Beekeeping For Beginners - How To Save a Weak Hive From Varroa Mites (PART 2)

[@AnnaKra]

Thanks for watching everyone! :)

[@СергейКудрявцев-ь2ц]

Анна мир вам. куда делся наш дедушка ?. Давно не видать.

[@أبوعمرالغامدي-ز9ه]

Your father is lucky man to have such a great daughter. Thank u 🌷

[@AnnaKra]

Thanks you!

[@PavelBee]

Good Mood to everyone when watching this video. Many thanks and good luck to everyone always !!!

[@AnnaKra]

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[@brucekellman821]

THANKS Pavel for all your HELP! Very kind of you and VERY appreciated!

[@jpthedelawarebeeman7887]

Hi Pavel - Thank you for the videos

[@SylantBill]

Pavel does a great job. The amount of information in his head is unbelievable.

[@AnnaKra]

Thank you!! :)

[@JakeBeesos]

It's been a while since I've been on this channel.. wow it's amazing!!!

[@AnnaKra]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@anmtanmt4543]

Hi I justed started working back at BMW again and your dad was my trainer. He was telling me his stories and I decided to check him out today. Btw I'm at home sick right now but tell your dad I said hi and keep up the good work!

[@AnnaKra]

Nice! Thanks for watching and commenting! :)

[@orangevw36]

Was there an update on the varroa mite count after the Thyme and coconut oil treatments????

[@sergeyermann4423]

Всегда с интересом смотрю Ваши видео.Очень интересно и познавательно.Удачи и благословения Вам и Вашей семье.

[@AnnaKra]

Thank you for watching and commenting! :)

[@LikodsaPayag]

Hello ms Anna & sir...Happy sunday to you, thankz a lot for sharing another inspiring bee episode : )

[@AnnaKra]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching! :)

[@LikodsaPayag]

my pleasure ms Anna & you're always welcome also : )

[@gustavocampos1969]

As always, thanks a lot for the lesson!

[@AnnaKra]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@JakeBeesos]

I watched you and your dad when I was about 12-13... Now I'm 18 and have my own beekeeping channel, thanks so much for the inspiration and great tips. One question: I remember your dad had a channel maybe, I can't remember it was a long time ago but if so what was the name? Thanks 😀🐝❤️

[@AnnaKra]

He has a Russian channel. Called pavelbee. Maybe you’ve seen him there. Thanks for stopping by. :)

[@JakeBeesos]

@@AnnaKra yes true, thanks so much 🐝❤️😀

[@jpthedelawarebeeman7887]

Hi Anna - I hope the bees pull through

[@AnnaKra]

Thank you! I hope so too!

[@samanthathomas4963]

its like having my own personal tutor ,thank pavel for me

[@paulchristu996]

A couple of comments, respectfully submitted; you and your Dad do great work and it sincerely appreciated.. People would get the impression that the queen must be caged if you add brood; that is only correct if the brood frames are moved WITH the bees on them. Newly hatching brood will take immediately to the queen; it’s the bees accompanying the brood that would view her as foreign. Here, you needed more young bees immediately and thus moved brood and bees. Often you will shake off the bees, transfer only brood, and do not need to do short -term caging. Next, I think a better option than putting queen in a small cage would have been to make an 8” square push-in cage out of #8 hardware cloth, and put her in there along with a few attendants, placing the cage over one of the small areas of brood so new attendant nurse bees would hatch out and support her, but she would also have open cells to lay in in immediately. Cooped up, she can’t lay. Lastly, I think feeding protein supplement right now, along with syrup, would help with getting a lot of new bees laid and raised before winter. Thank you for making the video and I look forward to seeing your thymol results.

[@AnnaKra]

Thanks for the suggestions! Yes, we said in the video that we are caging her so that the new bees don't kill her! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@AnnaKra]

Thanks for clearing it up. Yes, if only transferring brood she doesn't need to be caged!

