The Sourwood honey flow is very different this year. I'm not sure what to make of it.
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@jamesgrant544 жыл бұрын
Bob ,I'm in western Australia and am a broadacre cropping farmer also running stock . I find your take on beekeeping very down to earth and advice you give is no nonsense unlike a lot of beekeeping channels and Facebook pages. The only thing I don't like is that you don't have enough videos, but I guess that's why I like your videos because your busy doing it not just talking about it.
@russellkoopman30044 жыл бұрын
Commercial beekeeping is a lot more than I thought it was. Your years of experience are so obvious. What a lot to learn.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
I'm still learning.
@pnwRC.4 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 I think when we quit learning in any profession, it's time to hang it up. I've driven commercially for 23 years, & am STILL learning new stuff!
@stufarnham4 жыл бұрын
Hi, Bob. I am strictly a small time hobbyist. After my first couple of years I switched from a mix of deeps and mediums to all mediums. I was able to cut down all my boxes and a lot of my frames. It was one of the best decisions I have made. The flexibility of being able to put any box or any frame wherever I need to is great. I can’t run single brood boxes very well, so most of mine are two mediums deep. I routinely do what you call taking from the poor and giving to the rich. The colonies from which I take brood build up over the rest of the year, especially with feeding, and are in good shape for winter. Thanks for the video. Stu
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I know a beekeeper with 2500 colonies that only runs mediums.
@dwightcarter63344 жыл бұрын
Your palate is impressive and your integrity is second to none!!
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks, but Sourwood and Basswood are actually so different that almost anyone could tell the difference.
@hockinghillshoneyfarm92734 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob for the video.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome
@rab20204 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to order some of that Sourwood Honey! You’ve quickly become one of my favorite conveyors of bee knowledge. Thank you.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@joecnc33413 жыл бұрын
Definitely my favorite conveyor of bee knowledge!
@PhilSerafinasBeeHappy2 жыл бұрын
Bob, Another great video. I have been keeping bees for 11 seasons now and I always learn a few good tips from your videos. I am impressed that you can identify honey by taste. Keep up the good work!
@bobbinnie98722 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@snakejumper32774 жыл бұрын
I'm a hobbyist in east central Alabama. I see a lot of sourwood trees here but never try to isolate sourwood honey. In this area they bloom in mid June and are finished by the first of July.
@whosranch4 жыл бұрын
Great vidio bob very educational .
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@shannonadams43214 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing - I'm a new beekeeper and all of your videos are so great!
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@mark-wn5ek4 жыл бұрын
You mentioned an unusual year...well, here it is the 13th of July and I'm just beginning to see a decent flow (eastern KY)...mostly clover. I thought a dearth was coming, but the bees are really bringing it in now. Nature is so unpredictable. Thanks for sharing a super video.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks, we're making more clover than I can remember in this region also.
@khatpaufridaytalks2670 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your sharing knowledgeable that I haven't been know Sour wood is so much nectar in our Chin State and in Burma.
@wmrogerware4 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see escapes used to clear bees used to separate a particular flows timing. Keeping the sourwood as pure as possible thru a lot of effort/hard work shows you are true to your craft. You have some lucky bees and customers. I'll be driving to north GA in 3 weeks.
@keithfaithful39894 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It’s been very helpful to myself and others.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@saeedsalimbamerdah35948 ай бұрын
Mr. Bob, you are more than wonderful, greetings to you.
@bobbinnie98728 ай бұрын
Greetings!
@mattsara28024 жыл бұрын
Another great video Bob hope the north ones work out for you and get a lot of sour wood honey. 🌱🌸🐝🍯
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@desmondsimmons14364 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your management of your hives, very informative. I will have to get me a jar of sourwood honey, don't have any in our area.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
I hope it lives up to the hype for you.
@kerrydowning16104 жыл бұрын
I just started bee keeping this year and I feel overwhelmed at times trying to figure out one hive! This is amazing to watch.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Skill comes with time. You'll get it.
@Sunshine-nr6qe4 жыл бұрын
1:30 in and I feel the same way!!! Just when it all starts making sense....😂
@markbooth84584 жыл бұрын
The flow is mostly over here in Central Virginia. My wildflower honey this year is white. Bob I really enjoy the videos. I'm gonna have to come to the store one day. Keep up the good work
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks, let me know when if your come.
