It's Not About The Honey
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Every time I upload a video, I get a dozen comments and messages asking, "When are you going to add the FLOW frames?"
I hope this video explains why they're not on yet and why they probably won't be on this season. Have patience! We'll get there eventually.
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Came for the bees, stayed for the beard! lol Keep the beard!
I was scared he shaved the beard seeing that thumbnail.
he looked soo much younger without the beard :-P
Like old shaolini chinese
From Frodo to Gandalf in just 2 years!! 😉
Keep the updates coming. Been watching since you started and I got my first hive setup shortly after you - still, I make the same mistakes!!
This is pretty funny. (The Gandalf part.)
It's not about the honey, a hobby beekeeper can go buy pure honey a hundred times cheaper than they can produce it when you count the equipment and time involved. Most of us do it because we love the bees.
Something to consider while you get excited about trying to keep a lot of bees and make a lot of splits. You've got way too much grass and way too little bee forage from what I've seen from your drone footage over the last few years. I'd take some of that worthless grass (since you don't have any livestock to graze it) and plant a few stages of bee forage for those bees to work. Once you get past early spring, you don't have much around there for them to work on. I'd look at clovers, sanfoin, buckwheat and sunflowers if I were going to try to increase bee stocks there. That stuff is also great for all sorts of wildlife and other pollinators. That grass is useless and you just have to keep it mowed.
Part of the problem with bees now is a gross lack of forage. Many plants provide pollen but little to no nectar and I suspect that's the case there with all the timber you have around. The lack of forage makes them try to work gardens and there are generally pesticides aplenty in gardens. Syrup...I don't think has enough nutritional value to compare with nectar so while it makes a decent life support tool, you'd be better off with some heavy forage around you. Plant it in stages so it covers the entire forage season. Look at warm season and cool season plants to make it a consistent flow. This is what I'd consider a logical "next stage" of your bee keeping growth" along with learning how to make your increases. I wouldn't rely on just whatever natural forage they can eek out unless there's something significant in the area I am not aware of.
Way ahead of you, Brent! Stay tuned for the field planting. I have a couple hundred pounds of seed ready to go. Waiting on the tiller.
Cool! Looking forward to that! Good luck!
My bees are urban. The trees and weeds in people's yards, the railroad tracks, prairie restoration plots, factory yards and back lots etc are where my bees get their feed. Consider that if you draw a circle with a radius of 3 miles...then do the math and calculate the area is vast. My bees produce more honey than the rural beekeepers in this area. Why? More diversity in forage. It does feel good to plant some bee flowers. I have but really only on a small scale. Will start 1000 sq feet of buckwheat in June. Vino look for a tiller on Craigslist. We got a troy bilt econo horse for $300. Built like a tank.
There are usually a lot more forage species out there than we think about or see, no doubt. Especially in urban areas there are usually quite a few. There are a lot of people out there though in very poor forage areas that expect the honey bees to be able to magically make honey off of very little though and a lot of areas where there are not many nectar producing plants at all. Even more that are extremely seasonal. More diversity means a better and more even nectar flow. I have some bees on native prairie here in KS and it's hard to beat.
Bees can forage up to three miles or so but it's hard on them and inefficient. The closer I can get mine to good forage, the better.
Vino has a tractor, he could probably also find a nice 3 pt tiller for cheap and make better use of his time.
I have to agree. Around the house, he can easily plant a flower garden filled with bachelor buttons, lavender, black eye Susans, witch hazel, Canterbury bells, angel trumpets, bluebells, foxglove, carpet of snow, tulips, daffodils, lilies, marigolds, asters, coneflowers, ... There are so many types of beautiful flowers he can plant around his house or in a flower garden that will start blooming in spring through fall. If he plants an herb garden then the bees will love sage, rosemary, thyme, and mint. Oh how do bees love mint and mint is a "weed" so it spreads like crazy. I know New England weather (I live here) and I know chocolate mint, apple mint, peppermint, spearmint, curly mint, lemon mint, pineapple mint all do well but peppermint and spearmint are the two that really take off well. I remember planting it one year and by the end of summer it was blooming and there were so many bees that I couldn't use my yard (I'm actually allergic to bees but love them still).
