I'm in my 70s and had bees for most of my life until it just got to physically hard to properly take care of the hives. I still have 3 hives for our use and I don't think I could ever not have my bees.. I've watched your operation and I'm not sure if it means anything to you ,but you have the best operation I've ever seen and you have to love your bees to work as hard as you do caring for them . I hope your son thinks about following in your shoes. We or I should say the world needs more bee keepers with your passion and work ethics for the bees. I'm truly enjoying watching these videos and I wish I was still able to travel ,I'd make the trip from Oregon just to see your operation and to meet you in person. Well done young man your parents did an exceptional job of raising you and instilling the values you have as a bee keeper and father.
@doggostockimage Жыл бұрын
I had somehow fallen asleep watching youtube and I wake up to this
@PlatinumIrishrose Жыл бұрын
Welcome to learning something new!
@farshidhash3 жыл бұрын
I am a beekeeper in Iran and I have a master's degree in agricultural engineering, animal sciences and specialization in beekeeping. I enjoy watching your videos, thank you for making your beautiful videos.🤗
@Башкирскиймёд3 жыл бұрын
Hi Ian! I watch your videos from Russia, the Republic of Bashkortostan! I really like your approach! Our climate is about the same! You're doing great!
@wataman56693 жыл бұрын
I did a video like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabHfnaCpZZ4f9U
@RonnelVP3 жыл бұрын
Im 2minutes in and impressed and thankful for the added feature in this video. The index, the temp range, and date stamp I've often looked up when going over your vids for perspective. Such a resource. Thanks Ian.
@wataman56693 жыл бұрын
I did a video like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabHfnaCpZZ4f9U
@meloneycrews3 жыл бұрын
Wow what a lot of work compiling this Ian! Thanks! 💞💕💕
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
I study my videos to help assess the season behind, it helps put next year’s plan together
@meloneycrews3 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog very very smart man my friend!
@ahmedainou63793 жыл бұрын
My name is Ahmed, from Morocco. I am 28 years old. I am looking for a contract in beekeeping with you. Can I contact you?
@claudesully3 жыл бұрын
Stay warm Ian...-20F or so last night...You, me, and the bees can't wait for spring...
@wataman56693 жыл бұрын
I did a video like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabHfnaCpZZ4f9U
@johnathankeller1948 Жыл бұрын
I can’t tell you how much this helps. Your decision to document your entire beginning makes this video one of the very best for learning. It surprisingly is the only bit of information I’ve run a cross that’s left me confident to do this. Thank you again
@randallcarter-carterhillho22773 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!! Educational for sure and 1000 times better than any junk on tv. Thank you.
@wataman56693 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabHfnaCpZZ4f9U I do Aveda like this
@hirekwotta49433 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian for that video This is basically the best lesson any one can get Thank you for recording and showing how much it takes for successfully raising and looking after the any apiary
@wataman56693 жыл бұрын
I did a video like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabHfnaCpZZ4f9U
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper3 жыл бұрын
Spring time is in the air and temps are looking ideal for queen season drone build up
@roberth2933 жыл бұрын
I told my wife I'd come to bed after "just one more bee video" ... she wasn't expecting that you had Scorcese direct one.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
LOL
@wataman56693 жыл бұрын
I did a video like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabHfnaCpZZ4f9U
@sherryortiz2272 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you show the good the bad and the ugly. Keeping it real so I understand I'm not the only one not having total success. I'm doing that in my posts to our local bee club pages now because of you. It's so easy to only show the good as most show that but it makes us feel like we're a failure at times. Thanks alot for keeping it real.
@trisleaner57383 жыл бұрын
A true inspiration Ian thank you you're sharing of knowledge is truly inspiring I have followed you from the star of my beekeeping endeavour and you have been more helpful than I can show so I say again thank you Ian legend
@wataman56693 жыл бұрын
I did a video like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabHfnaCpZZ4f9U
@dawnpaskell73663 жыл бұрын
I'm migratory and I am in FL right now and doing splits with queen cells on the 25th of February. Drones are among us!
@johnt2065 Жыл бұрын
I don't care about these I don't care about the nukes I care about these little children in this video and how their father's taken care of that's what makes a family almost makes you want to cry how excited they were with that dandelion honey I appreciate your videos I appreciate you and I appreciate those fine young people you have produced into this world now we see the newer videos and they're grown
@janelle4835 Жыл бұрын
P😅
@ShannonD.9993 жыл бұрын
I've been SO looking forward to this one , thank you!!!!!
