August Beekeeping Chores

[@jeremyhuggins8796]

Is it the pollen from sweet corn that's bad for the bees?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Sorry, I didn't explain this well enough. It's the fact that it gets sprayed for worms a number of times while producing pollen.

[@jeremyhuggins8796]

@@bobbinnie9872 Okay, thanks Bob.

[@30farms70]

The picture of yall having lunch on the creek just seems like a pleasant way to relax and soothe the soul. Mr. Binnie you seem like a pleasant man to work for.

[@donbearden1953]

Bob, great informative video. Like I always say “When Bob Bennie speaks beekeepers listen”!

[@allsmilz7234]

Thanks for sharing interesting beekeeping content 👍

[@TJSmith757]

Beekeeping and mountains my most favorite thing! God bless y'all for being able to enjoy both!

[@TexasBeekeeper]

Very helpful information Bob. Thank you for sharing.

[@framcesmoore]

This was great I really enjoy all the pics hope u keep doing them have a blessed day

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks Frances.

[@628DirtRooster]

Hey Mr. Bob, I see a bunch of kudzu around some of your locations. Do you see much purple honey in those locations? I like those Parmak fence chargers. We have no use for them down here but they look like quality equipment.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hello Dirt Rooster. We do have a lot of Kudzu around many of our locations. It actually smells just like grape Nehi when blooming (no exaggeration), and we do see a little purple nectar in the combs in August, but not enough for surplus. You're right, Parmak makes good chargers.

[@Bluegrass499]

Always enjoy watching ! Learn somthing every time.your Great bunch employees you have! God bless

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thank you.

[@markbooth8458]

Hello Bob I was wanting to check to see how well my apiguard treatments worked today. It's raining, but we need a little rain along so the golden rod doesn't dry up. Keep the great videos coming.

[@tonyjenkins272]

Beautiful work ! 💯. Enjoy your videos learning lots. Thank you much !

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thank you.

[@burleybeeyard]

I broke down 4 doubles into Nucs yesterday and moved them to my main yard. Managing the amount you do blows my mind. Fall cool snap can’t get here soon enough.

[@bari67]

Incredibly, technology is getting more and more sophisticated. May all your efforts be made easy 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thank you.

[@naturessweetbees3033]

lol, love the comment..."the scouts are waiting for the trailer to be changed"

[@GEEZBEEZ]

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing so much knowledge.

[@troysilver6853]

Thank you for all the shared knowledge. Thank u, thank u thank u!!

[@lagrangebees]

I have 15 hives... 3 of those were the survivors from last winter and they were harassing my nucs (I don't have a second yard, only in my 3rd year), so I decided to break the 3 large ones down from 2 boxes to 1, redistributed all the frames into the nucs and placed those 3 at the back of the yard so that the lost workers would drift and reinforce the nucs. It's the best I could do to maximize helping the smaller hives for winter preparations.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Seems like a decent plan.

[@dianetaylor6751]

A good zap from the hot fence is almost as wonderful for blood circ in the legs and feet as a 20 min session on the Revitive Circulation/Foot Massager. And it's free!!!!

[@BrainfoodHoney]

Just started making 6 way pallets this week, decided to incorporate BB and pallet in one. Finished my 9 week stay at a commercial beekeeper in Florida, learned a whole bunch including what not to do at a large scale op.

[@michaelfike7542]

Goldenrod is blooming pretty good here in north west alabama hopefully we don't get a bunch of rain and wash it out. 🤞❤️🐝

[@tifreire1]

I'm up above South Pittsburg and the bees where flying this week like it was May again. Hope it keeps up for a little bit.

[@davemaloneyvideos]

Nice video! Always informative. Thank you!

[@carolinacarnio5381]

Thank you Bob, as always your videos are extremely informative. I've just finished today my Early Spring brood check and, as you said in this video, the bees know what time of the year is...It takes nothing for them to gear up and swarm and my mood shifted from relaxed to alarmed: I thought I had time and now I feel I'm behind. If the varroa doesn't get me, this season looks pretty good(until la Nina comes again!). Cheers from Australia

[@bobbinnie9872]

Best of luck!

