Preparing Our Colonies For Winter & Rainy Day Chores

[@andywhite9932]

The only part of your videos I don’t like are when they end. I could watch your videos all day.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Andy. Thank you.

[@robin99klamdal67]

I agree, high quality videos!

[@socalbeeremovalandrelocation]

I always subscribe to fellow beekeepers. We keep the bees and they keep us.

[@3boysbees]

Great job. I am new and centered my colonies last year... Thanks for the advice.... Your little tidbits of knowledge save pounds of my bees. I truly appreciate your donations to the craft. Your videos are worth a million words.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks.

[@Biopaseka]

Благодарю, Боб за видео. Очень познавательно.

[@habibibn]

Hello I am from Algeria and I liked the work of Al-Sandiq Al-Nahl, because it is beautiful and strong. How I wished to buy a box like it, but the distance is far, the important thing is, I wish you success in your work

[@timlewis9873]

Your crew is a well oiled machine. Well taught.

[@DooleyBFR]

Bob you are very Clever! I see you! Mimmicing Nature! Keeping that syrup thin and balanced! I see You BOB!!! God Bless!!!

[@carolinacarnio5381]

thank you Bob, this is another very informative video. I don't know if I like more those technical ones with hammers and nails or the ones in the field...all your videos are my Bible!!!

[@Lbfarmsllc]

Thanks for the video Bob, I always learn a thing or two. God Bless.

[@beebob1279]

It's nice when a shop is set up with the right equipment. I've looked for the plywood that you are using and can't find it. As for your bees, I like the smaller populations that you have. I'm surprised your goldenrod is finishing up. We still have some here in the Philadelphia area. The Aster are still going. The bees are also on the sunflowers at the farm. Your spots are beautiful. Reminds me of our Pocono area. Please keep the videos coming. I enjoy watching and would like to see more over the winter.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thank you. I'm sure there will be some.

[@keithfaithful3989]

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. You are a blessing to us.

[@dadu63]

Also good seeing yall again back a couple weeks ago.

[@farmbags]

Love it 💟👍

[@UltFrizz]

So close to the metric system with your 71mm hole. Keep it going guys, one day you will catch up to the rest of the world haha

[@bobbinnie9872]

When I was in school there was a push to make that happen but the general population rebelled against it. Perhaps it will be tried again.👍

[@alanwatts9232]

@@bobbinnie9872 In Australia we have had metric for years, I still like inches and miles. Whenever I buy a tape measure I will only buy one that has both metric and imperial measurements.

[@AmandaSparkle]

What I notice besides the great colonies of bees are the stunning fall views, especially in that last yard! Such a beautiful place! No wonder those bees are so happy! 😉

[@bobbinnie9872]

👍

[@henryparrott2447]

Great job 👏

[@wpankey57]

Bob, I always enjoy your videos. Your tours from the shop to the yards are fascinating and educational.

[@beebob1279]

I like his shop. When you have the right machines and tools, it makes things so much easier

[@donbearden1953]

Bob, I always enjoy your videos especially this type, where you are commentating through out the video. I love the foliage in the last video!

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks 👍

[@lambbrookfarm4528]

Thanks Bob, it's great to see what's going in the southern Appalachians. Here in central NH, we have had 3or 4 frosts, but no freeze. We had some great bright red foliage this year. Everything is golden and brownish red now. Bees are still finding pollen. Gray stick season is quickly approaching. Now begins chain saw season. I hope we have a good snow year. Thanks for sharing

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thank you.

[@solivaguswayfarer]

Nice colonies, nuc woodware, and tips! Thanks for sharing Bob ☺️

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Gabino. Thank you.

[@oscarvilla6841]

Very nice video thank you

[@jeronimomod156]

Nice 👌

[@dadu63]

I love the 5 frame nuc boxes. Run em all the time. Good video. Thanks for sharing Bob!

[@justinfitzer6846]

Bob, would love to see how you guys deal with robbing after it starts in one of your yards

[@markspc1]

Great how to video Bob. Thank you for the tips.

[@matthewmccormick2417]

Got to love a Beautiful Lady that knows her BEEs.

