The S#!% Storm is Over

[@markkruyer3017]

Ian! Again well done and thank y ou for your videos! You mentioned being concerned about the bee shit, that there is more of it than ever before.. But i also heard you say its not Nozema that they are normal shits just alot of it. My answer to your concerns, You have become and excellent bee keeper and because you manage to overwinter so many bees in each box successfully you are seeing the result of that in the amount of raw poop available after the winter. Does that make sense ? I think you are keeping so many alive and well that you are seeing their presence in their shit :D

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

That is something that I had not considered. Hmm, isn’t that just the most interesting thought. So you are saying it’s not a sign of distress but rather a sign of abundance. Let me think on that one. Cheers!!

[@rusticlifefarm6264]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Will you test areas in that yard for Nozema just to be on the safe side ? Would hate to see if it spreads when Rain hits those buckets like before. But man O man that is a lot of $hit

[@frogsurfer4403]

Ian I am so jealous of you right now, its been windy and freezing cold here all week in Newfoundland, and snowing this morning 😢 That sight, sound, and even smell is good for your soul I bet! Happy you made it through winter mostly unscathed. Long may your big jib draw. Marc.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Cheers my friend, I feel your frustration

[@timHclem]

Wonder how much nutritional value bee 💩 adds to the soil? Did you score that 2 acre field you had your eye on? Looked like an additional bonus to plant one of your flower beds.

[@richardnoel3141]

It’s been said but why not again, the results of what’s coming out of the winter shed speaks for itself! Congratulations!! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🎉🤩😎💥🐝🐝🐝 😊

[@10peteo]

Box o bees indeed. I'm eager to see how the brood pattern and amount of brood is next week or so. Seems like they had to be laying steadily all winter with all the bees you had on the floor, and now the boxes are still full.

[@DonJeff-is6sf]

Hello from Don at Prairie Bees here just north of Omaha Nebraska. Thanks for all your post. I have learned so much from watching you over the years. You have helped me grow my bee business. I hope you have a successful year and look forward to meeting you some day. Thanks again. Don J.

[@Bobcagon]

YES… MESMERIZING IS ABOUT THE BEST WORDTO DESCRIBE THE PROCESS.😊

[@melvinyoder1954]

Wow i wish i could be there in person to hear that. Seems like you have a lot of healthy bees coming out of the shed. Hopefully you don't get to much crappy winter weather weather

[@barbeonline351]

Dung volume increase: 1. Has your total population of poopers been as high as this (or recent) years? 2. Could it be the aggressive (to my eyes) emphasis on end of flow protein supplement and syrup that has become the norm? More bowels and fuller winter bellies would each yield greater volumes, right?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

The farm hosted trial colonies this year in the shed. Different management methods, seeing the same symptoms.

[@kathyhathaway8823]

They sure are looking good now . Did you have as many dead outs this winter over last year.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Not sure my loses yet

[@hamburghoney]

All that bee poop on the hives and equipment. Full of yeast and nosema from being cooped up for the winter. Does that effect the bees the rest of the summer being exposed to those spores on a constant basis?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

My tests show extremely low nosema spore counts

[@Dd-sunshine68]

Have you ever thought about maby planting crocus around the perimeter of your bee yard to help in early spring ?

[@williambates6811]

Snow drops bloom earlier then crocus and the bees work them for pollen.

[@stevesoutdoorworld4340]

Wow Bro them bees are Horny & Hungry ! Hope you have a great season!😀

[@ThatBeeMan]

That looks great, Boss!

[@Dd-sunshine68]

What the heck did they hold it in all winter just too throw a huge spring poop party ?

[@blaahster]

They do every year, they only poop when they fly, no fly no poop.

[@markkruyer3017]

That is exactly what they do

[@dcsblessedbees]

I see hungry bees Ian.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Me too!!

[@donotcare330]

"Reese's feces". Yeah we just moved our hives out too. I hope you have original Saskatraz and not the hot garbage oliveraz sells. I'd love to run original Canadian stocks here in the states

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Oliveraz stock. Excellent queens

[@donotcare330]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I've had nothing but record losses from them. Im sorry. Kona has treated us the best. I'd say I've lost about 5k from bad Oliveraz genetics. 12k from JP, 4k from Strach. and nothing lost ever from Kona. Whatever reason they seam to pull Queens too early and they become drone layers if they are from California. sending my stocks in to be tested and have their Spermatheca studied each. The facts are in the Slides from the labs. Anything that comes out of California is pure garbage imo.