"It's Not About The Honey" I kind of suspected this from the beginning, not that I didn't think you could get any honey, just that beekeeping is a journey and a challenge, something you looked like you wanted to participate in. You keep taking us along for the ride and I will be there with you. Your bees and weather challenges are TOTALLY different to us here in South Africa which is of great interest to me. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Hey man. I always stop my day when I see an notification you post. Got my bees! Have them for 1.5 weeks. Totally feeling the "its not about the honey." I'm solely focused on making the hive as LARGE as possible. (3 deeps by end of year) Hopefully they will survive winter, and I can plant my north east cherry trees for them to pollinate. Thanks for the videos. You're an inspiration.
I love your long-term planning, and your discussion about how you're growing, and why you're growing the way you are. 2nd year beekeeper here. We had three hives last year... all three died over the winter... too cold and not enough food. We got a new package this year and started again. Our hive this year has more aggressive/defensive bees... so we're getting to learn about that. I subscribed and am looking forward to your next videos.
i cant believe how emotionally invested i have become in your bee yard, you make me want to start beekeeping! love your philosophy on caring for them :-)
I just started watching your videos. Although I’ve had bees for years I never took the time to really learn what it takes to be a beekeeper! I always kept a few hives and just replaced winter losses with packages as most of my time was dedicated to raising a family. I finally have the time to learn and have began making splits and I’m starting to think about raising some queens of my own next year. I never really went into this hobby for anything other than helping nature but the time has come where I would like to become more self sufficient without spending the normal $300.00-$500.00 a year with little to show for it. Your videos are great and I have learned so much and wanted to just say thanks!!
You are absolutely correct in all you said...it’s not about the honey, we are watching/learning/enjoying your videos...a Great Thank You for your passion and work you’ve performed so I too can have the courage to step into this arena.
split the hives, throw the syrup and pollen to them. maybe next year pick one hive for honey next year. it's another learning curve producing honey without producing swarms.
That's sort of the plan. Thank, Rob.
OkieRob, you're dead on point and I've tried to relate tht same thing. With the bees on hand now, I'd have done at least 2 walk-a-ways, and I'm in ND where cold is measured in degrees under zero F. 1 to 1 syrup and a pollen paddy or two gets those ladies working hard and MAKING Queens for us! We should be seeing no less than 10 good hives here by fall - STAY TUNED! :)
I totally agree with OkieRob
I have watched your channel from the beginning... SOOO inspirational all you're doing ! The bees and existense as a whole thank you for what you are doing... Lot's of love and huggs... Keep going!
Watched every stage of your story i look forward to them every time they come on, keep up the good work
You are so having fun with this. It’s a joy to watch.
I just love this adventure you are on....I am on it too, vicariously through you. I am handicapped in a way that is never going to let me physically bee 🐝 keep but I have a full wonderful life with my husband who already has his hands full with me, my dreams, our life, and loves. Our retirement was his dream come true! How wonderful to find you and the way you explain what you are doing! I see current and catch-up as I can. I want to learn everything my mind is excited to experience this adventure so thank you for making it possible!💕🐝🐝🐝❤️
Been watching for the last two years since you got that flowhive which is how I found your channel. Keep'em coming!
I am happy you aren't just in it for the honey, I love watching the progress of you figuring it out! Cant wait to see if you get more hives this year!
A great, solid plan for the season based on experience and knowledge in the best interest of the bee yard instead of "honey". Keep it up.
Awesome video I have been watching since July of last year and have enjoyed and learned from you and not just bees your sourdough videos has inspired me also, along with the garlic.
Thank you
I started watching these when I first became interested in bee keeping and looked up 'flow hive' in UA-cam. Since then I have bought my first national hive and expect my first lot of bees in the next 2 week's.
I have followed watched and learnt so much from all your videos so thank you and I look forward to seeing what the future holds.
