They have a permit from the EPA. You are committing a felony and I hope the EPA catches up with you.
@framcesmoore11 күн бұрын
I am feeding mine as well. they are looking great. I am in virginia what is your state. thanks
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre19249 күн бұрын
I am in western Oregon
@dcsblessedbees11 күн бұрын
Nice box of bees, I am lightly feeding mine for the rest of Summer into Fall, it appears to be working well. I think having that little extra food on there at times is very beneficial. Thanks for sharing Harris...
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre19249 күн бұрын
I am glad I got it on before that rain, we got soaked
@framcesmoore12 күн бұрын
I have missed something how did you make these did u do a video and will u share it with me thanks
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192412 күн бұрын
its the one before this one
@framcesmoore11 күн бұрын
@@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924 I hope what u are doing helps with mites hope u do mite checks when u get finished that would be really great have a blessed week
@dcsblessedbees12 күн бұрын
I'm interested in seeing how this works for you, potential alternatives is good.
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192412 күн бұрын
yes. cheap and easy, if it works it will be even better
@garycorlew208012 күн бұрын
Are you doing a mite wash before putting them on?
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192412 күн бұрын
I am on some, I dont have time to wash them all
@rodneymiddleton962412 күн бұрын
You have to try or you will never know! Thanks Harris!
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192412 күн бұрын
sure hope it works, cheap and easy
@gallowaylights12 күн бұрын
I love the science projects😅
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192412 күн бұрын
me too. wish I had more time to collect data
@MinnesotaBeekeeper12 күн бұрын
Harris this is interesting. You might be onto something. When we apply Apiguard the dosage cards go on the top and the fumes drop down. But the bees are handling it... Trying to a couple of mite washes ahead of time before the towels. Oh and our dosages are 7 to 10 days apart. Keep us updated!
@rodneymiddleton962412 күн бұрын
Hey Mike!!
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192412 күн бұрын
thanks for the timing info. some of the towels seem to dry fast. some colonies are dragging the towels out in pieces, some not touching them
@MinnesotaBeekeeper12 күн бұрын
@@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924 It is absolutely fascinating how some hives treat the thymol. Some ignore it,, some drag it out by pieces. Others will even build a propolis column wall around it! Mixing it in glycerin would help it from being early dried out. Come to think of it I think apricot is actually thermal crystals in vegetable glycerin?
@gallowaylights12 күн бұрын
Thanks for showing us the process 🫠
@rodneymiddleton962412 күн бұрын
Hey Frank!!!!
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192412 күн бұрын
I will try to show results too
@MinnesotaBeekeeper12 күн бұрын
@@gallowaylights Frank haven't been on KZbin much lately I hope you're doing good.
@gallowaylights12 күн бұрын
@@MinnesotaBeekeeper * Some bug got me, I'm finally getting going, doing none bees stuff, so no videos 😪
@gallowaylights12 күн бұрын
@@rodneymiddleton9624 * The Swarm master 🫠
@MinnesotaBeekeeper15 күн бұрын
Harris let us know what your before and after mite washes came to. Thanks.
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192414 күн бұрын
I will write a few of them down and keep track
@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping16 күн бұрын
Why did you do them in thirds when Randy Oliver used them in halves.
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192415 күн бұрын
could not afford enough of them to do halves. these sponges are not good, I used them 1 time but never again. they fall apart. I have newer videos showing what I use now, and how much better they work
@scottv371117 күн бұрын
I’m going to try the tuna fish today, I have a nest in my camper electrical area. Thanks!
@scottv371117 күн бұрын
Thanks for the information In theory, if you use apple juice with the Boric acid, and they bring it back to the nest, and they die, will the other yellow jackets eat the dead ones? And the colony will still be poisoned?
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192417 күн бұрын
Maybe. I think it affects the larvae in a really bad way
@researcherAmateur18 күн бұрын
I used similar recipes but on pressed sawdust from a local tree. I never used coconut oil so I don't know about that. My worked very well, maybe a bit too good. I remember i was afraid to give John the recipe.. if you dose it wrong it makes them stop brood or even abscond. I had lavender oil in it and when I find oxalic-glycerin l kinda put the experiment on whayting.. and it's still on it. But I'll finish it one day
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192418 күн бұрын
I hope it helps with the chalk brood too
@researcherAmateur17 күн бұрын
@@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924 my area is too dry for chalk brood and similar stuff. I think I didn't see it 20 years. And being on an island.. the selection never stops. I have a lot of secluded small islands around where I can be sure 100% the drones are mine. I even did an AFB experiment one summer on one
@MinnesotaBeekeeper15 күн бұрын
@@researcherAmateur You live on an island with other small islands and it's "dry"...
