YOUR FIRST MONTH AS A BEEKEEPER | Feeding, Transporting, & Caring for Your Bees

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Beekeeping Made Simple

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@dwren4554 9 ай бұрын

This lady is the real deal, a no nonsense experienced beekeeper and trainer

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

You are so sweet. Thanks for the comment. There are a lot of people making videos that are beginner beekeepers and their videos serve a purpose as well, but yeah I've been doing this awhile 😂

@lisasipe5880 8 ай бұрын

I have taken an online beekeeping class and an in person class with my local beekeeping association. Neither provided the practical information that I needed to actually work with the bees. I was able to install my two NUCs this weekend, light and keep lit my smoker, and provide feed for the girls thanks to your detailed videos with clear, step-by-step explanations and visuals. Thanks for so generously sharing your knowledge. I wouldn’t have had the confidence I needed without your help.

@DonaldKreider-zf4do 8 ай бұрын

Thank You so much for inviting us to your live chat! I'm very excited to be part of beekeeping.

@broeklien3817 6 ай бұрын

you are so clear and organized and have great sound on your videos that helps allot. for me its a hobby I can share with my dad. he is 74 and such a cool guy.

@jimjohnson2881 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Laryssa , I needed this little pep talk going into next month. Glad you mentioned the mosquito net!

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@hillkid4mountains 9 ай бұрын

Good all around beginning video. Getting your first amount of honey bees is very exciting.

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! It is an important time and there's a lot to do.

@Nino_IX 5 ай бұрын

I know this is months old but my left ear really enjoyed this

@janetyoung6231 4 ай бұрын

I was wondering what was going on! I thought my right ear was ringing or maybe my hearing was going away 😂

@Honeybee-hs7xv 9 ай бұрын

Love your channel. Im in my 4th season of beekeeping in Canada and still learning. 300 bees to lose each month to check for mites is a lot of bees to lose. I remember the first couple years i never had more than 2 frames of brood at one time with many of my hives. I didnt know what a small hive was to look like compared to a large hive. I began to wonder if i was being sold the sellers' poorest queens. im tired of losing hives to poor queens and absconding due to yellowjackets. This year i will be on top of everything and know what to look for.

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Wow! Well, if I were you, the first thing I'd do is move your bees somewhere else. Even just a mile down the road. Very cold climates tough. You need SUPER nectar flow so they build fast. Most of he Canadian beekeepers I've talked to with a lot is hives completely depend on the canola to feed their bees. You may have gotten a weak queen at some point but I doubt every queen was poorly mated unless you were buying from the same place every time. I don't highly recommend having a HI queen shipped to you, but even if you did they are decent and should lay pretty well. You can always feed them 1:1 ratio of syrup to simulate a nectar flow. If this helps get the bees to build comb and the queen to lay them you know its the location that's the problem.

@galacticloveteam8813 8 ай бұрын

Get those bees some shungite!!

@suebee1436 7 ай бұрын

@@galacticloveteam8813what does that do? And how would you use it please? Thank you!

@silverflame2047 13 күн бұрын

Really like how she explains it all...

@DunRovinRanch-1969 21 күн бұрын

New sub here. I don’t have bees but we have wild bees here on our farm in the ozarks. Your narration is very easy to comprehend. One request, can you demonstrate what you are talking about and voice over with narration?

@tassopolis1 3 ай бұрын

She’s my favorite beekeeper on KZbin. Great teachings!!

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@toddmillsap9732 4 ай бұрын

Fascinating stuff! You make it sound super easy it makes me want to start raising bees.

@skinnypitt9694 4 ай бұрын

I love your personality, such a "real" person. I laughed at the cheap bee suit, great stuff!!!!

@MethsAuxteroBalbuena 3 ай бұрын

I really wanted to do bee keeping. Thanks for the information.

@jessicafairfax_Bens_Bees 9 ай бұрын

Great timing for this video 👍😁🐝 getting 2 deep nucs in May and have a swarm trap set just in case. Thanks for all the great advice.

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Good luck!

@ananda_miaoyin 4 ай бұрын

I have a really unusual question: Have you ever lived in upstate New York. Like...in the early 90's??? Anyway... Thinking about giving this a go. I have a lot of land in the Sierras of California. Lotsa pine and oak...cedar and madrone. We get sweet peas, though. Do you think the trees might be an issue for good honey taste? How attracted are bears to hives outside of the cartoons? I have a half mile of border with the national forest.

@donnaspitzer3528 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@donnaspitzer3528 9 ай бұрын

Your Welcome. You and David Burns at Long Lane Honey Bee Farms are my favorite beekeeping teaching people! Thanks for all your hard work. @@BeekeepingMadeSimple

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

@@donnaspitzer3528 You're welcome!

@georaves2998 9 ай бұрын

I think this advices are perfect for me to start with ❤

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! That is very generous of you. Good luck with your bees.

@Deardarla 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! this was very helpful and encouraging!

@stevenaamos 8 ай бұрын

If you are buying a good nuc, you better have more woodenware available within a month or they will be making a queen. Also you should feed a nuc right away too, 1 to 1 or 1 to 1.5. They are drawing frames of wax and put thin syrup to work. Also, if you get early nucs in a colder area, they could be confined for several days.

