Florida Beekeepers Part 4: Queen Production with Chris Werner

Part 4 in this series shows the use of 3 way queen mating nucs at Indian Summer Honey Farm.

[@628DirtRooster]

Aw man! You beat me to my pet screen cover video. Haha. Good video. I like the crazy wheel skid steer.

[@martinr6107]

Thank you again! Such valuable content at such a low cost. And with a no B.S. presentation. So worth the investment of my time. High marks! Great job!

[@beeman1885]

This method looks to be much more effective and efficient than shaking huge numbers of bees into a screened box then scooping teacup fulls into mini mating nucs.

[@beematter]

This is a fabulous series Bob. Thanks for making it possible and thanks to Chris for sharing his knowledge.

[@Bernardory]

Really appreciate the honesty and sharing in the Bee community! Thanks Bob

[@pepperellbees]

Thanks Bob and Indian summer! I find these videos so helpful and informative.

[@branchbrookfarm]

This is invaluable information!!! Lots of great stuff.! Bob thanks for sharing this with the beekeeping community!!

[@frankspataro9714]

Thanks Bob glad to see everyone's seperate ways of mating queens building up bees and colonies and how effective his style of use of the bees and boxes is great info

[@northatlantic2723]

Very interesting video series! Looking forward to what's still ahead. Thanks for sharing. I'm sitting here at 60°N and it is so weird to see you guys talking about grafting in January.

[@jerryhemphill4658]

Great job Bob it's good to see here my two package I'm getting from you and see how the queens are raised thank you

[@framcesmoore]

This video makes it look so very easy no shaking more bees in the box this is just so great even I can do this Thanks so much Bob Looking forward to seeing more videos from u Thanks again u are wonderful have a blessed week

[@DuncanHeather]

Great series Thank you Bob

[@dadu63]

Good video Bob! Thanks for sharing. Everybody in my neighborhood loves your clover honey!

[@anthonypope5830]

More gems. Thanks Bob!

[@GoneWildKennels]

Just wicked interesting. New beekeeper will be following both of you gentleman ! Great info

[@honeydropfarm1605]

That screen idea is really simple and smart

[@886014]

Awesome series. Thanks Bob

[@dianetaylor6751]

Gosh I am jealous. Its green down there. Bees are flying. Splits and nucs. I can't wait for the season to start here and this video has me hoping for a good season. Thx Bob for your input again.

[@beebob1279]

Me too. Ice is just about off the lakes here

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@@beebob1279 Snowing here.😭

[@CaliforniaRussianRiverBees]

🎙Thank You 🙏🏻 Bob Binnie . Happy Easter 🐇

[@diarmuidcullen1865]

Loving these videos, thanks bob

[@ThatBeeMan]

Very interesting content, Bob! Thanks!

[@jorlinmarantejr.5067]

Great information I really like how diligent indian summer is with their quality. I am buying more queen cells from them next week.

[@blain2484]

Thanks again! Really appreciate you sharing.

[@noureddinemekdad6705]

Excellent job Mr. BOb

[@TexasBeekeeper]

Great information. I liked the grooved box idea. I'll have to start doing that with my boxes.

[@rayjohnson8329]

Thanks again Bob, extremely good education speeds up the learning curve by a lot. Could you post the measurements of where they’re cutting the slots please. The next boxes I get I’ll start cutting from here on out. Great versatility.

[@bobbinnie9872]

I have to assume that their dimensions create three equal chambers.

[@davesatkowski8879]

Wow, Amazing operation.Thank you for the insight

[@burleybeeyard]

I grooved a few boxes boxes, but haven’t tried them yet. Glad to see an outfit run them.

[@markspc1]

Thanks Bob. A lot of know how with Chris.

[@bamabilly7816]

You got the best vidios im new to it and your a lot of help!

[@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924]

great stuff Bob, thanks

[@robertbritton3145]

Thank you very much Bob

[@Sam-tb9gx]

thanx Bob is very nice follow you!!

[@denniscrutchfield3395]

great job bob

[@carolinacarnio5381]

Thank you

[@user-uf3hp5fb6z]

thanks for this video

[@bushveldbees]

Very interesting thank you.

[@dusanjevtic1566]

It's so nice. Greetings!

[@pepperellbees]

In case anyone wanted to slot the inside of your boxes after they are assembled. A 9" radial arm saw will give you just enough room. At least the 9-in Craftsman radial arm saw that I have does.

[@davidw4346]

Good stuff.

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

Last year i sold all my queen castles as 3 frame nucs .. Towards fall with all these package queens failing alot people needed more than a new queen .. New queen and two frames of brood nice boost .. Hot seller

[@coreymatheson4132]

Interesting, I had someone inquire about selling frames of brood. If I may ask, what did you charge?

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

75.00

[@jameswoenker2659]

Excellent

[@jeremyhuggins8796]

This is amazing Bob! I really appreciate ALL of the information in these videos. I might have missed it, but why are the bees going to Wisconsin?

[@bobbinnie9872]

They spend the summer for honey production.

