Let Bees Keep Themselves and This Happens... (RUSSIAN UPDATE)
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- RUSSIAN UPDATE: Back in early June, I noticed the Russians starting to make queen cells and I decided to let nature run its course. I let the bees just do what they wanted and checked on them every 3 weeks. To my surprise, everything worked out pretty nice! Check out how my "Honey Badger" hive is doing now!
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I’m so confused how I ended up here, and I’m more concerned with the fact I watched the entire thing.
Don't fight it. Let the UA-cam take you.
when bees don't have to take care of brood, they evolve faster to foraging bees and thus the hive brings in loads of nectar, so an interruption in the laying cycle actually is very beneficial for honey production.
And very beneficial for Varroa Control. No Brood, no Varroa breeding. Brood Breaks are a great Tool for many reasons.
You have to time that break to coincide with your nectar flow.
1. Russians have old monarchy that is "total a-hole"
2. Russian monarch disappears
3. New ruler spotted
4. Russians embark on a program of expansion
Why am I not surprised?
Exactly.
"The production rates increased tremendously. That's a success of the working class"
Protect the Mother Hive!
Nostrovia! A triumph of the working class!
The dripping frame looked so satisfying
yea all the vodka was going to run out lol
Hahah nothing better then a Sunday morning coffee and a new vino video!! That Russian hive looks like it could be your best producing hive this year will be interesting to see when you harvest which hive produced the most harvested honey. BTW needed to see the happy dance just throwing that out there lol
adam martin Wait ‘til you see my Carniolan hive. (Or go over to Instagram and check it out!)
Ok just went to check Instagram man 4 supers??? Oh man looks like all your hard work has paid off big time.....so excited for the next episode...
Really like the focus on a single hive. I use flour sack cloth to cover supers and frames taken out of the hive instead of using a frame rest. It keeps them calmer and keeps robbing down.
Don Beissel I picked up the idea from a mentor. I use a quiet box to put frames in and flour sack dish towels to cover boxes with so bees aren’t exposing their stores to the open air. The drapes keep flying down and fewer intruders from getting in.
New queen isn't an asshole, congrats!
Siobhana81 This feels like a brand new hive! It’s amazing.
So from this point on the bee's in that hive are half russian now?
They could be full Russian if the new queen bred with a Russian drone.
wait the queen has not found the vodka bottle lol
Hopefully the hive will be calmer now with the angry old Tzarina gone.
Yes, they are already much much more settled.
@@vinofarm you would be nuts all you see is the smiling Mr.Ed watching all you moves lol
I have got to commend you on the top notch quality of your videos posted to UA-cam. The production quality of your videos far exceeds that of many of the higher youtube producers never mind other beekeepers. Your dedication to quality is much appreciated.
In Soviet Russia, bees keep you!
(sorry I know I'm literally 10 years late with this one but whatever 😂)
Im so happy for you. After years of work on the Russians, you finally got a return. It was so satisfying to watch you pull out full frames of harvestable honey. And hearing your happiness made me smile too.
RIP Queen Draco. Not sure you’ll be missed! 😉 Welcome Queen.........Anastasia???
I like it!
Hear hear!
Idiot
After watching you deal with these tetchy bastards over the last few seasons, I literally stood and applauded when I saw that frame of dripping honey. What a success. Congrats and thanks for the lovely Sunday morning coffee-watching video. I needed it this morning.
Great update on the Russians. LOVE the music. Definately looks like the new queen is a nice combination of the Russian winter hardiness (we hope) and your Italian and Carniolian sensibility.
Worker bees of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!
I love bees and totally admire their work they do for environment and ecosystem. That said, you wouldn't catch me near a bee hive without full protection clothing!
I’m so glad they’re doing so well! And they look they they have chilled way out.
I am a Belgian, I moved to Russia 15 years ago, I kept bees in Belgium all my live and I started here in Russia some 5 years ago with bees again. I have never had such harvest of honey in Belgium as I have now in Russia, upto 7 supers per hive full with honey, these are the best bees I have ever had.