[@TexasBeekeeper]

I wish I could find a place that has the HDO plywood near me. All the junk plywood I've tried, delaminates and warps very bad. I've since switched to just using solid wood, but would still like to try that HDO sometime. Appreciate the video as always Bob.

[@WildwoodsBeekeeping]

Well fed and healthy colony’s Bob! Learning a lot!

Wonderful. Hello Bob, you are the beekeeper I took as an example.

[@toprakanaciftligi8037]

Not alone

@@toprakanaciftligi8037 🙂 İleride böyle bir arıcılık yapacağım, tek işim o olacak inşallah.

[@toprakanaciftligi8037]

@ hayırlısı hocam, Allah gönlüne göre versin. Selamlar

@@toprakanaciftligi8037 benden de selamlar.

[@TheSoilandGreen]

One of my hives is bringing in pollen and nectar. The rest, nothing. I’m not feeding the active one. I will use that queen next year for splits.

[@TheSoilandGreen]

9:39 love it when you commercial guys say a packed hive is small 😂. I’m still getting brood and nectar like crazy. They filled a deep with nectar in a week. One reason to be in California.

[@daverowden-RowdyBeeFarms]

That’s a lot of sugar. My local Walmart thinks I’m a moonshiner because I buy so much sugar. Thanks for the video

[@bobbinnie9872]

We've gotten the same response in the past. I even had a manager quiz me once.

[@dianetaylor6751]

LOL! I make thick sugar bricks in brownie pans. Had a state trooper buy a queen from me this past spring and I tossed tarp over the stack in my bee shed. All wrapped up and setting there pretty they looked an orderly pile of cocaine bricks!

[@rickchristensen7537]

Was nice to see your presentation at the omaha bee club convention the other day.

[@JeromeBeeFarm]

Perfect timing for this video, thanks Bob. I'm seeing the same thing with some of my double deeps, heavy tops and empty bottoms. I'm thinking it's due to the severe drought we've had this late summer/fall. Interesting you attribute some of that to the genetics. My bees are local Oklahoma variety and I mix in some VSH Italian from southern California every 2-3 years. Thanks for the video.

[@beebob1279]

I'm seeing the same thing in half my colonies. Light in the bottom but they are packed up in the top boxes

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

Looks like they are settled in for winter.. looks like the forage bees are gone left with nice winter nest .. love them Italians in the spring they sure make bees and if you're in the business of selling bees that's great.. winter thou I need 130 lb of stores twice what my buckfast eat ... buckfast will catch up they burn up crazy amount of honey in the spring build up .. hardly any thing till they start brooding up... Italians just don't shut down like that

[@WilliamBryan-q5q]

I can’t find a 71 mm hole saw. I’ve been using 70mm and sanding with an abrasive flap wheel

[@VladimirS46]

Спасибо за информацию, очень приятно Вас смотреть и учиться у Вас.

[@bobbinnie9872]

благодарю вас

[@QuickCookie]

Thank you for the video! I don’t see the term “Pure Cane” on Walmart sugar anymore and with that I assume its not from cane. Would it be fine for bees or its better to just use Pure Cane sugar?

[@bobbinnie9872]

It may be beet sugar which is also OK.

[@QuickCookie]

@@bobbinnie9872 Thanks for your reply! Does pure can sugar has any advantages over beet sugar for the bees?

[@markbooth8458]

Hello Bob. This time of year. I just feed the hives that are light 2:1 syrup and leave the ones alone that are heavy.

[@TheSoilandGreen]

6:24 dream yard,someday I’ll have four by four pallets.

[@masonsexton2691]

I will definitely come and buy Nuc boxes!

[@ThatBeeMan]

17:19 Watch Selina heft that 69 lb hive onto the scale...and back! Regardless of gender, that's a formidable lift!

[@bobbinnie9872]

She's an unusual woman. She loves working in the bee yards. Whenever I stick her in the bottling room or retail store she can't wait to get back to the bees or the shop.

[@TheSoilandGreen]

Those boxes look like the one’s I got. Make sure you check the ends after the sit. The ends somehow shrink more than the sides. Very nice boxes tho the best out of all the different supplies I bought last year.

