🔵 How to make Queens with a 5 frame Nuc Part 1

Queen Rearing for Beginners. In this video series, we will show the entire process of how to make plentiful queens for the hobby and small sideline operation using a 5 frame Nuc. #Beekeeping #honeybee #Beekeeper

[@robertvernon2186]

This may seem like a stupid question, but I like to keep things simple, and this grafting process seems so complicated. Why don't you just make a bunch of splits, leaving the one side with plenty of recourses but queen-less, and let them make their own queens? That seems to me a lot more natural and generally the closer to nature we are the better. Also a lot less work. What is wrong with this idea?

[@sharonriley948]

Kamon, I have always been a hobbyist beekeeper 30+ years. Have never successfully made nice queens unless I found a big queen cell in another hive....I look forward to seeing your series on queens!!!! I have usually resorted to buying queens from someone else, which is not always a pleasure in the end result. Thanks so much young man....Rick in Pa.

[@tonypaliotti206]

queen lol sorry

[@robmosher362]

Interesting video.. we prefer to be looking at the subject matter, rather than the speakers face

[@waynepitts2154]

Very confusion hard to to know what going on jumping around to much

[@rexweston2227]

great video, have tried twice this year with no success, want to try again. would love to see how you built the starter/ finisher from the start. the rules you talk about could be invaluable.

[@mrcshoneybees]

If you add the royal jelly, Can the larvae drown if you put them in the cell wrong? I did taste it and your right. Thanks for the great Videos.

[@smokymountainbeekeep]

How many queens are you able to successfully raise in the "starter/finisher" hive (4 or 5 frame deep)? And also curious how many do you think is possible to raise in a double 5-frame deep? I do enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing your information

[@tonyt.1596]

The last queen I bought with shipping cost me $90.00.

[@tonypaliotti206]

hi ,do you move your nurse bee,queer cell rearing nuc to another yard ? loaded my starter yesterday and about 3/4 went back. trying to graft for the first time this week ..here in ct,northeast ????

[@shrekpower]

I laughed so hard when you said "ask me how I know". I can feel the pain you've had before hahaha!

[@Dstick1Spearfishing]

Wow you thought you were busy in the Bee yard, look at all the comments. Thanks for sharing the videos and answering peoples questions.

[@mccfish]

Spring can’t come fast enough to start this. Enjoy your videos

[@barrykasdorf5633]

Thank you for this video! Tried it. Fantastic!! Also, it’s good to know that shaking bees at the entrance works! Great tips!

[@TheBeeLadyApiary9992]

Hi We are enjoying your videos so very much! They are packed with information. We went into winter with 30 hives, lost 4, just split 5 and caught 2 swarms from one in our bee yard we knew was going to swarm no matter what. So now we are up to 33! When, what a journey! We attribute our winter success with our nucs from last year. We purchased them from an Apiary who is into getting and raising queens specifically bred for cold weather and resistant to mites. As soon as we opened the nucs, we knew these bees were different. We are working toward to raising our own queens and are gathering information from beekeepers of which you are at the top of the list! We belong to a commercial bee club here, who because of their size well over 1K members) and hives (100+ each beekeeper) not to mention political connections is on top of most things in our state. Such as mite spraying from those planes way up you can barely see, stuff like hat. Living in a large rural farming community we are somewhat protected from that stuff, not to mention rather large beekeepers in our area. Yet and still, wee are aiming for 50 hives for our foundation. Like many others in the north, we never know what the winter will bring so over the years we all develop ways to protect our bees and sooner or later we find what we believe to be the perfect combination of packed food storage, protection etc. Wanted to share a bit about us and to let you know how much you are helping beekeepers out here!

[@timmorris1246]

Great start on this subject. Thanks for all you do!!

[@deboracroft1292]

Wow you do such a great job explaining things! Thank you so much!🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@LarryLeesBees]

Thanks again for another great video Sir! I appreciate your knowledge and sharing with the rest of us.

[@RLPressley]

Looking forward to seeing all these videos! So well done!!! Thank you!

[@johnwatson3913]

If I could like this more than once I would, thanks for all of your awesome videos.