires me to go out to the country side and set some traps lol.
Excellent! I really agree with you about the benefits of horisontal hives altough I have not Layen but Kenyan Top Bar Hives. Works fantastico with my treatment free approach here in vild and cool Sweden 👌❄️ 🐝 💤
Thank You!! I grew up in South Dakota. Bee keepers from Florida brought bees up every summer to make honey from the alfalfa my uncle grew. They were fat slow tame yellow bees. How a swarm ever made it a mile west and found a home under the Red Granery I'll never know. They lived there for at least 15 years, undisturbed by humans except for the one time that lighting struck, the floor collapsed, and had to be replaced. We took about 5 lbs. of honey at that time, replaced the floor, the bees and us continued on. Even though So. Dak. is much colder in the winter I think bee keeping in Missouri would be more difficult as the weather fluctuates wildly.. humidity.ect. going to do some research and come back to Missouri in a couple years and try it. Won't be too far from you THANKS!
You can put a divider board in that cuts the box in half. You can add more size as the hive grows.. A big empty hive can be infested. A nice full hive can kick some butt. You have to let them swarm. (Catch your own swarms also) It breaks the laying of eggs and the mites starve. After a swarm leaves, the remaining bees are more vulnerable if there is too much unprotected comb. If an infestation occurs the bees like to swarm. And remaining bees could easily die. So did the bees die? or swarm to a new place? or both.
If you had a dog full of ticks you’d help, I notice he never talks about the huge amount of bees that die from mite investations. Also doing a disservice to bee keepers around you. You can strive for natural selection without spreading disease and killing bees
Bees aren't dogs. Mites aren't ticks. All bees die, workers only live 6 weeks. You cannot achieve natural selection without some things living and other things dying. It's fundamental to the definition of the thing.
@@in2organic3 if the hive is strong you can split or even kill the queen they will raise a new queen as long as they have fresh eggs in the brood the break in laying will get rid of a lot of pests also just thing there will always be some. its not like having a dog with no fleas.
Normally, a 5 years or more old podcast is ancient history but the information here is timeless. Dr Leo's experience and advice along with the more detailed information in Keeping Bee's with a Smile has completely changed the way I think about bee keeping. It makes so much sense. I know what I'll be making for my bees for Christmas.
Nice presentation. Would have liked to see more than just a treatment free beekeeping post on the screen
This conversation was amazing! A powerful presentation for natural, healthy, productive beekeeping. I love the citations provided leading to further study from other beekeeping experts and researchers.
I can't wait to implement this and try making his sleeping hive
I used Leo's plans to make my hive. I love it
Dr. Leo is THE MAN!
His work is very helpful.
I kissed Langstroth goodbye two years ago mainly due to the heft on my bad back - I can't wait to build a Layens hive and get started next year!
Litterally worked on my 1st horizontal hive last night, box made, legs and roof going on tonight.
Nice video ❤
If i could get some of your feral/natural queens here in Canada, i would definitely buy queens from Dr. Sharashkin!!
You really don't need strange queens. They would likely not survive your first winter anyway. Try to find local survivor stock, or make your own. You cannot buy your way to success.
@@wiredforstereo true enough, it's not really about buying my way to success especially since I can't even afford to pay attention lol. Watching him inspires me to go out to the country side and set some traps lol.
@@jasonseaward8506 There you go, that's the right way.
Excellent! I really agree with you about the benefits of horisontal hives altough I have not Layen but Kenyan Top Bar Hives. Works fantastico with my treatment free approach here in vild and cool Sweden 👌❄️ 🐝 💤
Yah. Dah, bittah, donka
Thank You!!
I grew up in South Dakota. Bee keepers from Florida brought bees up every summer to make honey from the alfalfa my uncle grew. They were fat slow tame yellow bees. How a swarm ever made it a mile west and found a home under the Red Granery I'll never know. They lived there for at least 15 years, undisturbed by humans except for the one time that lighting struck, the floor collapsed, and had to be replaced. We took about 5 lbs. of honey at that time, replaced the floor, the bees and us continued on. Even though So. Dak. is much colder in the winter I think bee keeping in Missouri would be more difficult as the weather fluctuates wildly.. humidity.ect. going to do some research and come back to Missouri in a couple years and try it. Won't be too far from you THANKS!
Great story
@@peterd.2963 I could tell lots of stories about those bees!
Cool, Ive been a member of the FB group a while, never knew their was a yt channel, just stumbled across it noe
Greenthumbs Garden Sorry you missed it. I've posted links many dozens of times!
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how do you handle small hive beetles with horizontal hives ?
We try to let the bees deal with pests and diseases.
Solomon Parker we have millions here in central Texas - strong hive or not they will overcome them with no intervention
How do the feral bees in Texas deal with them?
@@djrojas some deal with them some dont.
You can put a divider board in that cuts the box in half. You can add more size as the hive grows.. A big empty hive can be infested. A nice full hive can kick some butt.
You have to let them swarm. (Catch your own swarms also)
It breaks the laying of eggs and the mites starve.
After a swarm leaves, the remaining bees are more vulnerable if there is too much unprotected comb. If an infestation occurs the bees like to swarm. And remaining bees could easily die.
So did the bees die? or swarm to a new place? or both.
My bees are not swarmed bees, what can I do to get rid off the mites in nature way?
We let the bees deal with the mites. This time of year, you should be splitting hives to prepare for losses in winter.
Need to wait, doesn't seem like have enough bees to split yet.
I wish I knew that northern climates were such a problem.
If you had a dog full of ticks you’d help, I notice he never talks about the huge amount of bees that die from mite investations. Also doing a disservice to bee keepers around you. You can strive for natural selection without spreading disease and killing bees
Bees aren't dogs. Mites aren't ticks. All bees die, workers only live 6 weeks. You cannot achieve natural selection without some things living and other things dying. It's fundamental to the definition of the thing.
I meant not feral bees
It doesn't matter where they come from.
Ok
@@in2organic3 if the hive is strong you can split or even kill the queen they will raise a new queen as long as they have fresh eggs in the brood the break in laying will get rid of a lot of pests also just thing there will always be some. its not like having a dog with no fleas.