Beekeeping | How To Feed & Manage Your Bees In The Fall

[@BuildingATitan]

David mentioned his black Friday sale on his courses. As someone who has been buying these courses I highly recommend David's courses to anyone considering buying them. David is a great teacher and his courses dive deeper into beekeeping than you can go in these videos. Best money I've spent on beekeeping hands down.

[@salembeeman370]

David, you are a national treasure. I know you make money doing this stuff but you truly care about beekeeping and beekeepers.

[@cathymorganhall1721]

I love your delivery. You cover a lot of thoughts Newbys have

[@paulawear5177]

Thank you so much for your monthly tips. I love your channel and you have helped me a lot.

[@beek]

So kind of you to say, Paula!

[@johnzimmerman8253]

Great show. Lots of great information. Thank you

[@darenguckert8192]

Up here many put Four Hives together and wrap them for winter, Thanks for Info

[@rose2525bud]

Started seeing your videos again! Ya! KZbin algorithm? So glad u mentioned the queen excluder! Was sitting here wondering about that! 🐝🍯🐝

[@finbarwoitalla7248]

As always, such a great video. I love the monthly to-do videos. Can’t wait for the next coffee time!

[@beek]

Thank you

[@veneicia100]

I enjoy and have learned so much from your youtube channel

[@sharonross4535]

Hi David. Great video. Thank you. I live in Ohio and winter is usually pretty brutal. I always worry about the bees. I do my best to protect and pray for them as well. God Bless.

[@atharvaphalle3745]

thankyou so much you really motivate me always to start beekeeping, although i am just 18 but i really love bees and beekeeping...... love from India❤

[@cjscarborough83]

I’m in Ny and I just got a week of above 50 so this info has come in handy so I know to stop feeding 2 days before the temp goes back down! Thank you!

[@beek]

Glad it was helpful

[@wpankey57]

As always, another great educational video. Many thanks.

[@rodney9799]

It’s my first winter with bees I’ve learned so much from you thanks

[@beek]

Glad I can help you!

[@kimmiejoclark6943]

What I'm struggling with this November I don't think you can help with. In the beginning of August I got 14 two day old chicks. And then the end of August I got 8 more. About that time I split the older ones in 2 groups. Giving the smaller ones less competition. Inside my coop I have a small coop. Like the cute but not really great ones. In September I moved the older ones out. And mid October the younger ones. So far they are all doing well. But it is about time to release some of the larger ones. Always worry about that. So, it's not just bees. Any creature you decide to raise can be a trial. But it is people like you who give us a better chance of success. So thank you. I feel more confident beginning my bee adventure in the Spring.

[@linhhoang-gm7me]

Excellent vedio with extremely useful information. Thank you for sharing.

[@beek]

Thank you so much

[@shannjill]

Thanks David! This answered all my November questions.

[@beek]

I appreciate that!!

[@robertgoodrich9302]

I enjoy your videos. I’m a new bee keeper this year. I wish I would have started sooner, I love it. I’m in Northern AZ. 6600 foot elevation. Snow, as early as oct and even into may. I started with two hives, now have 4. Did a walk away split with success and did a cut out yesterday. I read several books before I started and watched literally hundreds of videos. I’m interested in doing some of your courses this winter so thanks for the Black Friday special. I got 110 lbs of honey while leaving 1 medium box full of honey on the 2 original hives, they are still both packed with bees, no brood though. Even the split is doing well. Anyway, thanks for the videos, looking forward to the courses.

[@beek]

Thank you

[@russellsamson1828]

Nice video, things to know. Thank you!!!

[@beek]

Thanks Russell for letting me know

[@raleighsistrunk7123]

David, can you please do a video on the collection of propolis and its uses. I'm new to this and I know what it is, but didn't know what to do with it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@beek]

I'll add it to the work list. I'll use info from the article on propolis I wrote for the American Bee Journal

[@kathiegatien9656]

So excited for the black Friday sale! I have been wanting your course for ages but with the exchange rate (canada) I just couldn't swing it. Thanks for your generosity!

[@beek]

Me too!! I'm working on a new class too that I am pumped about but not sure if I'll have it completed by then, but my other classes are very helpful!

[@Crabby007]

How much humidity in Ohio is too much and can you put a package of Red x in the hive to help with the moisture

[@charliegioe3158]

David I know a lot of people that listen to your videos have large beef farms what about the people that have like a single brood box I’d like to see what to do for the winter with a single brood box of wintering thank you Charlie

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

We have our feeding station open right now so they can come get it on days they are flying and they obviously don't when they can't fly. We have pro-sweet in the feeders because our bees really needed to put weight on the hive before winter.

