EASY BEE FEEDER - How to make with Recycled Jars

[@k.epicdragonfly3966]

Thank you for educating while being concise! I learned more from you in a brief time...sooo much better than some of these videos where the host rambles on and on and on saying little of value & wasting time. Yours was perfect, thank you.

[@SustainablyYoursHomestead]

Thank you! We are about to get our first hives, and there are so many different opinions about how to feed these things. I like this method. It is simple and doesn't require a bunch of extra equipment or gadgets. New subscriber, sir! Looking forward to learning more from you.

[@Sqeptick]

Glad to see you back in the bee yard. By the way, surface tension may play a role, but it's mostly a vacuum that keeps the syrup from running out.

[@daddykirbs]

The bee yard is going to get an overhaul soon(ish)! :)

[@khm2128]

I was thinking the same, about the vacuum effect. Without an opening at the top to relieve pressure, the contents stay put.

[@l.k.b545]

2:1 in the fall - the extra fanning to dry 1:1 can add moisture in the hive and is not necessary. Also it is thicker so it will drip less. Do you treat for mites?

[@evephillips6701]

It's nice the bees are doing well!

[@johnm.6422]

If the feeders go on top of the inner cover, and a medium box closing the feeders in, then the outer telescoping cover on top, allowing bees into that space, don't they glue the outer telescoping lid down and build some wonky comb from the top, making it hard to remove the outer cover later?

[@PaulOtis]

doggone wasp at 5:37 . Up north we use a 2:1 syrup in the fall to feed. Helps them get the water content down. Do you have to wrap the hives for winter in Texas?

[@daddykirbs]

We don't wrap the hives. I rarely gets cold enough long enough to need it.

[@nancyfahey7518]

That's pretty cool, but you'll never get me to do that. My contribution to the bees is I keep everything pesticide free and grow a lot of weed flowers.

[@daddykirbs]

That is a huge help! LOL I wish more people would be cautious of the poisons and allow for more natural space for wild flowers to grow.

[@nancyfahey7518]

Blake Kirby. Well I have no choice. The Biden weed, well, grows like a weed. But the bees and butterflies just love it. So I leave it to flower where I can.

[@terry4943]

What is the purpose of the cloth on the ends of the box under the inner cover?

[@peggyminter9511]

Good information thanks. Going to feed my hives this fall and winter and didn’t know about screen bottom board. I will close mine off now like you did. Thanks. But I am further north than you Dallas county.

[@vijayanr5632]

We learn much through Dr Leo about bee thank you

[@adamsmithson486]

Pozdrawiam serdecznie i życzę miłego dnia

[@alamenahlesetif]

First, ask if sugar does not flow at the heart of the jar or bottle. Second, why in Europe does not occur when you steal between bees with external food

[@mizsterious]

Lovin' the Bee Keeping Videos every time! It's amazing how it all works with Bees. We all need to be more aware of these guys , planting flowers, etc for them to visit, no pesticides, and trying over all keeping them safe. Sorry you lost a hive, but I know you will get it rockin' and rollin' in the spring. So when you lose a hive, do they just go wild, find a home in the area trees or . . ? Just amazing it all is. That new hive you just fed with the sugar water was pretty calm considering I believe you said was a swarm hive? Just blows my mind. Everything is doing well, thank you for the update, always on the edge of my seat! Sending Major HUGS to you and yours!! As always . . . Be Kind, Be Light, Be Love to one another, Help, Hear, Listen and Enjoy each other! . . . .Just Be! Love you guys! PS: Hey MaMa Kirbs, that Boxwood (or any other green) wreath On the Live Show Saturday is TOTALLY AMAZING!! Great Job! I know you don't like the camera, but it would be fabulous if you and maybe Adelynn do a video on the construct. Gosh what a beautiful gift that would make to give for the holidays. Just throwing it out into the universe. Love you guys . . .

[@daddykirbs]

Thank you Miz! It's good to hear from you ;)

[@khm2128]

Like the post above you explains, flowering weeds are also helpful. Bless the weeds!

[@adrianflorescu507]

miz sterious hun

[@pamela11ooo16301]

WHATS THE GAUZE LOOKING TAPE YOU PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF YOUR HIVE BOX YOU OPENED? THANKS PAMELA

[@leissatollard-darby4461]

Why do you put the fabric on the frames at each end? What sort of fabric is it? Thanks

[@johnnydop]

I noticed you wearing rubber nitrile? gloves. What mil are they and have then been good at preventing stings? Great videos !