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
It’s a bit long
@ShannonD.9993 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I'm perfectly happy with that. Might take me a day or two to finish between kids and work, but.... This is definitely happening. 😁 Thanks again, stay warm over there!
@sunsetheritage3 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog absolutely NOT Ian!! The long ones are the BEST ones. If the number of views for a video count every time I watch them over and over and over again, you are going to be a VERY wealthy man. Along with Brad at Faith Apiaries, Bob Binnie, Kamon Reynolds, Nathan at Duck River Honey, and a few others. 😁🤑🐝
@yvonnewagner90733 жыл бұрын
Educational and entertaining especially family affair component. Thank you for sharing!
@gregmccammon23303 жыл бұрын
Your video are amazing! Your getting me excited for queen rearing season 👍
@killianmurphy46163 жыл бұрын
Over 3 hours. I think I need a very good excuse (god forbid I’m running out of excuses) for my wife to be able to watch this in one go!
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Ha ha don’t push your luck !
@hootervillehoneybees86643 жыл бұрын
Another great video carrie doing all the work Ian flying by the seat of pants running million dollar operation .. Btw the way thanks for putting it all together .. Alot work im sure .. Love how it shows the date and temp .. That alone must alot extra work
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Cheers 🥂
@sunsetheritage3 жыл бұрын
I hit the like button during the opening ad, I sure hope this is good 😂
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
LOL more $$$ for me
@sunsetheritage3 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 🤑🤑😂
@graemediesel29363 жыл бұрын
I did too. I think its a safe bet. 😁
@sunsetheritage3 жыл бұрын
@@graemediesel2936 you got that right!!
@brucesouthernsassapiaries83163 жыл бұрын
Ian...thanks for the videos. I am trying your 3x6 frame nucs this year to see if I can get some sourwood honey in late June/early July from my splits. This past season 2020 I also had a lot of issues with weather interfering with queen mating as well here in central GA. This year looking at starting splits a little later to see if the weather will be more forgiving. Thanks again for what you do!
@wataman56693 жыл бұрын
I did a video like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabHfnaCpZZ4f9U
@bocahrantak8703 жыл бұрын
I am a honey beekeeper from INDONESIA...I really like honey, success is always for you....
@adamb145273 жыл бұрын
Love watching your videos, a wealth of knowledge....
@HoneyStoneFarm3 жыл бұрын
Excellent ! All this info In one place.
@Allthingsaboutthegarden Жыл бұрын
We’ll done Alex. Great presentation. Love your enthusiasm. Can’t wait for the next one 🐝bee emoji
@framcesmoore3 жыл бұрын
I thank you for this video, this is wonderful I have learned so much from u have a Blessed week
@rodneymiddleton96243 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recap. I really enjoyed it!
@lovelymillie19673 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, I just starting my journey with bees and sharing in my channel.
@ahmedainou63793 жыл бұрын
My name is Ahmed, from Morocco. I am 28 years old. I am looking for a contract in beekeeping with you. Can I contact you?
@ShannonD.9993 жыл бұрын
2:16:32 the joy ❤️
@wadebarnes67203 жыл бұрын
I like your repair job on that box
@atree5915 Жыл бұрын
who else ended up here after a long nap
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Жыл бұрын
LOL
@schmoetube2246 Жыл бұрын
Literally just opened my eyes😂😂
@Totsugaru Жыл бұрын
it's 5 AM
@lionel3185 Жыл бұрын
Nah facts lol
@corneleroux6472 Жыл бұрын
Fax 📠 😅
@ThatBeeMan3 жыл бұрын
"Back to my grumpy face!" LOL
@sunsetheritage3 жыл бұрын
That one had me laughing too 🤣
@matthewmccormick24173 жыл бұрын
I made insolated fillers that take up space of 2 frames. I never used a Nuke box i always did it that way. Made it easy to remove or add frames as needed
@andywhite99323 жыл бұрын
Ian. Ive watched every video and have learned so much from your methods. Question, do you keep written notes and with the “rewind” videos do you notice things that you will do differently this year? If so, would you do a video that outlines the changes you will implement and why? Thanks. Andy
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Good idea
@wataman56693 жыл бұрын
I did a video like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabHfnaCpZZ4f9U
@scotwiley11893 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your videos and all the information you share. Do you ever have bear problems or are there no black bears in your area? I haven't noticed any electric fencing around your bee yards.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Occasionally
@matthewmccormick24173 жыл бұрын
I have always did walk aways. Being i will swap hives to Horizontals this year i will have some boxs. A small farmer wanted a few hives of mine set by his place so i will graft some maybe 10 and set up 10 splits by his place with cells this year then after flow give hives away "Keeping a few to over winter" to a few local friends/family minus equipment. Every year it seems i give away a few Queens or hives to locals LOL
@stackingforfun92163 жыл бұрын
Living expansion right now ! First drone cell has stated !! Splits bare soon here in Sw Florida
@gaylenejamieson860110 ай бұрын
Well I know nothing about 🐝 But I do know I love them for the fact that they make honey and they are lovely. I hate to see a colony die. It's heartbreaking it's worse when it's because the amateurs. Alex is great oxxxxo.