[@pirateprospecting707]

Thanks Dave your vids always informative! I think like you've said many times before....it depends on your area. New beekeepers please take that into consideration! ✅😁👍🏴‍☠️

[@heavymechanic2]

Interesting, I lived in Boone for ten years and APP State offers a lot of programs.

[@rlangen2012]

Thanks for the tips. Really helping me with my six hives.

[@beek]

Glad to hear

[@TheStrappygirl]

Hi David, I love your videos, thank you. I'm obsessing over wrapping and feeding my bees. This is my first winter 🥺 they were going to be taken off to Texas for winter so I took the honey super. Now they're not going 😒. I wrapped them up with insulation and put sugar on the top board with bee pro. I can't stop thinking about it! I feel like I'm missing something. I wish I could send you a picture of the hive for your opinion. 😬

[@hannahwhiting5706]

This is just so so wholesome 💛🖤💛🖤

[@beek]

Thank Hannah

[@sharonross4535]

I’m concerned now with my age trying to get the queen excluder off my bottom brood box. I thought the honeybees would keep the queen warm in winter. Now I need to find some help to get the excluder off before winter. Thank you for a great video. God Bless.

[@jeffd8603]

I am way up in Maine. Love watching your videos since most people don't post for keepers above the Mason Dixon 😁

[@beek]

Yup, lots of differences

[@loislangley2975]

Spring here in Queensland, I am struggling with finding unmarked queen and seeing eggs and small larvea.

[@beek]

Spring! Nice!! Some options are to take a picture of your frames then from the comfort of your home, review the photos and see if you can see things more clearly, or walk away from the hive with a frame, set it on a picnic table like you've seen me do, bees and all, let them calm down, then use a magnifying glass.

[@emilandrusko8597]

thanks for the video. Very timely as I was wondering about when to stop the 1:1 (with your additives). I am SE PA and plan to remove the liquid next week and shift to homemade fondant on December 1st. One topic I am interested in is the use of feeding stations (how/when/why?).

[@raleighsistrunk7123]

Hey love your videos. Looking forward to black Friday special!!!

[@beek]

Thanks

[@jenniferserna1073]

David, thanks for the good info. I'm new to beekeeping. I "adopted" a swarm collected by a pest control company in October. We are in South Texas so temps are mild right now. The queen is laying and they are trying to build up stores for Winter. I fear they may not have enough food to last. How can I get them through the winter? I've been feeding 2:1 syrup, and pollen patties. I put in entrance reducer on this hive and my one other hive. I'm worried about robbing from this one hive. I would like to possibly assist pest control so we can salvage bees instead of killing them. Maybe a video of rescuing swarms would help people like me and others? Just a thought...

[@loudimel5068]

Super video have had all these questions in the back of my mind for the last week.Thank you for all your work helping beekeepers.Definitely getting your courses.Also sounds like you used to live around Amish country.

[@beek]

I actually lived out in the country surrounded by Amish, yes indeed.

[@DewBee1]

What type of powder feed do u add to your mixture ?? Thanks from the NEWBEE AT DEWBEE FARMS CALIFORNIA

[@esequielking2054]

🤙🏼

[@jenniferbogle6809]

I LIVE IN the Caribbean we don't get lower than 30celcius

[@shirleyrust9165]

I have lost two hives to wax moths. I have one have that I think I got overzealous with and put too many brooders on it. Being that it will be hot next week in the '70s and '80s during the day can I consolidate that hive down to two brooders instead of three. Because they have just gathered in the center of all three brooders. I am still feeding my bees. It's still staying 60 and above during the day and it gets a little cooler at night. Do you weed eat around your bees or you just spray the weeds for them to die?

[@Xray.71]

Mr. Burns, just ordered 3 of your 10 frame screened feeder boards and feed supplements. I’m in SWFL where there’s a “winter” for maybe a couple weeks… I’m new started in April by rescuing/transplanting bees from a screech owl box I made….. Well 7 hives later,…. I have a problem. I have a issue “killing” bees to get a mite count. As a career firefighter it’s not in my blood to kill anything, that being said, I realize it’s for the health of the rest of the colony. What’s your opinion on Randy Oliver’s mite wash technique or using essential oils in the hive? Thanks, Jason.🇺🇸

[@beek]

I understand not wanting to kill bees to test for mites...me neither, Sorry I will not make any comments on Randy Oliver's methods.

[@Xray.71]

@@beek why not? Honesty is the best policy! Send me a private message. I’m curious.

[@phyllisflorian3540]

Another 'year later' question - - is it ever okay to leave the mouse guard [with divergent entry for bees] on ALL winter (vs. traditional wood entrance reducer)? I'm contemplating using your wrap method with the winter-bee-kind feeders on 3 of the 4. (SW Michigan location) Thanks for your consideration AND the great videos, David!

