Some time ago I was involved in a motor vehicle accident and was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. Bee keeping has made my life a little less hectic. There are many times a day I go out and just watch the bees go in and out of their hive without it seems a care in the world. It has made me realize there are so many other things in the world and has actually helped me get a stress relief and a new purpose in life.

@chuckcampbell3927

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🛫📖🛬 Todd, GOD has given you Wisdom. Your words are very Wise. Thanks for sharing. I thoroughly agree with you sir. 📖🛐✈️🐆🐝🐝🐝🐝

@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801

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Wish you well with your recovery!

@mmb_MeAndMyBees

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I too had an accident (Car by 3rd Party 😡) Anyhow, Beekeeping keeps you focused : Off Pain, when watching Bees, or even doing an Inspection (I have to use a Spare Box, go through, lift out each Frame,) Box by Box. May take some time, but I can't Lift a x10 Frame Box anyway how. 😖 And, I love my x5 over x5 Nuc Hives. And if I feel that's way to much... A Horizontal Hive is a no Brainer ! Awesome Hive for those who are Physically Challenged, or can't Stack Regular Boxes, due to Landscape, Weather, or Scared Neighbours. H.H are a Win, Win. ✔ Just love the H.H Colony. They are my Bee Engine for new Colonies (Splits: Made several this Year,) so have a Great Apiary of a Horizontal Hive, a few Langstroth Hives. A UK National, x5 Nucs of both Langs and Nats. Oh and a new Addition of a Warre Hive. It's a Fabby Hive of Bees and Honey. Taking that off next Spring.... 😏 Bees can teach you loads, and, keep 'those moments of Rubbish' at arms length ! And a Beesuit, Smoker, Gloves. also help with this to. 🤣 Yet it may feel at Times ? : 👀 Really do I need to do XYZ ? Cant I just put it off !?! Nope ! DO the Bees... 👀 Now mentoring a Newbie Beek in next Town Over, may be in my Second Year of Bees..., But when your teaching another, it certainly shows you do have Skill and Passion keeping Bees. 😎 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2022. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Nice Video David : Put my Bee Pupil your way. Both saying Hi from a cooler, very Autumnal 🍂 Scotland ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Beekeeping has not only taught me patience but also seems to demand it.

My grandfather raised bees for years. He passed away 2 years ago at 101 years old. My passion to get into bee keeping was because of his love and fascination with bees. I wish he was here to help mentor me, but I think of him often while at the farm. It’s almost magical watching them flying in and out of the hive. It’s taught me patience, appreciation and there is wonder all around us.

Beekeeping has helped me be a more patient and observant father. I have the same joy when my kids were born when virgin queens come back from a mating flight with more bees. Birth of a new colony. Pure joy. My daughter brought home a fiancé from college. The wedding is in February 2023.

I have been bee keeping for 5 years now. I have decide that 6 hives are the right number for me. I really enjoy just watching my bees come and go, I am so easily entertained. The bees have a calming effect, and make my life enjoyable.

Bee keeping has turned me back into a student. It has given me a desire to be a bee geek, I can't get enough.

Beekeeping has helped me out of depression since my husband passed. Always something to look forward to!

Beekeeping (Year 2) has taught me to move more slowly before drawing conclusions while inspecting my hives, and that there are several solutions to everything to try out! This applies both to beekeeping and in life!

Keeping bees has taught me to slow down. Moving at “bee speed” calms both the hive and me.

Beekeeping has taught me perseverance, patience and has taught me to be a helper.

Thank you for your video I'm a new beekeeper after my Health forced me into early retirement thanks to be keeping I now have something to occupy my time I love to just sit and watch the bees work. Becoming a beekeeper has been a blessing in disguise and thank you once again for all of your videos

After retiring from law enforcement you feel a bit like you lost your purpose in life. Beekeeping has brought back a sense of purpose for me and has been more enjoyable than I ever could have expected it would be. Thank you for all that you do for us! I learn so much from your videos and hope to see you in Pigeon Forge early next year!

Beekeeping has taught me that honey should be more expensive!! 😂 I could sit outside and watch those girls flying in and out all day, they work with purpose and intention, it has been inspiring to watch them work!

