Beekeeping | How To Identify & Feed During A Dearth

[@davedykes4018]

Very good information! Love the videos! I'm semi- experienced in beekeeping,but still a lot to learn. You not only give out great info, but you talk in a way people understand.

[@beek]

Thanks, I’m a simple guy 😀

[@R_an_D]

David... it would be worth mentioning that the lid of the feeder jar should be the flat, one piece type and not the two piece canning lid which has a recessed surface. When placed on the #8 screen, the bees are not able to reach thru the screen and get their proboscis to the holes in the lid. This might cause someone to assume the bees are not accepting any syrup. Try a side by side experiment with two jars on one hive to see if you get the same results.

[@dwayneshephard2575]

I greatly appreciate you, sir coming from a new bee man! About 2 months into it ! I just received some of your top boards and your feeding lids! You are the man!!

[@beek]

Great to hear!

[@johnmellegard6558]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and making these videos. I'm a first time beekeeper this summer and I've learned so much from your videos

[@beek]

Great to hear!

[@jayglosser2014]

At 96 degrees in the sun and 89 in the shade under my big maple tree in the back yard, I watched another GREAT Video 👍 THANKS DAVID, enjoy your trip to EAS

[@ClearlakeDr]

Hey Dave.. no Dearth here. 1.5 hrs south of you. Have fields planted in a variety of clovers, chicory and alfalfa. And I plant buckwheat every 3 weeks as soon as overnight lows are warm enough. They honey is very sweet, dark with a some what spice after taste.

[@AbdulAziz-mo4ql]

Thank you so much Mr.David.its another informative video. An entomologist and beekeeper from Pakistan.🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@beek]

Thank you for watching

[@brianbennett4374]

Thanks David and Sheri for helping us 😊Great video 😊

[@KANZO_OFFICIAL]

Thank you for sharing your ideas and all 😊 I always watch your videos to understand more about bee Keeping I'm a new bee keeper so I need more knowledge ❤️🤝

[@DonnaLeRowKy]

Very helpful information. Thank you

[@beek]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@thomasplummer2673]

Thanks Again David

[@frogsurfer4403]

Thanks for the great video David; this will be my first time trying pollen sub in syrup. Quick question: how do I get the 'chunks' out of the mixture? The pollen sub seems to clump up no matter how hard I stir or shake the jar. Thanks 😊 🐝

[@geraltofrivia8529]

I'm just wondering what your views on pH are for syrup. Nectar is acidic where water will provide neutral maybe even alkaline solution. I saw a chap suggesting apple cider vinegar to adjust pH, surely as nectar is the bee's source of vitamin C (which is related to longevity and fertility in insects) ascorbic acid would also be a good additive for winter feed.

[@navyphil6105]

David Thanks for the info I put out 4 gallons of 1 to 1 sugar water in a 5 gallon inverted feeder for three days and they have ignored it. I will add nutrients or put it in a top feeder instead. Dearth has started in north Alabama.

[@slava790]

Hi David. Looking forward to meeting you at EAS. I am concerned about the syrup leaking out of the jar when the temps warm up causing expansion of air and liquid in the jar and leaking of syrup onto the bee cluster. D Have you had that happen to you?

[@beek]

See you at EAS. I have never had that happen.

[@AvyBarbour-do8hd]

What time of day do you observe if your bees are in a dearth? Morning? Afternoon? Evening? Also, how long do you feed them this formula? Till winter? Till spring?

[@marobroski2286]

Dziękujemy.

[@beek]

Awesome and thanks again!

[@angelalott9370]

How do you make the cakes for winter

[@ShanesWorld777]

Just search how to make sugar cakes for bee's it's very easy to make!

[@ShanesWorld777]

Try to add some essential oils to the mix that will really help with brood and help make your hive more stronger! My bees population explodes when I give them this! Teatree oil Spearmint oil and some Wintergreen oil! They love it!

[@jimflys1]

Started using your recipe about 1 week ago. Amazing how fast they are going though a quart (2.5 days). How much and long should feed?

[@henrythompson195]

Once you start feeding, how long do you feed bees?

[@ginapicciolo3228]

Do i need to feed if my bees have lots of resources like a full super?

[@santiagoortega8130]

Hey Dave when do u pull your supers so that u can start feeding?

[@beek]

When the nectar flow ends.

[@davidlaing7684]

I add a few drops of lemon grass oil to the water to encourage them to drink my water feeders.

[@jtaubel7928]

Can I substitute pollen patties on my feeding board for the pollen powder mixed into the sugar water?

[@thomaskoppenhaver2758]

Great video as always, David! Hope things go well for you at the EAS Conference.

[@toddr8406]

When will the Honey Bee Healthy boards be ready for purchase? Thx.

[@leonmorgans4250]

I'm pretty new and learning. I have some honey frames in the super. Some.of.them have honey and are almost capped. Could I feed my bees to encourage them to finish or should I take the honey off first

[@sharonc.2207]

When will the feeding boards bee back in stock?

[@guillerminarodriguez9549]

THANK YOU!!!!!🌞🌺🐝

[@John4.23-24]

I've got a layens horizonal hive, I feed in the last frame away from the main entrance, it seems to work well, so far.