[@tomahawkmissile241]

Should give them a talk about using wasp that dig holes in salt deposit grounds that body snatch the gewels of the pest and re set order to the emense nature of the matter. Surprised no one figured it out hearing about all these issues. might need to re introduce them but it would monumental to see it restored for worms or aphids.

[@claudesully]

I fed 2:1 and they ate it fine...Still looking for any real observable effects... Anyway thank you for all you do😎🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@scottreese5492]

Awesome photos, you could sell pictures as a side job(as if you'd have time,lol) have two questions: how do you move Bees in warmth of day with so many still out, and could you show a closeup of your style entrance on next video. I'm experimenting different ideas for hive beetle prevention. Thanks for helping me save my Bees. Every year was a loss until u found you and Kaymon.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Scott. We just keep giving them a little smoke on the outside until most of them are in. Also a little puff as the forklift picks them up and again when we lift them off. You can see that our entrances aren't anything special in the video "Beehive Pallet Dimensions and Transportation Explained". kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIPWm5tpocd3prc

[@Mp5sting]

Hey Bob, thanks for the great videos! Since I consider you one of the best when it comes to mite treatment I have a question for you. I treated my 40 hives with Apivar for 56 days. I did mite washes today and had multiple hives with 9, 8, 4, 2 and 1 mite. I am planning on hitting them with 33 grams of apiguard to get all of them to 1 or zero like yours. I am in Charlotte, NC area with very mild winters. By the way all the colonies have at least 6 to 8 frames of brood, double deeps. Thank you for taking the time to do the videos and answer our questions time permitting!

[@bobbinnie9872]

With those numbers I believe you're doing the right thing by continuing pressure on the mites. Especially considering all the brood you have. Keep in mind that Apiguard could shut the queen down for a little while or at least slow her a bit. Thanks.

[@bobsilleck6797]

Very nice, Bob. Congratulations on your beautiful enterprise. One question that came to mind but you've probably covered in other videos: what is your target harvest of honey annually & was this a good year? We've had a great year up here in Ohio - but we're only 15 hives! 😂

[@bobbinnie9872]

We like to see a 100 pound overall average. Some years we get more and some years less. This year we made less.

[@nadernaderi6461]

Bob Thanks for all information. If you would have time, could you let me know about your experience with goldenrod plans. Are there some sub species of golden rod plant which do not produce any nectar and pollen (suitable for honey bee)? or rain and drought and climate condition lead to some years honey bee do not visit the golden rod. In New Brunswick , Canada my bees have access to almost 10 acre of golden rod and I can not see any honey bee on the golden rod flower (there are bumble bee and wasps on the goldenrod..) last year there where many honeybee on the same filed which foraged and collect pollen and nectar from golden rod...

[@bobbinnie9872]

I'm not an expert on them. I know that some of the species that perform well in the north don't do well here. Perhaps soil type makes a difference. We usually get pollen and very little nectar from them.

[@marcuswright8998]

Have you ever mentioned how you keep the grass in your yards cut? Thay always look well kept.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Martin, an employee that only shows up in our videos occasionally, keeps everything mowed. We have a 36 inch commercial walk behind mower and a couple of good weed-eaters.

[@neilbush9873]

Has varroa removed the threat of AFB from the USA ? Change the name to Australian Foulbrood . I cleared up an abandoned apiary once and piled up some boxes and excluders at home ,my home based hive got AFB ,I think from this but not before a super and some frames had got into my apiary from that hive . So far no two years has passed without me burning a hive with the disease. I have been vigilant using a barrier system to prevent an epidemic, but I would never dare to allow bees to clean out my supers, i'd be finished if I had of done, having only 140 hives.

[@bobbinnie9872]

AFB does still exist here but I've not seen it around me in decades. I'm not sure why. We let our supers be cleaned up by our own bees.

[@chuckgross6024]

Very neat to see the photos of some of your yards and the difference on how they're set up. I enjoy watching your videos. Oh question for you, what do you use for smoker fuel? Thanks Bob!