@mikeries85494 жыл бұрын
Water white up in illinois too
@extracrazyguy4 жыл бұрын
marijuana honey 2020
@massachusettsprepper4 жыл бұрын
Here in the Northeast our flow has been all over the place as well. It started out looking like we were going to have a bumper crop this year and we went into a two week extremely hot and dry spell with no rain dried up all nectar sources and the bees started eating everything they had stored. Just a crazy season for sure. Hopefully, your sourwood flow will come on strong and you will have some good production. I don't believe I have ever had sourwood honey. But I would definitely be interested in buying a bottle from you. Thanks for sharing.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Your comment sounds like a beekeeping reality show. We'll have sourwood on our web site soon. www.blueridgehoneycompany.com/
@calvinkalmon67464 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the information, I really appreciate it.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@dokiva14 жыл бұрын
I am super amazed by your videos. I am a commercial beekeeper from Arizona. I am learning a lot from you. Thank you very much.. would love to move to your area and work for you.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Arizona is a beautiful state. I grew up visiting many relatives both in the north and the south regions of the state. Hotter than blazes in the south though. You would find north Georgia to be much different.
@stevesoutdoorworld43404 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Bob i like the way you roll.Good luck on your honey crop!
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@437AlBig4 жыл бұрын
Bob, thanks for a great video. I like the thought of putting a number of supers on one hive to clear them out. I might have to try that. I live in Northeast PA and this year I got a lot of Honeysuckle honey and then they switched over to clover. Honeysuckle is a very light color and really tastes great.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Our bees rarely work honeysuckle here.
@437AlBig4 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 Well I've never had it tested, but when I was a kid growing up we would pull the honeysuckle flowers off and pull the stem out and suck out the nectar. This honey tastes just like it, and I have lots of it blooming down along the road when they are bringing in nectar. I can see them flying down the road from my barn. It's about the only thing in bloom at that time. So I don't label it as such because I'm not sure. I do know it is really, really good.
@dontannery18054 жыл бұрын
Well Bob I've seen all your videos At least twice some a lot more than that Keep sharing your knowledge how keep watching thanks a lot
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you like them.
@corneliuolar76634 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing so much info!!
@GEEZBEEZ4 жыл бұрын
Good luck on the sourwood. Really looking forward to ordering some. Thanks for the info.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@mikesbeesllc4 жыл бұрын
Bob, for the first time I am going to move 4 single deep hives about 35 miles North for "Bamboo" honey. I am getting these 4 hives ready by making sure they are full of bees and I am putting mixed medium frames of drawn and foundation over them now, just to get a jump on building out the comb. I got about 2 weeks until the knotweed blooms. Really no flow here right now and I put 1 to 1 sugar water over them. I have bass wood trees here but they have not bloomed yet in SE Ohio. Most of these were 2 deep hives but I have condensed them down to one. My honey supers are mediums. I know you are extremely busy but any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you for your videos very interesting and helpful.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Bamboo honey? Sounds like you live in Asia. Everything you mentioned sounds familiar. Our biggest problem when building single story colonies with 1 to 1 sucrose before a flow is a greater tendency for swarming but we do it anyway because of the stimulative effect it has when drawing out foundation. If our brood nest is already drawn out we are conservative with the feed before a nectar flow. It seems like your strategy is sound. Good luck.
@mikesbeesllc4 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 Thanks Bob. It's Japanese Knotweed, an evasive plant. Don't know if it is in same plant family as Bamboo, but I have read where beekeeps call it that.
@437AlBig4 жыл бұрын
@@mikesbeesllc Japanese Knotweed is Bamboo. Farmers call it Bamboo because that is what it resembles. I get lots of Bamboo and then Goldenrod.
@pnwRC.4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob, for another fantastic video!
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@darrenpierce99034 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video Bob. 😀👍
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@rooster30194 жыл бұрын
July 16 here in southwest WV and sourwood bloom is practically over. It seems to be very difficult to get mostly pure sourwood for same problem you see this year. If you don't take the earlier honey supers off, the bees willmove the early stuff up and put the good sourwood down close to the cluster --- they are not so dumb! ;-)
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
I agree with that.
@RonKris4 жыл бұрын
We always used supers from the year before sourwood flow and it seemed to make the bees seek sourwood over other blooms.
