Beekeeping Mistakes Beekeepers Make With Their Queens

[@FrederickDunn]

Hello David! I thought I'd stop in and welcome you to the 100,000 KZbin Subscriber Club :) I wish you all the best going forward! Enjoy that Silver Play Button :)

[@beek]

Thank you Frederick, good to hear from you and look forward to seeing you at Hive Life. Let's make a video together.

[@FrederickDunn]

@@beek You can count me in, that sounds like fun!

[@TimSanders-v7m]

Hi David, starting keeping bees next spring, been researching just over a year now and see Queen Rearing is the best way forward. Thanks for your videos, such a good educational resource!

[@RobertGrimmett-e3q]

Very excited to hear more about queen rearing

[@Lifewithterrylynn422]

My dad is almost 82 and we got him a bee starter set for Christmas. We just got our 5000 bees with queen and getting started. We are fascinated with this new venture for him. He wants to win the give-a-way you have. He does not know how to comment so I'm doing it for him. I know it's probably too late for the gift. Best to you, my friend.

[@ruthisaac2390]

I'm in 3rd year beekeeping. I did harvest 16pints honey this year. I've been cramming from your videos about queens. My bees came from wild swarm my brother gifted me 3 years ago. Of course honey was #1 reason for bees but now my mind is broadening thinking about having more hives. I hate killing queens. One brother makes splits. I'm blown away how much knowledge your not afraid to share with the public on beekeeping. I so appreciated the videos on Fear to which I'm quilty. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm not afraid to add more hives to my Apiary. 🐝

[@darlenetennent3142]

First year beekeeper! Started with two hives and one had a queen event this summer and I was able to successfully split the hive. I now have three hives and have learned sooo much, but I definitely want to learn queen rearing. Looking forward to more videos.

[@beek]

Hi Darlene, I'm so looking forward to the day when you let us know how much you love raising queens. Thank you for being part of my KZbin Channel community

[@Rio13Grande]

Hi David. Your tip on taking pictures of the frames for further examination on the computer is so helpful. Thanks!

[@beek]

Glad it was helpful!

[@simonlhorn]

1st year beek. Ive been studying for 5 years but couldn't start due to a relative living with us with alzheimers... this was my favorite video to save, I have hundreds in my library of important stuff to review. Thanks ks for a great queen rearing session!

[@muckersfarm]

Thank you for your content. I took a year off of beekeeping after our hives where stolen. The time off has left me feeling like a new beekeeper all over again. Its been very helpful to me to have you reinforce the basics and still have so much new information presented. Keep the videos coming.

[@beek]

That is awesome!

[@MrsJosephBMoore]

We lost a hive this winter to mold. We are new to bee keeping and are making mistakes, but learning so much from your videos and book. We are determined to improve and succeed.

[@beek]

Need to reduce the moisture by keeping a candy board on all winter, like our winter-bee-kinds

[@clayboneous8]

Love that you are doing a series on queen rearing. You make a really good case to start my own queen rearing operation. I look forward to learn. I just worry I will have enough time.

[@beek]

You can do it!

[@tonyt.1596]

This is the information I needed on queen rearing. Just at the right time too. Thank you David for sharing your expertise so selflessly.

[@beek]

Thank you Tony!

[@SIBEEMAN]

Queen rearing! Can't wait to give it a try!

[@Joyce-r3c]

Excellent content

[@donjohnsen6052]

A lot of good information. I am going to give it a try this summer.

[@beek]

Please do!

[@GaryManess]

Following the queen rearing. Interesting information

[@beek]

Thank you

[@mitchmitchellp2868]

Hi David, my first year my bee's absconded, I made many mistakes and didn't know if it was me or something else. Thank you for all the info you present it very well.

[@beek]

Ouch Mitch, that hurts when bees up and leave, all of them! I've had it happen to me too, so it's kinda like bringing home a new dog. It is hard keeping it in your yard. Or keeping a goat in a pin. I always recommend starting with two hives for this reason. Do you have any other hives are was that the only one. If it was your only one, please start again next year.

[@byronclayton5273]

Hello David, new bee keeper here. I had to spend 24 hours in the airport in Tokyo. North open…

[@AWWilson88]

Greetings David! Your first scenario sounds like what happened to me last season. Also my first bee season, I had only one hive and while I was on vacation, I had my hive swarm I think, when I returned saw eggs but no queen. Got a new queen and did the introduction correctly and they released her. Then the hive did not like her... so it was close to 2 months without a queen and could never catch up. This season I am going to do 2 hives.