Could it be a natural adaptation to colder and harsher climate?
Amazing hive, even with the aggressiveness we have seen before. Keep it up vino farms. Amazing to watch.
Awesome! Nice to them slamming the way they are! Another great video
its typical - if there is no more brood to feed food to - or tend to - they will spend 100% of their time foraging and fill up your hive - had one like this year too.
Is it just me, or does the Russian colony seem a lot more chill than last year?
MeKKan Nope. It’s not just you That is exactly what’s happening!
Hopefully this means their new queen is Russian-and-something, and mellows out
@@donbeissel2965 that makes sense
Man I love your videos! Great presentation and info! Thanks a bunch for your work and effort!!
Waaahooo!! Go bees! Smiles and blessings...
Congratulations on the new Queen! She looks like she's kicking butt!
holy cow, they´re packing the boards really full, nearly no single one space is left over...
never seen that kind of packed full of honey. Great job from you and from the bees!
I think the queen has mated with drones from other hives, so they probably will be half-russians from now.
Alexei Radchenko I agree with you and I so learned from another beekeeper that most Russian traits are recessive.
Alexei Radchenko Yes, they are definitely hybrids now.
Pretty much all the bees in North America are mutts. If you're doing early splits from the first bees to display swarm prep you're breeding Italians or at least Italian dominant mutts. My yard is full of that. Keep doing what you're doing vino. It's called 'sustainable beekeeping '.
That's what happens when you have a couple different types. Eventually the type that is more abundant in the area will take over
@@MaynardFreek Natural selection at work.
Thanks for the update on the Russians. Great to see them doing so good. Can't wait to see a new honey harvest video.
Yeah! My first video since subscribing!
Welcome!
another great video on my favorite bug/sweet maker,, thank for the video
Doing well, thoroughly enjoy every video!
OK now maybe we get to see what Russians can do! Love the way this is headed! You made a very good call on this one Jim, obviously!
Julie Enslow Yeah, I have a feeling there was something very ‘off’ about that old queen. Whatever it was, they’re all acting a lot more normal now. And production is literally through the roof!
@@vinofarm
No more frames of drone brood until spring I hope!
Woohoo! Awesome news and update, thanks Jim!!! When Russian bees work they can be fantastic. A new queen can sure make a different demeanor in a hive and first year queens are friggin awesome.
Just became a new subscriber after coming across your channel and started watching and just became so interested in what your doing. I think your videos are amazing and cool and I’m learning so much and I love following the story of all your bees! Keep up the great work!
So good to see the Russian hive seemingly chilling out now that they have a new Queen! That was a metric ****ton of honey!!!!
So glad for the success of this supercedure....also very happy for you that the russian colony is making honey.....I have never wanted Russians because of things I have heard about more difficulty of handling them. Rick in Pa.
Awesome, i have a old queen in my hive, but she is a very good layer.
You really don't want a hive to replace a queen this late in the season unless they are really strong because they won't have time to build up for the winter without feeding them depending on how far north you live. Queens today average about 2 1/2 years of egg production.
Love your videos, and your gentle respect for the bees!
Congratulations, what a success...woohoo!
Greetings from CT. I just wanted you to know I get a lot out of your videos and I appreciate your efforts so thank you.
I just wanted to say that I watch your videos all the time. Thank you for everything you do! My wife and I are inspired to keep bees because of you!
I so SO want to get into this - been watching channels like yours for several years now. That said... I still can't get my head around working with bees in shorts and a short sleeve shirt! You da man!
You need to get to know your bees. There are times that I wouldn't wear shorts, but I've learned when it's OK. I still don't understand beekeepers who don't wear veils!
wonderful video, thank you
The more I research Primorsky bees the more I believe I want them!
It will come in handy if you mark the year on the top of frame when you put new ones in. Then you can rotate out every 3-4 years as needed. You are going to get a lot of honey from that hive due to brood break. Congrats.
More Videos Jim. Please!!! Daily updates! =D
Cheers from Brazil!!!
honey harvest video!!!! we want to see reward for hard work:P
Go Russians so glad to see this video I missed their mean asses lol
Great stuff James 👏👏👏!!!