[@gregcrenshaw5206]

A Forrester at a state park told me that drought makes for the best fall colors.

[@bobbinnie9872]

It may depend on the trees present.

[@kathyhathaway8823]

Hello Bob have you ever added a top entrances in the flow season to help the bees bring in nectar OR have you found out that it really helps out or not with the flow . I know I have saw you add sticks for air flow in the hot summer. I use just the entrance an have not ever added a top entrances so was not sure if it gained . Thanks

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Kathy. I'm not sure how much it helps if at all. When I add a top entrance it's usually to help with the swarming impulse.

[@izinyosib821]

Thank you for sharing insights in to your operation. Wouldn't increasing the sugar to 2:1 or even 3:2 reduce the number of trips to the yards, as well as energy expenditure by the bees to remove the moisture?

[@bobbinnie9872]

It would but there is still time for the bees to make our concentration right for winter. From the third week in August on, which was a dearth period, we've been feeding thinner syrup to promote overall colony health. i.e. hygienic behavior, antiseptic conditions, etc. The thicker the syrup, the less of this that chemistry occurs. If you're interested, see our video "The Chemistry Behind Feeding Bees Part 1" kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3-XY2uKf9V3q9k Thanks.

[@tonyjenkins272]

Hi Bob ! When you were in Oregon how late did you feed syrup ive got a couple boxes kinda light. Nervous about giving syrup to late in season. Thank you very much 😊💯

[@bobbinnie9872]

In the Rogue Valley we fed until mid to late October if needed.

[@jamesritchie8540]

setup a work cell so you have single piece flow, go directly to the next cut needed after the table saw rip, then to the hole drilling and so on until the top is complete, instead of restocking the ply wood to pallet and then rehandling the ply wood again for the next cut. Cut 15 to 20% of your labor out the the process by reducing excess handling

[@bobbinnie9872]

Good advice. We would need more workers though.

[@scottycox7134]

What are you using for inserts and n the two gallon buckets…. I seen one guy place something in the hole. ???

[@bobbinnie9872]

Two inch tint plug. You can see more in our video "The Chemistry Behind Feeding Bees Part 2" at minute 0:50 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmqZoX5olrOjg5I

[@robin99klamdal67]

Is there any snow in northern Georgia? I am asking because i’m wondering how your bees manage the cold weather, since your hives aren’t isolated. I live in Sweden and we’ve snow here in the winter and I wonder if your hive work when it’s really cold?

[@bobbinnie9872]

We do get several snows each winter but it is normally not cold enough for them to stay very long.

[@brucesnavely3603]

How do you think HDO board compares to 3/4" concrete form board. That's what I use. It has a slick black finish to both sides. I currently use for my migratory top covers. Do you use a Dado stack to cut the recess groove for the nuc bottom board. Yours look very nice. I bet they can last a long time.

[@bobbinnie9872]

A lot of HDO is sold in our area to concrete wall and bridge contractors. We have purchased it with a dark brown and black finish which was made with Birch or Poplar but we usually get it with a yellowish green color which is made with Douglas Fir which we like better. We do use our stacking dado sets for a lot of cuts. You might like to watch our video "How To Make Nuc Boxes In Number". kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpzGdKmer9CcsMU

[@brucesnavely3603]

@@bobbinnie9872 Thank you so much!

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Bees look good, Do you have trouble with pails dripping?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Only in instances of colonies too small to keep up with the little bit of dripping that occurs. It's minimal. How did your talks go yesterday?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Let me edit my comment, do you have trouble with the black pails dripping?, I could not keep syrup in them

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

My talks went very well (as well as I am able 🙂) Bee talk over many breakfast lunches and fantastic suppers was worth the time away from work. The more I travel the more of a network I have started to develop for myself

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog In summer I can't use them. Now that it's cooling off we can get away with it with small and limited holes in the tint plugs. We still can't give them to weak colonies though. I ran short of white buckets so I had to make do with them. I think that using screen plugs would really be a problem.