[@denofesler6214]

As a student of your excellent on line classes.......this video is perhaps the most helpful of all! This queen rearing data made clear about the importance/ problem solving of the queens.

[@beek]

Thanks so much Deno

[@BrianBebb-fk5sq]

Excellent Video. Thanks!

[@beek]

Thanks

[@thilltony3362]

Excellent video and subject! I almost learned this the hard way. Now, I use swarm season to make plenty of nuc hives in the spring. Makes life so much easier. Now is the time to make or buy nuc boxes for the upcoming spring!

[@beek]

I'd make them. So much cheaper

[@toddknecht2106]

Unfortunately I couldn’t make the Hive Life Conference! Excited to try my hand at queen Rearing thanks for teaching this topic!

[@richardmadsen9503]

One of my top concerns right now is to make sure my hive has room for the queen to keep laying eggs at different times of the year.

[@joyceblevins8444]

Queen Rearing! Looking forward to this series!

[@beek]

Thanks Joyce. Queen rearing is so fun and powerful.

[@hollyschroeder8275]

So excited to try queen rearing. It is difficult to find queens when you need them. Thank you

[@beek]

So true Holly and you never know if you are getting a good one or not.

[@myworldin3dpen515]

thx bro for all of the information i love your videos , planning on keeping bees this year thank you so much again

[@johnbecker4498]

Queen rearing... I just want to learn and Iike your sharing & sharing (:

[@cathymontgomery7295]

This series makes queen rearing sound less complicated than I thought

[@beek]

Without a proper understanding, and without having to know every single thing, getting your feet wet raising queens is tons of fun.

[@MrsJosephBMoore]

Yes! My husband and I with 3 of our children, slept not once, but twice overnight in the London Heathrow airport. Ugh! So nerve wracking! We can laugh about it now, years later, but then it was like a bad nightmare.

[@beek]

And that's one crowded airport for sure

[@patrickrussell6366]

Loving your videos, especially the one about queen rearing. Hope I win the free giveaway 🐝

[@offshoot1008]

That exactly what happened two yrs ago with our first hive. We had nothing to compare it to. Covid was in effect and we learnt everything from books and youtube channels. and didnt know the small number was not normal . We saw some brood but couldn't tell if the amt was good. Then the hive was treated with formic pro. It did not make it through the winter.

[@rozenwynsee2521]

Queen Rearing* I love your videos and you have helped me so much in my first year. I would like a chance to win the wheel. Thank you 🐝

[@beek]

Hi Rozenwyn, I’m glad you are finding my videos helpful.

[@Zeldasmojo]

I made some mating nucs to raise some queens. This subject has caused me some frustration so I decided to do something about it.

[@progers1971]

I'm super excited about queen-rearing.. I lost a hive due to a queen event.

[@beek]

Hi Pati good to hear from you again, and thank you for being part of my quickly growing KZbin channel community. I hope I can continue to inspire you to get into raising queens.

[@scotthenderson4376]

🤫 LOLI have honey but and now have to find away to get rid of it. Been feeding it back to them and in my coffee. Didn't think this process through just wanted to help bees and have a good garden.

[@beek]

Nice problem to have.

[@DarleneFormanek]

I am happy you went through how I lost my hive. I thought if I left them alone they would be fine! Then my husband complained about hat the backyard was swarming with bees. I’m told him couldn’t be my beee they are gentle and happy. Huh? I looked and it was like a ghost town. My bees came to the house to tell me something was wrong. I was too inexperienced to realize my hive was done by then. I was heart broken.

[@markcross3629]

David where can we get the wheel you mentioned in your Queen Rearing?

[@sisangel77]

Hi David! I'm a first time, first year bee keeper and I have yet to find my queen!

[@beek]

Hi Sis, it is challenging so don’t feel bad. Remember only look for her on frames that have eggs.

[@scotthenderson4376]

I lost 3 hives last month (November). I live in FL. Thought it was all robbing but only 1 had comb out front of the hive none had dead bees on the ground or bottom boards. Out of the 3 only 2 had a hand full of bees left in the hive. Now its to cold to see if there is a queen there with more cold coming. Hoping for a warm day to get in them as I do have a queen in a Nuc ready to go.