Beekeeping has taught me to not let my frustration get the better of me. Stay calm, be patient, stay focused and my life is just more enjoyable.

I helped my father raise honeybees when I was in my teens. He is long gone and I have returned to raising bees at 65. This has reminded me of so many times with my father. Now I am teaching my grown autistic son how to raise bees. It has been so great to build new memories with my son, as my father did for me.

Beekeeping has taught me the importance of bees in our world. They have also helped me to overcome my long term Covid I am dealing with. I love watching them and relaxing.

I am learning that Beekeeping is an art. It is a skillfulness that is managed by knowledge, observation, attention, and wisdom, gained by experience over time and practice. Thank you for sharing your art so that I too, may become more skillful.

What beekeeping have taught me is to enjoy the process of work! beekeeping doesn’t have immediate rewards, but when it does the rewards are SWEET!!

My bees have helped be less stressed. Its calming to me to inspect my hives and watch the bees.

Beekeeping has helped me learn to enjoy HARD work!! It is such as satisfying feeling to come inside after lifting heavy boxes of bees and honey, and sweating like crazy and a full suit in the middle of a sunny summer day. But the bees I’m helping and the honey I gift to my friends and family is such a reward for that work.

Bee keeping has taught me to be calm when surrounded by chaos.

The biggest thing I learned about beekeeping is a) it's not cheap to begin,b) it takes time to understand what your doing,c) find a mentor. I was fortunate to get the president of county bee club to come over and provide invaluable insight. She loves sharing knowledge and also helped save my hive.

Bees are the most amazing creatures in the world. A perfect example of what can be accomplished if you work together !

😮What “No Dancing!” 🤣🤣

Be keeping has helped me to bond with my kids. I'm a single dad and it's hard sometimes to engage the kids. My teenage daughter helps me tend the bees, and I've had a little honey stand at the end of the driveway with my son on Sundays after church. It has helped us to do more as a family. Thanks for all your help David!

Bee keeping has taught me the wonders of nature.

Since becoming disabled from triple bi-pass surgery and covid -19 bee keeping has given me a purpose

Beekeeping has taught me patience and help me to relax and learn from them. They will let you know when there's a problem most of the time just by watching and listening to them.

This is my first year with bees and they have thought me patience and they help me to relax more. I watch my girls by setting beside them and watch them come and go with nectar and pollen. Man that’s so relaxing.

Beekeeping has taught me patience. Inspect, evaluate, give time and act. It's not my natural approach to life but beekeeping has taught me to take my time and when in doubt, wait.

Your Videos have helped me explore new ideas in my Bee Keeping ,Thank You David Im in North Carolina Mountains.

Bee keeping has taught me that things don’t always go as planned and that you just have to stay positive, look at the situation at hand, and work together with your colleagues or fellow bees to solve the problems that life throws at you

I had no idea how much I would enjoy beekeeping! My daughter who 9 is obsessed with ours bees! We joined our local bee club volunteered at our local fair to help with the bee booth. I have been a stay at home mom for many years. Not much time for hobbies or friends. With the support of my husband encouraging me to just go for it( 7 years in the making) I brought home my first nucs this spring!! I have been humbled with the willingness of beekeepers to help answer my newbie questions. I have a big passion for beekeeping along with my daughter ❤️ 💕 which is something i will treasure forever!!.

Beekeeping is teaching me about setting goals and striving for something that can’t be obtained, perfection. Second year beekeeper with 10 colonies and NO ☠️- OUTS . 🙏🏼🐝

THE ONE OF MANY THINGS I HAVE LEARNED FROM BEEKEEPING IS PATIENCE. YOUR VIDEOS ARE VERY INFORMATIVE, KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDEOS. THANK YOU FOR TEACHING OTHERS.

I was always taught that you were to stay busy, work hard and do your best. That is how I have tried to live my life. Observing bees has given me a new appreciation for that teaching. Those are the only things a new knows how to do and they have shed new light on those things for me... Always busy, the slackers in the hive. Everyone has a job to do and does it without question. Work hard. All you have to do is open a hive...no one is taking a break. Doing your best. What a new does in the hive, from making honey to tending brood is done with precision. The we have all been great reminders for me and great teaching moments for my grandchildren. Very much appreciate your wisdom and insight.