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 👍

[@honey2025_NazirAhmad]

Hello, excuse me, I am from Afghanistan, I have a question, which is the best medicine for Varva ticks. Thankful

[@bobbinnie9872]

Sorry, I don't know.

[@tiffanysstoryscraftsandgar5852]

What happens when the sugar has a moldy likeslug or film across the top. Can sugar spoil in hot of summer. Of mold is forming will that harm the bee hives?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Yes, sugar syrup can spoil in summer if the bees cannot tend to it properly. They seem to be able to handle a moderate amount of mold.

[@dandahlberg4452]

Hi Bob...I don't think it was in this video but it was a recent video I saw that you had purchased some unassembled clear Cypress 10 frame deeps. Are you willing to share where you got them from? Thanks, Dan Dahlberg, A Bee Connection, WA

[@bobbinnie9872]

Master Bee Supply, 13 Griffin Rd., Lawrenceburg, TN 38464. They don't have a phone.

[@dandahlberg4452]

@@bobbinnie9872 Thank you sir!

[@dandahlberg4452]

Do you know if they sell 10 frame deeps in Cypress? If they do, could I order some through you?

[@tiffanysstoryscraftsandgar5852]

What are good woods for people to buy if allergic to cypress and pine cedar. Do they make oak for be hives. Or when it be wise to use a cypress or pine to help with these allergies. Since that is why eat honey anyway?

[@bobbinnie9872]

If it is a concern I would simply stick with the pine.

[@ishaksoukkou4195]

What kind of trees do bees feed them or not? Most of the time, the plants inside the forest are few and not saturated with sunlight. The bees do not get much nectar from them

[@bobbinnie9872]

In our region there are several trees in the forest that bees get an abundance of nectar from.

[@ETsBees]

Where are you buying your bags of sugar by bulk?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Jerry Latner. He brokers sugar out of Florida and is associated with the Florida Dadant store.

[@6Deep6]

I was surprised to see framing nails being used for the nuc boxes. Most of what I've seen people are using staples. I'm just a hobby beekeeper with a dozen hives but I do still need to build boxes pretty often and have been considering getting an air tool. For small time like me, you'd recommend the framing nailer? Or, what would the smallest gauge nail/staple you would recommend? Love all your content.

[@bobbinnie9872]

The words on that box were a little misleading. Those are narrow gauge siding nails and they work great. Actual framing nails have a larger diameter.

[@todddowell2483]

Bob how many holes in your tint plug and what size when using 1.5 sugar to 1 water?

[@bobbinnie9872]

We're using approx. eight to ten holes at this time, drilled 1/16 inch.

[@petersplat6164]

So virgin comb can be stored without being attacked by wax moths or beetles? Well, I have learned something new.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Only very minimal damage should occur.

[@daryldaigle7214]

Where did you find the HDO plywood Bob?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Mid South Lumber near Atlanta.

[@jasonadams3781]

I thought you were adding the 3/8" feeder rim to all your lids?

[@bobbinnie9872]

I believe that would be the size I would use if I was doing it but we're not at this time.

[@jerrydegroot1573]

Bob, as always a great video. With every beekeeper using different equipment and with your ideal weight of 85 lbs. what is actually the weight of the single 10 frame box minus the bottom board, lid and frames going into winter? In other words, the content, not the equipment.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Jerry. The equipment with frames generally runs around 27 or 28 pounds.

[@michaelfike7542]

Feeding some here and going to leave plenty of honey on them also sugar is getting so expensive so I'm just going to leave 90% of the goldenrod honey on them. ❤️🐝

[@bobbinnie9872]

👍

[@christophersublett1037]

Great video as always Bob! Quick question. So, with them being mostly in the tops and light on the bottoms will they move down during winter? I'm feeding and they are really slow to take the syrup and I have a handful of bottoms that are still light. Strange fall this year it's almost like my doubles are just singles with an empty box below them. My gut tells me if we have a warm winter, we better pay close attention. Never seen it like this I think the dry weather has something to do with it. I'm tempted to rotate the boxes and do a last hail merry feeding, but I know you said before to leave them as is. Never ever say you've seen everything in bee yard right Bob?! 🤣🤣

[@bobbinnie9872]

With colonies like that you'll see the winter cluster partially use the bottom. The only time I suggest rotating boxes is in spring when the bottom has no brood and the bees are in expansion mode. There's not a year that goes by where I don't see something different. I guess that's how Mother Nature works.👍

[@ishaksoukkou4195]

How many liters does the strong cell consume in the fall of the sugar chelate, which is enough to pass the winter?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Each colony is different and it also depends on the concentration of sugar in the syrup being fed. If it were 1 x 1 it would probably average 8 gallons.

