October Beekeeping Tips
7:09
2 ай бұрын
Getting Ready For Wintering Bees
7:35
Thank You Very much!
1:54
5 ай бұрын
Bee Swarm First Inspection
9:36
5 ай бұрын
Barcelo Maya Beach 🌴 2024
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@ME_MeAndMyBees
@ME_MeAndMyBees 13 күн бұрын
Hi there. . . Another Frame 'use' over and above to what the "Hopkins Method" does ! (1900's ?) Hopkins found if a 'Frame of x1 Day Larva (in a Frame) placed in a 'Holding Shim' and this was "added" Flat above the Bees, they would "Draw down Queen Cells" ! This was done before Grafting became the preferred method. Interesting ! Your Frame holder reminded me of the above Setup. . .😉 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2024 (!) 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Ps. Which Video has your 'DIY' Bee 'Tonic' / like Hive Alive, Bee Boost etc. . . Was watching your Queen Rearing Series : couldnt find the final 'Fourth Episode.' (?) Think a Video mention DIY Pollen Patties and showed them being made. But that Boost Feed Soloution (??) Hope you can advise. Saying Hello from a Cold Icey Scotland ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 On New Years Eve ! Hogmanay as we call it here (31st Dec !) 🥳
@NormanMcBilly-r1n
@NormanMcBilly-r1n 19 күн бұрын
That hive is going to be a monster, how much honey did you get from it"? I use the vino farm frames and other than you cant spin them I love em, I, similar to you am homogenizing all my gear to these longer frames. Hope you had a great year
@danielragan6077
@danielragan6077 28 күн бұрын
I stayed at Beach in 2021, I miss it so much. I can't wait to go back and swim with the sea turtles. This video brought back many happy memories. Thank you.
@vickiwikohika6199
@vickiwikohika6199 Ай бұрын
My favourite place to visit
@ahmedbounce3053
@ahmedbounce3053 Ай бұрын
That was very simple to understand but my mini mating nuc has only 2 frames not 3 as yours so how many cup of bees should I drop?
@BekimDema-w9e
@BekimDema-w9e Ай бұрын
Hi my friend I m in New Jersey USA I m in second year beekeeper Is happening last year and is happening this year two The bees leave the hive in December The hive full with honey The bees left Question is why?
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney Ай бұрын
It is absconding. Mostly because of high Mite loads.
@gallowaylights
@gallowaylights Ай бұрын
Neat feeding 😋
@MinnesotaBeekeeper
@MinnesotaBeekeeper Ай бұрын
Beautiful.
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney Ай бұрын
Very beautiful
@johnhoude1340
@johnhoude1340 Ай бұрын
WOW! I know it's healthy but what about all that salt! Blood pressure just went up 20 points! OUCH
@SuperTinker41
@SuperTinker41 Ай бұрын
Beautiful Experience for y'all!!!! Thank you for sharing :)
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney Ай бұрын
You are welcome 😊
@iowalayensbeekeeping
@iowalayensbeekeeping Ай бұрын
We had a foreign exchange student from montenegro and went to visit. A nice experience. They took us to Bosnia and we took a bus ride to Croatia.
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney Ай бұрын
It’s a beautiful place and the people are very friendly!
@goingtheextramile0
@goingtheextramile0 Ай бұрын
What a great tour! Looks like an amazing trip! Can’t wait to see where the weekend takes you
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney Ай бұрын
We had a blast, and hope you enjoyed the scenery!
@Sunshineandemily
@Sunshineandemily Ай бұрын
Hi. I was wondering if you had a picture of the lubricants for the lift system? & what you used to spray it?! Thanks
@karinaavakyan1714
@karinaavakyan1714 Ай бұрын
Thank you
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney Ай бұрын
You are welcome
@MinnesotaBeekeeper
@MinnesotaBeekeeper 2 ай бұрын
Love the videos of the night life!
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 🐝
@mikemcguire8925
@mikemcguire8925 2 ай бұрын
What model of hive tool is that?
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 2 ай бұрын
Got it from ManLake
@rnwck5
@rnwck5 2 ай бұрын
Thank you, I’ll be there in two weeks…. So beautiful hotel.
