Of all the bee info channels, id say David Burns is the most valuable to watch. David gets to the point and tells us what we need to learn.
@beek Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I should frame your comment for those days I cannot drag myself in front of a camera 😄
@timkraft4583 Жыл бұрын
Im not a beekeeper but find it fascinating. So much to know. I have a greater appreciation for honey on my toast.
@davidmcdermott162 ай бұрын
Mr.Burns, your videos are clearly understood.
@sandradsa13402 жыл бұрын
That was such a fantastic video on the different between the cells. I'm a first time Beek. Thank you so much.
@bgtrev3 жыл бұрын
Concise, to the point and really helpful. Thank you and a Merry Christmas to you and your family from Bulgaria.
@Erika-eq1vp Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! I'm a new bee keeper, your videos have been very helpful!!!❤❤❤❤
@aricibayraktarkardesler_NL3 жыл бұрын
Nice to see how other fellow beekeepers in other parts of the world are busy. Greetings from the Netherlands. :)
@dagandreassen31153 жыл бұрын
Wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and want to thanks for all I've learned from you this year. Thank a lot David.
@beek3 жыл бұрын
Happy holidays!
@Kevin_Dyke3 жыл бұрын
I’m loving these more frequent videos David, I think it will work great! Also another great video. Thank You!
@eprohoda3 жыл бұрын
gorgeous ! ✨
@billsmith69832 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a simple fast informative videos
@bryanbetournay55573 жыл бұрын
Thanks again David.
@Marco-fn6kg Жыл бұрын
thanks David I needed a video like this
@beek Жыл бұрын
Thanks Marco
@M5TABBYCAT Жыл бұрын
How interesting. Very new to bee video s but I'm hooked.
@russellstanley81003 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate all the great information you give us! Can’t wait to get started on my beekeeping journey! Merry Christmas!
@UmarFarooq-hc2rp3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir
@gregorycalzada52643 жыл бұрын
STRONG WORK DAVID 😎😎😎
@stuartheavens10782 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this one, it was a great help 👌
@KevinCWall-ct5sm3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@christopherroop49373 жыл бұрын
The package bees you sale come from your apiary?
@beek3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately no one in the north can raise and sell large numbers of packages in the spring. It takes too long for our bees to become strong enough. Most packages are produced in March/April and we are still cold! But our team uses great stock and do a great job making our packages just for us.
@rstlr013 жыл бұрын
Great video looking forward to finding queen cells in the spring. I had terrible luck with my April walkway splits last year, about half the queens petered out or got superseded in August. Hoping I have better luck letting them get swarmy!
@anthonyc99113 жыл бұрын
Happy holidays and merry Christmas to you and your family David. Thanks for all the knowledge you share throughout the year.
@beek3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Anthony and Merry Christmas.
@WolfDragonTamer3 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to all and happy beekeeping!
@zhodge09 ай бұрын
very good video. thank you.
@beek9 ай бұрын
That's kind of you to say. Thanks for watching. And be sure to join our livestream every Thursday 7pm CST, here's the link: www.honeybeesonline.com/live/
@drewo14943 жыл бұрын
Great info. What should we do if we see more than one queen cell but don't plan on moving it to mating nuc. Will first queen that emerges take care if the other queen cells?
@heavydieselengine89897 ай бұрын
Should I find a queen cell in a new hive that was a Nuc? I only have had them for a week
@beek7 ай бұрын
They may have felt over crowded and made swarm cells, or the queen was injured in transferring the frames over to the new box. Otherwise no she should be their queue for a couple of years.
@heavydieselengine89897 ай бұрын
@@beek so what do I do with the cell? If it is a queen cell and capped?
@poseidonam Жыл бұрын
Do drone cells have royal jelly in them? I think I have a cluster is queen cells. Lol on the bottom and had white sauce inside. First year bee keeper. Battling wonky comb, and blank frames. I have added a super. I left out excluder to encourage them to start to draw. Hopefully by the weekend I'll exclude
@bradgoliphant3 жыл бұрын
Hey David, off topic from this great video, but was wondering how your sterilize your glass honey jars? I was just thinking to wash them with Dawn Soap then stick them in the over on 200 degrees for 20 mins. Any suggestions? While I have you, I wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and a blessed new year, and to thank you for all your given us all. Happy Holidays my fellow beekeeper.
@beek3 жыл бұрын
Soapy water, bleach solution rinse and dry well or dishwasher is fine.
@rose2525bud3 жыл бұрын
🧡🐝🧡
@mrbryankelley3 жыл бұрын
I don't want to get into splitting hives, what if anything can I do to prevent swarming and does it hurt to let them swarm?
@rachelmutschler85772 жыл бұрын
I live in SF area of CA. My hive had lots of bees and appeared to be thriving in November. I am a new bee keeper and was not brave enough to really dig through the hive. Within a month the hive had died. We had a cold November for our area getting down to 27 many nights. When I opened the hive there was capped honey and uncapped honey in the top box. The frames of the middle and bottom boxes were empty. No brood. Bees were dead just clumped together in-between the frames and on the bottom of the hive. A couple bees were dead head down in the cells. A few bees dead in the entrance. In total there were not very many dead bees- maybe 100. There were 3 queen cells. Can you help me understand what happened? Did they starve or freeze or queen failure? What I should have done so they could have survived? My hive keeps dying over winter- is it me? Shouldn't they be able to survive on their own? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
@beek2 жыл бұрын
Oh I'm so sorry Rachel, that can be so discouraging, but chin up because this struggle will give you data as I can see you are searching for answers. You are on the right trail when you said they starved out or a queen issue. Both! Heads in cells usually indicates they were cold and hungry, and queen cells indicate there was a queen event that took the numbers down either because they spent 30 days making a queen or never did and either way they had very numbers of bees to keep warm as you observed. What could you do differently, monitor/inspect your bees every 14 days. Use my inspection sheet to keep track of the hive's progress and as soon as you see an abnormality, fix it immediately. Here is the link to my inspection Sheet: www.honeybeesonline.com/beekeeping-inspection-guide-downloadable-item/ David
@Johnny_Benson Жыл бұрын
I wish I had gentle bees like this. I live in AZ and Just putting a feeder in the front of the hive they roll out and come unglued. I can never work my bees without a full suit
@mattgilbert3642 жыл бұрын
How often should monitor queen cups?
@daveeh2930 Жыл бұрын
why did you sell the current queen? was it to prevent a swarm?
@duynguyen87843 жыл бұрын
Did you ever see a queen that does not lay any eggs. I caught a swarm in April 2021, until now the bees still the same the queen still as little , (virgin) ? Is it because the location of my hive therefore the queen does not lay eggs? Any idea? I just caught another swarm 2 weeks ago, and now I can see cap cells and the queen is bigger. Thank you for your time in looking over my comments
@beek3 жыл бұрын
Yes, if a virgin queen does not go on a mating flight within 21 days after being born she likely will never go on a mating flight ever.
@chrismarro18672 жыл бұрын
can i install a non waxed bottom board (screen)
@richardmadsen3149 Жыл бұрын
When you get to the point where there's only drone comb, is it game over? I hear that even if you introduce a new queen, the hive will reject her. That would mean that the hive wouldn't want to accept a new hive if combined with another hive. I could roll the dice and put in a new queen and buy some brood from someone. That's throwing some money after a doubtful situation.
@marcelloudil19293 жыл бұрын
How you cut queen cell from plastic foundation?
@beek3 жыл бұрын
I showed out in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWi9cqqObLGfeNU