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks. We use a combination of pine needles and wood stove hardwood pellets. At 3:00 in our video "Spring Honey 2022 Follow-up" you can see John using that combo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZStmneQqa58a7s

[@adam.tinsley]

Hi Bob, that’s good to know about field corn as I have a lot of that around and the bees do seem to like it. Do you know how well bees do on soybeans? Also, I see a few other well known beekeepers putting that reflectix insulation on top of hives getting ready for winter and I was wondering if I could get your thoughts on that?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Some varieties of soybeans are great, if they don't spray them while they're blooming. It's nice light honey. I've made two supers on soybeans at times but I've also had my bees annihilated by the spraying. Although I haven't used Reflectix myself I have friends that report they like it and they think it helps.

[@greenmachineman7]

Hi Bob- I'm looking to grown my operation from "backyard" to "sideliner" in the next 12-18 months. I'm curious if you have any suggested reading materials or resources, and/or any advice on how quickly you should increase your operation year over year. Obviously there are economies of scale that come into play when purchasing equipment and woodenware, but I'm curious if you think going from 10-50 colonies is biting off more than one should chew. Thanks for the direct, informative videos!

[@theohiohousewife]

bob has a video. i think 1 of his earliest where he says grow by a third. if you can successfully manage 12 grow to 16, etc. Ian had some info mixed into his videos about how he would grow upto about 2K+ but would get knocked down to 1200, but when he settled into 16 to 1800 he could hold that consistently. so he found his personal threshold.

[@bobbinnie9872]

I sent them a link, thank you.

[@greenmachineman7]

@@bobbinnie9872 mind resending it? I don’t see the link anywhere. Thank you again!

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@greenmachineman7 "Expanding Your Apiary". kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5jCZmCYf8Scjsk.

[@andywhite9932]

Great video. Left me with a sort of sad feeling. As if this might be the last one. Hopefully not. Lol

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Andy. Many more to come. Thanks.

[@framcesmoore]

Ha Bob I just have a couple of questions hope u dont mind, I live in virginia, 1, when do the bees start raising winter fat bees. 2 do the bees store the pollen patties, and the syrup. I am feeding less then 1-1 they are cleaning it up in less then a week we are in a dearth have been since june we do not get a sec flow I have been feeding less then 1-1 syrup and pollen patties, I have treated for mites did that in june when I removed the suppers, and I am treating again now 1 more question how many frames of bees do u like to see going into the winter You are a good man Bob Thank you for all the time u use answering me and sharing your great knowledge have a blessed week and Thank you again

[@bobbinnie9872]

My theory for our area is that when the colonies begin laying eggs when our late summer and fall flowers are blooming, like goldenrod, they are beginning what I call the fall build-up and that the resulting population of bees are the ones that have to make it through winter and have different fat bodies. The bees do store syrup but I don't think pollen supplement patties get stored like fresh incoming pollen. What we like to see going into winter and what we settle for are two different things. We like to see at least seven frames of bees going into winter but will settle for five if they're healthy. Good luck this fall.

[@framcesmoore]

@@bobbinnie9872 Thank you so very much for your wisdom , your time , you are just a wonderful person to answer my questions and every ones else to boot thanks again have a blessed day

[@saeedsalimbamerdah3594]

Why don't the covers have edges? Wouldn't this crush the bees?

[@markwelsch940]

How many holes do you have in the feeder buckets right now? I've seen your video where you put one, two or three, up to a dozen or so.

[@bobbinnie9872]

It would depend on the need. A nuc may receive just one or two holes for maintenance or four to five to help draw foundation. Colonies would be almost double.

[@hockinghillshoneyfarm9273]

Hi Bob what do you use to keep track of all the yards and what they need is it a note pad or a phone app I would be afraid of forgetting a yard lol thanks for the great video's your #1

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks. We're low tech. We keep a note book with general information on each yard and we write on the lids of individual hives if there's anything out of the ordinary for that colony.

[@time2fly2124]

is goldenrod blooming super early down there? i'm in western NY and typically we dont see it start to turn yellow until the first week of September, but i'm seeing about 50% full bloom around me already. its been a very odd summer. had about 5 weeks with absolutely no rain, then about 10 days of sub 80 degree temps, very unusual here for August. don't get me wrong, i enjoy not drenching my bee jacket in sweat, but i think i'd rather fill supers with honey :)

[@bobbinnie9872]

Yes, I believe we're running a little bit early too and our temperatures have moderated some. We still have September to go so who knows what Mother Nature will throw at us.