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 2 ай бұрын
Yes very beautiful resort. Love the beach
@SuperTinker41
@SuperTinker41 2 ай бұрын
W O W!!! Thank you so very much for sharing your guys' experience !!!
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 2 ай бұрын
You are welcome 😊
@MinnesotaBeekeeper
@MinnesotaBeekeeper 2 ай бұрын
That has got to be absolutely delicious! We are definitely pulling this recipe. It's funny how most people don't know how delicious northern pike is. Thank you so much for posting.
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 2 ай бұрын
You are welcome. Our whole family loves to eat northern pike as long as y bones are out 😄
@צברארם
@צברארם 2 ай бұрын
Thanks from Israel. We loved it
@russellkoopman3004
@russellkoopman3004 2 ай бұрын
Looking good. That 2nd hive had more brood than I was expecting. More Italian stock?? Just hasn't been cold enough to shut them down completely,
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 2 ай бұрын
Yes it looks like more Italian genes. This crazy warm weather sometimes delays things but winter is coming soon
@researcherAmateur
@researcherAmateur 2 ай бұрын
There's a say here in Croatia.. "We make honey on honey"...( med se pravi na medu). But I guess they don't believe in that over there.. they make it all on sugar. And than they wonder why they always have problems.. if you treat them like chickens you'll have chickens. It's not natural for bees to have something out of the comb or frames on top. It just makes them work trying to fix the spill or remove the problem. People don't understand that. I call it 'chickenization'.. tried to explain it many times but nobody wants to listen. They just want to feed all the time and watch slabs of brood (varroa) even in winter. That hive of yours is fantastic !
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 2 ай бұрын
I am all about feeding and helping bees if they are low on stores. But I am completely against treating all the hives the same. Another thing you are introducing moisture this time of the year with all the sugar syrup and right now is that sugar is very expensive. Why spend extra money if you don't need to. Bees know best, but if you do everything on time and let them prepare themselves, there is nothing to worry about and no need for extra work and expenses for "insurance." Sometimes, I just don't get it
@Mears4Liberty
@Mears4Liberty 2 ай бұрын
Agreed. Earlier in the year, I had to pull a few deep frames of capped honey from one of my hives because it was becoming honey bound. I extracted the honey and returned the frames of empty comb back into the hive. Rather than use that honey for myself, I stored it and then used it to feed my hives a few weeks ago for winter stores preparation. I completely stopped using sugar feeding 2 years ago.
@researcherAmateur
@researcherAmateur 2 ай бұрын
@@Mears4Liberty there can always be a bad year, drought in my parts... but as he said you feed on time.. 1/1 to let them work on that syrup and ad to it , transform it into real bee food. There's no reason for it to be an emergency food put now with all the moisture and that will make them produce more brood of short living bees. There is time to do everything... l think that people just don't understand how bees work..
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 2 ай бұрын
It is always easy to remove few frames and add empty drawn comb if there is a fall flow. You can use that honey later to feed bees or add to your splits no problem
@tywilson64
@tywilson64 2 ай бұрын
Do you use oxillic acid pre winter?
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 2 ай бұрын
Yes I do usually mid to late November whenever bees are completely broodless.
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 2 ай бұрын
Winter is coming. reduce the entrances if you haven't already. If your reducer is made of wood, keep in mind, a determined mouse can chew the small hole open overnight. Add tin sheeting over the wood, or even hardware cloth to prevent it (cutting a hole in the screen as large as the hole in the reducer.) Add your emergency food sources if you use them: candy boards, winter patties, mountain camp feed, etc. Do not feed sugar syrup in cold weather as the bees cannot get rid of extra moisture and can lead to dysentery. Tip hives forward with a shim so water and snow can run outward. When providing wind-breaks, do not shade the hive. Sunlight is your friend and wind is the enemy. Now is the time to wrap if you need too with tar paper or other dark heat-absorbing materials. They will absorb heat during the day, and make the nights a little more tolerable.