@WordsPhotos4 жыл бұрын
Hello Bob, thanks for the great video and sharing that beautiful sceneries around your hives. So, what happens to the basswood honey? Can you use them for feeding the bees after honey harvests are complete? Also could you tell me when can people order some of the sourwood honey and how to order them. Thank you
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
We will sell it at our store, possibly mixed with our other wildflower. It blends well with other honey. We will have Sourwood for sale on our web site soon, perhaps three weeks. www.blueridgehoneycompany.com/
@jamesritchie85404 жыл бұрын
8 frames in shallow frame super...good thick combs for extracting
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@dadu634 жыл бұрын
im coming up to see my son in cullowhee on the 30th of july. we are gonna head your way in north georgia and hope to see and visit you all. hwy, 441 baby! cant wait to come to blue ridge honey co. thanks for video Bob1
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks, hope I catch you. I'm not always here.
@johniac70784 жыл бұрын
We have a lot of lemon dill planted here. The honey has a lovely citrus flavor.
@Birukmoon Жыл бұрын
I find your videos educational and entertaining Thank you for sharing with us I just got in to beekeeping and I have a question after I watch a lot of your videos, How many acre does the plantation should be to collect honeys from one yard like 15 or 20 bee colonies? Thank you again for taking a time to answering my questions.
@bobbinnie9872 Жыл бұрын
Hi Beky. It of course depends on what is planted.For example an acre of good clover will give a flow to at least one colony. Keep in mind that the bees will go well beyond the borders of your property.
@framcesmoore4 жыл бұрын
Ha there great video I think you do wonderful, and I really enjoy watching them, I under stood the bee escapes u put the new suppers under them, in the last yard on this video did u put the supper under the full ones or on top of them, we have 1 flow here where I live in Virginia, it is April to first part of june after that nothing, also is there wire in the foundation of your suppers or is it for comb honey I have 4 frame extractor and its hand spun I have blow outs unless I have cross wired the frames. in the video it looked like comb honey foundation it was real pretty. Thanks for every thing u are great please keep the videos coming have a God Blessed Day
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Hi Frances. The newer frames being drawn out are Rite Cell plastic foundation. It doesn't blow out like the wax foundation does. The older shallow frames were made up with crimp wire foundation. Thanks.
@timHclem4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the videos! I'm a hobbyist but want to try to get some sourwood honey next year. I think I found a decent stand of sourwood but it's a five hour drive one-way. I know it's always a crap shoot with Ma Nature but how do you assess the potential for an area? I think sourwood is very underutilized resource here.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
The yards that traditionally do the best for us are between 1800 and 2300 ft elevation with rich top soil although it does produce at lower and higher elevations.
@grcab65504 жыл бұрын
Do you ever have issues with hive beatles ruining your honey, after leaving the escape boards on for 2-3 days. I'm located in N Al. and thinking of switching to escape instead of fume boards. Please keep the videos coming!
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
We only have problems if we are delayed for some reason. Pollen and brood are the hive beetles favorite food. Without these two things present you should have a few days. Also consider that all the bees occupying several supers don't leave overnight. Perhaps don't go over one or two supers at a time if hive beetles are a problem in your area.
@dannydenning62004 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your videos, and inspiring us, my question is what kind of foundation do you use in your commercial operation. Thanks again
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Rite Cell from Mann Lake.
@williamschulz63024 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍🍯🍯
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@MrJeremybowling4 жыл бұрын
I'm just wondering how many times your hands get stung. Do you wear gloves ever? Thank you for the informative video.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Not very often. Mostly when I load trucks.
@mikeries85494 жыл бұрын
I get asked that one a lot and in general no. You get better at not getting stung. You also get where a sting is welcome. Can't say how many times I've been stung where I'm already hurting. Elbow for example. It actually makes it feel better. I never thought I'd be preaching apitherapy but it actually does help but only temporary.
@FloryJohann4 жыл бұрын
@@mikeries8549 Hey Mike, That was the main reason I started to keep bees, I wanted to get that sting therapy. Now, I do not push to get stung instead enjoy to honey my bees are making. Besides, I really enjoy my bees.
@cossvp4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, two questions, First "how long can you leave a super full of honey sitting above a bee escape?" and two, "How do you store all those supers after the honey season is over?"
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
In our area we can leave supers for a week if need be. We rent cooler space at a local food bank. They don't charge us much and it keeps things completely pest free.
