How I Make Healthy Winter Bees

Treating honeybee hives for Varroa Mites with Oxalic acid vaporization.
Honeybees
Varroa Mites
Varroa Destructor
Bees
Honey Bees

[@KileReeves]

"It's tough to become immune to getting hit with a hammer". LOL

[@BarneyT]

Always dropping long interesting videos when I'm about to sit down to eat my lunch. Thanks for the great content as always.

[@falllineridge]

Enjoy your lunch, and thanks for watching!

[@snv648]

I believe I’m ready for a fall beekeeping test, that was so informative. 😊

[@falllineridge]

Ha!

[@DDL2728]

"Not get stung too much today" 😳 You really know a lot about your bees!! I'm impressed!! You look happy & very at peace today!! 😍👍❤️ God bless you and your family!! Great video, as always!! 👍🙏❤️

[@falllineridge]

Thanks Dianne! Always appreciate your comments.

[@onepup-pr3yl]

I'm not an apiarist (that's a beekeeper I think) but you really know your stuff, and I now have a good introduction on how to deal with the Viroa mites and understand what nasty little bastards they are, and how devastating to a hive they can be. Like everything in life, we only get back what we put into it, and you certainly care about how you keep and look after your bees, your reward must be to have some of the best honey out there!

[@falllineridge]

Thanks for the comment! And, yes, the honey that comes off of these hives in the spring is my year round reward for my efforts. Doesn't get much better.

[@MrSuperG]

I pick the the mites wild bees when I see one of course

[@OldIndyRacer]

Just phenomental camera work on the bees.... thanks so much

[@falllineridge]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@azartrus]

Great information here. I think this is one of the only videos that include a mite up close inside the hive.

[@richardthornhill4630]

Good job Wes. Nice to have healthy hives producing good honey.

[@johnsonlam]

Thank you for another lesson with fun and real mites on camera.

[@aaronfletcher3971]

We like the goldenrod honey at our house. I actually try to get a fall harvest of goldenrod honey every year. Not only for my wife and my self but also for some regular honey customers who also like the darker richer goldenrod honey

[@kaciefranklin8014]

I love the Bee updates! ❤

[@bubbakemp5817]

Great video! Crammed full of knowledge and information! God bless!🙏🙏

[@stephendickinson9929]

I really enjoy your videos Wes. You are entertaining and informative.

[@falllineridge]

Thanks!

[@seanoverton4581]

Wes - absolutely LOVE all of your videos. Your "simply man" approach to content delivery is absolutely refreshing!

[@falllineridge]

Thank you!

[@yeagerxp]

Well done Wes. Informative 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦

[@ronnielloyd4514]

This is so interesting and so important. I buy when I can find it a type of honey called Clary Sage. It works so go on my allergy’s. People do not realize just how important bees are to us living. Hopefully you will do another video with the bees, maybe in 5 days. I would love to see it again.

[@charlesvaughn6815]

thanks so very much for the video and information on how to rid hives of mites. have a great day.

[@williamr.kirkland6317]

Thanks. Always enjoy your videos. Today, I feel as though I’m in a very neat outdoor lecture hall being educated by an interesting and well-spoken professor. I’m sure all of the old guys in your fan club have a similar reaction and appreciate your sharing so many aspects of your life.

[@falllineridge]

Thank you! Always love it when people can learn.

[@Mike_squarebeefarms]

Cool video and great job on the educational aspect of it all. I switched to a battery powered instavap this year. That was a game changer. Take care!

[@kevinknight470]

Very interesting video, Bees are so important to help with Natural processes. Thanx for sharing that info, God bless You and Your Family. 😃

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Wes they sell battery operated vaping units now. Not that you need it but I do lol. Love your vids.

[@falllineridge]

That would definitely be a lot more convenient.

[@Istarelle112]

Lol man absolutely wild what people can come up with when problem solving. Thank you for the excellent explanation to such an unexpected method.

[@falllineridge]

Yeah, I often wonder who it was that decided to try this in the first place. Can't imagine all the trials and errors that went into the process.

[@randydobson1863]

hello wes it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks wes friends randy

[@falllineridge]

Thanks Randy!

[@lstone.09]

Interesting video. 👍👍👍

[@falllineridge]

Thanks for visiting!

[@brianmurray1734]

Thanks Wes

[@jdgibs3446]

Thank you Wes for a very interesting video. Appreciate your sharing your experience and expertise. Looking forward to seeing your next video. Praying for you and family for health, strength, safety, wisdom and success in His Holy Name. ☝️🙏🙌💪🇺🇸❤️🎯

[@kennethgibbons366]

Really interesting... I always wonder how you don't get stung... but you don't seem to worry about it. If you put a switch into the line you would not have to do the fiddly bit with the battery cables... just a suggestion.

[@markhawkins8566]

Thanks 🙏

[@TheJoyfulMom]

I need to get a vaporizer! I’ve been doing the oa drip and the vaporizer seems easier.

[@falllineridge]

I can't comment on the dribble because I've never used it. The vaporizer method is simple, but it just takes a while because it's spread out over a couple of weeks.

[@PlainsmanMurph]

Wes, you and Andrew with @TheKellysCountryLife should do a collaboration video, especially since he is looking into a sawmill… Both of you have similar content and I believe live fairly close (within a day’s drive) to one another… A collaboration would introduce your audience to him and his to yours increasing each of your views and subs… Good stuff!

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼……………………………………………………You learn something new every day!

[@skitzochik]

holy shit Wes your nearly half a mil subs!!! thats fucking awesome!!!!