I love watching my bees work, I always tell my wife I'm going up to see my therapy animals. The entrance activity tells me a lot.

I love Beekeeping ❤️ When I learn to care for my bees, it teaches me to be more concerned with my fellow men.

Beekeeping has helped me slow done and be more observant.

Beekeeping has taught me to slow down and enjoy the beautiful nature around us. The bees are so gentle and easy to work as if they know I am there to help. A little honey in return is not too much to ask.

Beekeeping has given my heart wings.

Since I’ve started beekeeping I’ve have learned to slow down and pay more attention of the people and things around me. To enjoy life to the fullest. Save the bees save the world.

Beekeeping has helped me be more patient. I enjoy the wonder of their world.

Been doing it for 3 years. Bees have taught me how we as humans must put our beliefs and ideas aside for the good of the whole. And work tirelessly at it without question!

Beekeeping has taught me that there is so much going on around us to see if we only slow down take notice.

Learning to keep bees has enriched my life by rekindling my love for learning. I love that the beekeeping community at large is a wonderful place to learn and ask questions. Analyzing a hive and consulting others feels like building a skill that carries over and benefits other aspects of life.

I found a swarm on the road outside our home. I managed to rescue some of them with an egg carton from all being squished. I put it down near them and they all ran onto it. So then I had to get them off the road, no gloves, no veil, no smoke. It was pretty heart stopping for someone who knew nothing about swarms. The next day they were still in the box I put the carton in so I ran around getting something to put them in but they were gone by the time I was organised. It has started me on a path of bee keeping. I now have one hive and am trying to get up to speed with the what, when, where and how of keeping healthy bees. Every time I go out to the hive there is something magical about it. Your videos are a great help. ❤

Beekeeping has taught me a whole lot of patients!

Bee’s have shown me focus. At times when I am in my hives, their tone quiets my mind to a sense of Zen. I’ve also learned that investing in a vented suit is paramount when it’s HOT! Thank You for your videos!

Bee keeping has taught me to trust in nature and genetics, incredible creatures!

Beekeeping has given me a much needed reprieve from the affairs of the world around me. It allows me to engage with nature and the bees never fail to amaze me. The life of a honeybee is fascinating!

I've learned to bee more patient and steadfast with my work knowing that even little steps will get you to your destination.

Becoming a new beekeeper has taught me how valuable bees are to mankind. Untill I started reading and learning more about the life of bees I considered them just insects. My life and thinking about bees have changed for the better. I have now help my brother start keeping bees. I have been beekeeping for 4 years. I wish I had started sooner.

I started beekeeping this year. It has taught me not to put off something you want to do. I've wanted to be a beekeeper for about 15 years. I'm so happy to be doing this and learning so much about these amazing little creatures.

Since becoming a beekeeper I have been enriched with seeing the delight when I give a neighbor a $1000 bottle of honey. One neighbor was thankful for the recently delivered honey as she was able to use it as a burn salve after walking on a hot coal. I decided not to ask any questions and quickly went home.

What Bee keeping has taught me, is that the more you know about bees is when you realize how much more you need to know about bees.

Beekeeping is something I've enjoyed sharing with friends and family. I've helped several others get into beekeeping. Being a mentor to others helps build closer relationships with people I've not know very well.

Taught patience and moving slowly with focus

Beekeeping has taught how to relax and have less stress when working bees. Love the videos and all that you teach.

Beekeeping has kiven me something that I get to enjoy doing with my 9 year old daughter. I find it relaxing working my hives.

I'm 71 years old and always lived in an urban area until 6 years ago. I'm going into year 5 as a beekeeper and have had some great successes, as well as some big losses. This video is exactly my current problem. Additionally, I lost the majority of my colonies this summer so I'm down to 3 from 9. Beekeeping has taught me to be patient and not stress about my losses. This way I can enjoy my bees. Sitting in the apiary and watching them is very zen! Yes, this has been very disappointing - I repeatedly had swarms immediately following several days of rain here in Virginia. They even swarmed next to me when I was working another hive for swarm mitigation. Argh. But I already have a plan for spring. Last year I purchased some queens from California and they were amazing layers. Their colonies were very strong. I'll order 3 for the spring to put in nucs. Thank you for your videos. I have tried your feeding plan and it has worked well for me.