I am doing the same thing, raising bees and not harvesting honey. This is my sixth season and nearly all of the honey that I have harvested I gave away! Maybe at some point I will harvest and sell honey but now, as retirement approaches I feel as though I need to learn more about raising bees. In my fantasy world I would love to raise bees and help people get started. Keep it up! I find the rewards outweigh the disappointments.
Good for you man. I believe in that kind of passion.
I am at the same stage as you and your video expresses my exact state of mind also. I have decided to put the flow frames on my strong hive and will make one split as well, will let you know how it goes!
Defiantly some beautiful property. Thanks for doing the videos.
Enjoying this journey thanks.
Ultimately it's about how much work you want to do. How much love you really want to give these bees. That's what it's going to be about work and love.
I look forward to watching you whatever your choice is.
Love your message in this video brother! Enjoy the process! Because we are all loving the videos.. I stop what I'm doing when I get your video updates because I enjoy watching you grow your beekeeper abilities!
God bless you and your fam!
Glad to have you along, buddy!
Thank you. Very thoughtful. Very best regards.
Thank you for your wise and very well explained decisions.
This is why I sub to you, I really love the stories :3
You're doing it for the right reason! Keep buzzing😊
Thanks, Nola.
Been a subscriber since the early days of the channel and gotta say I admire your hard work and dedication to your bees as well as everything you tend to on the vinofarm. It seems to be such a labour of love and watching you put so much time and effort into what you do is always great to watch. Can’t wait to see what else the farm gets up to in years to come. 🐝
It's a lifelong vision. We've been at it 11 years and still feel like we're just scratching the surface. Every day... a little progress.
sounds like a plan Jim! looking forward to your success.
I love how you are about helping the bees and not how the bees could be helping you thats a gem in the rock pile of youtube
I've followed your channel for quite some time now and I find you very inspirational! I got my own bees in late July last year and both my hives survived our swedish winter. I was so happy! Keep up the good work you're doing! I really like the way you look at things. You are thirsty for knowledge and have a humble attitude. I like it! Thumbs up!
Very kind words. Thank you! All the best for you and your bees!
Binging on Your videos after a harsh winter. Your videos are a great library of experience.
Glad you like them!
I think you are spot on, not about the honey. When i started I knew I wouldn't get honey for the first year. but my crazy life gave me an established hive right before winter. So you have helped me so thanks.
I too have watched your from channel from the beginning. Best of luck this year bro !!!!
Thanks, Joe!
Fantastic choice....helping the bees grow is the best...
You are so very right. Bees are a real challenge. The satisfaction of doing this is immense. It was you who inspired me to get into this, and I'm glad I did. Thanks. And may you have a productive season.
I am happy to be an inspiration, but please remember that I hardly know what I'm doing and do not claim to be a teacher... I'm figuring this all out day by day. Thanks for the kind words!
Your videos are awesome. Love from New Zealand!
You made a great video and I follow what you have to say about the bees!! You are absolutely right. I love my bees. I got in for taking care of them because I love what they do.
I am not a bee keeper but I am fascinated with your bee journey. Your Vlogs are informative, entertaining and produced very well. Looking forward to the splits and the continued flow of top-notch content! Good luck!
Thank you!
I just had to Comment and say... despite me not living on a farm (actually I'm living smack dab in the middle of a city 😆) or being particularly knowledgeable about farming or bee keeping... I stumbled upon your videos by accident and after seeing how passionate you are about what you do and how much effort you put in your videos and the quality of them I immediately subscribed! (plus you have a absolutely awesome and funny personality!!) You have an amazing channel sir and I love how you make even a city bum like me feel passionate and more aware about nature and bees in particular. I am usually quite afraid of insects but seeing your videos brought a new light and appreciation for these creatures! Sending lots of thanks for providing us with such informative and fun contend! A fan from Austria (EU)
You're doing great!
I've been into bees for some years and your channel convinced me to go for it.
And I did.
I have this beautiful set of bees growing in my backyard and it's awesome.
Keep up the good work!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for writing!
Exciting keep it going.