[@ChasingDestinyBand]

Bees don't really sting the hands.

[@ChasingDestinyBand]

They were likely to remove the veroa strips.

[@insecthacks]

We made bee feeders for our bee yard with plastic containers, It's cheap, serves the purpose, easy to make and use.

[@dhananjaydivekar8192]

If you will keep so much sugar syrup at a time will it not furment

[@loritruebenbach6922]

What did you peel off when you opened it.

[@sleepersix]

They won't make comb in the super?

[@Keep-it-real-]

What are those white strips for fabric you put on the edge of the hives? It looks like white cotton fabric, just curious

[@daddykirbs]

It is a cloth towel. Here's a link to Amazon: amzn.to/2KemSXT

[@MsDaddyrabbit1]

@@daddykirbs How do the cloth strips help you? Thanks

[@abdfakhour7561]

Hello, I would like to ask you the 4 bottle of sweet water that you gave the bee held as time well and what date in the year should be given them and also what is the dose of sugar for 1 liter of water thank you for your answer for France

[@barbaracarbone4658]

Very interesting. When u say you "lost the hive", do you mean they left or died? Hope they just left.

[@daddykirbs]

I think they left because the hive was too clean.

[@alamenahlesetif]

Probably the migration of bees due to wax worm

[@michaeltheiss749]

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[@imperiodasabelhas6594]

Bees beautiful. 👏👏

[@zeltronplayz2858]

Is cane sugar better tho ?

[@chrisblester37]

What sugar water mix do you do

[@billcoley8520]

How do you keep ants out of the sugar water feeders1 pint sugar 1 part water correct?

[@anilphoenix]

Great video thanks! Found it while looking for diy feeders. Would it also work with bigger jars, say 1 to 4 liters? (34 - 135 ounces)

[@radheshyama1135]

I am keeping bees indoor in Utah: I continue feeding with sugar 2:1 or 1:1 water the whole winter because bees are indoors between 50-68F degrees, and they go outside through a clear tube in the daytime when it is sunny or warm enough to let them do that. Should I continue feeding with sugar water, or would candies/patties be better? Because of freezing outdoors, 99% of the bees are freezing, and not returning to the hive. So, I am picking up hundreds of bees from the snow, and keeping them indoors inside of a container. After a short period of time, I see 80-90% of frozen bees recovering and moving around. At that point, I put them back in the hive. Is that correct? One opinion is that old or sick bees are going out to die anyway, but most of them seem like young bees. Should I continue collecting them? Or do you think they might not be returning because they are intentionally going out to die?

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

They don’t know how cold it outside when they go outside as it is always warm where they r

[@normanwells2755]

Did he ever mention the size of the holes?

[@sunnydoghomestead1112]

This is really helpful!! Thank you very much!

[@sidimohamedmestari6348]

Very nice, good continuation.

[@LaFontaineHoneyBees]

I know the sugar syrup from temperature ranges from night to day will crate vacuum and it will drip into the hive that’s what is been proven I wish some one will just use that method with out the bee hive and see how much sugar water drips down especially so many jars on top I’m going to try and update

[@warrengans1346]

I drilled a 30mm whole in the lid of the hives, then I put a 1.5l coke bottle so they get fed directly and I can monitor their consumption

[@maribelherrera9568]

I wonder why you put those straps of fabric is it because its easier for you to take out the boxes

[@Extreme_exotics]

Hi can I use plastic bottles? Thank you

[@daddykirbs]

I'm sure you can. I just prefer the glass. There may be some risk of the chemicals in the plastic degrading over time and leaching into the bee feed. I don't know how big of a concern that is, but thought I'd toss that out there.

[@ulriceriksson]

I wouldn't be worried about chemicals in food grade plastic bottles. One concern though is that the vacuum that is created in the bottle can crumble it up and flood the hive.

[@countryislandhome7731]

What is the purpose of the cloth strips

[@daddykirbs]

These strips catch small hive beetles. The bees fluff it up and the beetles get their spiny legs caught in it.

[@garymiller9460]

How thick are the boards you place the jars on?