[@beek]

That's sad Scott. Hopefully, you can decide a few things to try differently.

[@garyash704]

I like helping with the queen

[@jimmygentry2649]

Hello David, Thank you so much for teaching me new things about my bees. But it’s hard to me to find my queen. I worry about everything maybe it’s just very nice that my bees like me, they don’t bite are head butt me an they justify do get a little loud when they would like me to leave them alone

[@beek]

Hopefully they will always be your friend.

[@HoytAnthony]

Queen rearing. I love David because Sherr ii loves David

[@ME_MeAndMyBees]

Hey David... Love the comment you said Seeing x1 in x60K made me laugh... bit like the Shopping Mall in the days up to Christmas ! 🎄 Does that apply to finding the Car in the Parking Lot too...😵‍💫 Tip : Maybe suggest to Newbies "Eggs are great ! But remember it's Queen Eggs" you want (Single one, deep in the Cell) to that of a laying Worker (several Eggs all together on the side Wall of one Cell. Not good !!! 🤔) Liking your enthusiasm on everything Queen related. And, that my Message here follows one from Fred Dunn ! Follow you both. Favourite US Beeks. Happy Holidays from Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🥳🎁🦃🌲⛄️❄️ 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2022. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 David : One future Video I would like to see, learn from is Egg, Larva selection (Which Hive to take from ?)... to get the best Home grown Queen ! It's challenging when yes, you have a Fab frame of laying pattern, "Yay." But boom... a Queen Event happens, and you made that Articial Split a Month or two before ! (Not relating to Queen failure by doing that Split.) Just saying.... You then Wonder : Will "My Queen(s) be as good, show that great Brood too ! I had an incoming Swarm last Summer, she had an awesome pattern, yet by late September, it was a Hive fail, in that I had a Nuc (made from another 3rd Hive) that 'saved' this "thought to be" Ace Colony, not !Learnt for sure. So yes, Newbies : make more than x2 Hives, even if x1 is a Colony, and the others are spaced time wise, Nucs off it, or them ! I started with x1 Horizontal Hive (needing a bought Nuc, the following Spring, to keep a Failed Post Winter Queen (Drone Layer) to get to having x8 lovely Hives. Consisting of that Horizontal Hive, and some Langstroth Hives, and Nucs. Then some UK National Hive(s) and Nucs. And finally to French Warre Hives. Like to learn off the different set ups. Now in the end of my Second Year of Bees, now giving a local Senior Retiree Bee Classes ! Wow. Teaching another really consolidates your own knowledge for sure. Want Winter over fast ! ❄️🌨 Missing my Bee Inspections a lot. So come on Spring, spring. OK did my OA Trickle recently (low Brood Laying re Season.). And now sourcing Bee Sale 'Deals', so who needs Santa ? I do.... ! 🎅 Can you fit a Nuc Box into a Christmas Stocking ? 🤣 🐝🎁🐝🌲🐝⛄️🐝🥳🐝🎅🐝

[@beek]

Beware of laying workers, for sure.

[@jenniferbogle6809]

I have not spotted my queen yet. Have two hives did some splitting after i had a swarm in april.

[@richardmadsen9503]

When my hive is making supercedure cells, could I put a cage over the cell and bank it when it hatches?

[@davefrankman6181]

Finding the queen is hard for me. I would love some videos on that. Truthfully, this is the reason I don't check mites like I should or when I do, I use powdered sugar shake. I'd also love to replace my queen reach year like you do. I can buy the queens, but there is no guarantee I can find the old one. If you don't find the queen, how do you gain confidence that you can put the new one in.

[@jimmykramertheswolehunter1980]

Hi David. My fiance and I started beekeeping this year. We purchased your beekeeping course including the queen rearing course and they were all great. These additional videos are great because it helps to hear you talk about the same topics over multiple videos because you bring up new tips and spark new thoughts from your comments. Thanks for all the great videos!

