Early June Beekeeping

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

That alarm is exactly what I need. Simplicity at its best

[@bobbinnie9872]

It has saved many a mess.

[@richardnoel3141]

@@bobbinnie9872 and will many more this side of the pond!! 🤣😎🙌🐝

[@deanmalkewich2366]

There’s another sump alarm we like to use, has a similar two prong sensor but it’s tiny and has a suction cup in the back side. I stick it to the top of my spin float sump tank, for that one time the float switch doesn’t work.

[@paulbuiks1308]

Truly is a great idea. Gotta love Mcguivers! Happy Father's Day Gentlemen

[@jwchitwood]

Thanks Bob, my Amazon cart now has a watchdog in it.

[@eranorion]

Bob, you are the calm voice of reassurance and reasonable, reliable Bee knowledge. Other than Ian, you are the only one I turn to for answers, confirmation and camaraderie. Ian I turn to, to remind me how good I have the Keeping, in Western New York!! Thanks for your service.

[@judicorbett9401]

Kaymen is good as well.

[@beesintheweeds]

That’s the exact same water alarms I use in my basement. 😊 Slick design Bob! This engineer approves. 👍🏼😁

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

That was a great vid Bob one of your best .. your passion really shows in this one.

[@donbearden1953]

Great video Bob! I really like that you always share your hacks and knowledge to help others! So many people in this world aren’t willing to do that. Some of the old time beekeepers wouldn’t dare tell their hacks or share their knowledge. You and a lot of others I know have turned that around, myself and many other folks appreciate this new movement and I believe Hive Life is playing a big part in that along with you! I hope you have a very happy Father’s Day!

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Don. Thanks for the comment and a good day to you too.

[@_J.F_]

Thanks Bob. I love these videos and really appreciate the time that you have dedicated to sharing your wealth of experience as well as every day beekeeping activities. I am just a hobby beekeeper myself but pick up so much useful information from your videos and I like to think that more knowledge will help me be a better beekeeper.

[@lenturtle7954]

Queen cells are in . Picked up at 7:30 in by 8:10 I split out a frame of brood with capped brood and no eggs or larvae for each of 6 splits and shook 2 frames of bees in each i also put in 3 frames of capped honey and a frame of wet honey and pollen in each . When i opened the spits they obviously knew they were queenless they were howling like mad . This should make them happy I hope these carnolians are as pleasant as the swarm fr last year it is so calm i havent worn any ppe working them . That left the donor hive with 5 frames of open brood and 2huge double sided capped brood .🎉 Its weird you do all you can to make these little bugs succed and it is totaly rewarding !🙂

[@todddowell2483]

Good morning Bob and Happy Father’s Day!! You are definitely blessed with a great crew. Love your videos!!

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thank you!

[@morrishomesteadgirls]

I am new to bee keeping. It has been so fascinating and amazing. Thank you, Bob, for sharing your decades of experience with everyone! I appreciate it.

[@dcsblessedbees]

Looks at those mountains in the back ground. 😁Gota say I like most beekeepers job locations.

[@bobbinnie9872]

We feel lucky to be here.

[@raymondrobinson5251]

Love that safety eye! It's so simple to overlook, but it is in the direct contact area. Yes, sir! Good catch on an overview of operations! Never know for you could trip into that chain. Even slow rotation under the right conditions equals bad results.

[@raymondrobinson5251]

Great alarm hack too!

[@kennith.]

Wow bob, the honey extraction was very impressive.. Thank you for sharing.

[@mihai.r-beekeeper5694]

Hello Bob. Tilia americana honey has many benefits. It is very appreciated here in Romania. Lots of health and production.

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

"Safety first or stupid will get you". Casey Dame, Lord of the Rings CGI artist.

[@timfeckley1689]

Happy Father’s Day of all the videos I watch you are about the only one that actually knows the taste of what honey is in your boxes. My grandson just devoured the jar of sourwood I bought from you!

[@GEEZBEEZ]

Enjoyed the video. Great tips. Thanks.

[@redfish440]

This is my third time watching this video and I just noticed the saying at the end, keep good company and you will be counted as one of them, I really like that, it’s just simply true.

[@baghdaddy202003]

Just got my hives up to Cleveland this Saturday. Hoping for a good sourwood flow this year. Had decent rain for it.

[@michaelfike7542]

A lot of people are having problems with queens this year getting mated and start laying. I had 1 to take almost a month to get going. My honey crop will be about normal for me with 12 strong colonies. The alarm can be made with a 12v backup beeper or light. Really a great idea 💡 ❤️🐝

[@learn2obey198]

The package I bought the queen is still questionable, but I did see some brood but it was spotty when I checked. I don't know if she is just having trouble or if she didn't mate very well.