But a word of caution, please don't take this as criticism, but with news like you have just delivered, where the bloody heck was your happy dance????? 🤣🤣🤣
🇦🇺 🍺🍺 🐝🐝
Good job. Now like your other newer Queens, this hive is getting more adapted to your location. That new Queen mated with local Drones. I would not doubt that hive has an easy winter. I don't get hung up on "Russian" "Italian" "Carniolan".. as time goes by the daughter Queens are becoming "Native". I know you opened up the Broodnest for her by taking those outside frames of honey, but make sure the outside frames are full in September. They use those outside Honey frames as Insulation. The flow down here in Brooklyn, New York is drying up, not sure how soon until you hit Dearth, I suspect your hives will be getting surplus nectar until about August. I extracted this year (and Last Year) right after July 4th, that seems to be the end of peak flow here. I am going to do a check today to see if the supers are filling back up at the same rate they have been the last 6 weeks. It's nice not to have to feed any hives. Splitting during the flow makes that possible.
Awesomeness... congrats!! :)
Where was the honey dance 💃
No bee suit is boss level you have to stay relaxed and the bees stay relaxed
slap on the FlowSuper
You should name the queen! Anastasia would be nice 😉
I think they get a name after they survive a winter! Second the vote for Anastasia tho
Third vote for Anastasia!
Catherine is more appropriate, she was a Queen not a Princess.
@@JoyanneBecker Catherine is more appropriate, she was a Queen not a Princess.
@@skyemorningstar166 Catherine is more appropriate, she was a Queen not a Princess.
exactly my experience...lagging laying first, thoughtfully laying brood, lots of unused honey stored, smells well due to different foraging behaviour (tonguelength), good weather good mood bad weather bad mood. "russian honey"..lol...tastes good
I have to say, that out of a lot of UA-cam videos on bees, yours have to be one of the best in regards to video and audio quality. (And very enjoyable content). I’m a sound recordist (orchestras and choirs in South Australia) and I know there is no excuse for bad audio in today’s market. The low cost of good quality audio gear these days is excellent. Bad audio is my pet UA-cam gripe. So THANK YOU.
Now, as a favour, list your video and audio gear. I think I saw a LUMIX in one of your videos.
All my gear is always listed in the descriptions. 99% of my content is filmed on Panasonic Lumix cameras. G7 for 2016, G85 for 2017 and 2018 and as of 2019, all on the GH5. The mic is the $49 Rode Video Micro and it has been flawless for 3+ years.
Vino Farm Rode is a good Australian company. I’ve got a couple of theirs in my choir mic list.
Excellent! The 4 hives I have are of Russian decent as well. I have to get back into my hives this week and see how they are filling the deep supers I put on about a month ago. My one hive is BOOMING by the looks from the outside. Excellent video, editing and explanation of what you are seeing and doing! Thanks! I'm "following" your channel now!
Man has balls of steel, I know he’s a trained professional but I wouldn’t dare go near large numbers of bees in anything less than a full bee suit
I’ve gotten to know my bees. Watch my early videos with me sweating in a full jacket and long pants. I wear a veil because they will sometimes buzz my face, but they usually only go after hands and fingers. If you’re careful, you can avoid stings.
Russians seem to have mellowed out a bit this past year.
Yes they Married a New England Yankee!
@@T289c LoL
Awesome thanks man!
Love the calendar on the side. Can you layer expected cycle timeframe on them? 16 days for a queen... Then we can interpret the variability of time it takes from emergence to laying... 👍
Well, that was cool!
That's cool Jim, I just took of a 8 medium frames to extract some honey. Next week I'll take some more and maybe a few deep frames off the upper second brood boxes. That should keep them busy and maybe give the queen new places to lay.
I'm in the same boat as you were back in June - about a week ago I discovered my queen had disappeared. I had 2 frames with quite a number of new queen cells so I made my first split. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I get a new queen rite hive myself. A bit of a set back, but all part of the learning curve.
