BEES packing in the HONEY | Honey bound splits??

[@ECP]

Very Nice Video BRUCE

[@beemanit9305]

This year seems to be the year of the bee. A lot of good flows happening.

[@fayekeller7411]

Rest so you don't over tax yourself! We need you to keep making video and teaching!!

[@brucesbees]

Thanks for checking in. I plan to keep posting videos. May not be quite as frequent. Will just depend on what is going on and the footage I can capture and get edited. Hopefully can continue to provide content that people find valuable and want to watch 🐝🎥 🙂

[@preacherkjv5625]

Thanks Bruce

[@skinnywheelz]

You have worked hard all season .. you deserve a break.. Another great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@HaselorHoney]

Welcome back 😊 hope you had a nice break 🐝🐝

[@russellkoopman3004]

You are working yourself to hard Bruce. You look worn out, but then I don't look so good either. LOL That is quite a flow you have going there. Wish we had some of those trees here in MN. Thanks so much for sharing your exciting flow. Try to relax and I hope you got a nap in today.

[@brucesbees]

Thanks man. I am tired for sure. Trying to avoid burnout.

[@cliff4695]

I knew this was going to happen. Last video I commented on I said you were super late on doing splits, now I know why. If you don't have the equipment or the time, you need to down size. You're doing more work than you need to be doing. You could have half hives, less to manage, and still end up with the same amount of honey. Time management is key. 2 boxes of bees and 3 honey supers on top. No need to check on them till you're ready to harvest. You should look into selling our giving away some nukes, less stress on you and the bees

[@brucesbees]

I have thought about it. It’s a work in progress. Thanks for the advice.

[@rudolphdavis2387]

Great job there Bruce it better have more,Bees than less bees keep up the hard work take care ..later..

[@trishwestberg6982]

Great informational video. I think my largest hive is honey bound, so great information. Thanks 😊

[@brucesbees]

Awesome. Hope it helps!

[@kathyhathaway8823]

Great to see you back doing video’s . Sounds like you are between a bee hive and a great honey harvest. Keep your health at the front . Maybe you can see daylight soon.

[@brucesbees]

Thanks for checking in!

[@johnl302]

Glad you are back. Hopefully soon you can get more rest

[@markmurphy8303]

Hi Bruce, man the month of May was a stinker I had two full supers on and then May was wet and cold so the bees ate all their honey and went into swarm mode I was splitting hives catching swarms plus my bait hives were all catching and then no virgins got mated had to squish 8 dud virgin queens and buyin mated buckfast queens so at least I have new genetics in my apiary now June kicks off and our flow is in full mode and looks like where in for a great summer over here in the UK . Thank you Bruce mate for taking us along with you at your apiary.

[@brucesbees]

It’s been a strange year here too. But a good one. Thanks for checking in from across the pond! Hope everything ends up ok for you!

[@markmurphy8303]

@@brucesbees it sure has been a strange year so far I’ve never known one like this in all my years beekeeping yes you always get a few unmated queens every now and again but not one virgin getting out because the weather here was awful it kinda knocks the stuffing out of ya . Thanks Bruce mate for your quick reply.

[@mrtraumaboyy4098]

This is so exciting Bruce!! Fantastic presentation and THANK YOU!!

[@brucesbees]

Thanks Ron. You are too kind!🙂

[@catchandinstallhoneybees.1901]

great work brother....

[@hopesadler4000]

Our flow in upper SC is for the most part over. I borrowed an 18 frame extractor, but it didn't work, so I used my 2 frame manual to extract 150 frames over the weekend. Got a record 480 lbs of honey from 16 hives. Beautiful light amber honey. Thanks for the videos.

[@robertdemers702]

Nice video Bruce. I understand what it’s like to be too busy. Glad to see the video. Our Tilias/Lindens or Basswoods are flowering now, they smell great.

[@wayneshoneybees5439]

I'm starting to fill your pain. Working full time and managing 30 hives on two aparies. Cool wet spring didn't help.

[@boydmay1]

Great video as always! I was going through my hives today and have some concern of being honey bound. This video really helps me understand what I saw!

[@brucesbees]

Great. Thanks for checking in!

[@jamestownsendjrtbees3226]

Third, good to see you!

[@mattsara2802]

Man you have a great flow. It is so dry here in Minnesota and the bees aren’t really building because no flowers.

[@brucesbees]

Ugh. Hopefully it will turn around.

[@randallcarter-carterhillho2277]

Looking good, we are getting a lot of rain everyday here for over a week. Sourwood, sumac, and mimosa are blooming here.

[@meloneycrews]

Another good one buddy!!

[@brucesbees]

Thanks Meloney!