@charliehincy50783 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@christianshannon39433 жыл бұрын
So just using a standard queen excluder will keep the two queens from fighting with each other through the excluder? You have a great system that I plan on reducing my double deeps down to single and then stacking medium supers on top right as the honey flow begins.
@KodavistaKommuneApiaries Жыл бұрын
In the jester nuc.. in a week if you had fresh eggs.. they are eggs for 3 days and then larvae for 4.. so you were seeing 4 day old larvae
@amishjim Жыл бұрын
Good stuff, homie. I learned lots.
@vwager3 жыл бұрын
Every time I see your nucs I can't help but think you should buy a few hundred more boxes and let Carey go to town.
@rossgoodhue5273 жыл бұрын
Good Morning Ian, I'm in Connecticut on the shore, did a quick resource assessment yesterday and needed to add feed. On several hives the cluster was against the sidewall, should I gently slide the frames containing the cluster to the center and position resource frames to replace the empty combs? Thank you
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Tough call! It’s always best to leave them alone because disturbance dosent do them any good... but neither does starving !
@miroslawlaska88853 жыл бұрын
Super
@khatpaufridaytalks26702 жыл бұрын
Beautiful brood Goodiful Queen
@andywhite99323 жыл бұрын
Ian. Did i miss video of ezy loader after overhaul?
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Not done it yet, still in welding shop
@hhawk60403 жыл бұрын
Yikes tell that welder 50,000 people are cheering him on and to hurry up!
@nickford55492 жыл бұрын
With the huge pollen flows would it be wise to trap some for later feed?
@pepperellbees3 жыл бұрын
Could you turn the closed captioning on please? Thanks for everything you do! I've been looking forward to this.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Not sure how to do that
@pepperellbees3 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog it's on now. It's usually always on. I think sometimes KZbin glitches or updates and shuts It off from the KZbinrs end. So thanks regardless!
@saltycreole2673 Жыл бұрын
We have -7° F consistently during deep Winter in Northwestern New Mexico. Using the Insulated Apimaye System to combat that. (Pricey!) But nucs are running $200-$310 each here. Gonna try splits this year with crossed fingers.
@PlatinumIrishrose Жыл бұрын
Can you make your own supplies?
@alex1982ander3 жыл бұрын
Will you have more nuks to sell next spring? I am in Alberta and looking for bees that are used to Canadian weather. I would be willing to take the drive to pick up the nuks if you are willing to sell in the spring
@salambeekeeper94643 жыл бұрын
hello, how to treat for heavy Nosema? I'm in north Indiana USA. i have 70 hives but have heavy Nosema, thanks in advance
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
That’s a hard one... nutrition is the best I can suggest
@norfolkhoneybee2733 жыл бұрын
Is it everyone removing the paper or the comb builders age group, would keep them occupied.
@judicorbett94013 жыл бұрын
Our bees would still be in bed at 5 am and back to bed before 9. Why you get those great honey pulls even compared to us in Central Ontario. At that time I would have loads of flowers out and many would already be finished. Lol
@graemediesel29363 жыл бұрын
Why do you use frame feeders instead of pail feeders for the builders?
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Easier to use when in and out of builder
@shevlin26503 жыл бұрын
What do you sell your queen cells for? Craig Fr. VA
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
$5
@shevlin26503 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Thank you. Craig
@shevlin26503 жыл бұрын
Ian, I remember you posting at one point about rendering propolis and sending it off somewhere. Do you send it to a university of a commercial outfit? Do you know what they are going to do with it? And about how much did you collect and send off? Thanks, Craig Fr. VA.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
I send it to a private outfit. I’m going to see if I can sell their product on my website
@shevlin26503 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I see more and more. medical facilities are using it for experiments with treatments. Thanks
@helenstarr832313 күн бұрын
Would putting tarps over the hives work if it’s winter?
@bonnieclagg81363 жыл бұрын
Did you not pull any frames out of that really full box?