[@mitchellhunter7598]

Just finished watching everything on your channel. I loved it! You and your father have shared a lot and I’ve learned so much, thank you! I’m buying a home this year and next season I am looking to start beekeeping myself. Really curious to see how all your experiments with treating for Vera and using the small cells work out. Do you still have plans to share your beekeeping for 2020?

[@AnnaKra]

We are happy to hear that! Thanks for watching our videos! Yes, we will start back up again hopefully in March.

[@mitchellhunter7598]

Anna Kra I cant wait! I live in North Carolina so I love that our climates match up. Best wishes to you and your father!

[@donbearden1953]

The hive definitely needed more bees and brood. It wouldn’t hurt to downsize to a 8 or 5 frame box until you release the Queen and get her to laying. If the Queen doesn’t go to laying a lot of eggs that 10 frame box is going to be hard for that number of bees to keep warm. I know Pavel has a lot of experience and I wish you the very best of luck on saving this hive! Also, I really like your videos when you and your Dad are in the introduction! After all it’s your channel.

[@AnnaKra]

Thank you! I'll ask him if it's better to reduce it to a nuc. Thanks for watching and leaving your thoughts!

[@AnnaKra]

About reducing it to a nuc, he said yes it wouldn't hurt and you can. We still have time and it's still warm here in SC for another month or so. Also, according to Russian studies the bees don't warm the whole hive anyway, they keep a certain temperature in a cluster but not in the whole hive. So, it doesn't matter if they have all that extra space they winter just fine.

[@donbearden1953]

Ana, sorry but I respectfully disagree with part of your response. The bees will be trying to just keep the cluster at the specify temp but the more cold air surrounding them, the harder they have to work . It would basically be like the difference of the hive being located in Canada instead of South Carolina. It’s like you putting on a light sweater when it’s below zero rather than an large thick over coat. I hope you understand what I’m trying to say.

[@alexayounginsong2641]

Hi, Pavel ~ Can you video how to use smoker? I started smoker but whenever I tried to use it, no smoke came out, which means died out...

[@gileshoney5796]

I really love your videos! Please keep them coming.

[@AnnaKra]

Thank you! We will be posting updates soon!

[@Youtubemum]

Is it ok to put the queen in cage first week of September for 3 weeks and treat for Varroa. Hope you reply :)

[@balaj4649]

Loves your video

[@AnnaKra]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@sandworm3]

Good video. Fun scramble moments too. I’ve used lemongrass and wintergreen before in feed for trachea mites and other well being benefits. Just learned that planting mint around the hives is effective vs varroa too. Used hop guard strips - Just too expensive. Last - are you Russian or east European? I ask because at the end of video you say ‘IF we are around’...

[@steveewolhin2181]

I raised bees when I was in my teens and we never fed our bees. Now when I see a hive they all have sugar water, how can that be good. Also does every hive get mites.

[@rangersmitti4386]

you can almost bet that all hives have varroa mites today. It is a very serious problem.

[@AnnaKra]

Yes, it has changed a lot. Depending on the location some bees still may need to be fed to survive. The bees use sugar water like nectar, and make honey out of sugar water and pollen. Sugar may not be packed with nutrients but Pollen is, it has the necessary nutrients for the bees to survive. In some parts of the world, there are no mites, but most parts of the world the mites are an issue. Also, this is one of my hives, it's my first year beekeeping, there are so many ways you can lose a hive and as a first-year beekeeper it's hard to know what to do in each situation and what signs to look for. But I'm still learning. Most beekeepers lose their hives in their first year of beekeeping, this is extremely common. We are posting this video for educational purposes doesn't mean all of our hives are this bad. Thanks for watching.

[@joyceobeys6818]

Steve Ewolhin Yes sugar is GMOed from sugar beets. It’s better to use organic at least. Seems like a great idea to add pollen. :)

[@alexayounginsong2641]

what is the white powder next to the brick on the ground? 4 : 23 I see the white powder around the brick bottom on the ground.