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

Mr. Binnie what are the final usages of the singles being sent to Wisconsin? Pollen, sales, honey? Thank you for the series sir. What is fascinating is that our great grandchildren will being looking at your's and similar video series as agricultural historical records.

[@bobbinnie9872]

These singles will for honey production.

[@henrik5761]

Part 5 Late night dinner video w the crew

[@stevesoutdoorworld4340]

Great Stuff Bob Thanks So Much!

[@bamabeesqueens]

Do they use sue coby carniolans or do they have an old line? Second question. The paraffin wax dip they use. Was it straight paraffin or did it have something else mixed like resin or wax crystals....? Thanks again great video. Perfect. Love audio and video.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Kevin. Mostly paraffin for the wax dip. I'll share more on that in the next video. In the past they had old line influence. These days they add some from the breeders I send them. Thanks.

[@internationalexpress3789]

Hi Bob, Are the 3 way boxes on top of regular bottoms with the dividers going all the way down touching the bottom? Or he has separate bottoms for the 3 way nuc setup? Thanks for the series and all the videos you post. Very informative!

[@bobbinnie9872]

He has seperate bottoms for the nucs.

[@matthewlanghoff6869]

I'm curious to know if they run just one round out of their cell starter/finisher or are they switching back to a double screen board 4 or so days later and adding a new graft frame? Thanks for a great series Bob, all of your material is extremely educational and I often find myself going back and watching lots of your videos.

[@bobbinnie9872]

They give each colony a short break between grafts. They have three groups of colonies that they cycle through. We do much the same thing but use four groups to cycle with. They do better if you let them get back to normal for awhile.

[@graemediesel2936]

Thanks for taking the time to film and upload this, Bob. I’ve never worked with masonite. Do you think it would hold up inside a hive without wax dipping? I’ve been thinking about making some 10 frame supers with division boards, but I’ve been wondering what material to use.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Masonite will work without dipping, it just is more prone to warping.

[@beebob1279]

Thanks for doing this Bob. Now that he's broken these down and the remaining colony is a one story, does he add another box to double deep it again, or does he go into honey production in a single?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Most of his colonies are run as a single when producing honey.

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[@beekeepernova]

Hello Bob do you know how long they leave the mating boxes enclosed? Just curious if they have issues with bees coming out and ball up more towards a certain side.

[@bobbinnie9872]

They pull the entrance plug as they set them out and yes there can be a little drift but generally not enough to cause excessive issues.

[@majorjc]

I like the looks of Chris Werner's hat and veil. Anybody know what brand it is?

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[@halliske1385]

In this series it was mentioned that bees were fed with dry pollen sub and sugar mix. details on mixture please.. Also mentioned that bees were fed regular sugar. I thought that drivert sugar was a much better feed for dry feed. Thx Hal California..

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Hal. His mix is approximately one part "Ultra Bee" pollen supplement and two parts granulated sugar with a hint of cinnamon (I don't know how much) and enough sugar syrup with Honey B Healthy to mix. Drivert is definitely better but because it is made on the west coast it gets expensive out here and many people don't use it..

[@ytgmbutler]

Very interesting. Thanks for taking the trouble to make these videos. How long before the cells go into these nucs? Does he ever put more than one cell in each nuc section?

[@peterellis1419]

1-2 days queenless with only 1 cell per 3 frame nuc.

[@bobbinnie9872]

Cells go in these new nucs within one or two days. When they are harvesting queens the cells generally go in within a day or less.

[@rayjohnson8329]

I think I’d seen on one of this series that you discussed marking pens. I’m having issues with the typical ones sold. Did you have a different type you use? Please and thank you

[@bobbinnie9872]

We talked about this in Florida Beekeepers Part 5. Marking Pen: www.markingpendepot.com/paint-pens-low-cost.aspx

[@herbertjacobs8422]

Soooo, when you remove the divider, all the other bees just accept the queen that is left?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Yes, it works well.

[@joseluisgonzalez-ef6nb]

Hola buenas noches, un saludo a la distancia

[@AdamWStrickland]

Are the bottom board dividers grooved just like the side of the box is so that the masonite fits into it? Or does the masonite just rest on top of the bottom board dividers?

[@bobbinnie9872]

The bottom boards have the same thickness strips in the two center positions as they do along the edges. They don't have grooves. The masonite dividers are the same depth as the box.

[@AdamWStrickland]

@@bobbinnie9872 Thanks Bob

[@framcesmoore]

ha Bob why dry sugar instead of 1-1 thanks for this video u are great

[@bobbinnie9872]

It's just maintenance feed. It's tricky to feed the three parts syrup.

[@ricksutton2902]

What I want to know is where did Ray latner jamiel Ellis and Knox honey

[@bobbinnie9872]

On to Jamie Ellis after I finish with Chris.

[@andrewklahold2880]

So you dont graft till you see hatched drones? I am looking to do grafts for the first time in my first three years bee keeping, and my hives have some capped drones should i wait till they hatch or can i graft now?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Andrew. Drones need to be two to three weeks old to be mature enough to mate. Best to wait until you see them hatching so the math will add up.

