I put together some stands over the weekend. They do not have anything to protect from ants but other then that I think they are pretty nice. Pressure treated lumber on cinder blocks. Simple and easy to move.
I added dry sugar this winter (in addition to the bees having lots of capped honey/syrup and fondant) I'm finding a lot of the dry sugar on the bottom boards do you find that as well? I also put out a community 1:1 syrup feeder and at first the bees ignored it but they are on it now even thought the hives still have capped honey/syrup in the hives and the maples are blooming. Did an early mite treatment with HopGuard (Feb on very warm day into the top box where the bees were too less than a minute to install). Also tried the Ultra Bee dry pollen sub - the bees loved that in an open feeder! All 17 hives came through great (okay one was a little on the small side but still 100% survival) the rest are booming and looking like they did in the fall minus most of the food reserves. Brood and bees populations are very large. Pulled a nuc and overwintered queen out of one booming hive to sell and had enough left over to make three 5 over 5 nucs. This booming hive also had a frame with a good bit of capped drone cells (I figure this hive was seriously preparing to swarm and spread its genetics). Took that frame with capped drone cells and uncapped every cell and could not find one mite! Interesting thing about Hop Guard is that the bees started removing the strips themselves (they are like saturated, dripping corrugated cardboard going in and then they dry up). Your updates are very timely and appreciated. Like knowing what is happening down south and watching the spring progression as it heads north and whats happening towards the west. Located in southern PA.
Great information. I noticed you had a few top entries in these hives. Is there no problem with the other hives robbing early in the year like the springtime? Thanks.
Just coming out of winter is why your seeing some top entrances. Top entrances are very important over winter to help moisture escape. Robbing can be an issues if you don't start feeding.
Hi Jason, could I throw a piece of a patty over an opening on my hive top feeder? I have the FATBEEMAN type feeders with a 2" vent hole on the opposite side of the sugar water. I want to see if they will eat the patty but not disturb them to change it or remove it if I have to. I have a small screened box over the opening so the bees can't get in the box - I would put the patty in there and they could access it. I want to boost them if I can so they make more brood :) Thank you - JP
Question:. Why add granulated sugar and pollen sub to your colonies? Your pollen recipe sub has sugar already in it. I have only been adding pollen sub because my colonies still have a few frames of honey and I don't want to restrict the queens laying space with sugar syrup. I also thought the sugar in the pollen sub would be adequate. I live in Northeast Indiana and even with the bees bringing in maple pollen like crazy my colonies are consuming 2lbs of pollen sub a week. Should I also add granulated sugar or sugar syrup? Great channel Jason!
I imagine that the pollen patties is being stored in cells around any brood they are raising. They do not separate the sugar from the pollen. The dry sugar would be consumed and burnt as daily calories. If your seeing honey though your probably safe to not offer the sugar.
Used the recipe you shared. Put three pounds on a single deep colony 2.5 weeks ago, and they ate it all! Now that hive is busting at the seems, drawing swarm cells and needing supers...haha. I’m in South Central PA.
We have 3 trees the bloom right by our front porch. I sounded like a swarm to! I have a couple questions. I saw 9 frames in those hives. Why do you run the brood boxes with only 9 frames? I was also wondering could you use a winter pattie instead of the dry sugar?
You see 9 frames because it's a super and not a brood box. I run 9 frames supers to get fatter honey frames. I am not 100% sure on your winter patty question. I guess keep checking it to see if it's get eaten. Nice to see ya here Nathan!
@@JCsBees would that work for a brood box also? or would that be bad? I see a lot of 8 frame brood boxes now but would the 9 frame be bad I have some boxes set up that way now for my packages this year. buy the way I am in the middle of Minnesota. thank you
@@JCsBees Wow that's a long time I was thinking a month or 2. Again still waiting on my Bees but maybe I'll use 3-4lbs of the 10lb Ultra Bee Pollen to do some patties. I just need to get parchment or wax paper. I'll put them in gallon freezer bags and freeze them when I'm done. I do have Tea Tree, Lemongrass, Spearmint and wintergreen do you recommend using any of them in the mix?
@@JCsBees It seems to me that you did not understand me, this is a cell without a queen, and I do not have any other cell, where there was a closed brood and a day's eggs, more than 10 days passed and it did not raise a queen
What to do mean? Like a series on installing a 5 frame nuc in a 10 frame box? Please explain and I will surely consider it. I love getting video suggestions!
Jason Chrisman I realize it’s kind of short notice I received my nuc on 27th of April i’ve watched all your videos I’ve learned a lot from them there are a lot of other places to watch I do like the way you explain everything in detail THANK YOU
Can’t wait to see how you put together your hive stands. I may have to improve on my design.
Mine are pretty heavy duty you'll see.
I put together some stands over the weekend. They do not have anything to protect from ants but other then that I think they are pretty nice. Pressure treated lumber on cinder blocks. Simple and easy to move.
Great video, Jason, thank you for posting.
Thanks for the advice. Done and acted upon! 👍
Thanks for the tip using the corn oil a few vids back....it has really increased the pollen patty consumption!
Nice video thank you
Hi Peter Australia , your a wealth of information Jason , I still say you should sit down and WRITE A BOOK on bees .