[@ishaksoukkou4195]

I want to clarify Bob. How many liters do you put into the cell in order to cross the winter? Not by the gallon with a concentration of 1×1

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@ishaksoukkou4195 Approximately 18 to 20.

[@ishaksoukkou4195]

@@bobbinnie9872 How many liters does the cell consume in a year?

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@ishaksoukkou4195 I honestly don't know but it would be a lot.

[@nszucs1]

Just trying to learn.. prosweet seems to put weight on faster. Isn't it more labor to feed 1.5 to 1, that seems to put the weight on slower with more labor. What is the advantage to 1.5 to 1 that I am missing?

[@bobbinnie9872]

A large part of Pro Sweet is High Fructose Corn Syrup which will always put on weight quicker. Some prefer pure sucrose because it's healthier for the bees. Research shows this. With 1.5 x 1 there is still a small amount of the chemistry that occurs with incoming nectar or thinner sucrose syrup. Probably not a big deal but we like doing it. If you haven't seen it check out our video "The Chemistry Behind Feeding Bees Part 1". kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3-XY2uKf9V3q9k

[@nszucs1]

@@bobbinnie9872 thank you Bob!! That was what I was curious about. I have learned so much from your content. I am up to 20 hives here in Ohio. Hoping to triple up next year.

[@henrycheese4138]

As always a great video! If you were feeding fondent over a single brood box, would you use a QE? Ive seen people do it to stop drips etc but worry about workers leaving the queen exposed. Thanks!

[@bobbinnie9872]

I would not use a queen excluder when doing that.

[@henrycheese4138]

@@bobbinnie9872 thank you!

[@adrianistrate9166]

Buna seara. Vă salut din România. Vreau să vă întreb dacă cunoașteți un producător de husă pentru împachetarea stupilor că în Canada.Vă mulțumesc

[@bobbinnie9872]

Îmi pare rău, nu.

[@plainsimple442]

Bob, do you add bleach to the fall syrup like you do at other times of the year?

[@bobbinnie9872]

We are about to stop because when the night temperatures get cold the danger of fermentation has passed.

[@bradgoliphant]

Hello Bob, brad here at the Brass Bee Apiary in NYC. I need your expertise please. In the next couple weeks, I want to make sure my frames are in the most helpful order going into winter. Do you have a suggestion where honey frames should be placed in the hive going into winter? I have 8 frame Flow Hive, that are double stacked and hold frames that are 18.5" deep. they have worked very well for me. So if 5 of them are packed with honey, should one go up against the east wall, and the others in the middle? thank you

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Brad. In a double story colony we like to have the majority of the feed above the bees with any extra being beside them on both sides. In a double the bees will generally work their way up through the winter. A single is different of course. I have not used a flow hive so I'm not sure how to advise on that specifically.

[@bradgoliphant]

@@bobbinnie9872 Bob, allow me to explain. The Flow Boxes are regular Langstoth boxes, and the Flow Super has already been taken off. So it's a regular Langstroth hive. My double stacked boxes are one solid hive body, with 18.5" frames inside, so there is nothing to move up. I'm guessing it will still be advised to move one honey frame on each side and have the rest in the middle? thank you again.

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@bradgoliphant Interesting. I just met another beekeeper two days ago that's doing the same thing. I believe if I had what you are describing, and had to make a choice, I would put a full frame against the wall, then next a frame that's not so full or empty and then the other full frames following that. If you are feeding at this time (I would) the bees will work it out for themselves.

[@bradgoliphant]

Thank you so much.

