Part 8: Second Year Bee Colony Management

Once you have overwintered your first bee colonies, your bees will have a significant advantage the following spring. Watch them build up their population in advance of the honey-producing season. Keep an eye out for signs of swarming, and keep your bees healthy and productive.
0:00 - Later winter in the hive
3:30 - Feeding syrup during winter
5:12 - Candy boards
7:23 - Feeding bees dry sugar
8:31 - What NOT to feed your bees
11:12 - Springtime with overwintered colonies
11:57 - Spring reversal of hive bodies
14:20 - Early spring flowers
16:24 - Spring brood build-up
18:05 - Drones precede swarms
18:42 - Feeding protein to increase brood
20:24 - Swarming season
24:39 - About bee swarms
28:40 - Removing established colonies from structures
30:03 - Hiving a swarm
31:15 - Swarm prevention
33:22 - Splitting colonies for swarm prevention
38:25 - Preparing for the honey flow
For more information on Bee Keeping, visit: www.uaex.uada.edu/bees
For a printable handout, visit: uaex.uada.edu/bee-class#handouts
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[@gordonspond]

27:32 Swarm story... A few years ago I had a swarm, a bit over 20 feet up on a big oak branch that was partially extending over my neighbor's yard. I did have a bamboo pole, about 18 feet long, with a bucket at the end that I kept around for dislodging "high" swarms. Unfortunately I just couldn't get the swarm to fall into it... mainly because the branch was so thick, I couldn't move it by bumping the bucket into it. By pure dumb luck, I DID manage to get the queen and a few bees to fall down to the ground. I put her in a queen cage in an partially open box with drawn-out frames at the base of the tree. About an hour later, the whole swarm had descended into the box... all without my neighbor noticing!

[@DanK00707]

Excellent presentation, I’m in Ontario Canada and it’s pretty much the same for us as well.

[@AginArk]

Thanks for watching!

[@julibottjen9047]

I really think the mic Jon is wearing needs to be shaped like a bee.... next time.... LOL

[@MightyMicrobes-]

What about protein powder?...whey protein...