I guess we could say the title is a bit misleading as it's not really about pollen. And why call them pollen patties or subs? Are they not really protein patties?

You did a great job of talking about what I have coined the term "The Holy Trinity of Beekeeping". I use this term because there is so much information that new beekeepers tend to get glassy-eyed at the the over-information. Having only 3 things that covers 95% of everything a beekeeper needs to worry about helps simplify things and helps a new beekeeper relax. Those things (as you mentioned) are: * Feed & nutrition * Productive Queen * Pest & Disease Control I give everyone full permission to use that term at will. 😀

GREAT video. My only suggestion is that I wish you had started with the advice to hobbyists (the 11 minute mark). Question: I noticed the patty still had the paper on. I always pull it off. Does leaving the paper help reduce the SHB issue with patties?

I was REALLY hoping you would reference the study done by Randy Oliver at Scientific Beekeeping where he actually compared the results of sugar from 2:1 vs 1:1. His results showed that the concentration DID NOT MATTER. The only thing that mattered was the total amount of sugar that was given. As far as getting the sugar to dissolve - the water comes out of my tap at 140 degrees (most people's tap is 120). At 140, I have no problem getting 2:1 concentration (and probably even a little higher) of sugar to dissolve. And since I mix my feed 15 gallons at a time, having it not spoil is a big deal to me...

Absolutely brilliant video. I am so hooked on this channel. Thank you for all of your information.

Excellent video, thank you. Don't forget to REMOVE that queen excluder before Winter.

Excellent video. Thank you!

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Dr Ellis, what are your thoughts on "Fat Bees - Skinny Bees byDoug Somerville"?

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Great stuff

Awesome vids. Thanks

Great video! Can you do a video on feeding pollen too?

Thank you! A valuable learning curve for a very novice beekeeper! I live in the Republic Of Georgia and have plenty of land for plenty of hives when I learn my way and retire from full time work......... Maybe a year maybe less! Being Englishman in Georgia makes my ability to talk to other bee keepers kind of limited, so videos and books are the way for me!

Great Video

Nice job. It is really helpful to have more than one colony so you can compare and share.

Great video, UFhoneybeelab. Can't wait to see your next upload from you. I hit the thumbs up icon on your content. Keep up the fantastic work! I'm curious, how do you determine the optimal timing for hive inspections throughout the different seasons, especially in relation to the health and productivity of the colony?

You indicated you confirmed there were no queen cells. Would it not be possible that there were supercedure cells on one of the additional brood frames?

Hi! Can you share the study about the swapping of queens regarding the brood pattern?

Thanks for another great video. Up here in Maryland, when we do Fall inspections, I encourage my mentees to start inspecting from the bottom box up (that's after the queen excluders have been removed and we're doing the final whole ive inspection of the season). It seems to help to avoid robbing (we use quiet cloths and keep the supers covered) and also keeps all the bees from being down in the bottom box. Do you ever do this? We mostly use all mediums, so have three boxes going into winter.

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THIS WAS GREAT THANK FOR DOING IT HOPE U HAVE A BLESSED WEEK

I miss my Bees💔🐝💔🐝Selling our home after my husband passed, and moving into an apartment after 40yrs was tramatic as there is not place for hives! I wonder if my local community garden would allow me to set up a hive? It would certainly benefit the garden, and the neighborhood. Has anyone done this?😊

Thanks for this informative video. First the simple explanation regarding the parts of the world where apis mellifera is considered indigenous. In South Africa (subspecies) we have mellifera capesis (in the south of the country) and mellifera scutellata (in the rest of the country). Second I enjoyed the concept of stocks of bees. Quite a huge challenge for a novice like me, but it's worth exploring. With 14 hives in my apiary two (which were spilt) are doing well in terms good brood and honey production. How could I improve the rest of the hives with regards to these two characteristics? I doubt that in South Africa there are any suppliers of bees based on this concept at all. I also know very little about queen rearing. Any advice. Thanks Jeff

The honeybee has been proven to be native to North America. In 1857 apis mellifera Lingustica ( Italian type) was brought to North America but Apis Mellifera Mellifera ( northern hemisphere) was already here. In 2017 an apis mellifera mellifera honeybee fossil was found in a dry lake bed in Nevada. It is 100% identical in every way to the apis mellifera mellifera. They named the fossil neoartica. There are NUMEROUS reports of beeswax being traded to European explorers for European goods mostly in the Bahamas. There are indiginous american words for honeybees that predate European settlers.

This is the best explanation of one of the most important topics in beekeeping. Thank you

lol when I first read the title I thought it was stocks like stocks and bonds 😅

Interesting video!! I guess what you called "locally adapted stock" is what many of us call "mutts". I haven't bought bees in many years and only do walkaway splits. My mutts have served me well with no winter loses the past 5 years and great honey production. I like simple. Thanks for all you do for beekeeping!!!

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