New Bees Get A Full Hive Inspection! Nuc Follow Along Ep.4 - May-26-24

[@kamonreynolds]

NUC Follow Along Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLbahx4WxwRgr1a2-5xPhE7Aoi8S0zIevy Hive Tool: amzn.to/3Ki7YRz Diatomaceous Earth: amzn.to/3Vh6Jsn Apimaye bottom board can be found here: apimayeusa.com?sca_ref=108083.7Dl7FRkLNo

[@TennesseeTim73]

How many people leave comments whining you don’t use enough beekeeping PPEs? I have less than 300 subs, and even that small I get hate mail, can’t imagine what you get!!! Keep going anyway!! Your videos are helping generations of beekeepers now, and in years to come, you are doing a great work, don’t come down!!! Even if you have to work with a sword in on hand and hive tool in the other!!!! 😉

[@kamonreynolds]

Hey Tim! Good to hear from you, sounds like you are staying really busy with your bees. You are correct! The ugly comments happen all the time and sometimes worse things. When we started out it was harder dealing with them because I was unsure and didn't like the sound of my voice. (Still don't) but people like you told us to keep going and we did. Because we decided to work thru the ugly things so much good has happened. Don't let those peons get to you Tim, you have a lot more good to do for others and yourself!

[@JohnHarty-sn4yr]

Hi Kamon Greetings from Ireland…loving your videos..as a New bee keeper..1 hive that has already swarmed I’m learning loads…

[@4js4js32]

Thanks again for another fantastic video! I'm a second year beekeeper with a lot to learn. Being on the same hive time-line with you has helped me open my hives more aware of what to look for. Thanks!

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks for the encouragement to keep this series going! Happy Beekeeping!

[@patrickkeating2860]

I love the side comments with/towards your wife in so many of your videos!

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks! We are like that off the Camera too. She is a giggle box and I am a goof ball. However when Laurel talks she can be funny too. She just doesn't do it that often!

[@robinmartin4464]

Drawn comb is gold! Grandpa hangs onto it as long as possible. Thanks Mr. Reynolds.

[@kamonreynolds]

100% Thank you!

[@amydupree6490]

Thank you for the information and advice. Very helpful and informative!

[@RyanWaite1790]

I just picked up a nuc this weekend, so this series and its timing are perfect for me.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks for saying so and happy beekeeping Ryan!

[@brad0nja]

Love to hear her smiling! :)

[@mikemanz]

Really enjoying this series.

[@danplatt861]

Kamon, my wife and I are so grateful for your videos, especially this one that uses DE to combat SHB. In fact, I am putting this technique to use in 5, 4, 3, 2...

[@lynnerousseau9676]

great series 🎉-very informative

[@jamesowens2781]

I get stung on my hands I hate to loose a bee but they are just doing their job.

[@framcesmoore]

Ha Kamon the videos are great can you do one of how you inspect your hives the normal way u do it I know you do not pull every frame when the flow starts I have never seen a video on it no where. I remove every honey box and go all the way down to the brood nest at least every 10 days I pull every frame I have 60 hives I am sure u have a simple way of doing this you have 300 hives and like me u do not have help well I am a 65 year old woman and I am getting tired and now I have back problems I want to keep being a bee keeper thanks.

[@megannkids]

Love your videos. So informative. Thank you!

[@russellkoopman3004]

Kamon, I think you got your money's worth out of that jacket. Next video you will be the White Knight of beekeeping. LOL

[@jamesowens2781]

Thanks for video

[@lavenderbridges]

13:15 thanks Kamon … good to see you out here on YT and seeing your bees. I was having the conversation in my head today about the darker comb and opted to keep it.

[@Ittiz]

So, I'm in the northeast and have a 1yo hive. A couple weeks ago I checked it and it seemed weaker than was expecting coming out of winter. I reversed the boxes because the queen hadn't moved down into the bottom box and it was essentially empty and molding. I figured the flow was about to start so I didn't feed them. Now 2 weeks on the black berries and black cherry are starting and I open it up and find half the frames in the top box are solid capped brood, the bottom box has lots of brood, but lots of food. Plenty of bread and nectar but nothing capped over. Then I find a bunch of new queen cups and at least one queen cell (swarm) with a newly laid egg not more than 24 hours as it was still standing straight up. I removed all the swarm cups/cells, and added a mostly undrawn medium super, with one partially drawn frame in the middle over a queen excluder. I simply don't have the drawn medium comb, so I don't have any other option. My question is should I expect this hive to continue to build up to swarm? Or is what I did enough. I'm prepared to do a split if I need to.

[@bogtv2477]

Thanks for doing this series! This is my first year I started with a package 1 april. My hive is similar, I am at two deeps and I was going to inspect them today like you did but I decided to do it tomorrow because it got late. I'm getting ready to do a split and I spent the afternoon carrying the new box back and forth trips down to where the hive is at. The bee's asked me hey what are you doing down here walking back and forth and decided to give them a break and will open them up to inspect tomorrow. I had queen cups so I'm checking to see if they actually grew a queen and if they did, might do the split. and if I find the queen again I"m going to mark her again. I've marked her three times and they keep cleaning it off. So I have competitive advantage markers but I'm going to simply mark her white because the green marker is a dark dark green and likely wont make it any easier to find her next time I need to.

[@KajunHomestead]

Great video. Go Tigers🐯

[@JGD-B-Haven]

Nice bro enjoy it

[@ChickensForEggs]

Darn about your zipper! The same thing happened to me this week - perfectly good vented jacket, about 8 years old, and it was the zipper that wore out. Just ordered another one.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks! It ran out gas in the thick of it!