[@tdespres]

Yay! Queen rearing

[@j.clarkhelton7883]

David , in N.E. Georgia I lost half of a colony between Thanksgiving and Christmas due to swarm . . . I think . I moved the hive inside 1 1/2 weeks before the Christmas deep freeze . There was a small cluster . After Christmas I checked on the remainder . They were all dead . I removed each bee individually ( about 438) no queen . The next day after warming up I noticed bees flying trying to orient where the hive was . I'm thinking maybe ones that swarmed. I placed the hive back with food so far to no avail . I believe it has been too cold for bees to have been flying . Could they possibly return? I cleaned all dead bees , left honey and pollen stores and placed fondant with protein powder in the top of the hive .

[@rockmon7]

Queen rearing. This is something I have not yet tried in my 4 years old beekeeping but this spring convinced me I need to try something new. Your video has convinced me I need to try queen rearing. Thank you.

[@johnnymarkovich1419]

I so some people ed polenpouder in1/2 galon jar of 1to1 sugar water how much pounder should I put in rsvp tanks in advance

[@ME_MeAndMyBees]

Doh ! "Two" French Warres !

[@raventreadway605]

Hey David- I believe that I may have experienced a queen event this year with two colonies. I lost one hive at end of fall and one during the winter. I was surprised to find there were no traces of dead bees either time. It looks like they absconded. I found abandoned brood/ and larva in fall hive and a few larva and capped over cells in winter hive. It bewilders me that they would abscond in winter if there is no place known to go. Also we have a skunk on property that I believe have bothered my hives. Do the bees slowly leave the hive right before they die perhaps?? - or is it more likely that they absconded or gotten eaten by the skunk?

[@beek]

Both, it is just hard to tell. I doubt they would abscond in winter. Probably slowly died off.

[@sharonlane1988]

I lost 2 out of 5 hives this year so i am going to try raising my own queens wish me luck .

[@beek]

You can do it Sharon! My queen rearing Online Course will be a big help if you haven't taken it yet, here it is: www.honeybeesonline.com/online-queen-rearing-course-online/

[@johnlawler3353]

Looking forward to seeing you at the conference next month to pick your brain on queens.

[@beek]

We are looking forward to it as well.

[@desmondtomlin]

Once I made a queen by an egg oh I was so exited .

[@ruesnow5989]

How many drones to I have to raise to have my queen to be properly bred? Let’s say I have 2 colonies.

[@beek]

That's a great question for me to answer on my livestream tonight, Thursday at 7pm central time. Here's the link: www.honeybeesonline.com/live

[@richardmadsen9503]

Make sure there are empty cells for the queen to lay eggs!

[@vanoprod]

❤

[@deeware6862]

Hello David. I'm not keeping bees yet. However, I'm preparing methodically to be successful when I do start. All your productions are my classroom training courses, including the paid material. I really appreciate you sharing your vast knowledge. I plan to start my first hive this coming spring, so all the advanced information you provide is being logged in my memory for future use. I thoroughly enjoy the full scope of bees and beekeeping...looking forward to the work.

[@judykeller599]

In my long have I find my queen every time I go in to inspect my 3 10 frame I have a real hard time finding the queen in them

[@DarleneFormanek]

Queen rearing ty

[@michaelbarnett791]

How do I raise qweens?

[@richardmadsen9503]

If you have young larve and no space for eggs to be put, then it isn’t as bad. How to solve that problem? I don’t know.

[@bligon11]

I still have a hard time finding the queen! I' m guilty!

[@beek]

Not easy for any of us Becky

[@yvels3685]

package is bad. what wooden sections when its all hidden?

[@randyclinganfarms4806]

Your Queen Rearing series will help so many Beekeepers Thanks David

[@debkruk2608]

Mine was marked and I had a hard time finding her.

[@garybeachey831]

Queen rearing.i need to do.

[@kathrynoconn]

Great info on queen rearing. I will definitely watch your others on the topic!

[@charlestrotter9588]

I I love the serious that you’re doing on Kurt, queen rearing, and all the other Vet videos that you do and I’m looking forward to seeing you at hive live

[@robertkravik4237]

I’ve wanted to learn the art of Queen Rearing for many years. But, I’ve never taken the leap. Even though it’s snowing and cold outside. Your enthusiasm in your video gets me all FIRED up. Ready to take on the challenge. Thank you David

[@Robbie-Rob_Bees_Apiary]

I'm starting my 3rd year beekeeping and this series is very timely. Queen rearing is my new item to learn this year. I experienced queen events in early fall and it set my hives back.