@beemonks353 жыл бұрын
Bob, thank you so much for all the videos! Do I understand correctly that you like to see 10 frames of brood about one week before the flow, and you bring them up to that strength from the smaller colonies if needed?
@bobbinnie98723 жыл бұрын
In a single story deep brood chamber it would be best to stuff it up to ten frames of brood just as the flow is starting if possible. If I'm boosting colonies with bees and brood from other, possibly smaller colonies I like to do it just as the flow is starting if I can to lessen the chance of swarming. If you boost to soon it can cause robbing.
@herbertjacobs84222 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. I have tasted sourwood before and yes, its pretty good. Does your sourwood ever make it to Atlanta? Where might I get a 5 gallon bucket?
@bobbinnie98722 жыл бұрын
We don't have any Sourwood available at this time because we made none in 2021. Hopefully in 2022 we will have some available at our store in Lakemont. It blooms in July.
@pnwRC.4 жыл бұрын
🤣 Steal from teh poor & give to the rich.................Sounds like something most politicians do on a daily basis! 🤣
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you said it first.
@pnwRC.4 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 Somebody's gotta say it, LOL!
@matthewmccormick24174 жыл бұрын
Make a cloth cover with elastic. trick works to keep robbers out and can get cheap cloth and easy to make
@mikeries85494 жыл бұрын
Old bath towels work
@johnwatson39134 жыл бұрын
Once again a wonderful video thank you for the information. I always wondered how to tell what nectar sources are being forage on. I have a quick question what is your acceptable moisture content?
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
18% or less. What I really like to see is 17% or less but the only way we can get that here is with a drying room which we do have and use.
@johnwatson39134 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 Thank you for the response.
@mitchellcampbell35214 жыл бұрын
You are a good man. What kind of bees do you have? I was going to buy a couple of double screen boards they said u didn't ship.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks, we have mostly Carniolan but we're beginning to integrate Caucasian. You can order a factory model double screen board from www.mannlakeltd.com/ item # ww-180
@konradrueb15674 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing Bob always good content.Question if you move the uncapped basswood and or clover honey above the escape when you pull it do you run it thru a honey dryer ? 🐝safe and keep your smoker lit!!!! Konrad
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Hi Konrad. We have a drying room that we move all extracting supers into before extracting. For more on this see our video "Removing Moisture in Honey Before Extracting". kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGOQqGeGbaeDqbM
@jameswoenker26594 жыл бұрын
Okay I’m ready to try some of the best honey in the world !!!
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Now I just hope your one of the people that likes it.
@mikeries85494 жыл бұрын
So far I've talked to close to 1000 beekeepers and every single one of them had bees the make "the best honey". My bees are substandard and make honey slightly less "best". Curtiss Orchard down the street has won three world contests in a row. So it's not that bad... Now lets talk about prices. My competition charges 50-75% higher prices on the same product only its in a freak show circus setting. That orchard is a tourist trap. Want to see a picture of my grandson as the cowardly lion in wizard of oz? Go to Curtiss Orchard and you can do it too...
@seanow81803 жыл бұрын
I wish I could give you acacia honey from Kenya. It’s a dark variety and absolutely heavenly.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea, stacking them all on one hive. I agree, fighting is basically a non issue as long as that brood box is full of bees. Do you pick a smaller colony to provide a boost or similarly, a strong ?
@showmebees94314 жыл бұрын
Aren't Bob's videos great!? You and Bob and Joe May are some of my favorite teachers on KZbin! Oh, and Devin Rawn, but I haven't seen anything from him in a long time. I hope you're having a great day up there!
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Hi Ian. We actually do both but a surprising amount of bees seem to go back home so the affect isn't as dramatic as you might think. I have a question for you. Do you do anything in summer to keep the sucrose syrup in your tanks from fermenting? By the way, I thought the "Quality Feed" seminar was excellent. Thanks.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
Well , good question. No I have not done anything before now. After Robs webinar, I’m thinking twice about being so casual with my sucrose syrup hold over. I quit using corn syrup completely because of the known hmf problems but hadn’t considered the same with sucrose. My tanks are in open sunlight. I have covered the full tank with a reflective tarp. I also dumped a gallon of HBH onto the top layer which seems to have prevented that top layer mold layer . I’ll also take Robs advice and cut this hold over syrup with new syrup 1:8
@overengineer769111 ай бұрын
Im a huge fan of sourwood honey and Ive tried it from five or six apiaries, including blue ridge and cloistered. But I never knew it was supposed to be a lighter color and i have actually liked the darker ones. Could that be the sumac I was tasting? How did you learn the taste of the different flowers? Did you collect the various nectars to try them pure?