[@hogkillerjp]

excellent!! i wish i had that problem..will do 2 splits tomorrow..

[@brucesbees]

Great. Good luck!

[@zetectic7968]

The bees are making sure you are working as hard as they are. Good luck with the hive management & hope the lack of equipment doesn't cause you too many headaches.

[@larryschoenberger7957]

Looks like you are having a really explosive honey season. Not sure if I mentioned it but I did catch my second swarm of feral bees which I am very excited. I have lots of white clover and nectar is coming in. Plus I bought two Northern queens from Vermont. I have also made a couple small splits from the first swarm. So right now I am feeding them all just trying to get them established. Interesting video Bruce thanks4sharing

[@brucesbees]

That is great. Sounds like things are going well for you. Thanks for checking in!

[@larryschoenberger7957]

@@brucesbees well you know Bruce, I hear of a lot of people catching big amounts of swarms. I heard one guy saying he has caught 19 swarm so far period as I was mowing I was thinking about this. The difference between me and him is I started with no Bees in the wild, I was not picking up swarms from an apiary LOL do me that would be like fishing at the fish hatchery😂 I had to get mine the old-fashioned Daniel Boone w a y. Haha

[@brucesbees]

Absolutely

[@larryschoenberger7957]

@@brucesbees I checked the first swarm and mark the Queen the other day. She laid for solid frames of brood( whoa) wink that is the one I made a small split off of and have to Queen cells that should have emerged a couple days ago. That is one fine Queen. That is besides the two frames that I slipped away from her when she was not looking LOL

[@noahG82]

Man those nucs really packed the honey in wow!

[@brucesbees]

Yes! This honey flow has been nuts around here this year. The best spring flow I can recall and then this tallow flow is unreal!

[@noahG82]

@@brucesbees That's awesome man I'm in my second year of beekeeping and have grown to 20 full hives + 10 nucs I made today. I want to try and winter at least 35 hives this year. 🙏 I can get a real crop of honey next year as with all this expanding I'm not taking much from them at all. I need it to stop raining or it's going to be rough for sure. Thanks for the videos!

[@brucesbees]

Hopefully things will work out well for you. The bees can expand fast!

[@downunderfulla6001]

Everything is crazy go go, bloody awesome mate 🍺🍺

[@yukonjeffimagery]

That beekeeping looks easy in the south. Amazing how packed those nucs are. They are swarm machines for sure. Might want to consider all deeps would buy you alot more time. Nice an warm down there it would be fine I bet.

[@brucesbees]

Well it’s not really “easy” per say. We have about 3 - 4 months of crazy busy bees and it’s really hard to keep up. Then it gets a little iffy. When this flow stops we are basically done with honey for the year and we typically have to deal with significant hive beetle infestations and the mites can ramp up very quickly. It gets hot and humid and the bees get cranky and “robby”. So we do what we can to keep them alive until next spring. I think every area has its own challenges. It has been really good so far down here this year for sure though. Amazing little critters. Thanks for checking in!

[@yukonjeffimagery]

@@brucesbees I see every place has its ups and downs. I am in Alaska. Spring just happened and I am still trying to build up a single deep for the Fireweed flow that starts mid July until mid August. then feed for winter and wont see them fly again for six months. I get my beekeeping fix on KZbin from you southern Beeks. Thanks for that. :)

[@brucesbees]

You’re welcome. Thanks for checking in!

[@GEEZBEEZ]

Looks good. Thanks

[@Really2u]

I can't believe someone said you are doing a bad job and should give your bees away. An asshole is made every second. This isn't pro tube this is you tube. This is average people trying to do things. Then putting it out there for people to view. So they watched the videos and then said stop doing what you are doing. That person can go to hell. You are doing a great job. This world has more amateurs than pros. Plus honey made by people like you taste far better than the pros. Keep doing what you are doing. I have enjoyed many great honey from people like you. Even seen some in person. Just ignore someone that tells you to give away your bees. You are doing a great job. Do you sell your honey? I don't like store bought honey much. Keep up your great work!

[@brucesbees]

Yes I sell my honey. Thanks for the support!

[@Really2u]

@@brucesbees do sell it online?

[@brucesbees]

I don’t sell it through my website but you can email me at [e-mail] and we can get it figured out.

[@MFB7000]

Same problems her in SE La. late freeze seems to have delayed and extended the flow. I’ve runout of equipment and had a huge swarm from a hive yesterday that I caught in a trap. I have too many bees now. Gonna be a great honey harvest. These are the problems we like to have. Thanks for the great vids!

[@donbearden1953]

Bruce, those hives look very strong! I wish we had some tallow trees around here.