@MiguelScarafia-l9r
@MiguelScarafia-l9r 3 ай бұрын
Hermoso lugar hermosa atención hermosa gente
@SuperTinker41
@SuperTinker41 3 ай бұрын
Fascinating!!! Thank you and Family for ALL you do Keeping Bees for Future Generations #BigPicture #HealthyBees #HealthyLand
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
You are very welcome we really appreciate it 😊
@dcsblessedbees
@dcsblessedbees 3 ай бұрын
Almost Honey Bee Bedtime. Thanks for sharing, Blessed Days...
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
Thank you 🐝
@Affanchanderi
@Affanchanderi 3 ай бұрын
I have to move my bees to 1470 km pls made a video about it 😊
@researcherAmateur
@researcherAmateur 3 ай бұрын
Tako to ide.. dobro su jake . Bile bi dobre za bršljan i Vrijes što sad ide vamo na jugu kod nas. Bilo je kiša moglo bi bit vrijesa. Inače je bio dosta suše kod nekih. Pozdrav
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
Ova zadnja 4 videa su snimljena pocetkom Augusta. Sada je situacija malo drugacija sto se tice legla. Kod nas je bila susa prosle godine katastrofa ali ova godina je ok. Pozdrav za i za vas svako dobro 🐝
@aaronparis4714
@aaronparis4714 3 ай бұрын
In Canada as the queen laying slows down we back fill the brood area with sugar but my bees are locked in there bock for 5 months of the year at -20 to -30 winters 😅first frost last Night
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
It gets pretty cold here in Iowa but nothing compared to Canada. This video is made first week of August. Right now queens are reducing Brood and bees are preparing for the winter. Wish you good overwintering with your bees🐝
@aaronparis4714
@aaronparis4714 3 ай бұрын
@@silverlakehoney yes mine are now too they are slowing down they will shut down around mid October hear I hope you all the best this winter to man stay safe 🐝
@aaronparis4714
@aaronparis4714 3 ай бұрын
Doubles are better then singles
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
The reason I make these videos is so people can see different Configurations and decide what works best for them. All these configurations have their advantages and disadvantages. Thank you 🐝
@aaronparis4714
@aaronparis4714 3 ай бұрын
Have you ever had queens get up Through your excluders ?
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
Yes many times. I also had two laying queens. One below and one above the Excluder
@nihadvelic74
@nihadvelic74 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
You are welcome 🐝
@russellkoopman3004
@russellkoopman3004 3 ай бұрын
At 3:09 I see a couple of queen cells almost fully drawn. Were those old ones or supercedure cells? That deep was packed with honey and they sure makes a person grunt. I'm a whimp so I use mediums. LOL
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
Good catch Russell. I believe these were old supercedure cells. This video and last three videos were filmed first week of August. Since then I checked all the hives for laying queen and Brood. Those videos are coming soon. I did find a few queenless hives that I combined. I have made worse grunts off camera with these deep supers 😄
@geraltofrivia8529
@geraltofrivia8529 3 ай бұрын
I'm all bee'd out for a few weeks, i'll come back and watch some more during the winter when i'm assembling boxes and frames.. I really enjoy seeing you work. It's lots more fun than doing it myself.
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much. We are glad you are enjoying our videos. Wish you all the best 🐝
@dcsblessedbees
@dcsblessedbees 3 ай бұрын
Nice frames of Honey.👍She is contracting her brood nest real well for Winter.😁Looks good.
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
Yes everything looks good so far. I am glad I don't have to feed. Sugar is very expensive nowadays 🐝
@Vogda
@Vogda 3 ай бұрын
Nice video, thanks. Have you thought for a triple deep: top for the honey and the two below for brood and polen?
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
We have a very cold winter. Like to have smaller more compact place for them to overwinter. As far as food they have plenty
@kmtischer
@kmtischer Ай бұрын
Maybe you could make a triple deep frame! That would be something
@brianbennett4374
@brianbennett4374 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing 👍
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 3 ай бұрын
You are welcome 🐝
@jasonstogdill1291
@jasonstogdill1291 4 ай бұрын
What kinda of mite strips do you use
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 4 ай бұрын
Apivar
@gokusansmommy7046
@gokusansmommy7046 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the recipe God bless 🩵
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 4 ай бұрын
You are welcome 😊
@Cubrider
@Cubrider 4 ай бұрын
Just done exactly the same here in Nottinghamshire in the uk. What temperature is it there? Here it's only around 65/70 so I fine heating my supers up in my garage and extracting about 80/85 makes everything spin out much easier.