Doing the same thing. THanks
I love your reasons for keeping bees. 🐝
Hey buddy first of all would like to say how much I enjoy your videos and I think you are a great explainer of the Bee World! my son started working for a bee company in Duchess AB they are called Philpot Honey. They are having their one hundredth anniversary next year so they are huge producer in this area of honey. And it's given me a chance to sit down with my son and talk about what he learns during the day and I told him what I have learned from you LOL. I don't work because I'm in a wheelchair and I have lots of time to watch your videos LOL so keep them coming and good luck this summer and can't wait to see your next one!
James MacPhail
(HUGE LOVER OF HONEY!!!)
I thoroughly enjoy every one of your videos! I get excited every time I see one posted. I don't come to see your honey production I come to be a small part of your adventures. Thank you for posting a video today. It was a pleasant surprise for my birthday. :D
Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday WhiTiger.
Happy Birthday to you....
Thank you!!! I appreciate it!
Love your channel. Have watched from the beginning. I too have started keeping bees. Keep the videos coming.
Glad to hear it! Thanks.
I do beekeeping because of the same reason as You have done. The amount of honey is a ”good measurement” of success. That was what I learned from master-beekeeper (videos "The monk and the bees") brother Adam at Buckfast Abbey In England. I started out with two Flow Hive hives in 2016, but I didn't get any bees until midsummer 2017. In my region north of the university city of Umea we either keep blend-bees (”mongrels”) and many of us try to establish the ”Nordic bees ( ”Dark bees”) as the dominating breed, as I do. My first goal was to get the two first hives through the winter, which i did I got them through and my goals now changed in the same direction as yours did, with the difference that I somewhere along the line want to test the Flow frames. I now have added two full hives (with10 frames in the bottom).I use langstroh frames which is normal for more professional beekeepers which I am not, but FH "forced” me in that direction. In northern Sweden where I live the normal hives are usually what we call "low-normal" frames, which seem to be rather close to what is seem to be usual in Britain. My goal for next year (2019) is to try. to keep my four hives from this year and add one spit, so five full langstroh ten frame hives. Two of these hives are what I call Pagoda hives with a ten frame langstroh box in the botom and a FH American-Australian 8 frame-box on top of it. So can I get them through the winter without losses I will try at least one FH-box with FH-frames next summer. I am curious if I can do it here in he north of Sweden. If I have losses I will try to reach 5 hives any way and also try a FH-frame box. But 5 hives are h main goal. Just keeping bees and learning. I will probably never have more hive then 10 hives as I will probably only have one bee-yard, mostly as the woods surrounding my house. I don’t have a farm and no farmers at all in my village or not even close to my villge. I must thank You for your videos. Very interesting and You are a very sympatetic person, I wil soon have seen all your videos I have learnt a lot, especially abou the Vivaldi board. I tried something wtth the same idea, but the Vivaldi board seem to be the solution of many problems especially in the north of Sweden. I will absolutely keep an eye on your activiies and continue to learn. Thank You and good luck! greetings Christer Edling from northern Sweden
Thanks again Jim for all awesome videos and insight. I started late 2017 and have two hopping hives mind you our Winters in oz a much kinder than yours. Even here in the colder parts where I live. I have my third nuc on order this spring (August) and am hoping to split in September October and get some resources built up maybe next autum I may have 4-5 hives ? It's so exciting and I know exactly what drives you and how great it feels.
Great to hear! Once you get going, you just can't stop!
Vino Farm, I hear you about, "Its not about the honey." If I had to sell the little amount I get, it would have to sell for $200.00 an oz. just to brake even. I just enjoy the challenge of working with the bees and watching them work. Getting them all through winter would be a big plus too. Glad to see you feeding that package, that will make a big difference with the speed of their build up. Remember when you split you won't have enough worker bees to bring in the resources for the nurse bees tending to the queen and keeping the brood fed and warm. Sense the nurse bees can't go out and gather food it's a good idea to feed them too. Good luck with your splits. Love the Vids.