[@raleighsistrunk7123]

Hey Dave, love your videos. I am in my first year of beekeeping in North Florida (Lake City). I had a bit of trouble, lost my queen and had to requeen. The new queen was such a good one, she laid eggs everywhere, including my honey super. So I only harvested two frames of honey. Trying to get ahead of the game, I recently installed an excluder.. now I have to go remove it. Lesson learned. My question is how do you plan for growth as far as equipment. I know I will need to do a split in the spring to prevent a swarm. So I will end up with at least one extra hive, maybe two. How many deep boxes do I need? (most people around here only use one deep). How many supers can I expect to need with an established hive? I have all intentions of taking your course after black Friday. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@beek]

Hi Raleigh, if you have one hive, always have enough equipment for the next one. If you have 5 hives have enough equipment for 2 future hives just incase you cannot purchase enough equipment if you want to split or catch swarms. Have equipment on hand.

[@BenitaSueCarlisle]

Is there anything in particular I would need to do for winter in my coastal, humid North Carolina temperatures?

[@beek]

Apply my teachings based on your temperatures, for example, feed liquid if bees can fly and it is above 50 (top feeder) and feed with a candy board if temps drop below 50 and bees are not flying. Also watch my newest video on getting rid of excess humidity from the hive. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3ixonuZZZadh9E

[@CentralKyBees]

Hi David, I absolutely love the vids. I watch every single one. I'm comfy with the stores my bees have right now but I have a question on another subject. Should I treat with OAV now or wait until December. Last treatment was in August. Tomorrow it's going to be about 70 here in centeral ky then turn off cold for a while

[@WolfDragonTamer]

First comment? Edit: got my pro nuc from your website on Saturday! It will come in handy in spring if I find a swarm Jakob from nebraska

[@beek]

Thanks Jakob. I used those last spring to catch swarms

[@reck9953]

That was a perfect video answered all my questions… thanks… did you ever find the link to the study that you mentioned in the last video.

[@beek]

Let me see if I can find the source today. Thanks for reminding me.

[@Peter-od7op]

If you want heat to stay in why have upper entrance

[@beek]

Bees do not heat the inside of their hive like we do our homes, rather they keep each other warm by forming a cluster. They create excess moisture during the winter that collects near the top, so it is best to have an upper ventilation to exhaust that stale and moist air from the hive.

[@jenniferbogle6809]

Sheri must like that look tall and bearded and handsome.

[@johanngiesbrecht6460]

I have no bee's right now, I'm planning to buy maybe 2 colonies next spring, I had lots of trouble in past keeping them through the winter, here at Edmonton Alberta Canada the is too long, they are running out of food. The temperature between middle December till middle of February between -10c and - 35c middle of April the early flowers 💐 popping up.

[@shirleyrust9165]

How do you get rid of roaches

[@beek]

Call a pest control company

[@pattydoddridge7789]

How can I order candy boards. Last year you were all out.

[@steinthalvalleyhoney1489]

What would you do if you where robbed out and still have a small cluster?

[@beek]

Try to feed them like crazy and hope for the best. Give them a fighting chance. Feed 1:1

[@sharonhendricks9706]

David, when you start adding your candy boards in December how does the lid get warm enough to seal again? I don't wrap my hives like you do however, I am considering a nice piece of insulation in the lid. I'm getting ready to pull my feeding quarts from my hive and I'm planning to leave an empty super on the brood box . I'm not using a candy board, sorry....but I'm going to use newspaper or newsprint paper and layer it with several pounds of raw sugar, and the bee's CO2 will cause the sugar to crust over . I will leave enough space to lay the protein patties on the other half. I checked the weight of just the brood box last week, like you do...by lifting from bottom. It had to weigh at least 50 pounds, if not more. I'm beginning to feel more confident that they will make it through the winter. Love your videos, thank you for what you do!

[@sharonhendricks9706]

Oh, wow! Black Friday sale on your courses? Suh-WEET! Thank you in advance😍😍

[@beek]

Hi Sharon, early on I found my bees needed too much moisture to liquify the raw sugar to make it edible, so the bees just dropped it out of the hive. The best plan is to allow the excess hive moisture to liquify the candy board as the bees need it.

[@jamestownsendjrtbees3226]

Just use plain white sugar, not raw sugar. It's not good for the bees to use raw sugar

[@allenhoffman6902]

What is bee bread

[@MelaniejeanG]

What is the website to find your courses? When and why would I wrap my bees in the Piedmont NC? Thank you for your video!

[@beek]

Thank you for your interest in my online courses. Wait until Black Friday when they will be 50% off. www.honeybeesonline.com/online-beekeeping-academy/

[@bgtrev]

Does the insulation you put around your hive get wet/freeze? If so does this cause problems inside with humidity etc.? Thanks again for more good information.

