Odd Jobs

Rainy day has us doing odd jobs on the farm, including Seedtime:
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[@petadee5141]

Is it just me, or is anyone else noticing that the older boys maturing into young men are in all their actions and mannerisms indicating they do not want to be on camera anymore. Their self awareness has increased and are pulling back.

[@lanaarpin6540]

We set our bee hives on an old piece of carpet, eliminating the need to mow right beside the boxes.

[@monahardy978]

I saw Annie thank goodness she is the very best help hand ever. I do miss Arun too!

[@xkitchick]

Justin says uh oh just as much as i do out on the farm lol

[@jenthrasher5056]

Justin your bees are doing what bees do. It's called fanning. Keeping tge hive temp where they need it. We keep grass and weeds cut to the dirt all around tge hives, It will help keep beetles out of the hive boxes

[@brownsugarhomestead]

Don’t string trim around the bees. You need to put some sort of tarp down to prevent grass from growing close to them.

[@michaelboisvert760]

Happy Independence Day.

[@shannonswyatt]

The "busy hive" sounded like it had a queenless roar. Get yourself a veil, when string trimming I just wear a veil.

[@Jared-Brubaker]

I don’t think so, but can’t know without opening it. the other one is probably dead or swarmed almost to death.

[@hitthacienda]

Henry is too cute.

[@rebeccamercer4160]

Have a happy 4th! God bless! Love your happy Spirit! 🧚🏻🧚🏻🧚🏻❤️

[@DaveS-gf4ik]

you should check on those bees and see what's going on before it's too late

[@user-fe7bb6jt1f]

You are raising some wonderful kids

[@carrollrhodes4050]

Ok. Justin, if uni-cal reads this she will roll me over the coals. I left out a sentence in my last comment. I saw the two supers in the shed. Illinois. The right kind, good. When you showed your two hives, the first thing I noticed was you still have not removed your cleats from the entrances. Second the first hive with no bees on the front was the hive which started with the most bees. Those were the Caucasians. I think I maybe saw one bee through the opening. Sad. I think you have lost all or some of your really fine bees. The correction you need is to remove that strap around the hive, roll it up and lay it over the barn door entrance until you need it again. You do not need it around your bee boxes. Next, You need to light your smoker and put on a veil and go into that box and find out what is going on. If you have no bees, brush the vermin off the frames and take your boxes back to the barn. On of the best things that you could do for yourself is set up a camera and video the operation. (I know you know how to do that.) I suspect wax moths and mites. I know you do not like chemicals. I don't either. But I will tell you what to do based on what I see. In the second box, with the Carniola (spell check is wrong) Remove the entrance reducer. See if the bees have pulled the foundation. This means that the bees have made wax storage cells. That is called pulling the foundation. If the top box and the bottom have frames with pulled foundation, it is time to put your super on that hive. The rain dance will do the budding sourwood good. That was a fine dance and I'm sure the rain gods were pleased. Don't tell the Hooper's Creek Baptist Church. You'll get in trouble. I'd say more but you are such a free spirit I do not want to give you any dampers. One of your relatives called you the, "Rhodes rock star of farming." I think homesteading was too big of a word. Anyhow, Justin, honeybees are terribly forgiving. What you did today was ok but in the scheme of things "not necessary"! Keeping the weeds and grass down helps with aesthetics and may even keep a beetle or mite from crawling back to the hive. Do keep me posted. Kaylee will be watching I'm sure.

[@helenfincannon7367]

Keeping bees is expensive and lots of hard work I know from experience😊

[@danielvogt9925]

Great job!!!

[@cherylbertolini3140]

Happy independence Day!

[@Berley_1234]

your kids are changing so fast !! wow

[@ladydragon3648]

You need to have the 1 hive looked at to see why it is not to active. it might need some help.

[@dclandram]

We laid a concrete to keep our hive on. 4 feet x 4 feet easily holds 4 hives. Bees sleep at night. String trim after they settle down as the sun sets. They seem more agitated during the rain because they'd rather be out bringing in pollen/ nectar than housekeeping, but shouldn't bother you too much. A lot of people suit up to string trim. Do you have a scathe? You showed how to use one a few weeks ago. I would think that would be best.

[@cristinamilligan3416]

love the dramatic music austin

[@BongInLux]

Justin a cheeky video idea for you. Not sure if you are aware, there are people in corporate jobs who are your subscribers just to watch you guys. You might want to consider installing some night cameras which captures predators/bears on your property, do a compilation and post 🫣

[@kathymills795]

Happy day!

[@kellyk7419]

Great vlog - LOVE bees! Happy 4th of July everyone!

[@katiegutenkauf795]

Oh be careful with that lawnmower! My friend's daughter just got run over by her father mowing the lawn. She's going to be ok, she lost her middle toe and and has some infection to deal with, but they say she should be able to walk normally. Still, it happens so fast! Please watch out! Keep the littles away from the mower!

[@seamonster4554]

Not everyone needs bees.

[@carrollrhodes4050]

Everybody has to have bees. You would not be alive had it not been for bees.

[@seamonster4554]

@@carrollrhodes4050 Well if everyone had bees, there would be too many bees in the world.

[@kyla2423]

@@carrollrhodes4050 Humans need Bee’s… not everyone needs to keep & raise Bee’s.

[@janew5351]

To preserve berries without sugar check out Living traditions from Sarah's Ball canning book.