LOL I went into and came out of this winter with nine hives... The year before I went in with 3 and out with three. I am now up to 32 hives and using 6 sections of castles. All have queens, just mated virgins or capped cells. I've also sold 5 nucs this year and a few queens.
Be careful when having thoughts of expansion - I had it all planned out and then the bees got involved! I'd planned well but am totally out of frames, wax foundation and hive bodies not to mention lids and bottom boards. Borrowing equipment this week from bee friends to tide me over til the new orders come in. I get honey but I fell in love with growing more bees two years ago!
N Idaho here.
Jim, thanks for all the adventures. I am one of the folks who learned a ton from binging your adventures, and those of others. A few hundred hours of youtube can provide quite an education... at least the theorycraft, practice, and the HUGE, HUGE bonus of learning from the mistakes of others, rather than having to repeat them yourself.
I started this year with 2 packages and a nuc, and hope to be up to 5 queenright colonies next week... (with luck!) and one mating nuc that is working on 4 more queen cells.
Thanks for the kind words. Your beekeeping sounds solid!
Awesome video!
Thank You.
Yes it is for the Bee's and the learning how to keep Bee's. The Bee's realy do save our bacan and make our diet much better all around. Take Care and be safe.
While it was the interest in the Flow Hive and how it worked that brought me to your channel it is your journey in Bee keeping that has kept me interested. Your videos have a lot of good information. I look forward to seeing more.
I'm still a beginner, so take my "information" as simply my experience. I'm not claiming to be a beekeeping how-to channel. Thanks for watching, though!
I am looking forward to your video's and let me tell you there is NOTHING as exciting as that first inspection of your splits when you find the queen has successfully mated and is laying :)
I'm looking forward to that experience!
The match.bee dating website...QUEEN: I'm looking for a few dozen soul mates where afterwards I rip your jewels out and you die. DRONE REPLIES: Hi...uhhh, never mind, bachelorhood suddenly doesn't look all that bad. :)
I was learning five years of beekeeping, on yours videos to. So now i got two hives and this is awesome, they are so cute. I am happy to have bees and it's a same not for honey, for now.
Why not do both? Pick one hive for the flow frames and split the other two? You could likely still have 6 hives from the splits. I've watched all your videos and inspections and I think you could easily do the splits on the two hives and use the flow frames on the third. Makes for more interesting content on the channel and you can sell some of the rewards to recoup the cost of the package you bought this year.
I originally wanted to start getting into beekeeping as well and I was debating it and saw your channel you only had 1 bee video up at the time but I wanted to learn through your experiences next summer i will finally have a place to get my own bees. Thanks for being awesome!
This is a really nice comment! Good luck!
I started beekeeping the same year you did - 2016. Therefore, this is also my third season. I had a rough go last winter, mainly due to it being an extremely cold Canadian winter where I live. I lost two of my hives, and was devastated. But, this time around, I am getting 5 more hives, and I am so excited to be continuing on this journey of beekeeping!
I have been so happy to be able to follow through your videos, and in a way, learn by your side!
I feel as if my idea of beekeeping is very similar to yours. I say this because when I began beekeeping, I thought it would be a great learning experience. I’m currently 20 years old, and I have learned so much about nature, the environment, weather, flowers, and so much more - all thanks to our cute little friends.
Truly an amazing thing you’re doing here, and I envy your setup! Great work, great videos.
Thank you so much for putting in all of this time and effort to bring us these videos.
Fellow beekeeper,
Ethan.
Glad to have you along. Thanks for the kind words.
I too am in it for the bees. However I am lucky enough to have gotten to taste the fruits of their labor. Keep up the great work and the videos. You are a bit over one year ahead of me, so it's like we are learning the same things. I just wish I had more land so I could have more hives. Two days ago I started hive number 4 and may be over my limit. 😔 Now I don't what to do with those girls.
Me too! That is why we started keeping bees also.. It is not about the honey. we noticed a Huge drop in Honey bees in our yard.. When we first moved here there were a LOT.. By the 15th year here there was maybe one of two on our organic clover lawn! We Got bees.