[@beek]

Not at all

[@sethshortt4315]

Can you feed bees 2:1 syrup when the nights are freezing but the days are 50 to 60?

[@beek]

From a top feeder yes, but they will consume less than expected.

[@amandas.439]

What climate would indicate insulation? I'm in N Alabama. It can get very cold but usually never more than a few days. We lost our 2 hives last year (first year) but we got new bees in the spring and they are very strong going into this fall.

[@davidreece5867]

I would say maybe use roofing paper or a wind block for your hives. You’re not going to see extreme cold temps

[@charrison2005]

David, I noticed last night a cluster of honey bees attached outside the hive on the screened bottom board. It supposed to be in the high 60's today (Georgia). What should I do? I have no clue! Any suggestions or advice? Thanks!

[@beek]

Hi Carla, as long as it is not a swarm with a new queen, you can take your hive apart and remove the bottom board and shake those bees back in the hive. If it is not from your hive, shake them into a new hive. Look for a queen first.

[@charrison2005]

@@beek Thanks for your reply David. Yesterday, I scooped the cluster off the screened bottom board and put them in a plastic bin to set out in the yard. I did not see a queen. I closed up the screened bottom board with the plastic pull out. Last night the cluster was hanging outside the hive near the front entrance. I scooped them up again and put them in a medium box for the night. I’ll check again today to see if they have a queen. Unsure of what is going on with my hive and why this cluster is hanging around I went ahead and did a hive inspection and found that the lower deep had been depleted of resources. I didn’t see a queen in my hive but I did see about 10 uncapped larva in the medium super that is full of capped and uncapped nectar. I’m not sure what to do next. How would I know if the cluster of bees are from my hive or a cluster trying to take over my hive ?

[@Jaden1673]

Should have waited another day to place my candy board on. Then I would have know from this video to wait a bit longer. To early is better than to late I guess. Was so worried with the weather being how its been that they'd eat into their stores. I went a slightly different way on feeding my bees liquid. I decided to use a community feeder. My reasoning behind this was that they could feed while they weather was nice without being bothered with hive openings.

[@beek]

If you place a candy board on too early, you miss the chance to feed them liquid, and if it warms up alot it could melt the entire board too fast.

[@Jaden1673]

@@beek Yeah thought of the melting part to late. LOL First year mistake. Did learn though.

[@pmac5621]

Do you have to worry about your insulation getting wet when it snows?

[@beek]

When I first thought about using it, I was worried about winter rains, but as I mentioned in the videos, since it is made of fiber glass, it dries so fast. Never an issue with snow either.

[@pmac5621]

@@beek Great! I will give it a try this winter

[@coltonchristjohn680]

Do you recommend feeding 2:1 and 1:1 at the same time with your feeding system?

[@beek]

Hi Colton, I have done that and it does make sense if they need to store alittle more for winter

[@caroledesprez6654]

How do prevent wax moths?

[@beek]

Keep very strongly populated colonies. Wax moths only move in to low populated colonies.

[@jeffstoeger2974]

David is it to late to treat for mites with oxcilic acid fogger.

[@beek]

Depends on the weather. If the hive is clustered it will not be as effective.

[@jeffstoeger2974]

@@beek David thanks for all your vlogs they are very helpful. You share so much very important info. Can't wait until the next appears.

[@alinatotok]

Dear David. When will you have in stock Winter-bee-kind?

[@beek]

My staff is working hard but I do not make those decisions.

[@kathiegatien9656]

Thanks for the great info. Could you do a video about robbing by wild bees and wasps? My colony is under constant attack these days and I don't know how to stop it . From Montreal, Canada. Thanks!

[@beek]

Sorry to hear Kathie. Wasps are relentless! Keeping a colony strong and reducing the entrance and possibly using a robber screen is about all you can do.

[@framcesmoore]

Ha David great video thanks so much they are great hope u keep them coming

[@beek]

Thank you!

[@rodney9799]

I’m in Ohio my temperatures are about the same as yours I recently lost a beehive when The bees are flying around should I feed them the honey that was in that beehive just leave it out somewhere

[@beek]

Can you place those frames in strong hives, like maybe pull out any frames that are not so filled and place in the filled ones...on a warm day of course.

[@Hurtzilla]

How'd you lose your hive? From a fellow new Ohio beekeeper

[@rodney9799]

@@Hurtzilla I lost them to Robbing I am in North East Ohio

[@rodney9799]

@@beek I will do that thank you I appreciate you

[@jerrybaxter2040]

Inspection and never did get a good hold on my shb tried everything now I feel I am too late what can I do

[@beek]

SHB do overwinter in the winter cluster. Best to reduce them prior to winter.

[@davidmartin6312]

I was wondering if you treat for mites in November with oxalic acid ?

[@beek]

Some do but I do not