Beekeeping Products: Which Ones Do You REALLY Need?

Beekeeping is filled with so many new products. Which ones do you need?
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Plan ahead for spring. Feed your bees in the spring by using my Feeding board known as the Burns Bees Feeder. Safely feed your bees from the top. Great way to help you build up your bees of winter physiology. Check it out:
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Whoa, you made it all the way down here! Thank you ♥️ Love you

[@FrederickDunn]

Hello, David! It was great to see you in Kentucky and share some interesting after-supper conversation. Every single time I walked passed your booth, there was your wonderful wife all alone. Oh well, glad you stayed busy and we'll catch up the next time!

[@beek]

Thanks, you too!

[@hunter6957121]

Hummm. I wonder if having a piping sound would trigger the queen to try to go kill an emerging queen? Hummmmmm. Interesting

[@swampratman2000]

my mentor called it sucker bait

[@highlandhoneybee]

Had a fabulous time at the Expo, and it was lovely meeting you both. Already looking forward to next year's event. 🐝💛

[@philhofland5501]

FYi. The green drone comb was around way before mite trapping was a thing. shock upon shock but queen breeders actially use them for the sole purpose of better mated queens.

[@dustinmcintosh6799]

I attended your speech yesterday morning long with my wife. We were absolutely moved by your last story. Thank you for sharing that.

[@beek]

Wow, thank you

[@laureldoherty9363]

Loved your presentation at the Expo! So moving.

[@jayglosser2014]

David, what a great idea! Eat some of your honey or hot tea and honey with some elderberry in it. Well soon!

[@kellymoore4517]

Love my wifes Elderberry syrup!

[@danschneider9219]

Automatic queen catcher that would be nice sometimes I can never find her in my two frame mating nucs and then she's on the first frame of my honey producing colonies, but never find her when making mating nucs.

[@dustinsorrels5560]

I have an idea for your requested invention.

[@desmondsimmons1436]

I bet whoever comes up with the 30 min queen cage would make a lot of money.

[@ZelmaBees]

Enjoyed meeting you and Sheri at ther Expo. Also have enjoyed your Worth It vs Worthless series. Looking forward to your future conten.

[@LindaSullivan-sw3mv]

It was great talking to you and listening to you at the expo.

[@JoshC00796]

I was suckered with the frame puller... whatever way you look at it though bee keeping isn't cheap. Even if buying the basics. Love your idea. I would buy 2 or more 😂😂

[@philhofland5501]

after 43 years and millions of dollars spent...... I agree. Best money ive could have ever wasted. Lol

[@pw6295]

texasbeeworks does'nt use any equipment! Does she? 🤨

[@GeorgeDatto]

I have some very cool products in the pipeline... cant say that one was a queen catcher.

[@GeorgeDatto]

Your presentation at the expo was very moving. Felt your connection to your family and your followers. The beekeeping community is awesome!

[@beek]

Thank you so much.

[@garyRt23Bees]

David I have a theory as to how to get a queen into a cage. Would love to bounce it off you for feedback.

[@royschrader8003]

Hobby here

[@brianbennett4374]

It was Great to meet you and Sheri at the Bee Expo. 🐝 Have a great week see you Thursday at the live stream 😊

[@TerryWheelyabarrabackApiary]

Fork can be improved. Needs blunt barbs on each prong so you don't drop your meatballs on the floor. also needs a laser guidance system so you can spear your meatball while it's rolling along the floor. 😅

[@beek]

Too funny

[@johnlawler3353]

If you could mimic the sound of a queen piping using a small electronic device inside of a "trap" of some sort you might be able to get a queen to enter it...

[@beek]

I tried that last summer and didn’t work.

[@framcesmoore]

The queen catcher you talked about they would get rich and fast that is not a joke. That is a good idea I would buy some more then 1. If it worked I would not care how much it cost.

[@beek]

For real!

[@davidcassity6593]

Was great to meet you(again). Have your ‘card’, hope to schedule a zoom this summer

[@beek]

Sounds great!

[@NKYHoneyBees]

*Some products area great innovation and others are trying to make a buck!*

[@beek]

So true!

[@philhofland5501]

Those blye bee gloves make yout hands swet like crazy.

[@beek]

True

[@halfcircleworkshop]

I'm embarrassed to say I have a favorite fork that is better than others lol

[@beek]

Me too, I’m always looking for it.

[@christopherroop4937]

Super DFM ones a Month and putting my small colonies in a 6 frame Lyson nuc over winter has been a game changer. 👍🏼🐝

[@bryanbetournay5557]

Never had trouble with a fork. But that was your Best “Please Subscribe!? Yet. Hahaha

[@donaldbarth3404]

Putting a queen cell, unhatched, in a cage, one way in and no way out, should attract a queen to kill the cell thus trapping the queen. How to keep the workers out might be a problem.

[@RussellSamson-d1t]

Great video,good points,Thank You,for all you DO, and the Great videos

[@neilfrozenoak5438]

Something I've thought of, my idea was a little sounder, this plays another queens trumpeting call, may attract her in through the kill other queen response. Unsure if it would also attract workers though.