[@framcesmoore]

Wonderful video Thank you I hope u have a wonderful father's day.

[@TimS366]

One big happy family and you're the Daddy! Thanks for the regular vids Bob, I really appreciate them.

[@kathyhathaway8823]

My biggest crop is the tulip poplar an ALL my customers love it . This year there was some very very light honey in the frames a little mixed frames but I can not for the life of me make out what it is . I may have to send you a jar of it Bob to tell me what it is. But the popular is great . On my other yard I get mimosa an it is also real good . Bob I hope you have the best season you have ever had. THANKS

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks Kathy. We love Poplar too and ours has a few odds and ends in it also.

[@atlas4225]

Thank you Bob, I nearly 3x my hive count this year using your techniques, to the best of my ability. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks. I like to say bee colonies are like rabbits if you help them a little.

[@Chard-Bees]

Happy Father’s Day! Thanks for the video. Love seeing those big operations in action. What an amazing morning.

[@bj8342]

@Bob Binnie. You need to gift one of those Barrel Alarms to Ian. He has freely admitted to having the occasional overflow. And what do I find below, Ian, Richard and others already on the hunt for it's equivalent.

[@sterlingknight83]

The alarm is one of those gold nuggets found throughout your videos. I just ordered 3 and will be putting them to good use. Thanks!

[@jtlearn1]

Very nice operation ,Bob.!

[@richardnoel3141]

I am sure i am not the only one commenting on the tank level alarm, it’s genius! Thanks for sharing. Another lovely video. Many congratulations on 50,000 subscribers!! 🎉🎉🎉🐝🐝🐝 keep up the great videos Bob. Thanks 🙏 😊

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks Richard. 🙏

[@judicorbett9401]

My Basswood and Sumac are both just starting in the next few days. We have had a horrible drought for about a month and loads of rain the last few weeks. Looking like they will both end up being great.

[@tommychew6544]

Great video, I liked that you showed the Basswood tree so closely, I don't have them in my area of SW Missouri. It's pretty neat to see some of the commercial side of things and a frame extractor like that. The comment about the one yard with low bee residence is what worries me, I'm trying to trap feral colony swarms from outside my three mile radius to bring some back into my area. I went two years without seeing a honeybee on my cucumber vines and just stopped growing them because of the low output, like 20% of what I usually got, the native bees just weren't doing what the honeybees had been doing, same conditions by the way. I don't want to buy a package of bees because I've seen too many horror stories and I'm not sure who I can trust. And another complication is that I'm going with insulated Layens hives, with our temperature swings in my area I think they would just do better, 100 in the summer to Neg. 0 at times in the winter.

[@Baritonesinger1]

Necessity is the mother of all invention. At least that’s what they say. Happy Father’s Day Mr. Bob and to all the Dad’s out there.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thank you!

[@harringtonkyle2]

Beautiful operation 👏

[@dadu63]

Good morning Bob! And happy fathers day to you sir. Thanks for sharing another great sunday video. You the man.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Good Morning and thank you.

[@altaylor293]

Good video Bob. Thanks for sharing. Happy Father's Day

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks 👍

[@robertjackson9601]

Good to see Jimmy, it's been years! Hope you are well!

[@kevinogden4363]

I had been a strange flow year to say the least. I'm surprised the clover has did as well as it has this year cause we haven't had any rain till recently. I noticed that the black locust has put blooms on again, not like they do in April with a big cluster, but a small one. I believe it has something to do with being in an agricultural community. I noticed a few years ago that when my apple tree got drift on it, it put on a secondary bloom after it recovered. Herbicide gives trees a slow death, like it kills them in half lives. I totally understand what you mean when you talk about not wanting your bees around all that agriculture, there are a lot of chemicals sprayed in our area.

[@Jackflash219]

That alarm is a great idea. Simple and serves a great purpose.

[@bobbinnie9872]

"The mess saver"

[@mrwonk]

That's a heck of an ad for Dodge.

[@allsmilz7234]

propolis works as an excellent topical antibiotic to use on brown recluse spider bites.Using a band aid to hold propolis in place will draw out the poison in less than 3 days.

[@williamford8094]

Thank you for sharing , great to see

[@hamansgapper9755]

Love the Pics at the end

[@curiouscoy492]

I am a Georgia (backyard ) beekeeper. Appreciate your "local" insights.

[@nathanbell4824]

happy father's day bob better get those sour wood supers on its here!

[@lenturtle7954]

Well basswood has 3 names that i can find American Linden Or Lime i found 2 in Nipawin. One huge one And dozens of 16' tall ones today in newer construction areas in Prince Albert Saskatchewan . They bloom in July here which is different from our native trees 🌳 which are blooming in april early may

[@JB-ps5bu]

your alarm... they do make faucet valves that close when full.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

I’ll have to build one of the overfill alarms Bob. Swienty sells some but they’re expensive, over $200.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Without it there would be many messes.

