Building comb in the dearth

[@johnmullen730]

Peter, thank you for your videos. As a back yard beekeeper, the information you provide is very helpful. I believe it would take years of experience to learn the about all the different dynamics effecting my bees. How to manage them, what to look for, actually understanding what I am finding when I inspect my hives. I could go on and on. Please keep up the good work. Again thank you.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

So nice of you

[@longarmsupplies]

I grew up on a farm(I'm in Alberta, Canada), married a farmer so farming all my life except my college years. I must say, before I got honeybees, I had never paid as much attention to pollen and nectar sources and how the weather affects them as I do now. They are great teachers! We're in a terrible drought, and we had our first rain in the forecast today but smoke from the neighboring provinces huge fires is blocking the rain! Clover is hanging on for us due to it's deep taproot, thankfully.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

This year, unusually, we have loads of rain in July. Wish I had more sweet clover though, we are in dearth.

[@noahriding5780]

Your bee yard is very good looking. Nice painted pretty boxes. All nice and organized.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Thank you, could do better!

[@camdelacruz2177]

Dear Sir, Greetings from Australia, thank you for sharing your knowledge.. everything I am interested in learning is on your channel.. You are very humble and I love your personality.. thank you.😊

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

So nice of you

[@MoonMan1333]

More like this, please. There’s a shortage of beekeeping videos on KZbin from the northeast, by people who are competent, like you.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Thanks very much.

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

Two gallons this time of year? I understand feeding to build comb, we do that but it sound like the potential to bleed over into "funny honey". Am I missing something? Just trying to follow.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

These hives are building their second deep for overwintering, won't be harvested.

[@farmerjohn8726]

We have your rain! If it rains on a hive with a top feeder and no other cover, doesn't the rain drain under the bucket and into the hive? Have never used one ... just curious. Thanks! Farmer John, Ontario, Canada

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Little if any they prolise the bucket down

[@KevinCWall-ct5sm]

What type of top feeder is that? Is there some type of valve on the bucket lid?

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

No just a fine screen

[@collegeguy14]

With 2 gals do you expect to have 10 deep frames drawn in 1-2 weeks from a strong single deep Colony or what is your experience I’m playing the same game or about to. Want to get a bunch of extra comb drawn for next spring here in the next week or two. But I’m using 2 gal icing buckets from Walmart drilling 3 1/16th holes in them to have the bees feed out of trying to us 1:1. Been feeding my nucs like this for a while with good success but about to pull honey from the larger colonies then put them to work drawing combs

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

With a strong colony yes but I wouldn't consider these hive really strong yet!

[@christopherhindle1174]

Interested to see you don't seem to have any floor under the brood chamber, it is standing direct on a pallet? Why do you prefer that?

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

All my hives are on bottom boards , some solid some screened.

[@christopherhindle1174]

@@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer Thank you, but have been a trick of the camera, but looking down into the brood box all I could see was the pallet, so must have been looking through a screen.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

@@christopherhindle1174 I Hadn't noticed that , it certainly does look like that...but there is a bottom board!

[@emounda]

Hi Peter, Would you recommend feeding when you first put the honey super on to assist with drawing out the new foundation?

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

I would say generally no, if there is a honeyflow on feeding is not required. If there is little or no flow then perhaps for a few days only as long as it takes to start comb building....NOT storage of food, as sugar would taint the honey.

[@davidouma9084]

Dear Sir is feeding sugar cane juice directly to bees recommended?

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

I only feed white granulated sugar, I susbect unrefined sugar may contain high undigestable materials but really I do not know.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Where in Maine are you? We have Family near Bangor.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Hampden, right next to Bangor.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

@@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer My dad lives in Orrington! Small world. Wish he kept bees!

[@robinfrazier9763]

What is your sugar syrpe made of . Rob.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

White granulated sugar (sucrose) and water....1:1 ratio

[@FarmerAuntie]

What area are you in? Is it the Southeast?

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Nope, Northeast. Hampden Maine.

[@gregwaskom552]

You really need to learn how to use bucket feeders. You fill them all the way up then when you flip them you wont dump so much. And you dont flip them over the hive. Flip it to the side and when the drip slows then you put it on the hive.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Thanks for the tip. The choice of 2 gallon feeders was excessive and filling to the top is certainly better to avoid spillage but also to avoid robbing (which I was seeing) I would rather drowned a few bees internally (unlikely) than create a robbing frenzy. But points noted. Thanks.

[@victorbailey5083]

😂​@@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer

[@gregwaskom552]

And how are you claiming to be in a dearth with all that white clover all around you. You can see the bees working it.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Relative dearth. This area is not bad but other the girls are loosing weight.

[@rickmartin9823]

Stop waffling you guys and get on with what you say you’re going to do!!!!

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Beekeeping should build up you patience!!! ;)

[@derekspence6994]

lazy bee keeping

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

How is this "Lazy Beekeeping"?