[@ETsBees]

A rotten box?? I will take it it looks better then Some of mine

[@DooleyBFR]

HEY BOB! HOW CAN I DO BUISNESS WITH SETH?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Send your phone number to my email- [e-mail] Thanks

[@DooleyBFR]

@@bobbinnie9872 Thanks God Bless!!!

[@jamesdavis3600]

When you buy your sugar in bulk do you get it from a store, warehouse club or straight from the manufacturer?

[@bobbinnie9872]

We get semi loads through Jerry Latner at the Florida Dadant store. He's a sugar broker. As far as I know it usually comes straight from the manufacturer.

[@jamesdavis3600]

@@bobbinnie9872 Thanks for sharing this information. I’m hoping to find a solution, not only my own operation, but for others in our local beekeeping association. In our last meeting the discussion drifted into the topic on feeding our hives for winter and having the option to buy bulk as a group would benefit us all. I will reach out to Mr. Latner to see how he can help us.

[@kushtrimmuja866]

Hi Bob, I treated my colonies with oxalic acid dribble on 15th this month and it was very effective a lot of dead mites but there is still brood, can I treat on 22nd again with oxalic acid vaporizer, does it harm the queen ore the bees??

[@bobbinnie9872]

That's a tricky question. First, it's helpful to understand that the dribble method is hard on the bees and that is the reason it is not recommended to do multiple treatments close together. Sometimes, if you do it twice close together you'll see the colony population drop overnight. I would normally not recommend using it on bees that have to make it through any kind of extended winter for that reason. That having been said, oxalic vaporization is thought to not be hard on the bees when done properly, but could it aggravate something that occurred with the dribble? I don't know. Good luck with your decision.

[@kushtrimmuja866]

thanks, Bob I'm thinking maybe it's better and safer to wait until December, and then I can apply OAV 🤔

[@time2fly2124]

its surprising to me to hear that there are still nucs to be sold, usually up where i'm at in NY, if you didnt pre-order them, or get spring made nucs you are out of luck. its common for them to be sold out and people are wanting more.

[@bobbinnie9872]

We often sell colonies in the fall.

[@ThatBeeMan]

Bob, a woodworking question. The drill press you use for drilling feed holes. Is that a long stroke or standard...it seems that standard is about 3" or so. How many can you drill in a stack on that machine? Thanks!

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Brad. The drill press shown in the video has around a 4-3/4 inch stroke and we cut the holes one at a time. For us, it's easier that way.

[@ThatBeeMan]

@@bobbinnie9872 thanks! I bought my drill press before I was a beekeeper and at a 14" swing it's too small to drill a 16 5/8” cover so I'm in the market for a 17" drill press. I appreciate your input!

[@peterlightbody8443]

Did I miss the "Seth" video , Peter Australia 🇦🇺

[@bobbinnie9872]

No, we hope to do something soon.

[@toprakanaciftligi8037]

👏👏👏👏

[@bobbinnie9872]

👍

[@donotcare330]

do you guys still sell lids, bottom boards and all that? I looked at the website but didn't see anything more on that? I think the store might be down.

[@bobbinnie9872]

We do sell all that but our website needs work. Call our store at 706 782 6722 and ask for Molly.

[@kevinlyons919]

I also wondered if they shipped them?

[@framcesmoore]

Yes they do and they are great They are real nice

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@kevinlyons919 Yes.

[@serkanparmaksz3753]

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[@bobbinnie9872]

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[@RippleAffect]

Hey Mr.Bob , I never seen you open feed just wondering why ? Thanks

[@bobbinnie9872]

I have in the past but I don't care for it for a few reasons. I don't like my bees rubbing shoulders with other bees that may be in the area, I don't like feeding colonies other than my own because of the extra cost and the fact that another beekeeper may have surplus supers on, and it can be a little ruff on the bees unless done in a way that doesn't cause them to get in a frenzy with each other at the feed site.

[@RippleAffect]

@@bobbinnie9872 makes sense thank you very much

[@benjaminvazquez1606]

That girl has some muscle she picked up boxes like nothing.

[@bobbinnie9872]

She's surprisingly good help. Very pleasant to work with also.