[@lenturtle7954]

Thanks for the information on the trees . We get about 1and a bit month of flowering trees early in the spring in central Sask By early june they are pretty much done . I guess they are so short seasoned because they evolved to get seed set before winter hits in 6 months or less . My hive is draining a gallon pail of syrup per day now . And flying pretty hard we will have to go for a drive to see what they are flying to theres not any canola yet. My friend has a linden in his yard so i have seen one here .🎉 Those tulip poplar must smell up the area i hope its a nice fragrance

[@bobbinnie9872]

I've not noticed a fragrance with the poplars but they sure can put out the nectar.

[@alanporter2694]

Over in the UK Tilia is the genus of trees we call Limes (common name). The honey is light and has a taste of lime.

[@badassbees3680]

Bob Binnie..best videos!

[@dennisbarney869]

Happy Fathers day and thanks for a great video again.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thank you.

[@Allan79789]

I am up in Southern Manitoba, and our Basswood is at the same stage as yours. Found that interesting.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Would not have expected that.

[@alhambraorchardapiary4882]

Looks like a decent year for you, hope the sourwood is a good one for you. Happy Father's Day!

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks.

[@steliandone4078]

Hello Bob. Back in Romania this basswood is one of the main sources of honey. In Europe the honey from basswood is called linden flower honey with medical properties. If that yard is by itself there I can bring some bees from Texas to make same linden honey?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks. We've got it covered. 👍

[@R_Brickner]

You definitely want to get covers on those gear trains Bob to avoid a visit by the OSHA guys. Might be one watching this video who would love to visit. Dick Brickner

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Dick, already done.

[@carybruton7284]

Thanks Bob and crew!!!!!!

[@GALanham-b2l]

A bit late as well as well late and commenting on your video. Of course a simple Thank You for sharing. Anyhow we see you in the different Bee Yards. Outside of the Bee Yard the "lawn" seems to be well maintained as to being meticulous. With our hives and going out with a weed eater they seem to go ballistic via the type of noise that the weed eater is creating. Any suggestions?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Ours don't like that either. We have an employee that keeps our yards maintained.

[@rogerallen1767]

i might try chewin that stuff later on see if it does an old man any good

[@markbooth8458]

Happy Father's Day Bob. Your honey looks a little dark this year. I'm having a lighter than average crop this year also.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Mark. Thank you. It has a lot of Tulip Poplar in it which is fine. We've been selling a lot of dark honey lately.

[@Draintheswamp2024]

use that yard for mating bring the drowns in from other hives to populate.

[@goldenbee9978]

Thanks for your great videos!! How far away is the Appalachian trail from you?! Greetings!

[@bobbinnie9872]

It's not far. It goes through our county.

[@mikefrench3800]

Quite the operation!

[@BucksBeesS.C.]

How can you tell if its sourwood except for taste

[@bobbinnie9872]

Taste is the main factor. Color can be variable in different locations.

[@bradgoliphant]

Great video! Hey Bob. When adding a new mated queen to a hive, do you find it important to first remove all attendant bees first-or not? Thx

[@bobbinnie9872]

It will work better if you can. The bees are less apt to be antagonistic.

[@bradgoliphant]

@@bobbinnie9872 thank you!!!!!!

[@dianetaylor6751]

So green there. Brown here. Need rain.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hopefully it's coming.

[@noureddinemekdad6705]

♥♥

[@0hleg]

Hi Bob in general how many times can someone split a colony in a year. Just curious on an estimate. I’m trying to figure out how many split I could make of say 10 colonies. And when focusing on splits do you still get a significant amount of honey?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Depending on your location it's possible to turn one colony into ten if you're willing to invest in the proper feed and do the work. Probably no honey production though.

[@0hleg]

@@bobbinnie9872how do you recommend I learn how to do squats at a scale like that. I’m not sure how to feed a split and how many frames of brood etc. also do you think entrance reducers are necessary?

[@wadeturner2665]

Bob, can you run deeps and mediums in that Cowen without any adjustments?

[@bobbinnie9872]

You can if you leave it set for deeps but we reset it when running mediums because it speeds things up a lot. Resetting it doesn't take long.

[@oscarvilla6841]

👍😀🐝

[@bobbinnie9872]

👍

[@peterlightbody8443]

Any chance we can have a video of how you clean plastic frames if that's something you do please Peter Australia 🇦🇺

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Peter. We never do it so I can't really speak to that with any insight. We replace frames and foundation if they get old.