[@robert.brokaw3829]

I appreciate what you do to protect honeybees - I have 2 friends that are beekeepers and love getting fresh honey. They rent out their hives to growers to help with their crops. Thanks for the great information - keep up the good work. How often do you get stung doing this with the hives? Stay safe.

[@falllineridge]

It just depends on how fussy they are. I got stung maybe 3 times this time.

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

Yes, I see it.

[@sharonromer6606]

❤❤❤❤

[@TheSLY07]

Efficiency is 95% without brood this treatment is better when all bees are in the hive in group Efficiency is 50% with brood

[@kthwkr]

Oxalic acid is also a good kitchen copper pan cleaner. The tarnish goes away leaving beautiful copper.

[@dustinnyffeler8624]

I think I see one (reddish oval) in a cell near the bottom at 6:35. That's a nice close up shot.

[@falllineridge]

Thanks Dustin!

[@dakotataylor5262]

Have you had a problem with hive Beatles? I have a problem with them and I’m new to beekeeping and wondered if you had any recommendations to get rid of them.

[@falllineridge]

I have them, but strong hives will keep them in check.

[@nickd5943]

Dakotataylor I know a method to get rid of small hive beatles and it’s peppermint candy disc. I know it sounds stupid but it works and I have proof. First I heard about this thru KZbin watching beekeeping channels. ( I’m gearing up to restart my apiary this up coming year) I was at a friends house and we where talking and he was having a bad problem with hive beatles. I had seen videos about peppermint and told him about it. So he gave it a try. We put the mints on the hive that day. (I would guess there where 15ish beatles on the top of the frames) the hive was beetle free with in a week. All you do to give the bees the mint is open the top put four to eight mints on top of the frames once every week or two. Weekly to get rid of them, every two weeks to maintain beetle free hive.

[@lazydog76]

What part of the country are you in. Nice videos.

[@falllineridge]

We're in Ga. Thanks for watching!

[@ilkerguc4108]

👍👍👍

[@leklet6489]

Looks life forbidden caramel

[@mariowickel456]

Wes , I thought you had more hives !

[@falllineridge]

Nope, just these few.

[@buddyreed2623]

Hi Wes. Does the vapor rise in the boxes by itself, or does it only move because of the bees moving their wings? Have good days!

[@falllineridge]

It would rise naturally I'm sure, but the second a foreign substance enters the hive, the bees go nuts trying to get it out. They do the same with smoke from the smoker. So, I plug up the entrances and they flap their little wings and blow it all around. They're very helpful.

[@leeneely5457]

Did you make that vaporizer?

[@falllineridge]

No, I ordered it from somewhere. I forget where. There are lots of good options out there.

[@skrtskit1521]

💕💕🎶🎶

[@drcdrdoct9864]

You may want to cut out those queen cells. We use a different type of vaporizer AND a pad during the winter. Mites will wipe out a hive and the illusion of a mite immune bee gives false hope and leads to lost hives.

[@snv648]

Why don’t you use the dribble method to kill the mites?

[@robertswan9434]

It's a bit late for effective treatment - you want the bees rasing the winter bees (so the fall bees) to be clean and mite free which will result in the healthiest winter bees. Dribble just treats the winter bees directly which is much less effective to have survival, just a lot easier time wise.

[@falllineridge]

Robert pretty well covered it. I want bees going into the winter to be clean and healthy, the dribble method only treats bees during the winter (because the hive has to be broodless for it to work).

[@sibongilemxaba4948]

Have you tried using a heat gun to melt the wax instead of scrapping it off? I saw a KZbinr (White house on the hill) do it. Might save you some honey.

[@JackCossairt]

Do you treat for tracheal mites ?

[@falllineridge]

No, never had trouble with them.

[@stevenpeterson8444]

is this self perpetuating though? seems like you’re selecting for susceptible bees. relatively new beekeeper here, but seems like getting a zpack for your cold every year.

[@falllineridge]

I see what you're saying. I could let the bees go and hope a hive or two is resistant enough to mites to survive, but then I would probably lose most (probably all) of my bees. So, for me it's a matter of not losing my bees. You can also look at it as proper livestock care. Kind of like worming pigs or vaccinating cows.

[@stevenpeterson8444]

@@falllineridge gotcha. though those are debatable too.

[@sergueiothonucci1638]

😃

[@heyhope326]

What does the golden rod honey taste like? Does anyone like it?

[@falllineridge]

It's usually just kind of foul tasting in a bitter way. This year it's especially bitter, I'm not sure why it was so much more bitter. I don't like it personally.

[@aaronfletcher3971]

@@falllineridgewe love it at our house and I have some regular honey customers who like it as well. It is darker, richer and Much stronger that spring honey. It is well worth a try if you can find some.

[@markhawkins8566]

Where are you located

[@sadjaxx]

He is in south Georgia

[@johngoodwin8889]

Reminds me of being lock up in gas chamber at camp lejuene Couldn't get out till they let you

[@falllineridge]

Never been there, but sounds rough.

[@brucewelty7684]

yt algo comment

[@ernielightning3218]

Lit a hive on fire when my vaporizer was inadvertently placed next to some burr comb on the bottom🔥🔥 RIP.

[@falllineridge]

Yep, it can happen! Hope to avoid that on these hives.

[@ronnielloyd4514]

Kills the snot out of the mites. 😂 Just a simple way of saying it.

[@jmert_5859]

In the movies, that's what heroin looks like when cooked.

[@falllineridge]

Ha!

[@tinydancer7426]

Guess you could say that mites are like bee fleas ..... only worse.

[@falllineridge]

Yep, way worse.