[@alanwatts9232]

Hi Ian, will you need to wash / disinfect the buckets before the next rains?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

We will wash when they get switched out

[@jerrydegroot1573]

Let me 'bee' free! That is a lot of BS :-)

[@gregm312]

are you putting patties on too

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Global ApisBiologix patty

[@تربيةالنحلفيليبيا-ع1ت]

mrhban ayan mukawinat bayil hubub aleudwia

[@brianbennett4374]

Why not take them to one yard to poop then move them to a clean yard. Alot of work i get that but whats your thoughts. Thanks 4 sharing. Bees are looking good 👍

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Not enough yards

[@lenturtle7954]

One good rain and presto clean fertilized yard

[@siamakarya]

عالی ❤❤❤

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Maybe its your editing but the % of box-o-bees this year is VERY high compared to years past....you've got in some great stock last year!

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Possibly my editing :) , but my % is much higher than the last 2 years

[@jonhatchcirclejfarms1628]

Does the pollen spilled on the ground attract unwanted critters?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Yes

[@toddknecht2106]

Wondering if excess protein last fall just prior to putting them into shed has caused the bee poop, just a possible observation!

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

I have a video update taking exactly on that

[@toddknecht2106]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I’m in Northeast Pa. From August 10th through mid September we have a huge goldenrod flow, the bottom boards turn yellow from pollen, having said that, it’s the last protein they see until mid February, my colonies winter outside completely different scenarios.The reason for this reply was to mention that most of the goldenrod pollen is used for raising winter bees through mid November 😊

[@RaysBeesandHoney]

When did you start feeding rocket fuel? Is that what’s causing the rocket shitting?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Starting to feed this round

[@RaysBeesandHoney]

I was curious as to when you started the rocket fuel supplement? You said the last few years there’s been more shit than normal. I was wondering if the rocket fuel was contributing to that? Thoughts?

[@jacktulley2797]

How many hives do you have?😮

[@НиколайЕпифанов-б3д]

Какая порода пчел

[@PetritVathaj]

Timol thimol

[@jasondigby4372]

Are you feeding 2:1 or 1:1?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

2:1 for now

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

You get more views in 40 minutes then I get in 40 days... that's ok I make videos more to keep track of things

[@45ksubscribers-x2x]

Good

[@blujen1642]

What would cause soo much Poop? Seems much more excessive than past years. Even the Pails are a Disaster. Also Colony Losses looked alot Higher too. Not enough Winter Feed for them or is it solely the Size of the Colony going in for Winter?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Very low colony losses

[@pat2526]

Does the syrup you use to bulk feed before winter have apis in it? I wonder if the more pure syrup would be easier on the bees stomachs during winter. Just thinking on the correlation of increase in bee shit the last couple of years.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

No, the winter feed has no supplements in it . I also don’t feed patty in the fall

[@beekeepinggarden165]

Great bee yard Also they are great queen's I have one queen F0 and one F1 and they are very strong colonies. Regards Sebastian UK

[@colingunn4822]

Happy for u, looking good. I Hope my weather warms up. Still just a couple degs above freezing mid-day. Looks like Monday here in Duck Bay.....covers coming off.

[@lukemoore6325]

Last summer was my first year feeding a large amount of pollen patties post harvest, and I immediately noticed a larger amount of crap everywhere (and winter shed incontinence in general) even though our hive strength is slightly higher on average this spring. I may have left them on a little late, and some hives I know I forgot to check for leftover patties before they went indoors, our inspection did seem to correlate higher levels of incontinence with the leftover patties.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Yes I’d say I agree with the coronation of lste feeding patty to poop. I’m strict with the feeding to stop early, nothing in September so they have 2 months to cleanse before winter

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

There is study that shows late feeding of patty results in higher mortality

[@dominicanbeekeeper6686]

Greetings from the Caribbean, this is something to see

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

I was about to post on FB what no update Ian lol .... pollen tomorrow let's go

[@andrewharvey8833]

With those hives that didn’t make it for what ever reason, is there more of one line of queens that’s given you more losses

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Yes and no, it has a trend that the robust and vigorous US Saskatraz queens were lost to starvation the most, Double edge sword. They are also some of my best looking bees ,

[@andrewharvey8833]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog ok cool sounds similar to hear in Australia