[@brucesbees]

Yes they are a very good honey source for sure and this year has been nuts!

[@StephenBiggers]

Oh no! Too much honey...what a problem. I'd be happen to loan you some of my equipment if I wasn't so far away. Keep up the good work. Thanks for the videos!

[@brucesbees]

It’s all good lol. Thanks for checking in!

[@ericduncan3028]

Bruce, In the single Nuc colony that you supered, did you see day old eggs? You mentioned not seeing the queen but showed queen cells…I have a hard time finding queens sometimes and have to go on other clues for queen right status. Also, great job showing restructuring the double Nuc into a deep. Maintained the brood cluster and got the resource frames directly in contact with them.

[@brucesbees]

Great question! I do not recall seeing eggs. It looked to be mostly back filled. It’s possible they had swarmed.

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

Second!! Thanks Bruce!!!

[@LazyDogsRanch]

On one hand, i can see that having no more equipment as a good thing- it means everything's going great! Then on the other, I can seeit as a bad thing- it means you can't continue to capture that greatness! LOL What a problem to have!

[@fayekeller7411]

I have so much to.still.learn so when I start my apiary again.

[@brucesbees]

Yes I still have a lot to learn as well.

[@jonclemons1421]

Bruce, I really enjoy your videos. It's good to watch another guy that does it as a sideline. I do kinda cringe though when you plop those frames on the frame tops. Surprisingly, I don't see any dead bees. I'm still pretty new, so I guess I'm a little overly cautious. Looks like you'll have a bumper crop of honey! Good luck!

[@brucesbees]

I hear ya. I am pretty gentle when I do it but could do better.

[@honeybeehives8343]

Thanks for the great video. Ignore the haters. There will always be those people who 'know better' while sitting on their butts! Do you always place your hive entrances in different directions? Do you find that helpful?

[@brucesbees]

I don’t really worry too much about the direction of hive entrances. The bees seem to figure it out fine. Thanks for checking in and for your kind words.

[@andrewklahold2880]

I have been having trouble with bees not moving up and working the honey suppers i just got done pulling 23frames packed with honey in the ten frame deep upper brood box replace with a five foundation frames and five drawn comb frames in each ten frame deep i cant figure it out dont have much drawn medium frame mostly all foundation mediums i did a nine frame spacing on the mediums but i thing that may be why they are not drawing comb so ill go put in the tenth frame one day this week

[@brucesbees]

I usually put 10 frames in for them to draw that out and then I try to put 9 frames of drawn comb in after that. It’s tough to get them to draw frames out sometimes. It helps if on a good flow.

[@andrewklahold2880]

@@brucesbees i gotten ten gallon off the honey bound brood boxes i yes i was thinking about that to day pondering the fact i only put in 9 frames in the medium suppers

[@eddevault4604]

How well I know that feeling….frustrated by not having enough equipment….we do the best we can….

[@brucesbees]

💯

[@GoneWildKennels]

YOU ARE A PART TIMER LIKE MOST OF YOUR VIEWERS. WE ARE GETTING INTO THE MAJOR HONEY FLOW IN WESTERN CANADA ( COCHRANE ,ALBERTA ) IN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS.

[@brucesbees]

Good luck. My daughter lives in Raymond currently.

[@GoneWildKennels]

@@brucesbees I do remember you telling me that.

[@shim64]

hi

[@JakeWright-pq7sw]

How much honey is it in there

[@brucesbees]

Not sure. Each 10 frame medium box will have 30 +/- pounds of honey.

[@JakeWright-pq7sw]

@@brucesbees Do you still use plastic foundation

[@brucesbees]

Yes

[@JakeWright-pq7sw]

@@brucesbees i’m 19 years old and I like bees

[@brucesbees]

That’s great! Maybe someday you can have some bees of your own.

[@wadebarnes6720]

Sell a couple buckets of honey and buy you a 100. more super.lol

[@wadebarnes6720]

Will you send me a handful of seeds off Tallow trees I pay for the shipping and the seeds

[@brucesbees]

Oh man I don’t know. Tallow is great for bees and beekeepers but everyone else hates the trees. Once established they spread like crazy and are nigh into impossible to kill from what I have heard. Tallow and privet…2 invasive species from China that are great for bees but a huge nuisance for everyone else. Let me think about it, but I am hesitant to send tallow seeds to another part of the country. I am not sure how they spread so efficiently but they do for sure, at least that is the case around here.

[@wadebarnes6720]

@@brucesbees if you have them there and we'll have them here before long it's not like you a long ways away a day's ride wish that is a little way but you know what I mean I own the land that I will put them on and you know if they're good for my bees I ain't sharing. LOL