[@garyRt23Bees]

Those green drone frames are a great tool to use for mite control IF USED PROPERLY ! If not, they are a breeding ground for mites. I hear many people using them to raise drones for mating. Regardless, there will always be drones available to mate with your queens. You couldn't eliminate them all if you tried !!! But if you leave the drone frames in the hive and allow the drones to hatch, you are also allowing probably 4 times as many mites to be born in the drone cells which is where they prefer to be because drone take the longest to develop. So by NOT taking the frame out and freezing it, they are breeding mites !

[@ArnTheViking]

Odd, test comment worked? Maybe because I had dollar amounts in my previous comment? One more try: Love your way of thinking Dave! Always look for ways to improve bee keeping! And I loved the expo, was great hearing and seeing you in real life! I came up with an idea on my own, and wanted to share with you, to hear your thoughts on it. Sometimes you may end up with a weak colony, due to mites or other things, and when winter comes, if population is too low, they may freeze to death. I thought I would try to add something to make them survive the winter, so I ordered a seedling heat mat. It's very cheap, but not going to mention dollar amounts this time. I got one that is 10 x 20, and it fits perfectly in my 8 frame hive. Hoping this will help, so they at least won't freeze to death now. Think this could be helpful, especially for the hobby bee keeper like myself.

[@beek]

I have a bunch I bought to test too

[@ArnTheViking]

@@beek oh really!! Great minds think alike! :) Would love to hear how it works out for you! What temp are you going to aim for? During the expo sessions I heard someone (Etienne Tardif) say 18 C or 64 F is the most optimal temp for bees to consume least resources, so that's what I'm currently trying to aim for. Although, if you want the queen to produce more bees, I guess it would be better to get it up to the low 90's...? This could change winter survival big time! :)

[@ArnTheViking]

@@beek we are fixing to get some really cold weather, single digits, this coming weekend in IL, so it will be very interesting to see how the heat mats fair in that cold weather. So far I've been running my heat mat since Dec 30th, and the temp has stayed in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Also top insulated the hive to make sure to prevent condensation up top.

[@patrickmcauley151]

Queen evacuation keeping shelter there is a Queen swarm catching nets from Ireland !

[@mrwonk]

Also, I can see your device; though it will need to be larger and likely take closer to a day to capture the queen.

[@Meadsapiary]

Like in all industries, I feel there are a lot of companies that are just trying to reinvent the wheel. There are others that produce products for those who just have a buying complex whether useful or not.

[@williamditta942]

Your idea could be the greatest invention since sliced bread! Put me down for one. Thanks

[@wpankey57]

It was so nice to meet you at NAHBE and hear you speak. -Bill (Illinois)

[@NKYHoneyBees]

I like the queen catching idea LOl

[@beek]

It eventually will become as common as a hive tool one day.

[@NKYHoneyBees]

yes sir@@beek

[@diannemiller4754]

I like your thinking 😊queen lure😊

[@patrickmcauley151]

On the off schedule good Night friend tiered

[@TheRoyalHomestead]

The Expo was great. It was nice meeting you, David. I really enjoyed your speech on Saturday, so up lifting. Love you're video's as always! I'm liking your idea. Would maybe work with a queen pheromone maybe trick her into thinking she has a queen intruding in her hive?

[@beek]

Thanks for coming

[@TimKeneipp]

What gloves do you prefer?

[@beek]

The blue rubber ones

[@TimKeneipp]

Brand?

[@NKYHoneyBees]

I see it as a good thing. People are trying and even if it doesn't work now, they may reconfigure it and make it work.

[@beek]

Agree

[@MagnoliaSpringsFarm19]

I enjoyed meeting you and Sheri at the expo. And your presentation was wonderful.

[@beek]

Thanks for letting me know. Nice to see you and appreciate the support.

[@johncummings343]

I use and love a frame puller.

[@framcesmoore]

I did not go to the expo, but I just bought the easy see to help me see better. Enjoyed the Video David hope you have a blessed week.

[@beek]

Thanks, you too!

[@beekeepinggarden165]

I love this video David

[@LindaSullivan-sw3mv]

Yes!

[@royschrader8003]

Yes #1

[@hannasbees]

Loved getting to visit and chat with you and Sherri at the Expo! I started watching your videos one year ago when I met you at Hive Life and purchased your book. Love your videos and what I get out of them. Thank you for all you and your wife do for us!

[@beek]

That is awesome! Nice chatting with you as well.

[@beek]

Thanks!

[@phillipduncan2497]

I enjoyed you talk at the Expo. It was a pleasure meeting you and chatting with you at your booth.

[@beek]

Thanks for sharing. I appreciate you.

[@phillipduncan2497]

Are you available for a Zoom meeting with our bee club this November@@beek

[@beek]

Yes, I do a lot of zoom meetings, and conference. Email info to: [e-mail] and they will let me know.