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 4 ай бұрын
This video was filmed first week of August. It was a lot hotter than now. My videos are sometimes couple weeks behind 🐝
@lamegalectora
@lamegalectora 4 ай бұрын
I dont like videos with loud music, much prefer the voice of the person explaining what they are doing
@SuperTinker41
@SuperTinker41 4 ай бұрын
That was awesome seeing the visitor on the camera! Bye Bee!!! #thankyouforsharingthis #HoneyProductionProcess
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 4 ай бұрын
Yes that was perfect 🐝 came to say hi 👋
@HydroDWC
@HydroDWC 4 ай бұрын
2nd year bee keeper, Awesome video and the 🍄 smoker. Got my hive beside my 2 gardens
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 4 ай бұрын
That's awesome good luck
@nayeliayalaortiz7180
@nayeliayalaortiz7180 4 ай бұрын
Sabe cual hotel esta mejor barcelo o sandos playacar en comida y playa
@MarcellaAshton-p2g
@MarcellaAshton-p2g 4 ай бұрын
Wish I could add a video of my t shirt on my patio chair which is covered in bees
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 4 ай бұрын
Call a local beekeeper to pick them up
@MarcellaAshton-p2g
@MarcellaAshton-p2g 3 ай бұрын
@@silverlakehoney no one came . The hive died out . They swarmed into a tree and stayed there
@MarcellaAshton-p2g
@MarcellaAshton-p2g 4 ай бұрын
WARNING: I made the mason jar feeder with the T shirt skirt yesterday . I used an old t shirt I used for sleeping in. Later in the afternoon every time I walked outside I was followed by bees which has never happened before . I thought I had sugar water residue on my hands or hair. I showered and changed. The feed continued to follow me. They kept coming in the house . I put the sugar away and cleaned all the counters . This morning they were following me around again outside and kept coming in the house and buzzing around the windows if I stood near an open screen. I wondered if they had picked up my pheromones from my old shirt . So I threw the shirt I had slept in outside in my patio . Scout bees have been trying to feed off that dry t shirt on a chair all day. They are hovering at my back patio door and try come in the house as soon as I get close to the door. I have created a nightmare of bee attraction by using a T shirt o had recently worn!! Word of advise - use a new t shirt or one no one in your household as worn. I did not realize how much they would imprint on the scent in the feeder shirt.
@Cubrider
@Cubrider 4 ай бұрын
Needs to be almost twice as much honey or you would be better splitting into 2 separate hives.
@LuckyFigFarm
@LuckyFigFarm 4 ай бұрын
The weather looks perfect! I’ve never seen double deep frames before. Interesting.
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 4 ай бұрын
Yes the weather is very nice. I have few double deep hives just for comparison. Thank you
@ruwaidas1
@ruwaidas1 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the lovely video. Beautiful resort. How was the food there, and is there any coffee shop. Thank you 😊
@silverlakehoney
@silverlakehoney 4 ай бұрын
To be honest, food options were not that great. I would say food was average at best. Tried Mexican, Spanish restaurant, pretty much the same as the buffet food. The lunch restaurant by the pool had the same exact food every day, I would say the same leftover buffet food. There is espresso coffee and shop by the lobby.
@ruwaidas1
@ruwaidas1 4 ай бұрын
@@silverlakehoney . Thank you so much
@1anhelher
@1anhelher 2 ай бұрын
@@silverlakehoney i agree on the food. have been there 4 times. going for a 5 th ..lol. went to the steak rest. and ordered an appetizer plate. it was exactly the same food from strikers!! paid a few extra bucks and went to the palace buffet... O,M.G WHAT A DIFFERENCE. DRINKS AND FOOD WAS MUCH BETTER . great video by the way!!!!!!!