@researcherAmateur14 күн бұрын
@@MinnesotaBeekeeper yes, it's DRY.. you finally got one right. Bravo
@Manuherikiabeekeeping18 күн бұрын
Well, here's irony for you. Our main honey crop is thyme 😂 it's the only area in New Zealand where thyme is the dominant plant because not a lot else can grow here, without irrigation. Most of NZ doesn't have a water problem, just our little pocket of it. hot Mediterranean climate in central Otago. Very cold ( for NZ anyway, about minus ten Celsius mid winter) winters, hot dry summers. Thyme honey is a dog for crystalizing, It's got flavor alright 😅 although I wouldn't think medicine flavored but it's strong. interestingly I've never noticed chalkbrood. I don't know if the natural thymol the bee's bring in has any effect on mite counts but I hope so😂
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192418 күн бұрын
I would think the nectar would taste different than the oil, dose it help with mites?
@researcherAmateur18 күн бұрын
I planet thyme in the rocky ground here in the Mediterranean and it grows great. Bananas and pineapple too. This was impossible 15 years ago. Since l have a distillery too I make alot of different oils. Lavender, rosemary, some plants l don't know the English name and tymol. Some oils are very expensive because you need a full moonshine barrel to make a little bit of oil
@Manuherikiabeekeeping18 күн бұрын
@@researcherAmateur we can't grow bananas or pineapple but we do have a lot of thyme, and lavender does really well here too. People do mow the wild thyme to sell to oil extractors for making thymol and for package dry herbs👍👋
@Manuherikiabeekeeping18 күн бұрын
@@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924 actually, I'm not sure. Ive been asked about setting up a apairy in a different district this year about a hour and a half drive away towards the east coast, which I've said yes too, so I'll be able to compare that coastal orchard apairy with my central Otago ones, and there's no thyme in that area, it's all coastal bush, bit of manuka and kanuka and farm clover. It'll be interesting to see if there's a difference, I think I might get a little chalkbrood because it's a cool damp climate there for most of the year except mid summer, coastal Otago is completely different to central Otago 👍😃
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192418 күн бұрын
@@Manuherikiabeekeeping that should be fun to see what difference there is in the 2 locations
@rodneymiddleton962419 күн бұрын
Go get them mites Harris!!!!
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192418 күн бұрын
hope it works
@joeelam119 күн бұрын
4 cups Coconut Oil and 1 teaspoon thyme oil for how many strips? FYI, I heard that you shouldn’t mix thyme with oxalic acid in the hive.
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192419 күн бұрын
I just did another batch and four cups soaked one and a half rolls of shop towels cut into quarters on the roll. Where did you hear about mixing oxalic and thymol not being a good idea? Some of this information can be hard to find, and some of it is just somebody's thoughts. I would be interested to see the research
@russellkoopman300419 күн бұрын
@@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924 Bob Binnie reported this in last Sunday's YT video. There is a list of other things not to mix on the list. Check it out.
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192418 күн бұрын
@@russellkoopman3004 thanks I will be sure to watch it
@ronaldburleson109919 күн бұрын
How many towels did you use for 4 cups
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192419 күн бұрын
I just did another batch. I cut the roll of shop towels into quarters. I only got six of those quarters soaked with four cups, so a roll in a half of the blue towels. The one I saw done used regular paper towels and rung them out. I didn't do that
@tritonewr405419 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing Harris, hope you’re able to do a follow up video.
@ronaldburleson109918 күн бұрын
@@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924 Thanks
@dcsblessedbees19 күн бұрын
Checked all my Sols for honey yeasterday,😒no extra honey but good amounts of bees and brood.🥰A lot of Healthy Bees this Year.😁Blessed Days Harris...