[@marygenrich4253]

Can you feed with your aminos, pollen etc minus the sugar with honey supers on?

[@michelle-lc9qj]

Are pollen patties effective too?

[@danamatteson4112]

Thanks David this is great info. I have seen other people add apple cider vinegar. What do you think about adding it, and what does it do?

[@henryisenberg14]

Great stuff! When I start feeding after the dearth starts, how long do I continue to feed?

[@annette_tyrrell]

What about yellow jackets. The feeders in the yard are fantastic but the yellow jackets are taking them over. What do I do?

[@warrentug]

Hi David, I have a question about feeding during the dearth. I live in the high desert and our flowers are done but in a month or so our sage will kick in heavy. I'm not feeding now because their stores are full but should I be? Thanks for all the videos!

[@beek]

Maybe but if your nectar flow is kicking up in a few weeks you may not need to.

[@buzzingadventures1980]

Would I need to remove supers, if there's a dearth?

[@luedy2211]

Unfortunately everything on your website has been marked out of stock for a while. Will there be any more availability this year?

[@lindasullivan77]

Does it make a difference what time of day you count the bees

[@CaseyBbees]

Don't really sit there and count your bees buddy, you will absolutely know if you have a dearth the action in front of your hive will drop significantly, if you have a flow they will be shooting out of your hive like a Gatlin gun

[@CaseyBbees]

How many bees do you count within what amount of time determines a dearth? It's not that complicated action vs no action = nectar flow/dearth

[@bryanrulz3904]

David, how do you feed during a dearth without causing a robbing situation? I would think that since all bees are stressed during this time, it makes it more difficult to avoid robbing.

[@beek]

From the top as I demonstrated in my last video

[@richardmadsen3149]

How far away from the hive were your winter B kind boards? I did beekeeping between 2006 and 2009 and now I've picked it up again this year. I took a class in 2006 but everything was so confusing. For example: The number of sicknesses bees have and all the number of remedies. They pretty much presented each "disease" like they all had an equal chance of happening. And, this is your buffet of solutions. They said you choose what you want based on your own preferences. I chose nothing because it was so confusing. Four of my eight hives actually made it for a few years. I didn't even do basic things like switching the brood boxes in the spring. The point. I've never had an luck with getting bees to either drink or eat anything I put outside the hive OTHER than just pure honey. I've tried putting containers with water out at various distances. And, no luck with bees drinking. Right now, I am trying entrance feeders inside a empty brood box on top of the hives. Why? (Putting out a bird bath isn't an option. My son doesn't follow directions and would get into the bath or throw rocks at it.) 1) I like how it gives the bees more room so they aren't so tightly packed inside. (The room comes from the extra brood box on top with the Mason jar. I'm even trying to put a inner cover on top with an extra, empty box on top of that to be a kind of attic. I'm going to use the 4x4 board method "soon." 2) No bee deaths. 3) I can see the levels of liquid in each Mason Jar. 4) They are easy to fill. I can even put in multiple types of feed and water. I have three entrance feeders inside right now. 5) The Mason Jars aren't very heavy or awkward. 6) I feel like a Maverik when I'm doing something "no one else" is doing exactly how I'm doing it. 7) No worry about robber bees.

[@BZBees247]

How do you manage raising winter physiology bees and still collect fall honey?

[@beek]

In most areas the fall honey is not really strong and it rains a lot.

[@angelalott9370]

My top has a long slat cow can I feed during the durth

[@mx73cressupra]

Might of missed it in the video yet how many tsp per quart?

[@beek]

one

[@champinsoccer9]

Thank you for your feeding info. Whats a good way to keep ants away?

[@beek]

Keep the hive on a stand so you can place the feet of the stand in a solution which ants cannot cross.

[@LarryMaster-xr8wz]

Can you feed your bees while doing a apivar treatment ? This is a swarm i caught, I have them built up to two 10 frame deeps and they are doing great. I was going to put a honey super on but did a mite check first and they had 5 mites per 300 bees, alcohol wash.So i started a apivar treatment two weeks ago.My deep box's are full of bees, i don't want them to swarm what should i do? I am new to beekeeping i have only had bees for about two months now. I have been reading a lot and watched you on youtube. Any help would bee great.

[@beek]

Please go to the apivar website and you will find your answer.

[@weremadaboutmonarchsbutter8921]

Why do we need to wait 2-3 weeks after the dearth starts to start feeding our bees?🐝 Thanks for all the valuable information you share. I’m new to beeping and appreciate all the help I can get.

[@Cypher7765]

He explains this at 10:30

[@annieshrock8821]

You need to wait because the break between nectar and feeding helps trigger the bees to switch to raising the dearth bees rather than the summer bees.

[@jimmiekendrick1632]

Its funny wat you can feed a bee.

[@CaseyBbees]

We are still going hard in Michigan

[@AntonSteger]

Can you use 40% whey protein powder and amino acid powder ?

[@beek]

Great question for my livestream this Thursday at 7pm central time. Here's the link: kzbin.infogccWHkEDuOQ

[@jimmiekendrick1632]

And keep your bird bath full

[@unclereefer37]

I call us my beeple

[@jacobburns2975]

Has any one ever told you that you look like James Hetfeild from Metallica