Interview with Cory Stevens regarding treatment free Queen Rearing and much more!

[@hoopnfarm]

I am always very Intrigued with treatment free beekeeping. I appreciate so much that you do interviews and answer questions on both styles of beekeeping. Thank you so much for all that you do, Fred!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you :)

[@saf729]

Another great interview. You do so much for hobbyist beekeepers by making these interviews available. Thank you.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

[@kathyhathaway8823]

Great interview with Cory . Talking about venting a colony . I run all eight frame colony’s an I run screen bottom boards an a screen top inter cover year round but in the winter I will put my IPM board in the bottom board. Here in CENTRAL NC it gets cold but not very long an I have never lost a colony from winter. Also I think the screen bottom boards really help with the mites . Thanks for all you do with your videos. THANKS

[@FrederickDunn]

If you run different configurations, you can figure out what's doing the best job for your bees. Thanks for sharing, I like enclosed screen bottom boards for that passive mite-reduction :)

[@GarryReeves-v5p]

It is good to know someone as young as Cory Stevens could be so well-versed in bees he is truly glorifying sometimes it makes me wonder about all of his success because there is a lot of theories out there I am 76 and I have heard most of these the proof will be in the pudding so just say good luck mr. Stevens

[@FrederickDunn]

He's very open about his practices and how un-mated queens have boosted his profits. I found it remarkable that he because a Master Beekeeper through EAS in his 5th year with bees. He's a forward moving individual, I look forward to following his progress. Thanks for commenting.

[@kennith.]

Thank you Fred, is quite interesting that he is breeding for resistance and hygienic behaviour. My understanding is that most US bees have very limited genetic diversity, I wonder how this impacts the breeding. Good to see he confirms the 5 over 5 setup that you like. Informative re: The baby mite needed the mother mite to cut into the flesh before they could eat.

[@Chard-Bees]

Great interview! Thank you Fred.

[@carrollrhodes4050]

Thank you Mr. Dunn. Mr. Stevens is quite an expert. You have been in my bees before. Mr. Stevens talked about his father and grandfather and I learned about your father while you inspected my bees. I was hoping to hear more about the logistics of his queen cells. Activity of the contents is very important for what he does. I really want him to do well. Thanks again.

[@KodavistaKommuneApiaries]

I was wondering when Fred and Cory would finally join forces 😂 Great interview with two of my favorite beekeepers

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@redfish440]

Great interview Fred, have a terrific weekend!

[@brianschrombeck7313]

Hi Cory! Your queen looks fabulous! Keep up the great work! See you in January!

[@bradgoliphant]

Wow I truly enjoyed this and learned a lot. Thx Cory and Frederick.

[@628DirtRooster]

Playing catchup. This was a good one.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks Randy! Always nice to see your comments!

[@highlandhoneybee]

I almost always learn something new with your vids, but you hit it out of the park with this interview! ❤ I'm looking forward to hearing Cory, Randy (628 Dirt Rooster), Nathan from Duck River, Johnny Murdock and Justin Ruger speak in St Louis at the Hiveorama conference a couple of weeks. 😊

[@FrederickDunn]

Oh man, I wish I'd known about that gathering! Sounds like a great place to Bee!

[@highlandhoneybee]

@@FrederickDunn It would have been great to see you there. I'm hoping it's a success. It's their first conference and is here in my home state but I only recently heard about it from Randy. Luckily I still managed to snag a couple tickets...

[@beguileme8201]

Show Me State represent! 🐝

[@duanevonbargen7516]

I've said this before, but Cory is working on stuff that could be a huge paradigm shift in beekeeping. He and others are doing good stuff. But as he said, not saying we should completely cut out treatments.

[@FrederickDunn]

It's a long but very meaningful path to take. I agree completely.

[@BrianJMader54476]

Great interview 👍

[@jenniferapiary]

Really great interview I always learning something new

[@gloriayoder5173]

Fred and Cory, Bob Binnie has a video on feeding and he highly recommends lighter sugar syrup for comb building - 1 1/2 water to 1 sugar.

[@FrederickDunn]

That makes very good sense and it's less expensive which would be a huge benefit to larger operations like Bob's. Thanks for sharing :)

[@grantjackson3951]

Bob Binnie has a video regarding sugar syrup believe it was 1.35 -1 , Think the study was done in India and they came up with this ratio, great video thanks to you both

[@sonofthunder.]

cool dude,sounds like he has a great location,bees,hunting,and fruit trees ,awesomeness

[@FrederickDunn]

I agree, he's in a sweet-spot for developing his own genetics or traits. :) I'm not so fortunate.