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192419 күн бұрын
Bees is what you were trying to grow this year, sounds like you're doing that. I know some honey would have been nice too
@researcherAmateur18 күн бұрын
@@dcsblessedbees if they have space this time of year bees will first fill around the brood. Then the surplus goes above. At least carnies do it like that. That's why you'll see beekeepers with a deep and a medium sometimes rotate write now and put the medium under to give them time to bring honey up and make a nice nest for the winter connecting both boxes.. that's for cold climate where they're done with the flow
@dcsblessedbees19 күн бұрын
Action Chemistry, beekeeper chemistry is fun.😁Hey Harris I'm going to need more sugar buddy, how about you bring me a few of those. I have Money for fuel and Sugar, I know you are super busy but Hoping we can figure a day that would work. That is easier then the OAstrips, ya I try some of those for Fall to Winter if they work well for ya. I will be calling this evening.🤣
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192419 күн бұрын
I can't get my work done, Don't know when I can break away
@Manuherikiabeekeeping25 күн бұрын
Enjoy the fishing 🎣 i have a suggestion about the smoker fire risk issue, Apisolis vapour smoker. Beekeeping with Natalee and castle hives both recently reviewed it on thier channels if you want to check it out, its basically a bee smoke vape 😂 but it runs cool and produces great smoke. I intend to use one during our fire season which in central Otago is really bad.apparently a tank of the smoke liquid you put in it lasts for a month of Sundays, so you're not constantly refilling and having sparks where you don't want them. Im not sure how long the battery lasts, but its quite a while, you just gotta remember to plug the thing in to recharge it. Bit of a nuisance but much less of a nuisance than accidentally starting a fire. Have a great break away👍👋
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192425 күн бұрын
I will check that out. a better smoker would be nice
@dcsblessedbees25 күн бұрын
It was 🥵HOT☹today. I don't use my smoker with out running water right near me and I have a shovel down at my work bench. Great points to bring up this time of year Harris. Blessed Days buddy...
@Manuherikiabeekeeping25 күн бұрын
Maybe you should try the apisolis vapour smoker Dcsblessedbees, if you're concerned about a hot smoker. Castle hives and beekeeping with Natalee have reviews of them if you want to check it out. I have a similar issue in my area in summer, it gets hot and dry here and a sneeze can start a fire, so I intend to get one for mid summer fire ban use.
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192425 күн бұрын
should be cooler at the coast
@dcsblessedbees25 күн бұрын
@@Manuherikiabeekeeping Ya Brian likes his, they look to be a good product. I ran water to my bee yard it's not the far for me, now if I had out yards or no access to water I think they would be great. I just test the temp by puffing the smoke in my own face🤣if I can handle it, they can.👍Thanks for the recommendation, Blessed Days...
@rodneymiddleton962428 күн бұрын
Necessity is the key to inventions!!!!
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre192427 күн бұрын
seemed like the best plan at the time
@gallowaylightsАй бұрын
How do you get the lid to stay on? 😂
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
just screw it down
@ManuherikiabeekeepingАй бұрын
Thymol has some good reviews, unfortunately, it's not effective in my area of central Otago because our main nectar producing plant here is thyme, which is where thymol comes from 😂 probably the only area in new Zealand where it's not very effective and I think the essential oils in our thyme that the bee's bring in with them during foraging do have a effect on mite counts here👍
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
I have not found lots of research on it, but it says you can add it to feed. might help with my chalk brood in the winter if they stored some
@ManuherikiabeekeepingАй бұрын
@@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924 actually that's an interesting point, I've never encountered chalkbrood in hives on thyme nectar and perhaps that's why I don't, you do see chalkbrood closer to the coast here. Thyme only grows in my area of central Otago
@dcsblessedbeesАй бұрын
Did that one had strips on then before, that's where I'd give them a blast of OA if it was me. Clean bees is Happy Bees. I wana get one of the new style cups, they don't leak like these ones. Tell your buddy Hi from Dave.
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
it just got strips a few days ago. it was this years nuc
@dcsblessedbeesАй бұрын
Ok literally the only mite test video I have watched this season, make it a good one Harris.😂 I decided I know what I need to do and how to do it, no need to watch the 100's of mite videos that come out this time of year. Blessed Days buddy...
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
its that time again, mites, mites, mites
@researcherAmateurАй бұрын
Those can always be put to good use in many ways. I have some old boxes whayting for cutting them in half and use the good side...
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
it really is an equipment business
@rodneymiddleton9624Ай бұрын
Looking good Harris!!!!
