Day In The Life Of A Beekeeping Entrepreneur. January

[@mikep4514]

That was fun, thanks for sharing. Keep it coming.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you. Will do 😊👍🏻

[@patdwyer6274]

I'm enjoying this format - please keep it going.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Pat 😊

[@just_alex]

Enjoyed this, look forward to seeing a day of your life each month this year! :)

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Alex 😊

[@MrDavewoolley]

Love the idea of “a day in the life” Gruff. Very interesting and informative. Thanks. 😊

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Dave 😊👍🏻

[@alexwholey3391]

Brilliant video, really enjoyed watching it 😊

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Alex 😊

[@auracollins5549]

Really like the video, thank you for sharing

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you 😊

[@vivsgardenflowers]

Great to watch really interesting would love to see more videos like that especially as the seasonal work changes. we bought some candles and honey from you at Christmas all lovely, thank you, and wondered if you shredded your own cardboard. What a great machine for packaging. my other half makes vintage tractor parts and panels and has already re-used your boxes and shredded packing.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you so much for your support 😀 glad the packaging came useful

[@QuigleysBees]

How soon will you be checking on your colonies this year? I’d be interested in watching how you start spring management.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Hopefully il get out next week to heft and start to feed then if they need feeding.

[@won2winit]

Busy as a bee and great to see all your ways to reduce waste and cost savings. I'm lucky enough to have a local beesupplier in Aberdeenshire so give them as much business as possible to support them and reduce postage costs

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you 😊

[@jeandevlin9822]

Happy New Year to the Attenborough of the beekeeping world from a fellow bee keeper. Love watching all your fantastic videos. Keep up the great work

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you Jean 😊 Happy new year to you too

[@jonathandowns1412]

Great video Gruff. I like the many systems you have running. We run a few hundred hives and still both work full time and it’s systems and processes that keep everything running smoothly. You still put us to shame though!

[@gwenyngruffydd]

I don’t know about that. Credit to you for running a few hundred and work full time! I could not do it. Really struggled even on 3 days a week. Your right systems and processes are crucial

[@rickwarner516]

Love the video thanks for sharing your family and life with us see you soon on the internet 😂❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@gwenyngruffydd]

😊

[@tellerjones585]

Excellent Video, I like the topic. Keep it up, one thing, why don't you use an uncapping knife? You surely have one in the shop 🙂

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you. 😊 I find it just as easy scraping the frames with the uncapper.

[@rickwarner516]

Love the dog too

[@gwenyngruffydd]

I love boxer dogs! 😄

[@robertobalzi6287]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing, maybe a few more minutes on your honey/wax processing and candle making etc, looking forward to seeing your next post 👍

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you 😊 will do 👍🏻👍🏻

[@danbrewer]

Loved this video Griff! Looking forward to the series. Do your kids speak English as well as Welsh? Pretty impressive if they do at that age. Are you planning on selling those wooden nucs in your shop or are they just for bee sales?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Dan, Yes they speak both, but are stronger on the welsh side at the moment. Yes they will be for sale in the shop too 😊

[@paulfairbrass4424]

I agree about the prices at the moment, it's crazy. I don't think many out there realise the cost of wholesale goods, hopefully things will start to come down.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Fingers crossed….problem is when stuff goes up it hardly ever comes down. 😓

[@rickwarner516]

Our home is always open to you and your family

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you 😊

[@dragonmediaxl]

Really like this video, its a good insight into. what actually happens, Good job, out of curiosity what do you film on?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you Richie. I use the latest GoPro most of the time and my I phone. Being a photographer do you have any recommendations or tips that could help me?

[@dragonmediaxl]

@@gwenyngruffydd will give you shout later on and have chat

[@MyALevelMathsTutor]

you could put a combo lock on your collection shed...thieves will watch this video with interest i suppose...cheers :)

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Great point. There is a motion sensor there too and we get an instant notification on our phones when someone is there. And we don’t leave parcels there overnight either. 😊

[@apisincognito8173]

brilliant content

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you 😊

[@edwardwalton3661]

Hi how many hives would you recommend for one apiary thanks

[@gwenyngruffydd]

I keep between 16-20 hives per site

[@NATURALBEEKEEPERSCOLLECTIVE]

No one knows just how much goes into running a business until they see it first hand. As for the prices sky rocketing. A lot as well is greedy companies trying to squeeze as much as they can. Look at Gas and Oil prices they go up like a rocket and slowly down like a feather, thats if and when they do go down. It strange how it only works in the favor of vast profits. Blame this and blame that but never look at teh real culprits, Right that is me done with politics for a years now back to the bees haha Did I hear correctly you are still extracting honey? Our os all done before September with out fail. But we have only got about 200 members to keep supplied, So nothing as big as your opporation. Any ways keep the good work up. Love this video!

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you so much 😊

[@louiseberman4241]

Da iawn x

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Diolch 😊

[@rickwarner516]

Check out the new lids from Pietrzak-Kubiak Miroslaw poland

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Will do 😊👍🏻

[@tyrrells_honey]

Awesome job, Gwenyn, but I think you put off a lot of people for becoming a full time beekeeper 🤣How did you manage all of this last year and worked as a ranger at the some time?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

😂😂 Truth is worked every night and every weekend to the point of massive stress and started losing weight towards the end. Was unhealthy and couldn’t go on like that any longer. I only did the Ranger job for 3 days a week but it killed me having that work load with a 3 day a week job.

[@tyrrells_honey]

@@gwenyngruffydd at least you are on the right path and doing what you like. It is important to find things you want in life and then just to find someone who is going to pay for it. All exited to see more videos on your journey

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you 😊

[@patrickmcauley151]

Is it good for the smoker

[@gwenyngruffydd]

What’s good for the smoker?

[@patrickmcauley151]

@@gwenyngruffydd is the cardboard packaging good for the smoker

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Good for lighting it. Put something else on top once it light.

[@patrickmcauley151]

@@gwenyngruffydd yes cones and moss

[@gwenyngruffydd]

😊👍🏻

[@edwardwalton3661]

Hi Where do you get your nuc for

[@davidmoore613]

Sorry to disagree but though they might 'look' better sold in wood, correx boxes are certainly not single use.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

These ones are made by Thornes.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

That’s true not entirely single use but give them a few years and they will be useless. Sun brakes them down and once their dented they lose strength.

[@patrickmcauley151]

Is it too late to raise a Queen in Scotland Glasgow

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Good question….it’s not to late but almost! 😅

[@killianmurphy4616]

It’s crazy how cheap people sell their honey for.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Yes I know! But if it’s a hobby I suppose it doesn’t really matter in that case.

[@jack00scarecrow]

man i feel lazy after watching this😀

[@gwenyngruffydd]

😅😅