Beekeeping: How Long To Feed Honey Bees During A Dearth

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  • Опубліковано 10 гру 2024

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  • @brianbennett4374
    @brianbennett4374 4 місяці тому +3

    Thanks David and Sheri for doing this on Friday's. Great idea 💡

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Our pleasure!

  • @williemaykit7940
    @williemaykit7940 4 місяці тому

    Enjoyed the video! Thanks! Your discussion of the EAS testing reminded me of my paramedic exam and practicals. Intimidating and nerve wracking.

  • @garyRt23Bees
    @garyRt23Bees 4 місяці тому +1

    Love the hummingbird that video bombed you at 38.17 in the video. On the blue pot behind you LOL

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      I saw that in the edit room.

  • @davehendricks4824
    @davehendricks4824 Місяць тому

    I bought a handheld microscope, fairly cheap and the area you’re looking at shows up on your phone and you can screenshot or do videos!

  • @cindysanborn3579
    @cindysanborn3579 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for answering my question. My swarm is in Northern Maine. I have a weaker hive and will follow your advice!

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Good luck!

  • @CodyMcGuire-in3kj
    @CodyMcGuire-in3kj 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for answering the question on SHB! I recently put Grub Ex down to see if that will help.

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Keeps us posted

  • @BucksBeesS.C.
    @BucksBeesS.C. 4 місяці тому

    Never run top bar but i would have different size rubber bands and a helper to help when I removed foundation from top bar to give some support. My option 20:49

  • @bradgoliphant
    @bradgoliphant 4 місяці тому

    So glad I sat in on this episode. Great topic.
    I have a question for you David. When it comes to feeding during a dearth, does it matter if it is liquid or fondant form? Super grateful.

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Liquid has an increased chance of stimulating brood production than fondant.

  • @EastKYancients
    @EastKYancients 4 місяці тому

    More great content. Thanks man

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      You bet

  • @dannycox3049
    @dannycox3049 4 місяці тому

    Would you recommend replacing frame in center of upper deep with a frame full of honey for the dearth and leave for winter months

  • @jacewikoff4868
    @jacewikoff4868 4 місяці тому

    If you combine two hives and have some frames left over that may have brood and resources would you just freeze them till you use them?

  • @BucksBeesS.C.
    @BucksBeesS.C. 4 місяці тому

    HIVE BEETLES NEED GROUND DRENCH AND I USE BEETLE BEE GONE SHEETS AND DIXIE TOWELS . GROUND DRENCH IS A MUST GARD STAR OR GRUB X

  • @cloudwalker3650
    @cloudwalker3650 4 місяці тому

    Hi David, you seem to indicate that the bees will not take sugar water or pollen if it is in the field.
    My 1st year beekeeping in Southern Kentucky and got two nuks, one in May and one in June (each nuk is in a deep). They got crowded enough to add a super each for "growth"/brood instead of honey.
    My roommate (who raised bees for a couple years in the past) recommends feeding sugar water and Ultra Bee Powder (Ultra Bee Patties in the winter) year round. I believe with bargain hunting for sugar in 50lb bags, and 25lb cans of Ultra Bee Powder, I can afford it - Please note that when using an entrance feeder in June each hive "drinks" a quart every two days.
    I am curious if they are feed year round, would they fill all the available cells with sugar water/nectar, pollen/Ultra Bee Powder, and honey? And would not having any open cells prevent laying?
    Lastly, if I am feeding year round, why would the bees need any honey, so I should harvest all the honey?
    Sorry for such a long question.

  • @grownupgrows4906
    @grownupgrows4906 4 місяці тому

    Great info

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @dannycox3049
    @dannycox3049 4 місяці тому

    Should I put an outside full honey frame in center of upper deep box during dearth and leave through winter months. Presently this area has plenty of capped brood. Live in low country of South Carolina. Thanks

  • @jayglosser2014
    @jayglosser2014 4 місяці тому

    David, GREAT that you answer lots of questions, but you didn't answer my question about whether honey bees pollinate the potato field in the blossom stage? My bees are bringing in large amounts of white pollen and I think the bees are gathering pollen from this nearby potato field. HAVE A GREAT EVENING 👍

    • @BeesOrchard
      @BeesOrchard 4 місяці тому

      I don't see why they wouldn't. That is kind of fun though. Potato blossom honey.

  • @KurtisLukasik
    @KurtisLukasik 3 місяці тому

    I know you talk about absconding or just leaving but have you any experience with a hive dying off from pesticides. How would I know if my bees have died from pesticides?

