In My Next Instalment in “Are They Going To Live”,

[@carlsledge3868]

You have the age old problem my friend, making enough new bees to replace the over-wintered old bees that have to carry through til the hive and queen can recover til there's natural pollen and nectar to buildup with, you very well prove a major point, many northern beekeepers have strave-outs during this crucial time because they neglect to keep check on enormous amount of nutrition required to make it through this transition, your's is much longer because your bees need cleaning flights from being in the shed so long, but there's nothing natural coming that early still. Best luck ti you Ian, you do a great job.

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Or I watch novice (8 yrs experience, Simple Living Alaska) Beeks that hav large hives with lots of honey, yet they all died from freezing. She doesn't care. It bugs me so much.

[@kennith.]

Ian, glad things are starting to turn and you are getting warmer weather. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, trials and resilience. You are definitely a great beekeeper, this is quite obvious by your willingness to share your journey. Stay excited, wishing you fantastic weather from here onwards.

[@bluewingfarms2208]

You have been very good about showing some very bad weather situations ( flooding) and the realities of loses and weak hives. It’s very good for new beekeepers to see the realities of beekeeping. You have helped a lot of newbees ,including myself ,over the years with your videos.👍

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

Right on the brink of full spring explosion! Come-on Ian, We all KNOW you're a top notch beekeeper! 🐝

[@beefitbeekeeping]

Ha! I feel the pain on that animal trap. I have a good chuck tearing into anything it can get it’s hands on 🙄 great video Ian! The good ones you showed look great! 🤣

[@rajbeekie7124]

Ian, I don't think you have to worry about people thinking you are not an awesome beekeeper. Come mid summer those hives will be bursting with bees. In the fall, you will be pulling 200 plus pounds of honey per hive. Most beekeepers are happy with 100. They would be ecstatic with 200 pounds. Thanks for posting. You have influenced me as a bee keeper (4-6 hives).

[@ThatBeeMan]

Thanks for helping to make sense of this situation. I'll be getting into the bees today for the first time in a long while. I hope I like what I see!

[@jeannecourter6349]

Thanks for sharing the spring start-up!!

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

Do have an annual plan planting program of spring pollen producing trees and bushes?

[@bobbinnie9872]

I think I got a glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel. 👍

[@cuidandodasabelhasapicultura]

Bom trabalho sucesso amigo 🤝👍🇧🇷

[@TylerJSpry]

It’s like Monty Python and the Holy Grail… “Bring out your dead!” lol I feel the same way… colonies were good a few weeks ago but have dwindled because of shit weather. Although I saw little baskets of pollen just a couple days ago just starting to come in so it should be soon!

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

I hope yo see pollen today

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

Valid point I should look into laws on skunks and my hives.

[@deanmalkewich2366]

I’ve come to the conclusion that while patties certainly don’t hurt, and do provide some benefit, they aren’t the driving force behind broodrearing.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Definitely need pollen They definitely provide larger nests especially during these cold springs

[@wishicouldspel]

Just saying. We are now finished with packages to Alaska and the lower 48 . If the border was open youd have another option.

[@bullwinkled790]

No one ever gonna mistake u for a bad bee keeper!

[@10peteo]

So would it be better to make honey from the he package bees, or to split them and make more hives. It would be great to hear all opinions I would make multiple swarm traps for every yard also.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Yes, probably will be taking those to duplicate

[@toddknecht2106]

So many questions…. Lol First off an honest beekeeper you are but I wouldn’t mind seeing one of your weaker colonies for comparison. As for the canola powder on hive floor do you think that has been there from inside winter shed, no chance for water in there. Wondering the remedy for sugar syrup instead of canola honey in fall as they prepare for winter! Thank you for the video as always!

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

That second colony represents 1/3 of the apiary, small and critical

[@allsmilz7234]

Best Wishes Ian 👍

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

Your my favorite cold climate commercial bee keeper on youtube.