[@jfelty6262]

Brain fart from videos past... Speaking of gizmos, did you ever get your Dadant Honey dryer working?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Yes, we just had to turn the heat up. Too high in my opinion.

[@robertdemers5125]

Good Morning Bob !

[@robertdemers5125]

We also call them Lindens and we sell them at my garden center. Because of the way they grow they make a great barrier tree. They smell absolutely wonderful. I have some mature trees planted on the grounds. They say Tilia honey is one of the better honeys, someday I’ll have to try Sourwood honey and see. It’s been rainy and cold in NH so the bloom up here is going to b late which isn’t a bad thing. Have a great day !

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thank you and good morning.

[@reck9953]

Does the Basswood produce every year?

[@bobbinnie9872]

No. Like most trees that produce nectar there are good years and bad years.

[@tomahawkmissile241]

great job

[@bobbinnie9872]

Thanks.

[@lenturtle7954]

My hive is 4 high with brood in three . 10 frames of brood in bottom . Its going to shrink drastically wednesday i have 6 cells coming wednesday . This poor swarm hive of mine will be working overtime to populate 6 hives and itself ..

[@bobbinnie9872]

I love it!

[@davidryle1164]

You know Bob, thats not really poplar, its latin name is Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip poplar) no relationship to the genus of true poplars(Populus). I always wonder as to the origins of some of these common names.

[@garybeez]

I know a location with 300 baswoods, but I dont like the Taste, should I Move? I am still waiting for honeydew

[@bobbinnie9872]

Basswood honey is unique. Some love it and some don't. We have found it to be great when blending. It goes well with other honey.

[@garybeez]

Honeydew flow just started, I love the Taste! Incredible! I will definitiely not move, honeydew can flow until august😊 I am thorougly excited

[@wnwtwine]

Mr Binnie, I really gain so much from your videos. Is it possible for you to do a video on how you handle robbing? I have trouble every year with robbing. Thanks.

[@bobbinnie9872]

I'll try to address that problem although there aren't a lot of answers.

[@BucksBeesS.C.]

Made my deal on your videis

[@reck9953]

How do bees like Catalpa tree?

[@bobbinnie9872]

They work them here but we don't have enough of them to tell how big of an impact they have.

[@reck9953]

@@bobbinnie9872 I watched your video on how you make queens… love it. I finally pulled the trigger on grafting my own queens this year… my take is 25 outta 45 on my 1st attempt. I’m happy with that. My question is what is the make up of a mating NUC? (I don’t have drawn comb) When do I have to make up the mating NUC prior to placing the cells in them? Thanks again for all you do!

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@reck9953 I suggest assembling the mating nuc the day before you install a ripe cell that is ready to hatch. You'll need some drawn comb though. Even if it's just one frame.

[@YevgeniyTimchenko]

Workers on the honey extraction line. Why do they have nets on their faces???

[@bobbinnie9872]

They have beards.

[@zarkobojanic2141]

1:00 that looks like linden tree

[@bobbinnie9872]

That's another name for Basswood tree.

[@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po]

Is the electric fence for cows or bears?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Definitely bears. We have a lot of them.

[@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po]

@@bobbinnie9872 very interesting… No bears we’re I live in northern eastern Nevada .. what is your elevation ?

[@nsfjojo]

Lmao over in western Nevada we got lots of bears.

[@bobbinnie9872]

@@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po Our yards range from 1400 to 2400. Not too many bears below 1500.

[@3Beehivesto300]

Why use a cooks and B. Wax spinner over the Cowen brand?

[@bobbinnie9872]

I haven't used a newer model Cowen so I can't report anything about it but when I bought my Cook and Beals and sold an older Cowen some years ago the Cook and Beals was considered better by many beekeepers.

[@aarondlancaster]

What do you think this week's torrential rains will do for the sourwood flow? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZTEXqSZipqtpbM

[@bobbinnie9872]

I wouldn't try and predict the Sourwood flow at this point. The best flow I ever had it rained through the first half of the bloom. The worst flow I ever had it rained through the first half of the bloom.

[@ОлександрВасильєв-з6р]

От кого используется ограждение?

[@bobbinnie9872]

медведь

[@ОлександрВасильєв-з6р]

@@bobbinnie9872 Thank you sir, our apiary is upstate New York, so we'll need to put up some protection too.

[@Uplift2023]

So the guy put his non-gloved hands right over the spout where the honey was coming out in order to turn the PVC pipe to fill up the other barrel...Really???? So unsanitary and nasty. Nobody has on gloves but have on beard nets. Wow. 🙄

[@bobbinnie9872]

They wash their hands and clean continuously. Much like someone preparing your food in a commercial kitchen.

[@سالمابوغالب]

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