@bobbinnie987211 ай бұрын
Like many honeys Sourwood can be different from different regions which probably has a lot to due with the soil, elevation and weather patterns. In a good year when it flows strong it is generally lighter. In our area there is always the possibility of Sumac or Basswood mixing in. Basswood actually will makes it lighter and Sumac will make it darker. They're both good honeys but taste very different. After 30 tears of producing Sourwood I've become very familiar with what it should taste like in our area.
@ericklingele6614 жыл бұрын
Hi Bob … love your videos! Do you put empty supers on top of filled supers or between deeps and filled supers? I helped manage 4-6 hives for a few years with a friend with poor equipment and old comb - you can guess the outcome. My son (14) and I are going to start an apiary in our orchard next year. I have learned more art and nuance from you than what I get from books and most other online bee experts. I am more confident in pulling the trigger. Thank you!
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Hi Eric. We usually top super so it's easy to check for space on the next trip. A study at UGA showed that honey production is the same wether top or bottom supering.
@framcesmoore4 жыл бұрын
I know u are busy but hope u see this I live in virginia, I did some splits with the double screen boards the queens did not make it back i cant buy queens right now to hot to mail them if i bought queens when would u do your last splits is september to late it is 100 degrees here, last year i got queens and they were over heated and they did not lay when i recieved them the other question the foundation for the honey do u wax them for the bees or does the bees use them like they are Thanks so much for your time your wisdom on bees just all u do it is great have a wonderful day God Bless You
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Early Sept. is not to late as long as you have plenty of brood to work with. The later it is the more brood you need. We're usually done splitting by mid August. We don't add wax to foundation if we put it in fresh. We buy tit prewaxed. If it left over from last year we add wax again.
@framcesmoore4 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 Thanks for everything
@showmebees94314 жыл бұрын
Excellent video as usual! What kind of foundation are your running there? Do you add extra wax or will they draw it out like that as is? Thanks for sharing!
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
We use Rite Cell from Mann Lake and only add extra wax if it is not fresh. In other words, if we have foundation on and it doesn't get drawn out we add wax the next season because the bees probably stripped it off the year before.
@577bluegrass Жыл бұрын
Bee tight .... May be another bumper sticker for ya !😊
@bobbinnie9872 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like something dangerous! 😅
@markspc14 жыл бұрын
Great video. I guess that I will never taste Sourwood Honey; I am so far away from North Carolina and the stuff sold online could be inverted sugar instead. I think the long spring and consequently sort summer has to do with the sun solar cycle, we are on the solar minimum cycle that may last until next year (2021).
@mikeries85494 жыл бұрын
The solar stuff is back on. Flares already have been photographed this year. 2019 was dead. Weird.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
We'll have sourwood on our web site in about three weeks if your interested. www.blueridgehoneycompany.com/
@mitchellcampbell35214 жыл бұрын
Need to make more videos.
@stevenphillip11594 жыл бұрын
I'm in Chatsworth GA can I come watch u n learn from the best n get my hands dirty I want to get started like u
@dadu633 жыл бұрын
If Sourwood is better than the south Dakota clover it is real good. That clover honey taste like apple pie. Omg its so good.
@bobbinnie98723 жыл бұрын
Everyone likes something different. It's like apples and oranges, which one is best?
@menace25844 жыл бұрын
Great video with lots of info. What solar charger do you use? Must be effective. Also, what gauge of wire? Thanks.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Thanks. We use a Parmak "Magnum 12" charger along with a 20 watt solar panel and battery regulator purchased from Amazon to charge a car battery . The fence wire is "Turbo Wire" purchased from JeffersVet Supply, www.jefferspet.com/. Also see our KZbin video on bear fences. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWmQpaCroaqlg6M
@3Beehivesto3004 жыл бұрын
The plant you mentioned after sumac... is it Kudzu?
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Yes, wonderful stuff if you're a goat. (they like to eat it)
@campdavidsonfunctionaltrai85834 жыл бұрын
Ill buy some of your shallows. Let me know when ya sell em.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
For sale in three weeks. $17 to $20 depending on quantity. If your interested use the email on our "about" page. Thanks
@pnwRC.4 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 Are the frames included?