[@hamansgapper9755]

Nice.. you interviewed the Joe Rogan of VSH

[@JamesLeesBees]

That's hilarious!

[@tommychew6544]

Great interview, you seem to ask all the right questions! I've seen Cory before on Nathans channel Duck River Honey out of Tennessee where Nathan has gone to cory's place to video and help with some of the VSH and UBO studies, over my head but interesting stuff. Never stop learning, that's my theory. It's information we are likely to need in coming years. Thanks for the video.

[@FrederickDunn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Darren_Nicola]

Great interview ,

[@FrederickDunn]

Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@kellymoore4517]

I've seen my bees bring out larvae and fly away with them, this explains it, for the longest time I wondered what was going on.

[@louiseibbotson588]

👍Thank you for a very informative interview

[@FrederickDunn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidhorsley4657]

After hearing Bob Binnie discuss fall feeding of 1:1.4 syrup to help bee gut health over winter, I tried it last fall. It seemed to work, as 9 of 10 hives came into spring looking strong. OA treatments probably played a role too. PS I was born in Sikeston, lived in Rolla, Jeff City, & Overland, following my dad's work.

[@FrederickDunn]

We need to look deeper into the light syrup benefits! Thanks for sharing :)

[@beewagyu]

Hey Fred & Corey The thin syrup is mentioned by Bob Bennie. It was a study done by India actually. They say that a 1.3 to 1. Water to sugar by weight is the best overall. I have been doing that since I saw it as we are in a huge dirth in East Texas. It works really well. Was feeding 1:1 but this is cheaper and better. Hope this helps

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks for sharing that information! :) I've been in touch with Bob, he sent some information, but it didn't specifically address the water/sugar ratios. I'm glad it's working out for you.

[@bryanbetournay5557]

Great video Fred!! I wonder if Cory would have noticed if stings from a health colonies are more painful then a hive that was diseased?

[@FrederickDunn]

That's an interesting question... not sure there a way to measure that.

[@AmericansBee]

Bob Binnie did a video on the different ratios of sugar syrup and showed the studies he referenced.

[@AmericansBee]

Well, I'm glad my comment was redundant. That tells me people are listening!! Love it.

[@FrederickDunn]

I've reached out to Bob, thanks :)

[@marcellasmith8942]

Some Garden centers have 1/2 inch copper tape

[@FrederickDunn]

Oh, good idea, maybe it would stick to the wood. Thanks for sharing!

[@Peter-od7op]

Great vdo learned alot

[@FrederickDunn]

Glad you liked it

[@bradgoliphant]

Question. Do you think these 5 frame narrow deep nucs overwinter better because they can control the temps better

[@FrederickDunn]

I think it's because the space better matches the size of the cluster. Larger populations don't have issues with larger boxes, but small swarms or small splits do much better in these 5 over 5 configurations.

[@WildernessCall]

Great interview but when are you going to do a Bob Benny interview?

[@FrederickDunn]

Bob Binney is often very busy, he's been invited :)

[@14623carolanne]

Fred, How are you winterizing your nucs? Thank you!

[@FrederickDunn]

All I do is put an insulated cap on them and leave at least 5 frames of honey in the top box. Single entrance, no venting. Cory runs open screen bottom boards, mine are solid.

[@14623carolanne]

@@FrederickDunn Thank you! Im trying to find the feeders Cory was speaking of for his nucs. Can you help me out? Last year I put double bubble in the lid. Is that what you do or do you insulate the outside of the lid? I did the 5 frames of honey and a screen bottom board they made it fine. I'm planning on at least 3 this year that's why I was asking. Where is Cory from? Thank you for all you do!

[@craigkirich9646]

Bob Bennie referenced a study done in India with different ratio's of sugar/water. They found that 1.75/1 (W/S) stimulated both brood and frame drawing. It was years ago, it may have been 1.50/1, the study listed all ratios, gettin old ;)

[@FrederickDunn]

And someone else quoted Bob as ending with a final ratio of 1.3 water to 1 part sugar... I guess we'll have to get with Bob on that soon! :) Thanks for sharing!

[@vytbbb7146]

Is it still stimulating to feed thin syrup (2 parts water, 1 part sugar) now? Or is it better 1:1? Talking about new colony, to get it stronger.