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
thanks
@gallowaylightsАй бұрын
This is awesome, thin😮 one side. I always have plenty of right hand gloves, the lefts wear out faster... I can see it now😂
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
I just hope it works, and isnt just another thing I wasted time and money on
@dcsblessedbeesАй бұрын
Good color on this one, you must have gotten your card figured out.👍I Love my Mini. That is my Winter project building may staging nuc banks for my nursery. Those look great, put some designs on them so you get better returns. Have a great day Harris, Blessed Days buddy...
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
card is working, editing program not. yes i need to paint handles different colors
@marker.P.A.C.TАй бұрын
Watching this cause some YJs stung my dad
@rodneymiddleton9624Ай бұрын
Thanks
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
thanks for watching
@dcsblessedbeesАй бұрын
I might be buying honey from you this year, I have 1 frame so far.😂I think I grew to many bees this year, oh I have a July Score Card video coming out on Friday do me a favor give it a watch and let me know what ya think.🤪Blessed Days Harris.
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
I should have honey if I ever get my truck back to pull it
@rodneymiddleton9624Ай бұрын
Nice work!
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
The work is just starting
@dcsblessedbeesАй бұрын
WoW you can still see the shop floor Harris, I'm impressed.😂Blessed Days buddy...
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
Trying to keep it in working order
@gallowaylightsАй бұрын
Cool idea, double timing the escape board. Anything to cut down on equipment 😂
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
They work great. I can make a split over the parent colony with the entrance out the back. I don't need more bottom boards or pallets until I get a queen back
@KajunHomesteadАй бұрын
👍
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@dcsblessedbeesАй бұрын
Looking good Harris, stay cool. Time to get them ready for Winter, bee season's almost done, it would be real nice is we had about an extra 4 to 6 weeks wouldn't it. Blessed Days Harris...
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
just got back from camping. yes it would be nice to have another month
@ManuherikiabeekeepingАй бұрын
Its minus 4 Celsius ( 24 F) here, we are definitely staying out of the heat 😂 everything is frozen up and the fires stuffed full of coal. Looks great in north America though 👋 oh, i almost forgot hows the honey in the broodnest colony looking? Interested to hear how thats working👍👋
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
have not had a chance to look in that colony yet. wife wanted to go camping, so I have been out of touch for 4 days, now my truck is broke. I will try to up date this week
@matthewcrowley5394Ай бұрын
What do you do with the mixture? Put it in a container or spray it?
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
sorry I have been camping. I put it in a container that bees cant get into. I found honey works better than sugar, it dosent form a hard layer on it as fast
@john-smith.Ай бұрын
@@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924 Whats the honey recipe...seems my sugar water in the heat evaporates to fast for my carpenter ants.
@dcsblessedbeesАй бұрын
😲Harris looking great, I am gobsmacked.😁👍 Hey your table saw is newer then mine.😂I need a shop and shed so bad. Have a great weekend Harris. Blessed Days buddy...
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
Thanks Dave it's a pretty good table saw, but I believe it's going to need bearings pretty soon.
@rodneymiddleton9624Ай бұрын
Looking good Harris!
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
sure easier to work in
@dcsblessedbeesАй бұрын
It's HOT! Doing much of the same except the grafting, have fun camping. Blessed Days Harris...
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
I am ready for 90 deg.
@darralcalcagno3226Ай бұрын
Have a sprinkler going in front of the hives
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
it sure helps them when its this hot
@ManuherikiabeekeepingАй бұрын
Lol yeah it's a little bit excessive 😂 funny I was digging out a new location to put a couple of water containers in the new apairy I'm clearing ready for hives in spring. At least I finally got all the wild dog rose dug out if it. It's a great location but it's a little remote so it's hand tools for preparing the apairy😂👋
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
yea, its a little much water. something like this always happens when the farmer says jut put them over there instead of showing you exactly where. I was trying to keep them out of the road, but now the pipe blocks that road and the only one using it is me
@rodneymiddleton9624Ай бұрын
Ours have been over for a while!
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
You're about ready to start picking them
@rodneymiddleton9624Ай бұрын
Go get that honey!!!!!
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
I walked out into the blooms in three different sides of the field and the bees are working it
@rodneymiddleton9624Ай бұрын
@@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924 That's awesome!
@MinnesotaBeekeeperАй бұрын
Video editing. Shotcut is a great multiplatform free program. Very similar to Adobe.
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924Ай бұрын
I have filmora, but I formatted an sd card on my computer, and then everything got wonky. had to pay microsoft .99 to even get it to read the card. hope its fixed now