[@MKIV2JZGT]

At the end of the video when the colonies that were being smoked, what kind of smoker fuel were you using to produce that white smoke and so much of it. It looks like you were fumigating.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Pine straw mixed with hardwood wood stove pellets.

[@MKIV2JZGT]

Thanks Bob. That looks like some cool white smoke.

[@route-249]

Perhaps this is a stupid question, but when you take the supers off, doesn't that cause the bees to swarm because they just lost a box of space? and sometimes 3 boxes of space?

[@bobbinnie9872]

It could if it were earlier in the season. By this time of year the swarming impulse is almost gone.

[@route-249]

@@bobbinnie9872 Thanks Bob!!!

[@sujithsrinivas3453]

I want to clarify one thing that we can divide bees by queen grafting. The main purpose is multiple honey boxes right? If yes can you provide me a video link on that or more explanation if possible

[@bobbinnie9872]

How We Split Colonies, 2022 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXOyhZ15qtWkl68 and How We Produce Queens kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWObgGxna9isapo

[@peterlightbody8443]

Something we cannot do in Victoria Australia , leave empty boxes to get robbed out , actually illegal to do . Peter 🇦🇺

[@bobbinnie9872]

In some situations I would say that is a good policy.

[@jr5218]

We are feeding now and treating mites, how long do we continue to feed the bees? Thanks

[@bobbinnie9872]

We feed at a moderate pace until they are heavy enough for winter, being careful not to get them over full while they're still raising brood.

[@o-canada]

Hi Bob I'm about to feed my bees 1: 1:5 sugar syrup but what I found in Ontario bee association bulletin: " In the fall, the bees need thicker sugar syrup that contains less moisture. Bees should be fed sugar syrup with 70% sugar (sucrose) content. This means a 2:1 ratio of sugar to water. It is important to ensure fall feed has a higher sugar content, as the bees will be able to ripen it quickly for storage. If the stored syrup has too high a moisture content, it can cause dysentery. Dysentery is a common cause of overwinter colony death" Do They have old informations or they simply do not know ? Best Tad

[@bobbinnie9872]

The fall season is very much condensed in Ontario when compared to ours. We're feeding now and it's not even considered fall yet. We have much more time to put weight on while letting the bees work with light syrup. That having been said, this idea of feeding lighter syrup early on for the benefits, while there is still time for the bees to work with it, is a new concept for some.

[@o-canada]

​@@bobbinnie9872Thank You Bob

[@kennethvanhorn114]

Bob really enjoyed the video. I learn something from all of your videos, so keep up the good work. I have a question for you, do you have or will you have any of the mating nuc boxes that you make for sell?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Kenneth. We have some cypress boxes that are much like the ones we're using. We will be making tops and bottoms and assembling them this winter.

[@sujithsrinivas3453]

What's the use of making more queens by queen grafting

[@bobbinnie9872]

The main benefit is having more control over the genetics.

[@sujithsrinivas3453]

@@bobbinnie9872 I want to clarify one thing that we can divide bees by queen grafting. The main purpose is multiple honey boxes right? If yes can you provide me a video link on that or more explanation if possible

[@altaylor293]

Another interesting and informative video. 42! Wow! I have a question regarding "dry" supers. How long do you allow the bees to clean up the frames and what is the condition when they are finished. My experience has been they can really damage the comb.

[@bobbinnie9872]

We let the bees work at them until they're not sticky anymore and yes they can make a mess at times but they don't seem to be overly damaged.

[@davidlaing7684]

What do you use in your smokers to make so much smoke.

[@bobbinnie9872]

A combination of pine straw and hardwood wood stove pellets. You can see this at 3:00 in our video "Spring Honey 2022 Follow-up" kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZStmneQqa58a7s

[@stevenyeretzian4674]

That is intense smoke at the end of the video. What do you use in the smoker?

[@bobbinnie9872]

It's a combination of pine straw and wood stove wood pellets. A demonstration can be seen in our video "Spring Honey 2022 Follow-up" at 2:55. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZStmneQqa58a7s

[@tonywestsbees6042]

On your permanent stands, are you using treated lumber at the bottom and are those directly on the ground or set on bricks/blocks?