[@AnnaKra]

That’s for ants. So that they don’t crawl up. Detimetoius earth powder. I may be misspelling that lol. Thanks for watching.

[@suzanneguiho4882]

Did get the second caged bee. The hive was doing badly. It’s queen was caged. He released the first caged queen in her hive. He added brood frames to this weak hive. Then he took another caged hive. Kept her in cage with lost of nurse bees. And added that second caged queen in the weak hive???? Is that what he did?

[@vitov1175]

А как вы боритесь с жучками в ульях?

[@paulofthewoods0787]

Maybe with the dry cheese cloth there could be a small connection to wick from a larger reservoir of the oil thyme mix.

[@AnnaKra]

Maybe. Thanks for watching.

[@paulofthewoods0787]

@@AnnaKra Thank you. Your videos are very helpful.

[@adamr613]

I really like this video. But the language you speak is more polish than Russian. Sound like it...to me ? Well Varroa mites comes from Asia originally. I guess it was there since the begging of the time and Asian bees live along side with the mites. I believe that interbreeding with Asian queens and just about any drone will enhance genetically mites resistance. Russia is just about 2 meters on the map. Everything east from Ural mountains is Asia. Good place to look or excellent genetic materials is along Ensei river in Russian oldbelievers families ...and region of Altai mountains should be good place too. Second approach is Afican bees. They also showed certain resistance to mites . Mainly due to having different hygienic habits than European bees . It was recorded that they do spent more time grooming each other . The last thing on my mind is to reinvent the wheel again. I really like your videos . I like old man too. He speaks just like my Dad.

[@AnnaKra]

Thanks for watching and leaving interesting info! For some reason youtube does not notify me when people leave comments. I hope you have a blessed day!

[@adamr613]

@@AnnaKra hello Ana. No worries please. I am waiting for new videos. Stay well

[@sharonbroward2452]

What about the queen from the hive he took the brood from. I didn't see him check for her.

[@joyceobeys6818]

Have you ever used organic confectioners sugar on the bees so they are forced to clean each other off to kill the mites?

[@AnnaKra]

We have never tried that. Yeah, my dad can be hard to understand. If we get funded we will work on the subtitles so that people can understand him better.

[@joyceobeys6818]

Anna Kra He tries real good though which is sweet. And it’s sweet of you to help and try to make us understand. :) Maybe you guys can try that powdered sugar thing. They put it lightly on every bee with a sifter so that they will groom each other and it keeps the mites off of them. It seems like a pretty good idea.

[@teplovoda4948]

Удачи Вам!!!

[@AnnaKra]

Thank you!

[@paulawaldrep3760]

Thanks Anna for helping out your papa! I know he knows a lot, but it's hard for him to explain. Is the tyem oil on cheese cloth the only treatment??

[@AnnaKra]

You'r very welcome! No, we use multiple methods to control varroa mites. Thyme oil is one of the oils we are experimenting with lately. We will be posting updates soon!

[@donbearden1953]

Anna, we are missing you and your dad’s videos!

[@AnnaKra]

Hi! working on a few videos now. Coming soon! :)

[@gavinclarke3990]

Your dad is amazing. Really shared a lot of information. Can you explain how you add Thyme oil. Do you add it to the syrup? Where is your apiary? I am in the UK and want to use chemical free treatment.

[@AnnaKra]

Thank you!! We are in SC. Here is our video on thyme oil: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJaXe3V-gbefjbs&lc=UgzCSbq3bI69ytXvJc94AaABAg

[@larrynoe6276]

What state are you located in? I enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@AnnaKra]

We are in SC. Thanks for watching!

[@jbnnm657]

​@@AnnaKraare yall not making videos anymore? Why did you stop?

[@ashleylene9973]

Awesome content!

[@AnnaKra]

Thanks for watching! We started the beekeeping series last year. So far the KZbin likes it.

[@DhangarBeeFarming]

mam tell us Tropilalaeps mite control treatment.