@broeklien3817 6 ай бұрын

thank you that all applied to me.

@marissagrady987 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. Getting nucs next month.

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Best of luck!

@shanarich9266 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. It's a great addition to what my local beekeepers in CO have to say!

@lyndysimpson1272 5 ай бұрын

Hi I was wondering to know about beekeeping. can a older senior? Is beekeeping a hobby? I love bees

@robbierobinson9343 7 ай бұрын

great vid lots of valuable info for me a beginner. we live on a farm in rural San Diego and are prepers.Just got our 1st bee box and looking forward to raising bees. thanks for what your doing SHOOTS!

@ronalynne1 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for another great video. You have taught me so much …thank you!

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@StonewallJackson-n8w 8 ай бұрын

For fule i use anything cotton , worn out bluejeans good with mixed hay.

@x_Scotty_x 6 ай бұрын

Very helpful video, thank you!

@dannycox3049 9 ай бұрын

I just installed anew package two hours ago. I have sugar syrup on inner cover inside an empty deep box so bees would be able to crawl up and feed with top outer cover over that. In the last hour I’ve seen a few hundred bees flying around entrances. It’s looks like the videos I’ve seen about robbing. I taped the inner cover hole but they seem to want to enter small hole at entrance. The queen is still in her little capsule, I’m thinking the neighborhood bees smelled that syrup immediately. Not sure where to go from here. Thanks

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

I would leave the bees alone for now. What makes you think they're robber bees and not the bees from the hive?

@dannycox3049 9 ай бұрын

The activity, meaning the way those bees were flying around wasn’t just coming in and out. It was more like an unorganized bumpimg into each other while flying around the hive itself. Since the queen is still caged and no nectar and brood has been created, I just assumed they were the neighborhood bees trying to get to the syrup., I’m probably being a little too protective at this point. Thanks for replying to my concerns.

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

When the bees are new to the hive, they can be a little clumsy coming and going. As long as the entrance is reduced, they should be fine.

@dannycox3049 9 ай бұрын

After three days I removed the empty package and queen capsule. Went back today after a total of ten days to inspect and see how they’re doing. I noticed on several frames they have started building cone not uniformed but in several small raised sections. I’m thinking the spacing was to wide. I’d notice several larvae in capsules on frames. Should I scrape the wonky comb off so they can start building uniformly. I have black plastic frames. Thank for responding

@raybaker8726 8 ай бұрын

Its been a week since I got bees. Today I added the second box. Smoke didnt do anything but they didnt seem to be bothered with me. The bees have been busy. Refed them to help them get a good start. Found out they are building some hives from roof!

@bushveldbees 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video thank you!

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@dywanecox4880 8 ай бұрын

I'm starting my beekeeping journey. Thanks for the information.

@jeffpostlewaite7767 9 ай бұрын

Trying to figure out where to start with equipment. Opinions on painted vs wax coated hives?

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

I have a playlist all about beekeeping equipment primarily for Langstroth equipment here - kzbin.info/aero/PL0nT3Jw0GdhudkqgNfiR5VANcmpWvNUyg I've been using painted boxes for the last 12 years and they work well and last long. The boxes I made 8 years ago are still on my hives. I found that the finger joints don't last as long as the boxes I made myself with rabbit joints. I recently was given some beeswax coated hives. They are only a year old and still doing well. It is a lot less work not having to paint the boxes and it looks nicer with the beeswax coating. The commercial apiary I worked for used to melt a large vat of wax and dip their boxes in it so they lasted longer. As a hobby beekeeper, it's not necessary to buy beeswax coated equipment. Your boxes will last 5+ years with just paint. What's more important is that you go with a stronger wood than pine if you can. If you live in a cold climate, you might want to go with an insulated hive. Galena Farms has a good deal on beeswax coated equipment. Their hive kits are very reasonable and don't come with all the extras you don't need and they're beeswax coated. Don't worry too much about what to buy. They all work just fine and will last a long while. Just don't buy the cheapest beehive from amazon from a no-name retailer! I've received some really poorly made equipment.

@galacticloveteam8813 8 ай бұрын

So nervous getting my Nuc tomorrow! Thank you for your video. I need to go buy 10 lbs of sugar?? How long do I feed them this sugar water?? The patties are a great tip but I had no idea and now I’m nervous about their tummies. I feel like a nesting Mother who has run out of time! I spent a week painting my Flow Hive and oil protecting it and it has a huge crack on the super this morning - I wood glued it- nothing else I could do. :(. I don’t know why my beekeeping place didn’t tell me about that extra food. I hope I can get some to feed with the sugar water!

@terriwhite6273 7 ай бұрын

This year I am trying a small shallow plastic container filled with marbles. Them N add sugar water to that. It prevents them from drowning.

@terriwhite6273 7 ай бұрын

I just toss a sheet over the package while transporting.