  • @laurameno9595
    @laurameno9595 4 місяці тому

    Do you pull the supers off during the dearth and replace them in fall?

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      I usually remove my honey supers, sometimes I leave one on for winter. Then I feed them after waiting two weeks.

  • @laurameno9595
    @laurameno9595 4 місяці тому

    So, do you not harvest honey in the fall considering you feed during a dearth? Do they fill the supers with sugar water?

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Rarely do my bees bring in much honey in the fall after the dearth.

  • @randyzapp9309
    @randyzapp9309 4 місяці тому

    Thanks

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Welcome

  • @charliegioe3158
    @charliegioe3158 4 місяці тому

    Lifestream went so fast yesterday which was Thursday it was amazing I couldn’t even finish a cup of coffee

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      I know!!

  • @TomMiller-n7i
    @TomMiller-n7i 4 місяці тому

    After passing the four test and certified, do you have to be recertified?

  • @b2bogster
    @b2bogster 4 місяці тому

    It's August 3rd. We are treating our 700+ colonies. Why are we seeing fully enclosed at the bottom of the frame swarm cell looking cells? Our bees look great!

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Sure it’s not drone cells? Sometimes colonies do swarm in late summer or fall if there is a strong late nectar flow.

  • @dijonwhitmore171
    @dijonwhitmore171 4 місяці тому

    Darn. My question must have gotten missed Thursday. I'll ask it here. I pulled my honey supers off the hives. They were mostly capped but upon testing the water content after extraction it was reading 19.5 %. We had 8 in. of rain a few days before harvesting. I have the bucket of honey in a room with a small dehumidifier and a box fan blowing on it but it won't go below 18%. It has been 2 weeks. What else can I do?

  • @markstevens7838
    @markstevens7838 4 місяці тому

    Hey I like your comments on helping Jack regarding seeing eggs. I am wanting to start bee keeping in 2025 but wondering about if I will see everything. Also, I am color blind, wondering if I will see the difference between Bee Bread and capped brood. They look similar on your videos. Thanks man for your gentle approach.😊

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Yes and choose a queen color that you can easily see

  • @jenwagner5913
    @jenwagner5913 4 місяці тому

    You missed my question and it was ,I live in Arizona I got my bees may13 how far along should they be and do I need to worry about winter

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      It depends but they should be full size for your area after three months so they should have drawn out 20 frames. Prep for winter depends on stores resource and how well you’ve controlled mites all year.

  • @garyRt23Bees
    @garyRt23Bees 4 місяці тому

    If you feed, will bees normally draw comb in dearth ? If top bar hive is vented the bees will cool the hive and therefore the comb will not become soft and fall off.

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Feeding helps get the comb drawn out BUT depends on the time of year.

  • @BucksBeesS.C.
    @BucksBeesS.C. 4 місяці тому

    So you see no problem feeding dry sugar in the summer months? As long as they have water available.

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      I never feed dry sugar. Bees need lots of water to come close to eating dry sugar

  • @misfitmountainfamilyfarm9682
    @misfitmountainfamilyfarm9682 4 місяці тому

    I asked a question on live event on Thursday and didn’t get a answer. Not sure if you could email a answer or save for another answer session . Thanks and have a great day .

  • @GaryWinslow-k1o
    @GaryWinslow-k1o 4 місяці тому

    What do you do about yellow jackets we have strong hives and traps for the yellow jackets but they still take a bee here and there we are in Washington state

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      That’s a tough problem. No easy fix.

  • @BeesOrchard
    @BeesOrchard 4 місяці тому

    Im hussling! I caught a swarm in the middle of July. I managed to lose the queen. If she was ever there. I noticed they seemed lost and werent producing wax or honey. I just got a new queen. They seemed ready for her. They were immediately feeding her and not trying to sting her through the screen. Now i am feeding them. 😳 the race is on.

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Good luck.

  • @petercappuccilli6329
    @petercappuccilli6329 4 місяці тому

    I've been trying for weeks to buy the feeder boards and the feed supplements, but every time I check, you're out of stock of either one or the other. Is there a way to know when they'll be back in stock? Is there an email list or something?

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Yes they are very popular but they are in stock as I type this. May only last an hour though.

    • @petercappuccilli6329
      @petercappuccilli6329 4 місяці тому

      @@beek snagged them! Thanks for the heads up!

  • @slava790
    @slava790 4 місяці тому

    Does it make sense for me to earn a master beekeeper's certificate if I do not intend to teach it or give courses?

    • @beek
      @beek  4 місяці тому

      Of course! It gives you an opportunity to learn as much as you can about bees. Plus you never know if you may have an opportunity to teach some time in the future.