[@AnnaKra]

We use thyme oil, brood breaks, screened bottoms etc. I’m not sure what “ tropilalaeps” means. Thanks for watching!

[@jenbyrne6831]

I wanted you to know that I tried using coconut oil and tyme oil and today I counted 50 mites on my mite board.

[@AnnaKra]

How many mites fall naturally on the board? Is that more than what normally falls?

[@jenbyrne6831]

@@AnnaKra there is normally not this many mires.

[@jenbyrne6831]

Mites

[@AnnaKra]

That is great! :) I’m happy to hear that!

[@louis5489]

We miss you anymore videos coming?

[@AnnaKra]

Yes! We are planning to post more videos soon!

[@louis5489]

@@AnnaKra I just got my package of bees yesterday and put them in. I loved the color you used so i painted mine the same!

[@notafuckinpplperson8233]

if his shirt was red instead of blue, he'd be dressed exactly like freddy kruger. lol

[@PAPSROYALAPIARY]

That hive might not make it; it would be best if you combine it with another hive to give it a chance, the population of bees don't even warrant a 5frame nucleus; I guess the weather in your area might help you but it is a slim chance on that.No harm done in trying but for increase chance of making it, down size it into a nuc or combine it.Dan

[@AnnaKra]

Thanks for your suggestions. Great suggestions. But if we are planning to do splits in spring anyway there is no point combing her with another family. We are working on possible adding extra brood again if they need it. Thanks for watching.

[@kellyellingson2335]

I would reduce to a nuc. Just my thought

[@AnnaKra]

Yes, that may be a good idea, I'll ask my dad if he thinks that's a good idea. Thanks for watching and leaving your thoughts!

[@AnnaKra]

About reducing it to a nuc, my dad said yes it wouldn't hurt and you can. We still have time and it's still warm here in SC for another month or so. Also, according to Russian studies the bees don't warm the whole hive anyway, they keep a certain temperature in a cluster but not in the whole hive. So, it doesn't matter if they have all that extra space they winter just fine.

[@kellyellingson2335]

Anna Kra yes, many have switched to single brood boxes for winter here inCanada which has similar weather to Russia

[@jecyjanesilva379]

Eu não falo nada do seu indioma mais gosto muito do seus vídeos eu tenho abelhas em comeia

[@AnnaKra]

Obrigado por assistir e comentar! Ficamos felizes em saber que você gostou dos nossos vídeos!

[@jecyjanesilva379]

Você não fez mais vídeo ?

[@markarnill3437]

Hi not heard back from you

[@anmtanmt4543]

How is he not getting sting also ! Lol

[@AnnaKra]

I think bees know him and are used to him, besides he always smells like propolis maybe that’s why they don’t sting him, they think he is one of their own. Lol

[@alexbcka938]

Я думал твоя дочь будет расказывать

[@us.beekeeping.ua.]

Привет,снимайте хоть иногда на Руском плисс.и будет больше просмотров.

[@AnnaKra]

Hi, Thanks for watching! Please watch our Russian channel here: kzbin.info

[@DERONIYA]

Your father is a school by him self, if I was a neighborhood, I will just have a coffee cup on hands and spend a days with him 😏🐝🐝🐝👍

[@AnnaKra]

Yes he is! Thanks for watching! :)

[@bogdangeanta4095]

Title of the video should be how to save the Queen. But a Queen afected from varoua in such a way has no value. Like all the advises given. Sorry for saying this.

[@tracktor4851]

Might be better if you just let him share his knowledge and then narrate/translate what he's saying to us.

[@AnnaKra]

Thanks for your suggestion! Yes, it probably will, but that may take too much time to make video and to translate everything. We don't have that kind of time we both work full-time jobs and have other responsibilities. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@joyceobeys6818]

I’m sorry but I don’t understand all that is said.

[@AnnaKra]

Yeah, my dad has an accent. He tries to show it. For some it may be a little difficult to understand. Especially if you are a new beekeeper. Thanks for watching anyway.