@campdavidsonfunctionaltrai85834 жыл бұрын
sent you email, thanks man. Planning to move to Asheville in a few years to expand the honey bee farm. gonna call it mile away honey. So the supers will go to a good place. Any other stuff you want to sell keep me in mind...i want to go big in Asheville.
@campdavidsonfunctionaltrai85834 жыл бұрын
so your not interested in a trade/ boxes for new multi platform website with free hosting on high performance server?
@cossvp4 жыл бұрын
great video, I would like to see a video about Bear Fence for protecting the bees, I noticed you have some round rods and long insulators. I put up the tee post from T supply using the yellow plastic insulators, the insulators quickly become brittle and I have to replace them regularly. Also what size charger will keep bears out? thanks
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Hi Monty. We have had many of our yellow insulators for almost twenty years without problems. The trouble may be with the brand. I recommend a charger rated for thirty miles or more. We do have a simple bear fence video, "How to protect bees from bears" kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWmQpaCroaqlg6Octtps:
@johnperkins20784 жыл бұрын
Lime honey is nice too.. :)
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Lime and lemon honey often gets sold as orange honey or simply citrus honey. There're all good.
@Nemanja_Ljeskovac3 жыл бұрын
Hi Bob,great video👍.I am looking for a video about singles vs doubles.Can you make some video about this comparison.Thanks
@bobbinnie98723 жыл бұрын
Hi Nemanja. This is actually on my list of videos to make. I have plenty to say about it as I run and appreciate the good points of both. Hopefully this spring. Thanks.
@TheSoilandGreen2 жыл бұрын
9-10 dollars a pound here, no matter what kind. Most people don’t know the difference flavors.
@bobbinnie98722 жыл бұрын
There's your chance to educate them.
@TheSoilandGreen2 жыл бұрын
The store has clover and wildflower, maybe orange blossom if we are lucky. Only trees around here are pine and oak and few cedar. Nothing for special honey. Thanks and keep up the great work.
@3Beehivesto3004 жыл бұрын
If you follow NASA weather forecast this winter they were saying that the solar flares were going to be below normal… Meaning less radiation to keep earth warm.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Interesting, thank you.
@josephchianelli36234 жыл бұрын
Going into a grand solar minimum, this will be the new pattern for some years to come
@dustintoney45344 жыл бұрын
Great videos, thank you! Quick question...when you add brood from weaker hives to strengthen for the flow, how many frames of brood does each deep have and how long before the flow are you adding it? Thanks again for your great videos.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
In this video some of the single story colonies actually ended up with 10 frames of brood. Ideally we try to add brood 5 to 7 days before the flow starts. If done to soon singles with an excluder are more likely to swarm. Doubles without an excluder aren't so bad. We pack them too but usually not as much as the singles..
@Nemanja_Ljeskovac3 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 how to control sworming in such hive with so much brood(in single deep brood box)?Thanks again
@bobbinnie98723 жыл бұрын
@@Nemanja_Ljeskovac Timing is important. If they peak before the honey flow they will probably swarm. We try to have much of the brood hatching as or after the flow begins.
@blackcreekorganicfarm2962 жыл бұрын
Grey iron bark is my preference
@bobbinnie98722 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I've heard of it but have not tried it.
@ГлебПисаренко-х6ь2 жыл бұрын
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@danskisbees73484 жыл бұрын
Wow, 45 yards!
@jasonadams37814 жыл бұрын
Do you send a sample to Texas A & M to get tested for purity or do you just go by experience. Have a friend who had some 92% pure sourwood from central NC last year.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
We have a very particular wholesale customer that has our honey tested there each year. It was over 92% and 93% the last two years but I don't believe it will be quite that high this year. It still tastes good though.
@arlopowell504 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your videos. How many hives do you run per bee yard?
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
The smallest is 24 and the largest is 64. The majority are 48.
@saeedsalimbamerdah35948 ай бұрын
When putting super production, are the frames inside the base wax or stretched wax?
@johnoliver98854 жыл бұрын
Bob an observation from the bee landing on one my hives, some of my bees seem to be loading pollen on their thorax instead of the back leg sacs . What is that about?
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure about loading pollen on the thorax. Sometimes a bee gets covered in pollen because their hair will hold on to pollen from the flower they forage on.
