My daughter-in-law, Hannah's hive has grown nicely this Spring from a single deep to a double deep and is now poised to start accumulating their first honey.
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@fiat500cinq23 күн бұрын
It's really nice to see you mentoring someone with such patience and kindness. :)
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer23 күн бұрын
I appreciate that!
@AmericansBee24 күн бұрын
14:11 I found that if you cut out wonky combs like that, if you flip the frame around so the cut side is next to normal comb, they draw it better than if it's facing the same side.
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer23 күн бұрын
I like it
@hilloriconnors109513 күн бұрын
Great to see your family keeping bees as well! Similarly, my brood chambers are being back filled with nectar, and are becoming nectar/honey bound. After watching your videos about the Demaree earlier this spring, I added a deep and 2 medium supers to my strong colonies (~mid May). Last night I extracted a full medium super from each colony, and put it back on this morning in the bottom super position in hopes that the bees will move some of the nectar from the brood boxes up to the supers (they are at various stages of being filled/capped). Any other advice? I added a few new frames of foundation, but the nectar is coming in quicker than the foundation can be drawn out. The queen only has a couple frames with open cells and I am afraid they are going to swarm (no queen cups/cells of yet). Thank you for any advice, I very much enjoy your videos (and also took one of your online workshops)!
@apiproductapiproduct249224 күн бұрын
Very nice education 👍
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer23 күн бұрын
Thanks and welcome
@AmericansBee24 күн бұрын
I also, had a mishap with a brand new queen. I was moving the frame with her on it about 10ft away to the nuc box. Before placing the frame into the box, I always want to eye ball the queen as it's going into the box. This time, however, I couldn't find her again. So i looked and looked, nothing!! I looked on the ground to my right, nothing. Left, nothing!!! Moved my left foot back and pow!!! Bright green marked queen under my shoe!!!!! Dead!!! I was heart broken!!! Lesson learned, bring the box to the queen!!!!
@TheBurntSportsman24 күн бұрын
New beek here. I accidentally pinched mine moving frames 😢
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer23 күн бұрын
Noooo!
@framcesmoore24 күн бұрын
Ha Peter real nice it is strange our flow is over and your is just beginning. That hive is doing good. It is nice to see you doing videos again Have a blessed week
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer23 күн бұрын
Thanks 👍
@davidryle116424 күн бұрын
You're a good teacher Peter kudos!!!!!
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer23 күн бұрын
Thanks
@trishwestberg698217 күн бұрын
Do the bees need sugar syrup in order to draw out empty waxed frames?
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer16 күн бұрын
Not if there is a nectar flow on. An as the honey super is on its best not to feed at this point.
@larryseibold428722 күн бұрын
wouldn't this have been a good time to put that queen excluder in below the honey supper, to keep brood out of the upper frames?
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer22 күн бұрын
NO! Most beginners have their first swarm by placing a queen excluder on before they have any drawn comb in the honey super. Hannah was doing exactly the correct thing. Wait till they start to draw the comb then make sure the queen is in the lower chambers by shaking off the bees. THEN adding the excluder and replacing the honey super. For some reason many hives (not all) just wont pass up through the excluder when there is only foundation above it, then become crouded and swarm despite all the room above.
@robertlewis333624 күн бұрын
That is awesome. I appreciate her enthusiasm.
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer23 күн бұрын
Me too!
@framcesmoore18 күн бұрын
Ha Peter just seen your and amy interview with raindeers youtube page it was great. If you do not mind I like to ask you a question. I would like to treat for mites with oav I have heard treat every 5 days for 7 treatments works have you tryed this thanks
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer16 күн бұрын
Yes in the early days of OAV treatment it was thought to be effective... this has since been shown to be less effective than hoped (better than not treating) If relying on this choose more treatments more frequently for 24 days or so.
@framcesmoore16 күн бұрын
@@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer Thanks I will moniter . I hope u have a Blessed week
@davidsoloninka774220 күн бұрын
Where did you all purchase your coveralls/ bee sting proof suits? Thx
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer16 күн бұрын
I have them made for my buisiness.
@peterbees195424 күн бұрын
your son is a lot better looking lol 😂 😂
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer23 күн бұрын
They all are! Got their looks from their mother thank God!