@thecraportheoreos7834 9 ай бұрын

Just to make sure I’m understanding this, if I boil 5 quarts of water I add 5 quarts of sugar to it ? Your videos are so helpful, this spring will be my first year of having bees. 🐝 Thank You 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

That is correct. You could put a little less sugar if you like. You just don't want more than 50% sugar.

@rinakok5036 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video , very clear and good advice. I really liked the tip of using a mosquito net when transporting. One of my fellow beekeeping students had bees from his hive flying in his car on his backwindow You definitely do not want that

@mikeb1956 9 ай бұрын

Same amount by weight….water is about 8lbs/gallon 5 quarts of water needs about 10 pounds of sugar. 1 qt water weighs 2 lb.

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

@@rinakok5036 LOL I've experienced that. It's not ideal for a beginner. Once they're 5 years into beekeeping, it'll be no big deal 😂😂

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

@@mikeb1956thank you for the information. I don't believe it matters if you go by weight or volume in that the bees will consume it either way and neither is harmful to the bees, but good to know!

@shelnsville 9 ай бұрын

When you say we only need one box to start, do you mean one brood box?

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Kind of. It doesn't really matter what size the box is. Some people use all medium depth boxes. Some use deep boxes. Either way, it will technically be a brood box because the queen will fill it mostly with brood.

@CANDIKONETT 5 ай бұрын

Great videos, thank you!

@garlandwrenn 5 ай бұрын

Can you give me information on best beginner bee keeping book

8 ай бұрын

Great video, but the audio is a little weird - sound only comes out of the left channel.

@robinsonaenasi9800 9 ай бұрын

Good video, iam ready to transport to another place 8 hours across the sea by boat.

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Hope you're not transporting bees with you on that boat. It took people over 100 years, I was told, before they were able to successfully transport bees to Hawaii by boat. It was quite the ordeal packing them in ice so they stayed clustered up only for them to die once they reached warmer waters.

@glenosborne9807 9 күн бұрын

New sub. Perfect annunciation.

@robertshorthill6836 3 ай бұрын

If you are a lady, find a fellow or lady friend that is a woodworker/ hobbyist that has a tablesaw. A lot of expensive hive equipment can be made from scrap wood found at construction sites. It only takes a little time. Even wood purchased at home centers is worth it as it is less expensive. A person with a garage full of tools is worth knowing to any beekeeper.

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 3 ай бұрын

I have never bought a box for a beehive. I made my own and received a bunch of old, used equipment when I first got started. Just be careful with some wood. You don't want to expose the bees and honey to anything that was treated.

@robertshorthill6836 3 ай бұрын

If you live near horses, tell the owner you are a 'keeper and ask for horse dung. Strangely enough, dry horse dung makes the world's very best smoker fuel. He may think you are odd, give him a jar of honey. You will have a friend. It has to be dry. It isn't harsh like burlap, nor is it hot like pine needles. It does have a relatively pleasant smell that calms even cross or angry bees. I had 2 nasty colonies for years. I left the queens alone because the bees were good producers. Dung smoke made it tolerable to open them up, but only during a nice day with a nectar flow.

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 3 ай бұрын

Interesting! Thanks for the tips. Horse dung doesn't smell bad? I've never spent much time around it myself :)

@robertshorthill6836 3 ай бұрын

Join or attend a beekeeper organization. You will form friendships with a lot of folks just like you.

@DonnaLeRowKy 9 ай бұрын

You have the best tips!!

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Oh thank you!

@meadowmade 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much.

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@temijinkahn511 7 ай бұрын

Don't feed them "golden" sugar either. It has molasses in it which the bees cannot digest. When using pollen paties, I remver the paper as hive beetle large can get under the paper where the bees can't get at them and you can't see them. I cut the patties into 1 inch wide by 4 inch long. Patties are a supplement to the bees pollen gathering effort not a replacement. I put a new one in each inspection (2 weeks) until They are not using it all up. If the bees are not using the patty, remove what's left and stop using the patty. Patty's are the number one cause of hive Beatles overrunning your hive.

@georaves2998 9 ай бұрын

Just subbed to your channel... I'm very interested to get into bees ❤

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! I hope the videos help you on your journey to becoming a beekeeper.

@adamsmithson486 5 ай бұрын

Pozdrawiam serdecznie i życzę miłego dnia

@StonewallJackson-n8w 8 ай бұрын

I've never had yellowjacks to be that much of a problem ? But im in Texas and my bees will attack a yellow jacket.

@suebee1436 7 ай бұрын

Watched twice. Ty

@sharlenehocutt488 9 ай бұрын

I have a full wall of honey suckle with lot of bees

@sharlenehocutt488 9 ай бұрын

The bees made a hive in my hollow tree

@AQuickBreath 8 ай бұрын

This only has audio out of the left side.

@lillyhilarious 8 ай бұрын

Feeding the bees: Pollen patties, white sugar bee supplements

@sharlenehocutt488 9 ай бұрын

If I just put my box out side and let bees come naturally

@BeekeepingMadeSimple 9 ай бұрын

Bees will not leave the hive they created in the tree and move into the box outside. You would have to do something to either prevent them from getting back into the tree, manually remove the bees or annoy them enough that they choose to leave.