BEEKEEPING: Beginning Beekeeper Hive Tour with Blake Shook

This The Bee Supply video is with Blake Shook, one of the owners of TBS. He will give you a tour through a live bee hive showing you the bee boxes, frames, honey comb, thousands of worker bees, queen, drones (male bees), honey, pollen, brood and you will even see a brand new bee emerging from a cell! Blake is a professional beekeeper and one of the founders of Texas Bee Supply.

[@aparnaganapati]

Thank you for sharing this video. I had taken the class in February and Janet is a great instructor. However, I already forgot some of the things covered in the class. This video is a good refresher on inspecting the hive. Could you please make a Q&A video to answer most frequently asked questions? For example, how to convert a single story hive into a 3 medium beehive?

[@mavrugby]

Nice video. I took your class last year before I got my Nucs and was able to go into the beeyard. However, everything was so new and overwhelming it was hard to remember everything the instructor showed/told us. It was nice to watch the video after getting a little experience under my belt. Thanks!

[@TheAmberDTaylor]

Excellent video. I’d love to take the beginners class at the Dayton location. I’m in Baytown, so it’s not at far as Dallas. This video was very informative. 🐝🍯

[@cindydotson5686]

Just checked some of my hives here in Deep East Texas. The comb is a bright yellow. Looks similar to Golden Rod wax. Never seen this before this time of year. Would you know where they may have gotten this? Thanks for all your videos.

[@bradgoliphant]

Are those Cordovan Bees? I have always loved how gentle they are.

[@NunYaO]

Can you do a video on beekeeping along the Texas coast. Specifically, on the mainland from Galveston. I'd like to begin keeping native bees, as pollinators - not necessarily for production, but I don't know if it's even possible or how to begin.

[@deanmorrissey6720]

I am curious about the bee yard, what should my bee yard look like before I am ready to set up my first hive? I notice yours is fenced off, is there a reason for that?

[@dtmsolid1234]

Years later still educating the newBEES ;D much love from H town!

[@phpnotasp]

Please get this guy a bluetooth lapel microphone with wind guard. $20 to vastly improve the quality of these videos.