Overwintering Bees In Cold Climates ❄️ | Beekeeping 101

[@dcsblessedbees]

As Northern beekeepers we had better already been working with Winter in mind.🥶It'll be hear before we know it. This is the time of year I make sure they are clean well fed and a little on the fat side for Winter. Top insulation is easy and has a lot of added benefits. Carni, Caucasian, Russian, Ukrainian many of the Northern bee lines tend to deal with the wetter colder Winters better, generally speaking. Some real good info, Great video Emily. Blessed Days...

[@fredshoney6458]

For your lids moisture issues add a layer of Reflectix Bubble insulation between the hive and lid. Even when the propolis seal is broken, it still seals better than just the lid alone. I had your problem on 4 frame nucs. Cambridge Ontario

[@beefitbeekeeping]

Thank you for this tip! We got a roll of that so we will try it out and see if it helps!

[@peterg2569]

I would add a 4th pointer in, that is a good young vibrant queen.

[@redbone5363]

For winter--- place screen over frames then empty super and pack full of cedar shavings, add insulation to top cover.

[@peteGbee]

home boy probably out selecting for moisture resistant bees now

[@Swarmstead]

Dude. 😆😆😆

[@phillipriggs3375]

EVERY single minute of this video was what I needed to hear. Lids, feeding, and insulation. I would like to have seen insulation on the colony. I am in Lampasas Texas and I plan on building a cedar fence to shield against North wind and overwintering in deep and medium for a brood chamber. Stacking the hive frames was VERY good info. I found tote lids on side of road I plan on putting them on my migratory lids to shield them from rain plus I put silver bubble under migratory lid to help gasket that lid. THANKS for such good content.

[@Jerry-wc6uh]

Very very helpful thank you

[@thebikerbee]

Great to know. I’m in year 2 and 0 hives have survived the winter.

[@dcsblessedbees]

Keep at it, I lost all my hives my first Winter and 6 of my 10 the 2nd. You can get it figured, step by step. Blessed Days...

[@thebikerbee]

@@dcsblessedbees too bad ..

[@benjaminmeadows1380]

Looks like field but we'll grown like your videos

[@aaronparis4714]

Getting cool in Canada too 😅

[@offshoot1008]

I would never put any mite treatment on when honey still on.

[@ohio1970]

Your goldenrod looks ahead of mine here in central Ohio.

[@aaronparis4714]

It’s early late is just starting in Canada

[@aaronparis4714]

Same around mid August is when they start winter bees were I am too I like to have honey off by mid August so I can hit mites and it give the bees all the fall flow for build up I winter doubles if I can get them too it but I winter singles and nucs too

[@difullahkhamis449]

👍🌹

[@aanadyia4582]

Hey Emily do you use solid or screened bottoms? Didn’t talk about that debate 😂. I used quilt boxes last year and they have made me a believer.

[@colleen499]

Yes I have had success with quilt boxes and sheep’s wool, absorbs some moisture and has good insulation value.

[@dcsblessedbees]

I love quilt box set ups for Northern regions, they help with the moisture and temperature extremes we see.

[@philipmontgomery5626]

What made the oxalic acid break down please?

[@beefitbeekeeping]

Check out this video, I explain it thoroughly here 😊 Conclusion To: Did Oxalic Acid Kill My Beehives?? Beekeeping 101 #beekeeping kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaqsp6iujsytoa8

[@phillipriggs3375]

Doesn't that insulation block your frame feeder ?

[@noonehead]

Hello I'm your neighbor to the right two houses I would like to talk to you about a bee job not sure if you do this. Thank you.

[@beefitbeekeeping]

Hi! Shoot me an email [e-mail]

[@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping]

Sorry for disagreeing with you on your video, and not trying to nit pick.... but in Beekeeping there are tons of misconceptions and myths that I believe it very important as influencers in this field to make sure we are doing our part to put out valid fact based information and not helping the spread of inaccurate information. Following up on your Oxalic Acid to Formic Acid theory: IF it happens (Several leading minds in this field don't think it does), it will happen in such minute amounts that it would not be anywhere near the effective dose of a formic acid treatment. At most 1 gram of Oxalic acid will decompose into .5 grams of formic acid. So lets say you are treating your hive with 4 grams of Oxalic acid, you will only get 2 grams of formic at the most. A standard Formic Acid treatment with Formic Pro is 2 strips and each strip contains 68.2 grams of formic acid. So even if you are using a large dose of Oxalic Acid you are only getting about 1.5% of the standard dose of Formic Pro. I highly suggest you speak with the manufacturers of both products, or other leading minds in this field such as Randy Oliver. I believe in a former video the producers of OA vaporizers actually commented denying that this is happening. Also in your reference where you got this theory from you missed the vital final part of that paragraph Reference you used: www.lappesbeesupply.com/ultimate-guide-to-oxalic-acid-vaporization/#:~:text=You%20need%20an%20outside%20temperature%20of%2037%20degrees,of%20treatment%20and%201%20-%202%20hours%20thereafter "When OA reaches 215 degrees (f) the water boils off leaving anhydrous (water free) OA crystals. At 315 degrees the OA crystals start to sublime (go from a solid to a gas). At 372 degrees, OA which has not sublimed decomposes to form formic acid and carbon monoxide. However, the decomposition of OA to formic and carbon monoxide can only occur under laboratory conditions, not in the apiary." IMPORTANT: only occur under Lab conditions.