Entire Nuc Follow Along Playlist Here - kzbin.info/aero/PLbahx4WxwRgr1a2-5xPhE7Aoi8S0zIevy - The gloves I'm using in this video, my favorite hivetool, and other beekeeping tools & equipment that we like to use from Amazon can be found here: www.amazon.com/shop/tennessees-bees
@Right_LaneАй бұрын
Thanks for these videos. I tried last year (first year) and the Queen died from a virus in the late fall. Your nuc videos have been a great help with timing treatments and feeding..life is a little different in the mid south (I’m in central Arkansas) vs where other bee videos are shot. Have 2 nuc/long hives this year. Have already had 13 inches of rain this July so you videos are spot on for me.
@TheDnurkАй бұрын
Buy a jerky cannon for applying the pollen substitute. Large caulk gun like device that woukd be perfect for laying down nice strips of that pollen
@stevemurrish9799Ай бұрын
This is exactly what I was going to suggest, the wide tip on my jerky cannon would be about the same width as the top of a frame
@kylebartholomew395Ай бұрын
Squeezing that pollen goop makes me think a cookie press would work better. Those work more like calk guns and might be quicker and easier to work with. Just a thought. Thanks for the great video series!
@drfuyutsukiАй бұрын
You can also get empty, refillable caulk tubes.
@taylormckee9627Ай бұрын
FYI To make the smoker not leak you can place heat resistant aluminum tape on the leak, or solder a piece of tin on the leak.
@cjs4300Ай бұрын
Amazon sells empty caulk tubes that are easy to fill with pollen sub. Use a caulking gun to apply to the tops of the frames. Electric caulk guns work the best but any caulk gun works.
@trulylynn9941Ай бұрын
You are the best most helpful beekeeper on the internet Kaymon! Thank you my dear and thank you to your sweet beautiful wife Laurel
@bryanrobertsАй бұрын
Get a beef jerky caulk gun! I bet it would be great!
@titussmith1643Ай бұрын
Thanks to you Kaman and Laurel, I really appreciate and enjoy your content and your knowledge! Keep buzzin!
@tomreppert1722Ай бұрын
Jerky gun would work. Or you should be able to find empty/new caulk tubes that you could fill and reuse.
@tonyfox5422Ай бұрын
I try to give my nucs drawn comb and that helps a lot.
@claudesullyАй бұрын
I was thinking of an old grease gun for a 5 gallon bucket... It had a hand pump and a hose with the grease fitting... take off the fitting and it just might do the trick.🥸
@SF2BeeRanchАй бұрын
Pollen patty slurry application ideas....Refillable container that fits in a large calk gun or PVC pipe that hooks onto an air compressor to fill farm tires with leak stop????
@sinisterhipp0Ай бұрын
Use a “mortar repointing gun” it’s like a silicone or chalking gun.
@irishcoffee6894Ай бұрын
Have swarms all the time. But partly because of a lack of time, to work them at least each week. Had last week a very big swarm, luckily they are in my African hive... thriving.
@CarrieAdams-dv8niАй бұрын
Thanks for the great series. I’ve learned soo much. I’m thinking on the “pollen paste” application challenge.
@waynerichardson1472Ай бұрын
I like this but going to try my sausage stuffer looks like a large caulking gun
@billymiller1954Ай бұрын
I love the grout bag delivery system.. Maybe a larger caulk gun devise can be created
@apveeningАй бұрын
You forgot to mention another advantage of (timely) splitting: it prevents swarming.
@caven930Ай бұрын
Here in Midlands SC we have goldenrod blooming already. I'm not sure if I should be concerned about that or not, but it's all down the roads, not just a little bit. I just don't understand why it's so early.
@WildwoodsBeekeepingАй бұрын
Hey Kamon!! Wow, that colony looks really good!! They are growing and expanding quite nicely! Before we know it will be time to start prepping up for winter, a lot of people already are. Looking good Kamon :) keep the video coming 🤙😎😁🐝
@Jack-es9xqАй бұрын
A genuine caulking gun gives you the option of buying many types of tips to apply the food in thin or thick strips, or narrow or wide strips. You'd need to wash the barrel and tip immediately after use so they don't rust but surely would get the job done if you're mixing your own substitute in bulk. Paint stores or vendors who specialize in weatherstripping/weatherproofing supplies will have the "bulk" caulking gun which will hold at least a quart
@amydupree6490Ай бұрын
Absolutely love these videos. Such great content and information! Thank you!
@JeromeBeeFarmАй бұрын
That sentimental smoker. lol. Needs some southern engineering to fix that backfire burp. Thanks for another cool video.