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I added dry sugar this winter (in addition to the bees having lots of capped honey/syrup and fondant) I'm finding a lot of the dry sugar on the bottom boards do you find that as well? I also put out a community 1:1 syrup feeder and at first the bees ignored it but they are on it now even thought the hives still have capped honey/syrup in the hives and the maples are blooming. Did an early mite treatment with HopGuard (Feb on very warm day into the top box where the bees were too less than a minute to install). Also tried the Ultra Bee dry pollen sub - the bees loved that in an open feeder! All 17 hives came through great (okay one was a little on the small side but still 100% survival) the rest are booming and looking like they did in the fall minus most of the food reserves. Brood and bees populations are very large. Pulled a nuc and overwintered queen out of one booming hive to sell and had enough left over to make three 5 over 5 nucs. This booming hive also had a frame with a good bit of capped drone cells (I figure this hive was seriously preparing to swarm and spread its genetics). Took that frame with capped drone cells and uncapped every cell and could not find one mite! Interesting thing about Hop Guard is that the bees started removing the strips themselves (they are like saturated, dripping corrugated cardboard going in and then they dry up). Your updates are very timely and appreciated. Like knowing what is happening down south and watching the spring progression as it heads north and whats happening towards the west. Located in southern PA.
Great information. I noticed you had a few top entries in these hives. Is there no problem with the other hives robbing early in the year like the springtime? Thanks.
Just coming out of winter is why your seeing some top entrances. Top entrances are very important over winter to help moisture escape. Robbing can be an issues if you don't start feeding.
Hi Jason, could I throw a piece of a patty over an opening on my hive top feeder? I have the FATBEEMAN type feeders with a 2" vent hole on the opposite side of the sugar water. I want to see if they will eat the patty but not disturb them to change it or remove it if I have to. I have a small screened box over the opening so the bees can't get in the box - I would put the patty in there and they could access it. I want to boost them if I can so they make more brood :) Thank you - JP
thanks for the vids. does your unconsumed patty hardens?
It will if you don't move it closer to the cluster. This is another good reason to take a quick peek.
Question:. Why add granulated sugar and pollen sub to your colonies? Your pollen recipe sub has sugar already in it. I have only been adding pollen sub because my colonies still have a few frames of honey and I don't want to restrict the queens laying space with sugar syrup. I also thought the sugar in the pollen sub would be adequate. I live in Northeast Indiana and even with the bees bringing in maple pollen like crazy my colonies are consuming 2lbs of pollen sub a week. Should I also add granulated sugar or sugar syrup? Great channel Jason!
I imagine that the pollen patties is being stored in cells around any brood they are raising. They do not separate the sugar from the pollen. The dry sugar would be consumed and burnt as daily calories. If your seeing honey though your probably safe to not offer the sugar.
Used the recipe you shared. Put three pounds on a single deep colony 2.5 weeks ago, and they ate it all! Now that hive is busting at the seems, drawing swarm cells and needing supers...haha. I’m in South Central PA.
Now you can make a bunch of splits. lol
Do you buy bulk sugar and if so, where do you buy it from
Could left over pollen patties be kept in the freezer?
Sure can! That's where I store them until I need them.
We have 3 trees the bloom right by our front porch. I sounded like a swarm to! I have a couple questions. I saw 9 frames in those hives. Why do you run the brood boxes with only 9 frames? I was also wondering could you use a winter pattie instead of the dry sugar?
You see 9 frames because it's a super and not a brood box. I run 9 frames supers to get fatter honey frames. I am not 100% sure on your winter patty question. I guess keep checking it to see if it's get eaten. Nice to see ya here Nathan!
@@JCsBees would that work for a brood box also? or would that be bad? I see a lot of 8 frame brood boxes now but would the 9 frame be bad I have some boxes set up that way now for my packages this year. buy the way I am in the middle of Minnesota. thank you
Jason Chrisman: Ok it looked like deep! Lol
@fantom0091960 I wouldn't leave any frames out of the brood box, you will have a mess. The bees will build comb in that spot.
@nathan baker I just watched it again and the feeding spacer is blocking your view of the last frame. The first 2 hives were deeps on top too.
Did you purchase a new Veil?
@Jeffery Hoffman No, I just washed it with Super Clean.
Jason Chrisman What veil do you use. First time I saw a veil with the arm holes in it.
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Hi Jason, how long can you freeze those patties you made ?
Hello JP, I have kept them up to 2 years and they were still good.
@@JCsBees Wow that's a long time I was thinking a month or 2. Again still waiting on my Bees but maybe I'll use 3-4lbs of the 10lb Ultra Bee Pollen to do some patties. I just need to get parchment or wax paper. I'll put them in gallon freezer bags and freeze them when I'm done. I do have Tea Tree, Lemongrass, Spearmint and wintergreen do you recommend using any of them in the mix?
A little lemongrass oil wouldn't hurt anything, may even encourage them to eat more. Best of luck, my bees are loving them.
Hello, I have a cell created on 30/03, and even today it have not built royal houses, what should I do
thank you
Sounds to me like a queen cup. If they are not adding jelly they are not preparing to swarm but you could just take it down.
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It seems to me that you did not understand me, this is a cell without a queen, and I do not have any other cell, where there was a closed brood and a day's eggs, more than 10 days passed and it did not raise a queen
Hey JC have you gave any thought to that series on installing a five frame nuc this season
What to do mean? Like a series on installing a 5 frame nuc in a 10 frame box? Please explain and I will surely consider it. I love getting video suggestions!
Jason Chrisman That is what I meant I’ll be installing a nuc in ten frame body this month first time I could sure your help THANK You
I will see what I can do to help you out. When do you get your nuc?
Jason Chrisman I realize it’s kind of short notice I received my nuc on 27th of April i’ve watched all your videos I’ve learned a lot from them there are a lot of other places to watch I do like the way you explain everything in detail THANK YOU