@OklahomaBeekeeper4 жыл бұрын
Bob, I'm sure that you have used blowers, to blow the bees out of your supers, can you tell me why you don't like them? No second trip and no escape boards or fume boards to store, carry to the yard and put on and pull, clean and store at the end of the season.
@mikeries85494 жыл бұрын
I use fume boards and a bee blower to get the stubborn ones. I end up blowing a handful of bees. They're not eggs.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
We actually carry a blower with us most of the time to clear out the persistent bees hanging on if need be, or blow out duds if we need too. We like escapes because there's much less mess. The bees clean up all the broken burr comb before they exit. There's also much less robbing if done properly. This may not be a problem in smaller yards but in larger yards they can really get stirred up with the smell of fresh honey in the air with a blower. When we used to work out of town a lot we would usually use fume boards or blowers. I've actually used them a lot.
@OklahomaBeekeeper4 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 I know that you are very busy and I thank you for your time and sharing
@joecnc33413 жыл бұрын
Newish beekeeper here - @ 10:30 you mention that you would have "all mediums"... do you mean that you would have all mediums - even for the brood box? Or just eliminate the shallows for supers and have all mediums for supers (still retaining deeps for the brood box)?
@bobbinnie98723 жыл бұрын
I like deeps for brood boxes and mediums for extracting supers. I was able to achieve that this year because someone bought all my shallows and I built more mediums.
@joecnc33413 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 Thank You for the great videos and knowledge that you are passing on. I have been going from the start with Deeps for brood boxes, and mediums for supers. I got side tracked and did a few 8 frame hives.. but I think that in the future they might be useful for my small operation to go from a Nuc to the 8's to the 10's... As we get older - those deeps get Heavier... want to be able to do this until I am not able to. Love your videos on your build methods Thank you for everything
@navarra44 жыл бұрын
Do you not like basswood. I have never tried it. Is it bad tasting
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
I do like Basswood although some people don't. It has a distinct and unusual taste that can surprise people. In our retail store where we may have 8 or 10 different flavors for customers to taste it usually ranks below the middle in sales.
@johndismang4 жыл бұрын
How do you keep the honey separate if it's all coming in at the same time?
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
We can't if it all comes in together. That's why we hope the sourwood bloom doesn't overlap with other varieties.
@antnips4 жыл бұрын
Bob, what're your thoughts on using queen excluders? Some commercial beekeepers use them, others say the investment isn't worth it for them.
@mikeries85494 жыл бұрын
I resisted because I was given a stack of plastic from a guy who said , "here...they tear up the bees wings and ...". Looked in his yard and the guy who said he quit using excluders had a wire wooden bound excluder on every single hive. People tend to fib a little.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
We use them on singles but not on doubles. They do contribute to swarming under some circumstances and can inhibit honey production on some doubles. Some colonies seem to work as if they are not there and others seem to be held back. I prefer metal bound excluders but admit that the plastic ones seem to work OK.
@johnt2065 Жыл бұрын
Do you think it's okay to remove the comb and foundation replace it with New foundation or do you think that the woodwork is contaminated to a large extent also
@bobbinnie9872 Жыл бұрын
If we have a comb that's old enough to need replacing we assume the wood frame should be replaced too.
@aarondlancaster2 жыл бұрын
As warm as winter was this year the Tulip Poplars are about 2 weeks early. Do you think Sourwood will be early this year as well? When do you think it will start?
@bobbinnie98722 жыл бұрын
In our area the poplars don't seem to be early with some things actually running a little late. The warm spell we're having at the moment will probably move things back ahead though. I've learned to never try to predict theSourwood flow. Too much can happen with the weather between now and then.
@aarondlancaster2 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 Thanks for the insight.
@dandekeyzer5804 Жыл бұрын
How do you know which nectar bees are in when they are in several flows
@bobbinnie9872 Жыл бұрын
Taste and color.
@daryldaigle72144 жыл бұрын
How much sourwood honey did you get this year? How many hives do you dedicate for sourwood harvesting?
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
We made 91 drums that we feel comfortable calling sourwood. Although we set up around 1200 up for sourwood many made other types of honey.
@runningdogapiary50094 жыл бұрын
I saw a question below that i would like to hear an answer to. What a bout hive beetles? I'm in North Mississippi and hive beetles are terrible here. A bee escape seems like it would leave the honey open to the beetles. I would love to use them but am worried about being slimed out. Thanks for the videos.
