“Ian, You Can’t Make Honey With Hollow Guts”

a Canadian Beekeeper’s Blog

[@RaysBeesandHoney]

Did I miss something? Have you had AFB issues?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

No AFB. I am applying very I interesting technology because it’s available to apply. The science is exciting, I want to see if this treatment provides a broad spectrum improvement on viral infections

[@keithsteele5580]

Dear ian, I'm from Sydney, Australia, I've been watching your videos, for years. Thanks for your caring & sharing,your life with us all, love all the beekeeping stories, you share, i just don't know how you do , it all. Lol to you, Kerrie & all the family, cheers Keith ☺️.

[@jonhatchcirclejfarms1628]

Funny looking dogs you have there!!😂

[@autumnpaul7575]

Graft from those brick laying queens!! What keepers!!😄

[@dcsblessedbees]

You know over the last few year I have had coffee with you in the mornings A LOT Ian.🤣Blessed Days...

[@luellapeters9158]

Beautiful sheets of brood! those slabs of brood should fill many barrels for you! Thanks for your videos

[@rwjedi]

Makes me want to be a full time beekeeper when i grow up. Lol

[@carriemartindale-wetherup5243]

Same!

[@Pasieka-zawada]

hey Ian, greetings from overseas from Poland, the marked queens are easier to see and you can mark them with the same color according to age, in our case we use a mesh bottom in the hive and under it there is an insert so that after fumigation you can always see how many ticks have fallen, there is also good insulation of the queen bee on 1 frame or 3 frames, plus there are special insulators, do you know these methods?

[@tjjastrem127]

“I think that’s good” I’d say those are pretty dang nice sheets of brood

[@whoeverit9087]

That last queen has gotta be on the fast track to the breeder program. Wall to wall pattern.

[@carriemartindale-wetherup5243]

So long as she winters well again she is eligible to be a breeder next year!

[@russellkoopman3004]

Those BC bees at the end were laying bricks but I didn't see any reserve carbs anywhere. That is a razors edge. Our weather pattern doesn't look good for next week. Might be a challenging year.

Anh có một người vợ chăm chỉ, yêu thích công việc. Rất cảm ơn những video anh đã chia sẻ

[@wadeturner2665]

Ian, the word you are looking for is eclose. Larvae doesn't hatch from eggs. An egg ecloses to become a larva.

[@mehmetdemirkok]

Why do you give syrup when there is a lot of nectar. Queen also needs space to lay eggs

[@carriemartindale-wetherup5243]

There isnt alot of nectar at this time... everything is hand to mouth right now.

[@cuidandodasabelhasapicultura]

Bom trabalho 👍🇧🇷

[@handreschoeman7952]

Hi Ian, how do you know when to stop feeding syrup this time of the year?

[@kathyhathaway8823]

I had the same year on queens not making it back like I did I think it was three years ago.

[@ThatBeeMan]

The dreaded yellow frame. LOL

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

I think they sold me 4.9 foundation, fire sale. Not so much of a deal

[@DRG8S]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog you are amazing the work you do makes me feel lazy.I use the yellow frames and yes mine are 4.9 they work fine for me. cleaning them is another story

[@lenturtle7954]

Bugs airborne yesterday and today . Dandelions still blooming and mountain ash chokecherries orange white and yellow pollen . Lilacs have just started and Carriganna soon !! WEATHER PERMITTING alls good . The sugar investment is going to pay you back . We feed until 2 weeks before canola . Then add honey supers and the bees clean up the honey supers and use the remnant honey as feed if they so choose .

[@Jeff-xv1rz]

Thats really good looking brood pattern Ian, any chance you can share where can we buy those bees. Thanks

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Kelowna area in BC

[@MatWalter-q3h]

I live in BC/. Whom are you getting your bees from. If you purchased 50 or more nucs will you tell me what you paid? I can not find anyone that has more than 2-5 for sale. Add four hours driving and it is not worth going to get 3 hives. Thanks if you have time.

[@MatWalter-q3h]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog That terrific. Thank you very much.

[@86139]

I heard that horses can die being sting by 10 bees. Or are those trained horses? 😊

[@killlinepestcontrol]

When you pull these extra frames why don't you add a queen and start a nuc rather then boost. Then you would get your numbers up naturally and not have to buy packages? Just a thought?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Yes that’s the plan. The BC bees add to the same plan but a different angle. Fresh stock from somewhere completely different, segregated from my operation during 1st year build up so they are fresh and ready to go the following year. If I have something funky run through my bees, the packages should avoid it and provide me backup. (In 2023 I had something funky run through) If I don’t need them, I’ll sell them

[@prietch]

You talk about "Jacob Hackerman Bees". Do I have it right? Can't find this apiary in BC,

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Jacob Ackermann

[@user-tommyboyy]

With $1.90 -$2.00 lb honey it's going to be a tough year.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

$1.70

[@user-tommyboyy]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog .....and full warehouses and a new crop on the horizon.

[@johniac7078]

Hey, how is the new truck?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Love it

[@aaronparis4714]

Are they mini horses ? My mini she just had her baby a month ago

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Minis yes

[@aaronparis4714]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog they are very hard to get in Nova Scotia I have 3 they are very friendly the new little one is 2 months already trying to ride his mom 😅

[@Drewjober]

I imagine you work a lot , Carie must get a lot of hours. When and how many more workers do you get to come get all that done?

[@carriemartindale-wetherup5243]

Ian I doubt ever sits down for long😂... I work anywhere between 8-12 hours a day 5-7 days a week(Ian does try to give me days off... ). Right now we have 2 other employees -uni students- that work their 80hrs a week and we will be getting highschoolers in once they are free from school for the summer.

[@Drewjober]

@@carriemartindale-wetherup5243 that’s a lot but that’s what it takes to be a “rockstar”. You can work for a boss who sets an example like that. I’m amazed how you keep your hives from swarming. I can’t keep a queen in a box a year, this year I had a swarm build and leave again in a month. I need to learn how to store deep comb for spring for splits and space. He’s smart with all deeps, I wish I could extract deeps

[@rajbeekie7124]

Ian, what percentage of the sugar syrup ends up in the honey harvest?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

I’d say it would not wet the walls on the extractor lid if I were to try to recapture it. I’m feeding hand to mouth. Sugar is expensive and the bees are hungry. I spend a lot of time fussing about when to feed , how much and when to stop

[@johnn1a2]

Must be a thing lately, a cpl came to back door bought a jar of honey. They asked “ what percentage of you honey is sugar syrup” I thought wtf I don’t add sugar syrup.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

That question has come from our industry advertising honey adulteration problem with imports. Then linking it to us as we

[@johnn1a2]

Government inspections of honey in retail stores, have found honey cut with sugar syrup or corn syrup governments response “ it’s edible safe it’s a labeling issue wtf. Agreeded buy from a beekeeper or buy from Costco. It’s no brainer which one to pick

[@johnn1a2]

It’s amazing how when we buy mated queens the variety we can purchase. Vaccinated or bred for hygienic quality’s. Bought some hygienic queens they were right on removing chalk brood quickly. In your lifetime no doubt you will see hive’s that have no varroa issues naturally. Oh love your queens by the way just saying

[@BayramSen-mx6um]

Kullandıgınız arı ırki nedir

[@jasonseaward8506]

That white can-cell foundation must me almost impossible to see eggs on eh?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Until it’s used a few times

[@carriemartindale-wetherup5243]

I see eggs on it fine...😂

[@soufianesabaa8014]

there is only 2 saisons thers winter and spring

[@ismailpolat1557]

Bu yıl da durumlar çok iyi değil anlaşılan. Türkiye de aynı.