Ah man! Thanks for this, when people realize how much i spent on my Flow Hives they always say "Thats a lot to be spending just for some honey!" I try explaining how its not about the honey but nobody gets it. Haha.
Cinematography is on point in this vid (as it normally is).... good luck with your expansion this season! I don't watch your videos for the honey, or flow hives. I just enjoy your channel!
Well that just makes me feel good!
Hey so when are the flow frames gonna be put on? Lol. Love the vids and your enthusiasm. Keep it up, your doing great.
I like you have watched many other beekeepers on UA-cam. The ones that I have watched consistently pick a strong hive and use that one to do their splits from. I wouldn't think it be an issue to take a frame of nurse bees with capped brood from the other hives to give them a boost of numbers. Then you could put the flow frames on one of the hives. Another thing I did was made one of my supers into a hybrid. That way if one of my hives needed resources for the winter I could always pull those frames out and put them in the hive that needed it! You and I started at the same time and I am looking at doing some splits this summer too. Remember swarm season will be here soon too. I made a split off of a swarm frame last year. Will probably end up doing it again this year.
Clean shaven! I remember those days! :) thanks again for the story so far. I'm sure we're all rooting for your extended insect family pretty hard by now.
Thanks, Dan.
You could also produce propolis and pollen. Both are very healthy and useful in a household.
Yes I agree, leave the honey for when you have the amount of hives that you want. Also talk with 911 call center and put your name in for any swarms from other beekeepers in your area!
Michael Palmer is an Awesome inspiration for your area and can't wait to see your double nuc boxes in action. Beekeeping is amazing and when you do a split to get a Queen that you made the bees make is Amazing! Love following you on this journey.
I look forward to seeing that magic unfold. It happened last fall when the Balboa hive re-queened themselves. To be able to decide and actually coax them to do it in a nuc box would be awesome. I'm hoping for the best. Thanks!
You did it!!!
Hmmm, oh man, tough choices. I think I'd split balboa and get honey from the other two. Give them one more winter to see how they do. ;) Good luck no matter how you go! Love the updates!
THanks, Randy.
You are in the right track. If you take care of your bees they will take care of you.
Well said. I started keeping for both honey and bees. I've learned to love the bees more for the past three years, though I do love the honey they produce as well. Keep it up. Love of keeping will keep you going even when the honey isn't as bountiful. Keep it up!
Oh, I agree the honey is wonderful, but it is not the end goal. Take care of the bees and they'll produce more than they need!
It’s not primarily about the honey, but I agree with the commenters who suggest splitting two hives and supering the third. You bought the flowhive might as well try it. Honey is a bonus but a very sweet one.
as one of you first subscribers i have to say - i still love your videos. and same -> its not about the honey, and also the Flow Hive got me into beekeeping - i still dont use it xD
The progress and story of you dealing with the splits and things is way more interesting to me than if you were just harvesting honey periodically.
You seem to have figured out the secret to the channel.
Hi. Just want to drop by the comment section haha. I'm from the philippines and i randomly watched one of your videos and now I'm just waiting up for you to post hahahaha.I just love watching your videos i watched from almost the start I think? You're amazing!! And very talented! God Bless You ☺️
Hello in the Philippines! Thanks for watching!
Vino Farm welcomeeee ☺️☺️☺️
You're funny AND informative. Thanks for the train of thought. I too was surprised to find that the Flowhive launched me into a whole new perspective on the world. My next thing will be to turn a grass field into a flower meadow--for the bees and other wild life. Did not expect the Flowhive to open my eyes so much to THE WORLD.
Thanks, Marta. Yes, bees have opened my eyes in ways I hadn't imagined three years ago. I'm prepping soil and getting ready to plant a couple fields as well. Thanks for watching.
I can't wait to see you expand into keeping bees that are native to New England some 200 species along with your European bees.
We are in our third year with bees also. We now have five hives and are going to be doing some splits in June. We live in western Mass so have cold winters. We only lost one hive this past winter.
Yay, where in Western Mass? I'm in Central MA. Congrats on your successful winter. I only lost on hive as well even though it was the coldest winter I can remember.