[@taddrienstra7247]

Do you have an idea of how long the winter bees hang on as far as brood cycles emerging before they die off? Seems they must hang for a cycle or two or the population advance would be very difficult.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Pushing boundaries First pollen May 3 finally

[@ETsBees]

I bet you took that skunk and showed him how terrible guns are and then let him go….. to bad he couldn’t move after that😂

[@tjones2ful]

Can you grow Buckwheat? I read that it is very healthy for them to overwinter on. I am going start growing some here.

[@munkbee6773]

Ahh yes, the live death trap 😁

[@kat2641]

😮 ?? Removed an reloaded? Well I don’t care 🤷🏻‍♂️ I can never get enough of watching the bees feeding ❤ ( edit by the way do we get hard hats 🎩 ? 😂😂😂 that’s all in a days work 😊)

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Hm, I was having trouble with my phone. I guess it loaded after all lol

[@claudesully]

As of this week the trees here in southern South Dakota have started to open up and the bees are calming down, no dandelions yet but I see drones so things are ramping up.🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@claudesully]

Lol... I walked outside and viola.. Dandelions popping out...wooot😜😜

[@bullwinkled790]

Whenever I offer ultrabee as a powder bees layoff the patties

[@angelalott9370]

It looks good

[@Allan79789]

Pollen in Altona, yesterday and today. Yippee!

[@barbeonline351]

So, the question is, What do you bait a trap with to entice a skunk when the field is full of syrup buckets?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Table scraps

[@FlakeyPM]

From about 3mins in: If they ran out of egg laying space, would it not be time for another box on top, maybe 5 built combs and 5 foundation frames to give the queen space to lay. I mean you have all the young bees coming and it could be a way to get ahead?

[@eem8039]

Not really They must have the numbers to cover that space

[@1080760]

Gotta keep all that brood warm. Not enough bees for that

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

If I didn’t have an attrition of old bees, that hatch would expand the nest. We are still shrinking, but at least holding the line now

[@FlakeyPM]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog It was the fact that they had stopped utilising the pollen patties that made me ask.

[@eem8039]

@@FlakeyPM Maybe there is some polen outside and made the bees stop going for patties It is my case here with an early wide variety of fruit trees blooming in a continuous succession and this renders patties almost useless. Only the strongest of the colonies are consuming te patties and I suspect they are attracted by the sugar content only

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@jonclemons1421]

What did you use for bait for that skunk? I've got one of those stinkers harassing my entrances.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Table scraps

[@russellkoopman3004]

I find that mini-marshmallows work well. Very few animals like them except skunks and raccoons. Otherwise I always catch cats. Most birds will not eat them either. Rain screws them up so rebait.

[@ETsBees]

Dog food works

[@russellkoopman3004]

@@ETsBees A lot of things work. Sardines are really good but you will get your neighbors pets also and now you got an enemy.

[@ETsBees]

@@russellkoopman3004 only if your neighbor knows😜. It’s good to check your traps daily. You don’t want to starve something to death.

[@calvincheney7405]

very subtle view of the end of the barrel & an occupied live trap. Playing noyce for the sensitive folk~

[@kentskor2055]

Honey, I'm home, and I brought something for dinner . . .

[@danielweston9188]

Well it's not a desk job pushing paper. It is real WORK managing the unmanageable (weather) and dealing with dependent living things (crops/livestock). Not to mention faking being happy waking up at 5am and taking care of others first.....

[@allsmilz7234]

Ian isnt faking being happy. He's a genuine happy soul.🇨🇦👍

[@dcsblessedbees]

What you hunting, it doesn't look like a rascally rabbit.😅

[@ETsBees]

He is hunting polecats

[@jenohrasko6390]

From 14:00 This is the answer to your swarms at the last year. Much honey are in the bottom hives. 😢

[@user-uc1fr8rj3s]

هاهو نوع البروتين الذي تستخدم

[@kentskor2055]

So is it 🏈 or ⚽ sized?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

LOL 🏈

[@judicorbett9401]

This is Canada, lol. 🏈🏈🏈

[@DavidSmith-pr3iv]

I always cringe when I see a beekeeper handle a toxic strip bare handed. Be careful my man!