@mikeries85494 жыл бұрын
The thing with escape boards is you have to go harvest the very next day. SHB dont slime hives overnight unless they're in bad shape already.
@runningdogapiary50094 жыл бұрын
Mike Ries, I thought Bob said to figure one day per super. I have some hives with 4-5 supers. Always looking for “easier”.
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Pollen and brood are the hive beetles favorite food. Without these two things present you should have a few days. Also consider that all the bees occupying several supers don't leave overnight. Perhaps don't go over one or two supers at a time.
@jonread90874 жыл бұрын
My hives here in Utah have brought something that tastes awful almost like a light gasoline fume taste. Anybody have any thoughts what that could be?
@mikeries85494 жыл бұрын
Don't know but perhaps it's purple nightshade honey. I've seen bees work it. The honey can't be good.
@TalRohan4 жыл бұрын
Slightly thing that I will not be able to taste sourwood honey ...I'm in completely the wrong end of the world for that.
@D4m4g3d3 жыл бұрын
So i notice there are no inner covers but the majority of videos i watch of smaller beekeepers almost always have one. Is there a time to use them or a time to go without them?
@bobbinnie98723 жыл бұрын
Most commercial beekeepers use migratory covers which don't require inner covers. They're good for stacking on trucks and are more efficient. However, Telescoping tops with an inner cover protect the hive better and are more desirable for beekeepers with smaller numbers..
@lenturtle79549 ай бұрын
Do you package it as a blend ? Or just call it honey 🍯?
@bobbinnie98729 ай бұрын
If it's Sourwood we would label as "Sourwood Honey"
@lenturtle79549 ай бұрын
Im sorry Bob i meant the clover and sourwood blend .. or basswood and sourwood We never get much more than canola in volume up here . Rarely clover and alfalfa or borage . I would think clover would make a good blend it isnt very strong and overpowering . Its interesting to see you get a crop off of trees 🌳
@overengineer769111 ай бұрын
is it worth the effort to try and propagate/plant the sourwood trees?
@bobbinnie987211 ай бұрын
If it's not growing naturally in your area I would guess not, but it is just a guess.
@pnwRC.4 жыл бұрын
😮944 views, but ONLY 119 likes☹, 120 counting mine.
@tbone81192 жыл бұрын
How do those different honey variants differ in price? And do customers ask for specific variants?
@bobbinnie98722 жыл бұрын
Our local honeys all sell well and go for about 20-30% more than other varieties simply because they are local.
@koz66704 жыл бұрын
Why did you say you wish you only used mediums?
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
They're more efficient than shallows. Every time you handle a frame or a super you're handling 20% more honey.
@koz66704 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 gotcha ya I thought you meant all mediums for brood aswell but your just talking honey supers?
@southernhellstorm66342 жыл бұрын
Bob, Im in Central NC are you near me? Im curious cause I am very interested in beekeeping..
@bobbinnie98722 жыл бұрын
Our shop and store are 30 miles south of Franklin, NC on Hwy 441. Probably a few hours drive.
@tjjastrem1272 жыл бұрын
I’m reading that sourwood is elevation dependent.. what specifically temperature, or moisture?
@bobbinnie98722 жыл бұрын
The best elevation is between 1800 and 2300ft in our area although good crops can be had at other elevations. 85°f is a good temperature with at least some moisture in the soil.
@tjjastrem1272 жыл бұрын
@@bobbinnie9872 thank you for the reply is it just the temperature conditions at those elevations? I’m trying to plant some on my property in PA for my bees. The elevation by itself doesn’t make sense. It has to be temperature profiles or something moisture related. Thank you for your expertise.
@bobbinnie98722 жыл бұрын
@@tjjastrem127 I honestly don't know if they would grow in PA. They grow at over 3000 ft here and I have heard of some growing in Maryland. Good luck.
@danskisbees73484 жыл бұрын
Do you have a problem with SHBs leaving those supers unguarded?
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
We can if they're there too long.
@lisavogel83464 жыл бұрын
Do you use only 8 frames in honey supers once they are drawn out with comb?
@bobbinnie98724 жыл бұрын
Yes, for two reasons. Each super holds more weight with less frames which improves efficiency and the combs are more apt to be completely uncapped when using our automated extracting equipment.