[@colleenv5040]

Can you possibly do a video where you specifically show the difference in the comb of drones, larvae, pollen, etc? I’ve read about it but I think visually seeing it would be a big help.

[@dawndominick2833]

I used to use DE too until someone told me that when the bees are fanning to ventilate, they can pull that DE up into the air of the hive and it will get on them and harm them. I decided to play it safe and not use it anymore.

[@14623carolanne]

Maybe you can do a viedo on marking handling queens? Those girls are a lot faster than one would think. Last year I tried to get one in a queen cage.. She flew away bopping up and down bc of her weight. Could not catch her and she never came back. The other day a mated queen fell onto my trailer during inspection could not catch her either. Took off my gloves so I would not hurt her got stung by beez 3xs in one place. She went under the nuc on the trailor so I think she will find ger way back. I'm to scare to catch and mark them. Takes so long to raise them!

[@rickdaruler6368]

Kamon, you are hilarious!!!! 😂😂😂😭

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks I get it from my Grandpa!

[@NancyTasker-gm4yq]

How old can the pollen be, when you feed it back to them during dearth.?

[@kamonreynolds]

The fresher the better. And if it is it stored in the freezer I think a year would still be very good. Won't be as good as fresh but better than a cheap pollen sub!

[@HalfQuickFarmer]

Kaymon. I’m about 2 weeks ahead I don’t want to get behind the 8ball. My top deep box is nearly completely drawn and stuffed with nectar (backfilled) Added a super with waxed foundations last week. I’m not looking for honey this year. I want to make more bees before winter.

[@DougJohnson-om3uw]

What ratio are you feeding to encourage them to draw out comb

[@kamonreynolds]

Hey Doug 1:1 currently

[@heavymechanic2]

There is a lot of chatter online claiming your wax is nasty and some people scrape of their comb every year because of a lack of experience spinning honey. The cost of replacing equipment can send you to the poor house.. Smoking your thumb at 3:54 reminds me of Tommy Chong

[@kamonreynolds]

Yeah the people who change their wax out every year I guess don't watch bees in the wild use it for multiple years

[@curtlow10]

What's your favorite pollen patties to use?

[@kamonreynolds]

I love the global patties with rocket fuel in them. We buy a semi load of them for my expo so I get mine there. HillCo gets several pallets and resells them right now at their store.

[@unleashed7207]

How can you tell if your queen cell is for a swarm or a supercedure? In missouri, I got a package of bees 2 months ago and they are maybe 2 frames behind yours here. I keep finding queen cups and elongated a couple times now too.

[@14623carolanne]

Hey you two, Love that Dial! I'm a backyard beek 10 full hives 6 nucs two are swarms...making queens..gets confusing who's doing what...Have to refer to notes. The dial would be nice to have...can I buy them?

[@slavkochepasov8134]

do you keep Diatomaceous Earth in the bottom board all summer long? How often do you clean the bottom board and replace Diatomaceous Earth?

[@SmokerBBQ]

The tray you used for the Di earth was that an aftermarket tray?

[@kamonreynolds]

That comes with the Apimaye pollen trap/bottom board

[@Drewjober]

I was just thinking I want a shirt that says “swarm producer” with a tree and blob, all my queens go to the trees. How many deep comb frames per hive do you think you use in spring to prevent swarming.

[@apveening]

As this series is mainly aimed at new beeks, I wish you had inspected the inside of the inner cover for the queen.

[@MrBigjoecincy]

If people want to throw out their comb after 3 years I'll take them haha

[@whatsup7342]

Any suggestions for fighting hive beetles?

[@kamonreynolds]

Keep a strong hive is the best thing to do. Some traps can help. We have a playlist just in that

[@johnemmenecker4859]

Unscented swiffer sheets are easily the best solution, thank me later

[@shawncoleman8530]

Murder sauce! Just look it up

[@xHONEY0BADGERx]

Hello sir, was just wondering if you wax your frames or if you buy them with enough wax already on?

[@kamonreynolds]

These are the Premier's extra heavy wax foundations. I haven't ever seen the need to add additional wax if they are used within 2 years of purchase. As you can see from the video the bees really like it.

[@xHONEY0BADGERx]

Yes that’s why I asked, looks like the bees don’t have issues with those. The ones that came with hive kit I purchased I’ve had to rewax

[@kamonreynolds]

@@xHONEY0BADGERx yeah I have tried a bunch and these days I pay extra just so I don't have to have issues down the road! If you or someone you know comes to my bee expo they have a steep discount there for all their gear!

[@xHONEY0BADGERx]

Ok thank you sir

[@l1517]

Can you tell me the video where you give the dimensions for a 6-frame deep.

[@davedwyer5883]

wife loves the giggles in the background :) she needs to do a vid

[@BrianJMader54476]

😎👍

[@howardroe7515]

Do you have issues with American foul brood? If so, what are the control methods? Thanks from New Zealand.

[@RaysBeesandHoney]

What kind of boots do you have?

[@arthurrobey4945]

pollen patty?

[@Drewjober]

Kamon just zip it 🤐 lol 😂

[@kamonreynolds]

LOL if only it was that easy!

[@markmcdowell6878]

I NEED NEW BEES ,,Can You Help ,I live in Virginia ?????

[@watchtower4870]

How did we as humans ever survive ancient times, medieval times, and the renaissance era’s? There are 2 things vital to survival…. One is a P.T. Belt and the other is a new suit!!!! Lol! People stop whining about safety…… it’s called “common sense”. You do what your comfortable with, and mind your own damn business. Read a book about free will. It’s interesting.