Beekeeping | How To Determine If You Need A New Queen

[@AllOuttaSpoons]

Just finished the online Basic and Advanced beekeeping course. Will be sending in my worksheets. Absolutely fantastic classes! So helpful! Taking the rest of your courses. If y’all haven’t taken this wonderful, funny and passionate man’s courses you are missing out! Thanks for another wonderful content video sir! Please keep them coming! ❤️ 🐝

[@amandahaug2203]

I can’t wait to do his Queen rearing course!

[@AllOuttaSpoons]

@@amandahaug2203 That’s next in my classes list. Can’t wait! Hope you learn a lot from it too! 🐝

[@offshoot1008]

Thank you David. Thats like 1 side a frame every 24 hrs. We have never had that many that often which tells me the nuks we are getting are coming with poor queens.

[@davidpotts3844]

Thank you David Burns, I started into beekeeping just last month. I started with a 5 frame Nuc and transferred to a Deep adding 4 new frames. I was hoping that the Nuc bees would draw the new frames but seems I had to wait for new broad to emerge before there was enough population to start to draw those new frames and did a checker board style to force the bees to draw new comb. I did see the Queen slowed down on laying waiting for hatched broad cells to be cleaned and yes her pattern is now from outside in I am hoping with new comb the Queen will start laying faster. The other bees have been working pollin, nectar and getting a good storage so I do hope to add a 2nd deep in 3 or 4 weeks as 1 more broad cycle will out grow the first deep and will put on the second and try to populate for a winter

[@johnnypowell1213]

Wow, I just checked my hives and watched two new queens be born.

[@lolitoarce8655]

Sir how many days after hatching the virgin queen getting mating to the drones.

[@brianw.520]

A month ago I drove 3 hours away to get my queen and hive. Extremely good genetics are worth the drive! Now hopefully I don't mess things up with her!

[@nancyoffenhiser4916]

I think this drought for us this year in Illinois and Iowa is going to be hard on our pollinators. I respect you so much for admitting you're learning something new.

[@paulschaefer5241]

The first hive I had the bees were ripping the caps off the pupae and eating those for protine. It wasn't until I started to inspect the dead-out that I understood why this was the case.

[@veronicac660]

Perfect timing! I did an inspection over the weekend and found very spotty brood, but also very little pollen. We had 2 solid weeks of cold rain, so I was hoping the weather was to blame rather than the queen. Thanks for confirming it is a possibility! I'll get the protein sorted out before doing anything with the queen

[@krinets8]

Thanks so much for this video, I'm going to approach my weak hive differently now and know what to look for. Your videos are my go-to for all things beekeeping! Thank you so much for sharing all of your knowledge.

[@marlonfannin8074]

Hi David! I couldn't help but notice that 'T' shirt. Morse Lake is roughly 35 minutes from my home in Indiana.

[@mattarnold8705]

Thank you David this video I think it is extremely important information for those of us that are new beekeepers. The bees we got from you in April are exploding and very very gentle they don't care that I'm in there for little over 30 minutes! Thanks again David and Sheri for what you both do for all of us!!!

[@emilandrusko8597]

Great Info David, Thanks!

[@clarksbent9399]

David Thank you. I have been struggling with this RIGHT NOW. I have a queen who is not laying very well and I can't figure out what is going on. As always thank you for sharing your expertise and advice.

[@austinvickymoore3656]

I love the content and the amazing knowledge your passing around keep up the great work and keep on keepin on!

[@jaykrauss7613]

Hey David thank you and Sheri for all of your knowledge and time to educate us, I really appreciate it. Your series on queen raising over the last few months has taught me a lot. Would it be to much to ask a queen playlist on your channel page? I think it will help me quick reference back to one of your videos or to help group them all together for future viewers. That would be awesome. Keep up the great work.

[@michaeldiels9963]

Just checked a hive today and my colony killed the queen. Found her on the landing board . Heart broken but there are eggs so hoping they start a new one right away

[@watchtower4870]

Right now in my hive of bees I see exactly the brood pattern every beekeeper wants to see. What I don’t see is the amount of pollen or bee-bread I’d like to see. I got one full frame in the deep full of capped over honey and they are working on the deep. Plenty of nectar. I stopped feeding them 2 weeks ago. Im debating if I should feed them.

[@watchtower4870]

I meant super. They are working on the super I put on.

[@coreypaxton3546]

I recently bought 2 queens and one is much smaller than the other she is laying eggs but never seen one that small but im kinda new to beekeeping what are your thoughts on smaller queens vs large queens

[@garithsmith1798]

I have a hive where the bees about 3 pounds have been staying there for 4 days in the rear bottom of hive……did I lose a queen during swarm???? Why would the bees do that???

[@dustinparis7797]

How do I become a bee team 6 member? Already tried, and you were full. I just need some advice.

[@beek]

It is opened now, here is the link: www.honeybeesonline.com/mentoring-club/

[@brianhans478]

David is it too late in the year to get two hives? I live in Ohio.

[@beek]

It’s too late if you are new to beekeeping. If you are very experienced with draw come you’d have a better chance if you were prepared to feed them and manage them properly.

[@offshoot1008]

Many people are receiving hives in the beginning of june in canada. I would call around . Someone may cancel their order and that will be for you.

[@toreydevaney4763]

You probably won't read this but if one of my hives is queenless (hive 3) and another hive (hive 2) has charged queen cup and I see the current queen. Can i put the frame from hive 2 into hive 3 to finish raising the queen so they can get queen right?

[@beek]

I doubt it. Queen mandibular pheromones May alter how those cups are viewed

[@toreydevaney4763]

@@beek thank you for the advice!