[@FrederickDunn]

I can only address what I do, and that's 1:1, I haven't done any further testing, and could not find any published papers regarding the lighter mixes. Someone else mentioned that Bob Binnie established a 1.3 to 1 (water to sugar) as the lightest mix that resulted in production stimulation. I did not verify that claim.

[@Swarmstead]

What a strange response by a treatment free beekeeper 5:46 Talk about folding under questioning.

[@FrederickDunn]

Maybe he just hasn't smoothed over his response to that question... yet.

[@Swarmstead]

@@FrederickDunn it definitely needs work. Not our best spokesperson.

[@FrederickDunn]

@@Swarmstead Maybe he will improve with time :)

[@JamesLeesBees]

@@Swarmstead I thought that was your title? Was that self-appointment or popular vote?

[@Swarmstead]

@@JamesLeesBees are you seriously trolling me on Fred's channel too? You really need to grow the hell up. SBGMI MEDIA is an embarrassment with you at the helm.

[@timfeckley1689]

Hi Fred Bob Binnie mixes light sugar at 1.5 water/1 sugar and that was based on research out of India that was done but they stopped at 1.3/1

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you, Tim. Do you know if they published an article or study related to that?

[@timfeckley1689]

@@FrederickDunn I don’t know for sure Bob had it up on a screen on one of his videos on feeding sugar syrup

[@franklloyd6769]

Thank you so much for the bee knowledge. Be aware of the narrative of how Native Americans are portrayed as one with the world. They practiced cannibalism, slavery, racism(towards Nez Perce’) & ran herds of bison(100’s to 1000’s) off cliffs to eat 2/3. Sorry to be the one who points it out but honesty is imperative. People did what they needed to survive.

[@FrederickDunn]

Did we discuss Native Americans in this video? I'm not sure what you're looking for. It's true that many Native American tribes sought the complete destruction of their neighboring tribes and more... It's also true that many Native Americans bonded heavily with nature and demonstrated a profound respect for nature. We can find extreme examples on both sides of that. Some Christians arrived and gave native people the opportunity to accept Christ, and if not, could then be, and often were executed. There are extremes and extremests if we look for them. I am a Fan of Frank Lloyd Wright and his prairie design :)

[@atlas4225]

Minutes 42:00 I find the conference situation curious. Kaymons ex-partner posted something and pulled the video. Many of Kamins buddies are casual abandoning the other side even though it seems Kaymon may have been in the wrong.

[@FrederickDunn]

I hope we can all leave the details and differences to Kamon and Dustin to sort out. None of us have the complete story regarding what drove them apart. Kamon has invited me to his conferences in the past, and that has put me in direct contact with many new friends. So, if he invites me to come and speak somewhere I can't decline. I hope conference goers will simply choose where they want to go and not turn it into a "boycot, or cancel culture" movement. The Vendors will just go where they will have the best sales, and receive the most exposure. Attendees will go where they can get the best information or find the best fellowship, or get the best deals on sales. You're right, HL has taken down all information and videos. There actually may not be a Hive Life Conference at all. Like Dr. Phil says "no matter how thin you make a pancake, it still has two sides". We don't know what we don't know... I hope Dustin succeeds with his wax-dipped hive body fabrication and sales, and that he finds his way as a businessman.

[@AmericansBee]

​@@FrederickDunnwell said, my thoughts basically.

[@Hardmoney_Bees]

I just wish Kamon would have chosen to host the new conference at a different time. Too bad.

[@atlas4225]

@@Hardmoney_Bees i noticed that as well. I considered that to be salt on a wound and Kaymon seems to be at fault for the wound too.

[@Hardmoney_Bees]

@@atlas4225 I'm trying to reserve judgment until all the facts are out - but it does seem that they need a few more adults in the room. Maybe Cory and Fred can play mediator? :)

[@CastleHives]

Cory lives in a shady area. LOL. . They chase out those stranger type folks on road iron. . lol . . 11:45pm, uploading a video discussing IPM and I found myself watching a discussion about IPM.

[@FrederickDunn]

It was hillarious, we ran into some real hill-folk who made it clear that they didn't cotton to our type. (';'). Not Cory's town of course. Back then we used to just go exploring, and we all worked at Denny's Restaurant :)

[@robertmathurin739]

🇱🇨👍🏼♥️

[@Peter-od7op]

Fred this winter you need to do vdo on microscopes

[@FrederickDunn]

That's a common request, I will have to wait and see. I do have the Apis Engineering rack system :) but not for grafting or insemination, it's for video and photography :)

[@jackwilson9031]

*Promosm* 😠

[@FrederickDunn]

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