Can we name her Anastasia?
So good to see them doing so well! look at all that liquid gold! Cracking job Jim!
Awesome job !!
Call the new Queen "Catherine the Great" aka Catherine II of Russia.
Yay. No more bitchy queen! Great video, hope you're doing well.
This is why I like to replace queens when I don't like the colony's behavior; why tolerate a hive you don't care for?
I'd have emptied the brood chambers of honey frames so our new queen could get going at maximum capacity, before winter. New queens tend to be prolific layers.
I expected this to happen sooner or later. It was 'later' but it's no big deal to me. I'm not doing this for a living. I'm learning watching the bees being bees. I removed those two frames at that moment because they were totally honey bound, but I was not prepared to do a big frame shuffle at that time. I'm going in to remove some honey from everyone later this week. Everyone is full with multiple supers. I'll give her lots of space to lay at that time.
If you are just a hobby bee keeper and not making money off your bees there isn't much point in spending the money requeening them and Russian bees generally prefer to be left alone if you don't interfere with them too much they can be pretty chill they just don't like there hive being opened
I should start beekeeping.
You have grown quite well over the last year my friend. Now ur just in a veil and and shorts!! Keep up the great work bub!
Great ! Now break out the honey flavored vodka and let’s celebrate !
The honey looks beautiful. Wna get some
I have watched many bee keeper channels, but I really love the way you present edit and inform. This is a great channel and very entertaining. Keep it up!
Your so fun to watch.. wish you were in Florida
Mmmmm sunflower honey! How I miss the stuff!
Is it weird to be so proud of them
Awesome. I was hoping that you were going to pull those capped frames out. I liked the way you put the blanks in the middle as they are sure to draw them out in a hurry. Here in central maine the brood nest is getting all plugged up with honey. It looks like my new spring nucs and splits are in swarm mode. Double deeps with one honey supper each without excluder. I wish it would of been drawn comb in honey supper. I think this would of kept brood nest cleared up a little. Its for sure a different year than last.
look forward to more videos. Sorry about your dog. They really are our "fur kids"
Looking good!
Fancy that, nature works without human intervention...
kpsnnf Yes.
That second frame of honey you pulled looked amazing I'm dribbling 🤤 lol
They hybridized lol those are those italian bee genetics, some damn excellent looking comb in there
Maybe the Russians would be good for a flow hive.
I am having the same thing I have never seen so much honey this time of the year. Tada for the QUEEN YES!!!
We have been pulling full supers earlier than ever this year. The hot room where we keep the supers before extracting is packed full
You need to get a queen castle.... I just built 2, so much easier - to split up small pairs of frames, and they can be combined back into the original hive, if turns out the original hive is queenless.
Hopefully the Russians will be more amicable about their honey now!
Kateberly This colony feels totally chill now. Everything seems different. Even the way they’re building comb isn’t a huge mess anymore.
Fun times. Got to pull some frames myself.
Amazing work. I didn’t unsubscribe like I said I might early in the spring. I have reached out and received some solid advise local to me. Cheers southern friend and keep up the great work. As always I wish I had your ability to maintain such neat and organized yards. I’m organized chaos. Haha.
Russian honey with some Kvass and a Cheburek will be great :)
It's not Russian honey.
Чебуречек дадада!
Time to mark some Queens again?
They may be calmer but they apparently still like to be artistic with their building. :) Beautiful honey frames, at least those looked normal. Funny seeing they're glueing the vivaldi board. Are the russians the only ones who do stuff like this to this level?
I had one other hive completely propolize the vivaldi board vent. All others leave it wide open.
I see, I click
Worker revolution.
That's how I manage my frame hives. And I don't use any Varroa treatments.
Now if only the Russian hive could learn how to keep their hive clean :P Such messy bees.
There was a noticeable difference in the comb compared to just a few months ago. That hive has always been cross-combed to hell. When I last opened them the other day, things were very tidy. That old queen was a huge problem.
Sometimes when a hive has a break in brood, honey production ramps way way up temporarily because there are no brood to take care of. I suspect that is what happened here.