Beekeeping | August Mistakes To Avoid!

[@laureldoherty9363]

Grayson, I used beer in beetle traps instead of oil and it caught 10 times as many beetles compared to oil traps in the same hive. Also since only 2 hives, I got to finish the beer.

[@donaldsmith3048]

Your idea of putting something on top of the hive to keep the sun off of them. It also helps with rain, snow and other things. I is just another thing to take off when checking the hives, but is worth it.

[@caven930]

My wife and I want to feed and I believe it's worth it to maintain the best health of the hive but the 25lb bags at Walmart have gone up $3 in the past year and we just can't afford to do heavy feeding on 20 hives

[@Candaceferdin21]

David, have you ever tried peppermint candies (with real peppermint oil) to keep SHB at bay? Bees love to eat it and it’s been great to keep beetles away!

[@gene-sloca]

David, saw your live stream just now. Love your Live streams. Keep them coming. God Bless you and Sheri..

[@sarahyardley1923]

I'm in the UK, we had the Hot weather last year. I ended up putting leafy branches and hosingg the hivess down, This year I am waiting for the rain to stop long enough to harvest the honey!

[@stewartpaul2553]

I modified one of my top covers to the burns system.

[@brendawydeven2934]

Cooler in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Going to be in 70's on the weekend. Missed the give away :) daughter needed my room because she moved in with her 6 kids and that's where I usually watch you live. I now have 13 people living with me. Misses give away but Def going to buy mug :)❤

[@dustinmcintosh6799]

theyre calling for 104 tomorrow here in NE missouri. it was 101 today with heat index of 111

[@wpankey57]

David, you’re such a nice guy. You make me feel like I have a real beekeeping online buddy. I’d love to sit down with you and have a cup of your special coffee.

[@ruthisaac2390]

This was the first live video I got to watch. Half way thur we had a good thunderstorm..Lost connection for a bit. I'll be viewing more videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm into my 3rd year. I have have 3 hives.

[@joshuarogers5957]

When they get in how well the queen’s laying! No worries I can only imagine all the tech stuff is a challenge

[@JulysAngel69]

When do I switch from a screened bottom board to a solid one? Or do I need to for winter? I live at boarder of Ohio & WV, near Parkersburg, WV. I haven't been able to find my queen last 3 hive checks, but found 23 queen cells on 1 frame and about 10 in a 2nd. I was afraid to remove all queen cells for fear of no queen. Plus very few stick larvae. Also, is it possible in a dearth for a queen to fly off? Another question, when handling a queen can she fly away if you drop her, and would she fly back to her hive? Just worried about hive!! 🤔🤷😢😐

[@stewartpaul2553]

Hello from Golden Valley Arizona it is 108 deg.

[@gallucciococ8943]

How do you dissolve that powder in sugar water or keep it distilled so it doesn't clog up the holes?

[@bligon11]

How do you know if the queen is failing or if she is just not laying as much due to the heat?

[@oskar_the_beekeeper]

Hello, Mr. David Burns. I am Oskar Grechkin, a young beekeeper from upstate NY. I am very passionate about beekeeping, I dream of getting to Cornell to study entomology. I am also very passionate about creating a community of young beekeepers on KZbin. I extremely appreciate all your work, as I learned a ton from your channel. I have a question: can you give me a little shut out during your life? Is it possible for you to invite me for one of your livestreams to just let me share some of my experience. I successfully winterized my bees, I have experience combining week colonies, I successfully grafted queens. Please, 🙏🏽 Thanks for all you do for beekeepers community.

[@beek]

Hello Oskar, I really enjoyed watching your KZbin Channel and your passion for beekeeping. You have a strong passion for beekeeping, and yes, I would love to have you on my livestream soon.

[@brendawydeven2934]

My bees go after hummingbird feeders when they are in dearth. I have bee guards on them, but they still try.

[@gallucciococ8943]

Roughly how many pounds of sugar to you feed one hive each year?

[@zoobee4824]

91 here in Buffalo! Down by the lake even!

[@beek]

Can’t wait to spend a week in Massachusetts. I brought my jacket!!

[@renedeneve6145]

What is bigger of the queen then a worker?

[@progers1971]

What's your ideas about ventilating the horizontal hives?

[@beek]

I have been thinking but not sure yet

[@progers1971]

@beek my girls have propolised all the top vents I have inside on the top slats. I thought maybe open the middle door that I have screened over.. nope, they propolised them too! I guess they will just have to beard! Until I or you come up with another idea! Have you done a follow-up to your new horizontal? If so, I might have missed it.

[@tedfehr8826]

79 degrees in ENUMCLAW Wa. 35 miles southeast of Seattle.

[@gene-sloca]

Sorry I missed your Live Stream Thursday.

[@trulylynn9941]

Here is my take: most new bee keepers get bees for the honey. I get bees to keep them alive and triving to pollinate. The honey is icing on the cake. There are times I get very little honey and that's ok. I make sure my girls have what they need over winter tha means their own honey.

[@GregBashaw-f6k]

Yes much better

[@lorenaroma]

Is it too late to get started in bee keeping in Alaska

[@huerabon1362]

I don't agree with making venting from the top of the hive. Bearding is a natural response to hight heat and the bees are propolis everything and I think that the lack of nectar let's the bees know that they need to start sealing up their hive for winter.

[@beek]

Do what works for you. I've never claimed my way is the only way or right way. But where I live, I've tried the above method you mentioned and it didn't work for me, so I had to go a different direction that works great.

[@bradgoliphant]

Hey David. Does deformed wing virus happen after bees emerge from pupating or during?

[@beek]

Varroa mites transfer viral particles to the larvae. The deformed wings happen in the pupal stage. Bees remain infected into their adult life.

[@randyhanks7963]

100 degrees here in Stillwater Oklahoma

[@marcelloudil1929]

Can I still split hive?

[@GregBashaw-f6k]

What about frame feeders?

[@lauralou5319]

How about a vented top cover

[@Peter-od7op]

I never use upper upper vents

[@robertcarden9013]

91 in East Tennessee

[@marcelloudil1929]

Beeksquad

[@lorettarohlinger183]

Massive bearding! Hot and very humid in Ninety Six, SC. 97 feels like 104

[@donnacanada522]

Southeast N.M. 104