[@schex9]

Don't overload the pole barn columns

[@sweeney2848]

TAKE THE ENTRANCE REDUCER OFF TILL THE FALL.

[@lilianrhodes-heatley6443]

I agree, I've forgotten to do this one spring 🙄 years ago... Damn what a disaster for me that was!

[@oceanfairin]

Or heavy mulch

[@jayusa879]

Time for haircuts. Summer cuts.

[@jfife4211]

Are you going to can your produce. Thats the food storage that does not need power. Your generator backup still relies on outside deliveries of fuel.

[@cherylhecht6038]

Landscape fabric under and around the bees would help.

[@leahharbison4932]

❤

[@bhb12682]

My fav part - "comment if it's going to be okay *short pause* but it'll be too late cause i'm going to do it right now." 😅 Sound like my way of doing things on the regular. Learn by trying. Lol

[@jacquieconley4897]

Lily is my kind of girl....I don't like cobbler either!

[@caseycarmickle370]

Turn that extra Link into a gate

[@loraypruitt5922]

😊😊

[@shawnavery8857]

Wish we could get some rain in Central NC!

[@Jane_Snow_]

shawn - ditto, upstate of SC!!!

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Bees, put an entrance block on the boxes & remove wen you are done.

[@Thecrobeeman]

Close the bees they will atack the trimer

[@kristybishop3286]

I don’t think the older boys want to be on video anymore.

[@FranklyFranky]

When is your next in person event? Do you have any of this summer?

[@lizregan1949]

Happy 4th of July 🎉🎉

[@michaelboisvert760]

Yup STUPID SHOULD HURT. No one better in YT to demonstrate how not to do things. Thanks for sharing. Justin, listen to your sons and do as they suggest becythey know much more than you

[@indianacryptid6020]

❤❤👀👀

[@combinesawmill]

I don't think it's a good idea to be around bees during rain storms. Mine are usually more aggressive during rain storms.

[@colleenrodamer9497]

Heck yeah ❤

[@mariesheppard3750]

I cut with a gas lawnmower, and the Bees swarmed me , tons of bites, they did not like the noise I guess

[@jaket8947]

Need a proper bee yard, but color me surprised that it's another project that got jumped into with no real research or idea of how to take care of livestock.

[@fionaworrell4535]

So the beekeepers of the last millenia were only successful once beeyards became a thing? 😅

[@jaket8947]

@@fionaworrell4535 No, but they also didn't half-ass projects for clicks and throw around money that other people can't afford to lose.

[@fionaworrell4535]

@jaket8947 hmm yet you choose to continue watching..who is the fool here?

[@sharonhaas8503]

💝😍💖

[@theguywhosninja]

1st lol keeping bees, i think you can do, although i think the timing for it is off for the projects of the family currently.

[@donnakearse2503]

Will you be sad if your children don’t choose to follow you in homesteading? Great video today.

[@TobyElGato]

Some jokes rather not be made

[@georgesmith1938]

If you get stung put tooth paste on the sting

[@4Classie]

No use Meat Tenderizer ! As recommended for multiple stings all over !

[@georgesmith1938]

@@4ClassieI’ve never tried meat tenderizer. I’ve only used toothpaste, takes the stinging away immediately. Hopefully I won’t get stung again but I probably will lol

[@4Classie]

@@georgesmith1938 George if ever someone gets a hundred stings, Adolfs ( any ) Meat Tenderizer will save their life, and the victim will not even need to visit Doctor, ( being allergic, omitted ) of course the stings all need checked and if stinger seen it needs pulled to prevent infection, so tenderizer then inspect and clean !

[@4Classie]

@@georgesmith1938 Adolph's Meat Tenderizer ( or anything similar ) mixed with some tap water, to becoming a paste applied on sting, asap and then stinger remains ( if found ) needs removed, ( to prevent future infection ) then the skin area wiped clean, works, and if victim had been attacked with multiple stings, do the same repeating and unless an allergic reaction is suspected, the patient will totally recover without need of emergency care, but if Allergic Reaction is even considered, then the victim must be Professionally Cared for, follow-up with ointments as-in moisturizers to help the healing process, for a few days !

[@4Classie]

@@georgesmith1938 George; Also consider using ( always have, on-hand ) Benadryl Itch Spray, that stuff works wonders, just spray area and resist touching for a good minute, until it is dry !

[@lisamanly4526]

** Rebecca, Add arrowroot powder to your berries to thicken the juice like a pie filling.

[@HunzaExoticHensFarm]

They are normal considering you have alot of animals

[@sharoncochran8508]

Happy Fourth of July to the Rhodes clan! 🇺🇲 Feel better soon, Rebekah.

[@dantheman9135]

Crush on...

[@shyalsivapurshad9485]

I have been reading comments for months , it's just me thinking aloud ( everything you do seems to have a plan and outcome ) maybe you can do a video were you show everyone's duty/job so people don't get the wrong idea

[@ChorkieDad]

Justin - with that dance, you could do the next children's channel - Uncle Justin's Homestead! Kinda like the next Blippie!

[@AlfredOx3]

800 👍 Young Person

[@Homesick4Hills]

If not cobbler...does Lilly like berry pie? Berry ice cream? I thought everyone loves cobbler :)

[@keithtrestrail5003]

Rebecca everyone has found you out, you lie in most mornings kids do all your work and when it's time to make tea you pretend to be feeling unwell but when tea is ready you are fine again. For a farmers wife you are the laziest I know.

[@deannamoreton8253]

just think of the messy new house is going to be