[@daddykirbs]

3/4 inch

[@AdevăruriIstoriceAscunse]

Wonderful! 😉😊😉

[@sgtspaulding9461]

Any issues years later with this method? Seems like your introducing lots of moisture to the hive which I’ve heard is a bad deal

[@nobertl]

Thanks for idea

[@jacquelynallen488]

Do you think the bees think~ wow. Humans get us. Lol.

[@Lew_and_Phyllis_White]

Thank you.

[@PetersonFarmstead]

Awesome video, sorry about the hive. I believe I may have seen a wasp on your hive @ 5:37

[@stephanie53127]

Add another box to the bottom with frames there's not enough space for them to make enough honey and brood

[@thuffman44]

Thumbs up!

[@mohamedfaroukbalouli7809]

Can you feed it artificial honey ?

[@TheSaltRose]

No. It can cause dysentery in the hive. Never feed bees anything but pure refined cane sugar.

[@mohamedfaroukbalouli7809]

@@TheSaltRose Thanks a looooooot !

[@nancyfahey7518]

What? Why not organic?

[@daddykirbs]

Organic sugar has lots of "impurities" that the bees cannot digest. Pure white sugar is a clean, easy-to-digest food for them.

[@melekostas]

Μπραβο απο Ελλαδα!

[@haroldsmith1532]

wasp 5:37

[@HakendaNatan]

good

[@Duncan1900Homestead]

Great video, sorry you lost a hive.

[@fishmut]

Duncan 1900 Homestead ...I’m not sorry he lost that hive, he lost it through bad management , sloppy bee keeping not putting the lid on properly is a no no. That could have been avoided.

[@KamranKhan-sc6ox]

Can i use your video for my channel i also have a youtube channel beekeeping in pakistan

[@marktzon1202]

good video but the sugar should be at least GMO-free, sorry for the correction you should search a little more about it.

[@banqq4135]

Who else saw that wasp Under the hive

[@airwolf61970]

Those bees are so gentle, you are very much overdressed.

[@syazwansaroni1954]

well, what happened, happened..learn from it and move on..

[@chickenrihanna6962]

2020?

[@trishlovesdogs3188]

Sorry you lost a hive 🙁

[@daddykirbs]

We will overcome! :)

[@ArtistBrianSheffield]

I have noticed a disturbing trend with beekeepers, sugar feeders. In nature bees use nectar to make honey. nectar does contain sugars but not from cane. Cane sugar is the number one cause for diabetes in humans. if sugar causes diabetes in humans it cannot be good for bees overall. I suggest making syrup from pears, plums, oranges, figs or any other fruit you can think of. Add some water to the right consistency and then feed the bees with that instead. Yes, sugar water is cheaper. But do we want cheap honey that is worthless or do we want healthy bees that produce more due to nutrient content of provided food source? Just a thought. I will bee starting hives in the spring. Will NOT feed them sugar water without nutrient from fruits.

[@simopr09]

I tried no to feed my two Nucs in the spring. It almost starved to death. At the end of June, not only the the population didn't grow at all but they did not have a drop of honey. So I had to feed them syrup.

[@TheSaltRose]

Probably gonna lose your bees then.

[@sotosbrother9389]

You dont feed sugar water when you have the honey supers on and they don't use sugar for honey..... bees thrive with sugar water... even human bodies don't recognize the difference between natural fruit sugars or cane... the body just sees it as sugar

[@cralston1]

Yup, what The Salt Rose said. Maybe you should start keeping bees first before giving out unscientific advice. There is a reason we use white sugar and not fruit syrup water. Take a bee keeping class, get a mentor, and learn the reason why.

[@thetruth156real3]

If you had ever kept bees you would find that you had mould everywhere and dead bees. When a new colony is establishing itself it needs extra food. Honey isn’t any use as pathogens can be passed from other colonies. Sugar does not go mouldy and bees funnily enough are not human, so any comparison is ridiculous. Honey is the best food but they take time to make their own.👍

[@guyalphonse6785]

This is bad things you drink sugar not honey bee

[@ahmedbounce3053]

He gave the sugar to a brood box which doesn't have super boxes

[@damag3plan]

THIS IS BAD FOR BEES STOP DOING IT!!!!!!!!!

[@abdfakhour7561]

Hello, I would like to ask you the 4 bottle of sweet water that you gave the bee held as time well and what date in the year should be given them and also what is the dose of sugar for 1 liter of water thank you for your answer for France