@thomasplummer2673Ай бұрын
Hey kamon, I like the idea of a large calking gun, but better still, I think to make it easier is get someone else to do it.😊
@chasebrunnerАй бұрын
The bees can eat that in 2 days so do you need to add more after the 2 days
@jacobraymer1436Ай бұрын
Hey kamon have you ever seen a jerky gun? They are similar to a caulk gun but with a refillable chamber and designed to push raw ground beef which I would assume is a similar consistency to pollen patty
@robinmartin4464Ай бұрын
I love the Pastry Bag to apply Protein supplement! Thanks.
@brianbennett4374Ай бұрын
Great follow along 👍 Thanks 😊
@gibsonbeesАй бұрын
I'd say pack pollen like caulk. I love this Kamon.
@krispaulson9283Ай бұрын
Reusable caulking tube and a caulk gun !
@scottwatkins571Ай бұрын
Im not a degreed engineer but I am thinking that a refillable caulk gun tube- beef jerky squirt gun may be what you’re looking for to apply the semiliquid pollen patty.
@patmanhoward5681Ай бұрын
They make a device to squeeze out jerky that would work
@DrewjoberАй бұрын
I’m going to add shenanigans to my spending plan now!
@dlwood81Ай бұрын
Loving this series!
@jamesowens2781Ай бұрын
Hello are you still feeding them watered down sugar water during the summer? I have went through one container of shb bait will post as the summer ends.
@kamonreynoldsАй бұрын
Totally. I like food on the edge of excess in our summer dearth.
@fernandodominguezhernandez7150Ай бұрын
You couldn,t be doing that in Spain. Our black bee (apis mellifera iberiensis) is very agressive 😂
@burleybeeyardАй бұрын
I don’t like gloves, but those look nice!
@donbearden1953Ай бұрын
That first queen is laying like it’s April. Did you forget to tell her the summer solace has come and gone?
@kamonreynoldsАй бұрын
You ought to know Don Queens don't listen to drones anyways!
@dennistaylor7653Ай бұрын
How long will the home made pollen sub last ? (refrigerated)
@Tightlines-r1rАй бұрын
Several bees in the nuc have k wing
@horsehugger2000Ай бұрын
@kamonreynolds If we have supers on, should we still inspect the bottom brood boxes? I’m in Northern Indiana and this is my 2nd summer.
@waynerichardson1472Ай бұрын
I bought a pair of gloves like you are wearing and getting stung on top of hand and fingers. Any comment on them?
@synaven6895Ай бұрын
Love your videos! I live in ky and my hive is queenless. Is it too late to add a new queen?
@bullwinkled790Ай бұрын
how about a jerky stuffing unit?
@sabrinabuxton5020Ай бұрын
Do you have a recipe for what you are feeding the bees?
@nothingiseverything2363Ай бұрын
wow, how do I make this pollen spread ? I want to give some to my new colonies
@RaysBeesandHoneyАй бұрын
Is that a new recipe? They jumped on that like flies on a cow paddy lol
@user-ge5jx5lh2gАй бұрын
HI Kamon love the gloves are they available online.
@coryrthomas6674Ай бұрын
are you still making your pollen pattie
@framcesmooreАй бұрын
For the pollen I got big refillable caulk tubes off amazon and have used them. I got the idea from the keeper hive vedios, the tube is sort of a pain to fill but it works great. this series has been great. what do you think of the bettle traps, I have not seen any dead in my traps yet how are they to work. Hope u and Lorel have a blessed weekend.
@kamonreynoldsАй бұрын
Thanks Frances! The traps so far seem to be good but I am pretty sure they die outside of the traps as the natural action of the product takes time to work in the beetles gut
@horsehugger2000Ай бұрын
@kamonreynolds What is the pollen patty / slurry recipe please?
@gregpage9471Ай бұрын
Yes add me recipe please
@mikeyd5969Ай бұрын
Kamon it’s not hard to beat a Dadant smoker , it’s impossible.
@kamonreynoldsАй бұрын
Can't argue with that
@kathyhathaway8823Ай бұрын
The last time I put Pattie’s on I broke the complete patty up into Quarter size pieces an it was gone in a little over two days . That is the fastest I have ever saw a patty get eaten up . I got the idea from you cutting your up into strips. Kamon where do you get Guardian jackets from ??. Thanks
@kamonreynoldsАй бұрын
Guardian bee apparel is the company that sells those. They are a little thin which makes them not as durable but they are better at letting cool air thru
@kathyhathaway8823Ай бұрын
@@kamonreynolds Thank you
@DougJohnson-om3uwАй бұрын
Where did you get your gloves?
@aaronparis4714Ай бұрын
I do the same i dont like takijg fall honey
@raterusАй бұрын
Your smoker sure is smoking from the wrong places!