[@JandHFarms]

What price per pound do you get your bulk sugar for?

[@bobbinnie9872]

The last load was .46 delivered. It could be more or less now, I'm not sure.

[@JandHFarms]

@@bobbinnie9872, thanks Bob! I can get it for about .49 cents a pound when the grocery store has their sale. Not too far off I guess.

[@frankslaman3950]

.64 today(9/6/23) in my neck of the woods.

[@mikeconley3031]

Thx bob !

[@burleybeeyard]

I can’t find HDO plywood anywhere in Mississippi

[@bobbinnie9872]

We purchase ours from Mid South Lumber near Atlanta.

[@doctortcbkk2027]

Ever have robbing issues this time of year in your yards?

[@bobbinnie9872]

It can be a real problem if we're not careful.

[@michaelposner3994]

Curious what does bulk sugar cost you a pound when buying at your scale

[@bobbinnie9872]

The last load was .44 per pound delivered. Not really cheap but clean and convenient.

[@michaelduncan6287]

Walmart sugar contains beet sugar,,, is that a problem for the bees or OK. ?? Way cheaper than Costco C & H.

[@graemediesel2936]

Canadian beekeepers like Ian Steppler usually use beet sugar syrup.

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@michaelduncan6287 I don't think that beet sugar is a problem but I have to admit that I've never used it.

[@dianetaylor6751]

Bob, Do you think thymol in fall syrup entices robbing?

[@bobbinnie9872]

I have not done that but I don't think it would.

[@dianetaylor6751]

@@bobbinnie9872 I did not think it would either. But I had a quart of basic stock solution (thymol crystals dissolved in Everclear) sitting on the desk in my bee shed. Proly had 200 bees trying to figure how to get into that mason jar. I have read thymol is actually a bee repellent. If that is the case then why did they want it sooooo badly. Perhaps my bees are lushes and after the booze.....or were they actually attracted to that thymol?

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@dianetaylor6751 Must be lushes!!

[@أبوعبدالرحمانسعدو]

Hello, are you looking for specialized workers with experience in beekeeping and its derivatives

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks for the inquiry but we have plenty of help at this time.

[@apiproductapiproduct2492]

bees don't go horizontally in winter, only vertically, and that depends to a limited extent on the amount of brood they have... you need to be careful when you give advice to young beekeepers that they have sense and truth.

[@bobbinnie9872]

My experience has been different with single story colonies. I see them migrate across the box through winter when they break cluster and move closer to the food when they are able. Of course they do not leave brood behind once they start raising it but often expand the brood nest in the direction of the food and not away from it.

[@deecull8750]

If they didnt go horizontal how can they survive winters in singles ? Mine do

[@apiproductapiproduct2492]

@@deecull8750 it doesn't matter what "opinion" or "experience" you have, what matters is the proven scientific facts of the last 140 years. From the scientific research conducted by Farrar to the latest ones conducted with thermal imaging cameras. You may think that the earth is flat and have experience in this because you walk straight, but that does not mean that it is true. A cluster of bees can only move vertically in winter, that's simply a proven fact. But ok, beekeepers are mostly not interested in facts anyway.

[@centerous411]

I’m asking why you give the honeybees sugar syrup what that means that means when we buy honey it is sugar syrup this is not from the plants when they call the Honey who comes from the plants please ?thank you

[@bobbinnie9872]

We never feed sugar to our bees that could get in the honey we collect. If you will notice, there are never any honey supers on when we feed. There is never sugar in our honey. Thank you for the question.

[@centerous411]

@@bobbinnie9872 why you mix one part auger and 1.3 part water what for this sugar mixture for ? Is this for the honey pee or for another animal

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@centerous411 It's for the bees. Thin sucrose syrup stimulates brood and wax production. See our video "The Chemistry Behind Feeding Bees Part 1" for more information on this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3-XY2uKf9V3q9k

[@adamsoutdoors]

Did Seth get a hair cut?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Seth gets a shaved head every two years.

[@ETsBees]

Bob what Temps do you stop feeding syrup at?

[@bobbinnie9872]

We don't like to feed if daytime highs are 55°f or lower but have in a pinch.