[@johnperkins2078]

I would be grateful if you could explain the method they use for the next batch after they harvest the queens? Do they immediately replace the harvested queen with a sealed cell or run in a virgin? Do they wait 4 days, knockdown any emergency queen cell, and then run in a virgin or sealed cell?? Thank you

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi John. They normally put a cell in the day after harvesting the queen without any other manipulation.

[@johnperkins2078]

@@bobbinnie9872 thank you Bob

[@JaredLincks]

Hello Mr. Binnie, I appreciate your videos and have learned a lot from you! I wanted to see if you have any recommendations for books on queen rearing? I expanded my apiary from 5 hives to about 25 this year and I am wanting to learn more on the subject for the future as a business opportunity. I would appreciate any recommendations you might have. Thank you sir, God Bless!

[@bobbinnie9872]

I know there are many great books on queen rearing. Two that have "out of the box" thinking are "Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey", Brother Adam and "Breeding Super Bees", Steve Tabor. "Queen Rearing Essentials" by Larry Conner is a good practical and straight forward book. Good luck.

[@JaredLincks]

Thank you so much sir, I appreciate the help!

[@ricksutton107]

Hey Bob Did get a chance to chat with Jerry latner

[@ChrisFiggatt]

When they say they run a 24 day cycle does that mean the queen is laying for 24 days before they cage and sell her?

[@bobbinnie9872]

It means they collect the queen 24 days after introducing a ripe cell that will hatch in 24 hours or less.

[@ChrisFiggatt]

@@bobbinnie9872 ahhh ok, thank you for the reply

[@larrymote5817]

How much copper naphthanate do you mix with the wax dip?

[@bobbinnie9872]

I don't recall how much they added but it wasn't very much.

[@larrymote5817]

@@bobbinnie9872 Thanks, I found Chris’ email address. BTW... Your site/content is “THE” Beekeepers Bible

[@kaistumer198]

@Bob Binnie an you male a vid on loading a truck properly, specially securing the load. (Nets, Straps, V-Boards).

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Kai. There is a little bit of info on that in our video "Pallet Dimensions and Transportation Explained". kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIPWm5tpocd3prc

[@kaistumer198]

@@bobbinnie9872 Hi, yes i saw that but really can’t find much on what are the fine things to look for and where to place boars (sometimes i see boards between rows, sometimes across the rows). Some speak about normal boards some say better use v boards (but no one says whats the difference).

[@andywhite9932]

Mr Bob. It would be nice to come up with a way to have 3 double screens on one board for 3 way Nucs atop the mother colony. Think i might try to come up with that for next year

[@bobbinnie9872]

I'm sure it can be done.

[@beebob1279]

I've seen solid wood placed on top to separate the three sections. I like your idea better, less weight to mess around with.

[@ronreid7580]

Bob you are talking 24 day rotation. Is that from egg or hatching. Thanks R2

[@bobbinnie9872]

That's from queen cell hatching to queen harvest.

[@ronreid7580]

@@bobbinnie9872 thank you

[@Larry.Luciano]

Hey Bob, do sell those by chance?

[@bobbinnie9872]

If you're referring to the three way queen mating boxes we don't stock them.

[@mikef9966]

what part of wi and who sells his bees

[@bobbinnie9872]

Germantown. He sells bees from his winter home in Webster, Florida under the name "Indian Summer Honey Farm".

[@Dnelson807]

I'm very interested to see the progress you make breeding from your Caucasian queens

[@outdoors30rudenko63]

Do you sell some of those queens ?

[@bobbinnie9872]

We do sell some but they are sold out for the season.

[@gearjammer0445]

Would like to see a video of how you find yards to keep your bees on.. to help build up a bee stock. Starting from beginning up to 50 hives or more.

[@bobbinnie9872]

I will add that to my list, thanks.

[@micsonicman]

What was the screen material ?

[@lukiusnik]

pvc

[@bobbinnie9872]

It's plastic window screen.

[@Nick-jr6qe]

Where can I buy these queens?

[@bobbinnie9872]

Hi Nick. They are all sold out for this year.

[@beebob1279]

@@bobbinnie9872 Doesn't take long when you have a good reputation

[@Lana.pls.play.dti.withme]

hello bob. I'm Saban. I just came to America. I came here from Turkey. I was beekeeping in my country. I love this job very much, but I had to leave my country. Now I want to do this job in America, but I have no idea how to do this job here. While I was beekeeping, I produced honey, pollen and propolis, and I have enough experience in my profession. but my english is not enough so i am having a problem. As a father and wife, I ask you for help in this matter. Maybe you want to help me in this regard and you can give me a job so that I can continue my beekeeping profession in America. I wish you good work thank you

[@christopherhandy9569]

Can you get caucasian queens from Chris this late. I purchased two carniolan queens from you I am veering away from having so many Italian hives and more towards carniolan can't hardly fine caucasian queens. I don't understand why so few people have caucasian. People have laughed at me for wanting them. Enjoy all of your videos more down to earth and common sense thanks

[@bobbinnie9872]

I believe Chris is sold out for the season.

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I wish I understood anything they were saying..lol. I need a beginners class/bee keeping for idiots

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