[@bobbinnie9872]

For the most part we're using inexpensive landscape timbers that are pressure treated. Sometimes we dip them in used motor oil and diesel to prolong their life. At times we may use small bricks or scrap pieces of pressure treated lumber to shim or level the stands on uneven ground, which we have plenty of.

[@Gummybear-li3hn]

Would be nice to get more videos on Apitherapy really would like to know more about different therapy’s and practices; mother in law has severe arthritis and shingles

[@bobbinnie9872]

I recommend reading the book "Health and the Honeybee" by Charles Mraz as as starter on apitherapy. You may have seen my video "Apitherapy / Bee Venom Therapy and Shingles". kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZTVm32hncmhapI. I show the book in that.

[@Gummybear-li3hn]

Very nice sir have herwatching it now

[@Gummybear-li3hn]

She needs that kind of therapy but we are in TX

[@alexayounginsong2641]

Bob, what does it mean super got robbed out? Does it mean after super got extracted, it is located in the area for bees to rob out any remaining honey?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Could you give me a time line on my comment in the video so I can look at it and answer correctly.

[@alexayounginsong2641]

@@bobbinnie9872 Strangely enough while I was writing the question, I found the answer. Weird. I have another question. I put black sheet on the ground of the hive because I do bee keeping in the cold area. While I was doing hive inspection, I found the wing-clipped queen walking away from her hive all alone. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKuqZWt8j6isbbs in his case, servant bees were accompanied but not in my case.) It was marked and floor was carpeted by black material so well visible. (at that moment, at the place, we looked at each other, this was one in a million probability.) The hive she went out, there wasn't any superseding or queen cells at all. Also usually when queen is going out of hive, servant worker bees are coming out with her. But she was all alone! All the books about bee keeping said she flies alone only twice. mating and swarming. What is it? It is mid September. No way to replace the queen to survive the hive. Her hive was 2 stories packed with bees for winter ready. by next week it will be down to one box. Usually queen is missing and cannot be found because of no black sheet on the ground... Any thoughts? She left two capped brooding frames and one larvae frame behind.

[@alexayounginsong2641]

@@bobbinnie9872 Also, when you use chlorine, how much do you use? per bucket? Or when you make tank-amount sugar syrup, do you insert it there? The amount of chlorine ??? Thanks in advance! You have so beautiful voice, which calms me to focus on your lecture better. Again, really appreciate you.

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@alexayounginsong2641 We put one teaspoon per gallon which is one cup per drum or five to six cups to a tote.

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@alexayounginsong2641 Sorry, I don't have an answer for this one.

[@randallcarter-carterhillho2277]

I notice in some of your videos including this one that in some of your yards you use what appears to be landscspe timbers cut in half and stacked up with 2 colonies sitting on each stand. Are they screwed together and does it make it easier to level colonies? Thanks

[@bobbinnie9872]

You are correct. They're cheap and easy. Well maybe not so cheap these days. They are not screwed together and if needed we shim them with other wood, like 1 x 4, or dig the front or rear in slightly, to get them almost level and tilted a little down hill.

[@beebob1279]

It's so dry here in the northeast I'm concerned there won't be a fall pollen flow. I already know the fall nectar flow is not going to happen. I've left a lot of honey on the colonies this summer and now I"m trying to figure how to get into the hives without getting ripped apart by hot, defensive bees.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Good luck!!

[@jtlearn1]

How do you prevent feed fermentation, Bob?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Honey B Healthy, Pro Health from Mann Lake or one teaspoon of bleach per gallon is what we use.

[@vytbbb7146]

that electric fence is for animals or for humans? :)) i got my NUC stolen last week...

[@bobbinnie9872]

For bears.

[@leesbeesapiary]

Do you own or rent your locations? Or how do you approach finding new locations?

[@bobbinnie9872]

The property for all of our out-yards, except for my own home property, are owned by someone else. We generally pay a case or two of honey per year for yard rent. In the beginning i had to search out most of our yards but these days I get lots of offers because I'm well known in the community.

[@beebob1279]

@@bobbinnie9872 If you're getting offers from landowners then you're doing things right.

[@toprakanaciftligi8037]

👏👏👏👏

[@rodrigogabrecht7945]

🤗👍✌

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks, 👍

[@mikeconley3031]

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