We are traveling a parallel road, it's not about the Honey, It's about the Bees. Keep the up-dates coming!
We actually have nearly 300 native bee species in MA, across five bee families (Adrenidae, Apidae, Colletidae, Halictidae, and Megachilidae)! It's just that the majority of our native bees, both here and in America in general, are solitary bees, so we don't have the same image (or knowledge) of them as honey bees. Small-scale hobby beekeepers like you and many of your commenters help the native bee and other pollinators when you maintain diverse and season-long food sources for your honey bees, so it's really a win all around.
Reading about the state of global bee health and the behavior of some of the major supermarket honey suppliers motivated me into giving beekeeping a go. Still into my first year and just going into winter here with three healthy hives, one of which is in our suburban backyard. My goals for next Spring are very similar to yours...
Yay! Welcome to beekeeping.
Your successful now. Try the flow frames. Have one production hive and split 2 . Don’t be greedy.
it may sound trivial, but I just love the music you have - it really sets the mood! (any links to that?)
Thanks, Don. I subscribe to Epidemic Sound. It is a licensing web site that allows me to add their music to my youtube videos without extra royalties. The music isn't for sale or download. It's just available for youtube. It is an amazing service. Finding the right music for video has always been very difficult to do for small people like me. No way I can pay for licensing rights for popular music. Epidemic Sound is really great.
From the over all comment authors textdepth i see more intelligent or sensitive people HERE on your channel, than elsewhere.
Also, your brave openness/ readyness to real..life..decision.. branching-recognition and execution, makes me see you as a candidate, who is or will be capable to learn, understand and coexist in relative equilibrium with your environment, which is the meaning of health and life to me.
I had similar Situations and despite the fact that the crowds expect us to produce efficiently before they like to take it serious what we do, mine are healthy and expanding, while i am learning. I harvest knowledge, bees-mass, confidence through constantly wondering about novelty.
@themoment it is turning into queens multiplication(breeding).
Hey you, keep on going, being a learning guy. You never know what comes next, even with a perfect plan it cannot fit the reality.
You will succeed, you do right now, even if you do not exactly know the path or outcome at this moment, you know it since ever. It will become clear.
Good luck, Mario with broken english from germany.
Hahaha.... just watched this again. “Imagine 10 hives in this yard” how’s it feel now!!!!
It's been a year since I started beekeeping myself and I'm learning right along with you. I started with a homemade top bar hive and I'm slowly transitioning to langstroth just because it's easier working with standardized stuff. Thanks for the great videos, you're always giving me ideas and you inspired me to take this hobby on. P.S. 10 frame > 8 frame! Just sayin'
You look young. Enjoy lifting your 10 frame boxes, whippersnapper.
Love your videos on beekeeping. Currently I am just researching beekeeping and would love to start myself next year if I can figure out where to keep them.
Glad to hear it! Best of luck.
Split and grow! Then you will have your own stock to manipulate. Honey is yummy if you have extra that the bees don't need. Good job
Sorry if you've already addressed this, but whats with the big white boards and cinder blocks on top of the hives? Teach me your ways!
Ditto, bro.
I've got honey buckets in the family room.
Buckets in the garage. Buckets in the kitchen. The spare bedroom has buckets of honey in it. Laundry room too.
If you're keeping bees sustainably the honey sort or just happens. It does take years to build up the necessary equipment to let the honey "just happen".
Great plan expand get your limit of hives you want then start a plan for honey production.
So in a couple years you are going to be doing a video showing us your second bee yard!!!! Great Motivational video for us newbee's!!!!
Hey, I'm still a newbee, too. Thanks, though!
I’ve been following you from the beginning since you’re still learning I would suggest start by splitting one or two and maybe harvest honey out of the other one I personally would take it slow and easy but I love what you do
Whatever I do, it will be slow and easy. Don't worry!
First year beek here in Alabama. Really only here for the bees. I do not want a honey house. Just more bees. I have several already and do free removals.
It pains me that I have not been doing this for 20 years. Keep up the vids. I will be watching and supporting the channel.