Beekeeping has taught me more about patience than anything. You need patience to have success with the little honey's. That is just how it is.

Beekeeping has brought me closer to nature. I have found myself more interested in learning about flowers, plants, and trees to understand where my bees gather nectar from. Because of this I feel more aware and connected with the surrounding environment.

Beekeeping has taught me to stay humble, in my first few seasons starting in spring made it look so easy as they exploded in population, soon after I was humbled and forced to educate myself more on the struggles of honeybee colony survival in today's times.

Beekeeping has taught me to slow down and have patience. Waiting for my nucs to grow, the flowers to bloom, the brood to hatch. I love taking a long lunch and going through my hives during a tough day at work.

The bees have really gotten me more in touch with the world around me. I pay much more attention to the life cycle of all of the plants and trees.

This is our first year beekeeping. My daughter and I are on this journey together. We started with one hive in April. Someone, very kindly, gave us a second hive after we volunteered some hours helping him with his hives. Our first year has had a lot of challenges, but we have learned so much. We are excited to make our way thru the fall and winter. The bees seem healthy. We are trying to make good decisions to show our bees we care about them. We would love to add the comb honey cutter to our equipment for next year’s honey harvest.

I’ve learned about how we’re all connected and bees, and other natural pollinators are so important to our environment, and also worked with fellow veterans to make a difference

I have learned to be more ZEN when working with the Bee's and that keeps them calm and it translates to my day to day life

Thank you David !! Beekeeping has taught me alot of new things but the most important lesson was to be patient and let my bees do their thing .

Being a beekeeper has taught me many things. I've learned about chemistry, biology, and ecology. It's also taught me that your never to old to learn new skills. While being a beekeeper I also learned to overcome some fears. Such as the fear of bees, of heights, and trying new things. These are just some of the ways beekeeping has helped me to grow.

Beekeeping has taught me to have patience with things that are out of my control because sometimes when I think I have made my best decisions, things that go on in the bee world completely turn me upside down as far as controlling what goes on in the hive

Hi David, in the last year I learned that there is so much more to bee keeping than just setting up a box, it's also taught me the great responsibility there is in bee keeping. Thanks David for giving us the tools to do that job.

I have enjoyed learning from your videos and wish to thank you for the time you give to teach us. I am a 66 years young Texan that lives out in the woods. I have to say learned patience above all. Through this first year journey I come to respect nature so much more deeply, by learning not only about the bees but seeing what grows for them through each season and it has gotten me out on walkabouts through my land to explore. I never knew the life cycles of the bees, insects, and plants so much before. I have loved the lessons they have taught me, I am looking forward to many more years of this contentment with my little girls.

Good info. Thank you

Thanks!

Through beekeeping I learned that when you are organized and hard working you can maybe achieve what bees have for milenia....

Beekeeping has taught me a lot not only about our honeybees but about nature and all the plants trees and flowers they forage. Before my bees I never payed attention to the time of year things bloomed and the nectar and pollen each created.

Beekeeping has taught me to be more patient. I am usually always is a rush and in beekeeping you cannot always be in a rush.

Bee keeping has become my place of meditation. It has been an absolute joy taking my time to study and learn each time I visit. My kids are becoming more interested in learning about it and have even been able to hold a frame. It is giving my family another way to connect and enjoy nature. Keep up the great videos always enjoy watching!

Keeping bees has impacted me in several ways. It has made me really observant, not only of bees, but pollen bearing plants and the relationship between these plants and bees. Beekeeping has made me appreciate these small insects and their impact on the local environment and beyond. Beekeeping has helped me think logically as I consider management of my hives and provided my aging brain with a lot of stimulus. I believe bee keeping has made me a more aware and thoughtful process of the intricacy of nature and the fine balance between each of the components that have always surrounded us. I have learned patience and appreciation of the wonder of nature through my beekeeping and enjoy using it as a connection with my grandchildren - the oldest one even did a Kindergarten Science Fair project on bees! It has given me a new connection with my husband as he helps me with the bees, making equipment and devising homemade solutions to some of the bee challenges I have faced. The responsibility for my bees keeps me in tune with serving a greater need and has provided hours of pleasant contemplative time as I clean equipment and do general management chores. I believe bee keeping has enriched my life, given me a sense of purpose and a source of continued self-education.