@ahmedainou63793 жыл бұрын
My name is Ahmed, from Morocco. I am 28 years old. I am looking for a contract in beekeeping with you. Can I contact you?
@blackberry5908 Жыл бұрын
@@ahmedainou6379 You are a beekeeper in witch part of Morroco ?
@apiariosantacatarina Жыл бұрын
Belo trabalho assistindo no Brasil
@andywhite99323 жыл бұрын
Last question. Do you split every colony in Spring
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Oh no, just the big ones . About 1/3 of them The rest are equalized or few get culled out
@adamabdulwadudu343510 ай бұрын
So how many months that it can do before you can go and check to harvest.
Жыл бұрын
thật là tuyệt vời khi thấy những đàn ong rất nhiều mật
@shevlin26503 жыл бұрын
I see you use a lot of plastic frames. Do you add more wax to the frames as you add them to the boxes? Craig Fr. VA
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Not as a rule but I know a guy who does
@shevlin26503 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@timoninnikolay59473 жыл бұрын
Do you add brood frames to the cell builders through the season
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
On a weekly rotation
@timoninnikolay59473 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Thank you and do you buy breeders queens or do you just use your best constant queens?
@henrik57613 жыл бұрын
@@timoninnikolay5947 Both he does
@vanrosauch565910 ай бұрын
why don't you have a winter structure built to keep it easier to have them out or indoor? is it the pricing?
@bonnieclagg81363 жыл бұрын
Where can I purchase those type of covers with the holes in the them?
@sheilamclaughlin9633 жыл бұрын
Just drill holes in them that will take a plug and screened for buckets or other concianters for suryp
My bees, it’s 60degrees this morning and you expect us to fly in this kind of weather! My FL bees are very spoiled! 🥴
@uwaak3 жыл бұрын
Do you buy queens or make your own
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Make
@matthewmccormick24173 жыл бұрын
Farmer called me asking if i would sell him the hives i am going to set on his place. I have never charged anyone for a Queen or hive and wouldnt have any idea what to charge. I have always looked at it as a investment into my community and BEEs as they are needed to keep us alive. He asked if i would also mentor him. i am thinking 500.00 for the Box/equipment. Am i wrong for doing so and is that to much?
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
That I can’t help you with, I’d depends how much $$ you put on your time
@matthewmccormick24173 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Well Boxs lids bottoms i made so not much invested. The BEEs i see as a investment into the community is why i asked. Maybe with help the small farmer can grow more and one day be another IAN :)
Marry ellen carter did she make the cut thiis year
@danschneider92193 жыл бұрын
looking like a heat wave coming anything above 30 below is a heat wave now
@danschneider92193 жыл бұрын
got through it in one sitting
@wadebarnes67203 жыл бұрын
I've seen one do it on top of the box
@AmericansBee8 ай бұрын
ASMR ALERT
@joseflaviodarocha6760 Жыл бұрын
Tóp este video são seus folhos ? Que produto é este que vocês aplica nos palet. Parabéns
@davidxmissholly3 жыл бұрын
Hi I'm so sorry what happened to bees in winter I pray for to get new ones ok
@FoodwaysDistribution3 жыл бұрын
it's normal they live only few weeks
@DonaldRogersBaldEagle3 жыл бұрын
You do know that if you keep that grumpy face too long you'll get stuck with it,right? great video, thanks.
@KoiKicks3 жыл бұрын
Seems very cold to manipulate, is there a minimum temperature you don't disturb them at? Part 1 you open them up in snow etc? I've been told to leave them as they've sealed themselves in from draughts etc. Assuming you don't touch them at all Dec, Jan and Feb? Thanks
@edwardmccann3877 Жыл бұрын
Formula of Syrup in white plastic feeder buckets w 3” holes to hive
Hi I am from BC and want to start this business and need help if anyone can guide me as I am totally new know nothing about beekeeping. Thanks in advance!
@wam44 Жыл бұрын
I am finding these bee videos fascinating. How long have you been keeping bees?
@christianayers6222 жыл бұрын
use hay to insulate them
@vanrosauch565910 ай бұрын
so much smoke to keep them calm
@mandalamon47033 жыл бұрын
Were u located
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog3 жыл бұрын
Miami Manitoba
@robertsloan13902 жыл бұрын
Do you happen to sell bee's wax ?
@jonahzehr77993 жыл бұрын
Wait a dang minute... is he color blind??!!?
@kathyhathaway88239 ай бұрын
If you had a better churn you could have Honey an butter 😂.