[@loudimel5068]

Wow. So much information in this video I am going to have to watch this several times,still a little scared of raising queens. I don’t know what to do if I don’t need them,don’t want to get too big,trying to keep it a hobby

[@jeremiahyeo5863]

I never knew queen rearing could be so useful. Thank you for this informative video David. I’m most appreciative of this aspect of beekeeping.

[@rickylwhitley8724]

Queens Raiseer

[@emilandrusko8597]

Great video on queen rearing. Im going into my 3rd year and entered winter with 3 hives. I am planning to focus on making NUCs in the spring and will rear my own queen.

[@beek]

Hi Emil, raising your own queen is so powerful!

[@marlynheckel9820]

Recently bought one of your courses and am excited about starting to raise my own queens. Will be watching your other videos on queen rearing. Thanks for all the information you provide.

[@mchevalier5109]

I have a hard time finding my queen

[@beek]

It's a learned skill. Practice with a 5 frame nuc. That's the way to learn.

[@HighFlight2k2]

Interesting series on queen rearing. I am starting in the spring with 2 nucs. It was suggested to me to build some nucs boxes and rear a couple of queens. Your comments just back that up. Great information! Thank you!

[@TimSanders-v7m]

I can’t find my Queen, my wife finds her every time lol

[@beek]

That's funny

[@lambbrookfarm4528]

Mug up at the Burn's, good morning everyone. Thanks to folks like you, being stuck inside gives me the chance to learn something new, thanks again. Took me until my 2nd year[this year] to be calm enough to take my time and find a queen. It is getting easier. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas!

[@neilstafford4166]

Hi David I really love how enthusiastic you are about bee's. It is addictive listening to your videos.

[@beek]

Hi Neil, thank you!

[@robinb1451]

2nd year beekeeper and last fall started some resource hives and really liked doing it, the inspections were fast and it really raised my confidence with my beekeeping skills. This year I want to raise some backup queens so your queen rearing videos are perfect timing, as with all of your videos I’m looking forward to the future ones!

[@beek]

Good to hear Robin and I hope you can get into Queen rearing.

[@normlong9350]

Having a real hard time finding my gueen

[@beek]

Have you tried to learn how to mark her?

[@allandrouillard6861]

Hello Dave thank you for all the information that you share with a 3 year beekeeper with 4 colonies And did a check last week I believe I had a Queen event The entire county was dead They had plenty of food lots of honey and several frames of Bee bread I will be signing up for your Queen rearing of course it's A colony life saver

[@vincekeenan5198]

Watching these videos is giving me confidence to try queen rearing this spring.

[@richardmeyer4406]

Thanks David . This year was a disaster as a bee keeper in Australia. First we had to much rain than my Queen died twice in one bee hive . Thanks for giving me what I needed to know .

[@77deerejohn]

You are very good at beekeeping and without your videos, I would be a very bad beekeeper. Now it is time that I start making my own Queens. I have fifteen hives. I'm enjoying your queen making series Thank you

[@adamcook1830]

Hi David! I’m really enjoying your queen rearing series. I have been a beekeeper for several years, but have always been really skeptical of raising my own queens because it always seemed so difficult. Your method of raising queens seems so easy.

[@brycehigley5283]

Hi David, loved your queen rearing class. It has got me excited to give it a try. This series is a great refresher. Thank you.

[@dalefriedhoff4098]

David, Love your videos.The knowledge you share about every aspect of bee keeping and Queen Rearing is fantastic. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!

[@crashmdc]

I keep coming back to your videos and learn something every time. Looking forward to your queen rearing series!

[@beek]

Thank you for coming back. I appreciate it.

[@ronaldlassiter4863]

Thank you for doing a queen rearing series ,it will help me a lot.

[@dantaylor6754]

David, I'm a beginner bee keeper and you Queen Rearing Series has me really considering how soon could I start rearing my own queens. Thanks for the great info!

[@robertsutherjr]

I enjoy your queen rearing series, keep up the great information!

[@TORTmentor]

Queen Rearing.....whoa...great video David!

[@anthonymauceri8919]

Very informative to me about queens, and now I known I need to have. Back up queen for the year to come thanks

[@beek]

Yes Anthony, it is aways powerful to have some back up queens.

[@diannemiller4754]

Queen rearing sound so exciting! I am really enjoying these new queen raising videos. Thanks David