Beekeeping has taught me more about local plant life. What's growing in my area and when and what it produces. Very important information to become a successful beekeeper!

That was a great video

Beekeeping has taught me that bees aren't anything to be afraid of, they're fairly gentle creatures (Africanized bees excluded). It's also taught me that beekeeping is both simple and complicated, it's a fairly simple process to set up and get started but also can be a bit complicated with mite treatments and winter preparations. I wish I'd gotten into it earlier in life.

This is my second year!!! It has taught me to WORRY!!!! I worry about if I’m doing it right and if I can always get them through the winter! Thanks for all you do

This is my first year as a backyard beekeeper. I know that I don’t know enough and need to keep learning. Beekeeping is like a fun science experiment that never ends. I learned the hard way you can’t throw a package of bees in a box and call it a day. Hive beetles took over and my bees took the midnight train back to Georgia.

Since taking up beekeeping it has given me a way to relax and remove the stress from my job. I have finally found something I truly enjoy working out. It also has given me the opportunity to be mentored and to pass my experiences and knowledge to others. I appreciate you and others for taking your time to each other beekeepers what you know about beekeeping. Please keep the videos coming. Thanks.

Thanks for the video. Bee keeping has taught us that life doesn't have to be neat and tidy. We have enjoyed having the wildflowers growing by the hives and fruit trees instead of spending time weed trimming and mowing. It feels more right if that makes sense. Watching the bees dance around the flowers makes me feel more welcome in my yard.

Beekeeping has taught my family to work together on a common goal, everyone gets to bring their knowledge to the table. We have learned about the mini-ecosystem that exists near our hives. We slow down, watch the busy bees, see the lizards, ants, wasps, birds and even praying mantis' that all now live with and near the hives.

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Having MS for 27 years and using the stings had slowed the negative effects. I love honey in my coffee every morning. I speak with all who listen of how a hive works . I really love bees and their welfare. Started with one today I count twenty seven....Love your content ...every time you post I am there ,,,,,,,,,,,,,thanks for your time and love of bees

One thing I’ve learned from keeping bees is just how amazing they really are. Absolutely fascinating! Thanks for another great informative video. I get really excited when I see you have posted a new video and rush to watch it.

Beekeeping is relaxing ❤, I have to stay calm and focused. It also teaches me to stay in tune with Mother Nature. Thanks for your videos.

The bees have helped me so much! I have a heart condition that causes my fingernails to grow Inward and down pinching and splitting my fingers. One day I was desperate and I stuck my fingers in honey, I could feel immediately relief and I decided to adopt bees and help them because they helped me. Then I found out about propolis products and started making my own which are helping me so much with the splitting and eczema that I give it to people just to help them. I don't know what I would do without my bees and their products! Thank you for all your help with keeping my colonies healthy. Gina

Bee keeping has caused me to grow in several ways… First, it has opened my eyes a little more to the awesome work of our creator, God. Bees are amazing little insects! Second, it has helped me to get out and work at something that is peaceful(sometimes 😂) and enjoyable. I could watch my bees work for hours. Third, it has helped me to be flexible. The bees needs change from day to day and week to week and my approach has to change as well. So far, my first year has been a lot of fun and I look forward to helping my bees make it through the winter. Thank you for all the informative videos!

Beekeeping has taught me to just do it. As a first year beekeeper I’m taking 9 colonies into winter.

Hi David, My work is a fast passed high pressure industrial environment. Working with the bees helps me to decompress and be more relaxed in my off hours when spending time with my family. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with this community.

I'm a fairly new beekeeper, this is my first winter. This has focused me on learning everything I can, since I am now responsible for a lot of little lives.

Bee keeping has taught me that you're never to old to learn . I planned 6 years ago to keep bees and when we moved from south central PA to the PNW I had to learn a new temperature zone, a new time zone, and how to plant in a strange place where things are very green, but take forever to grow to maturity! In my second year of bee keeping and love it. Have learned so much from your videos...thnx a bazillion!

@mw1130

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Great video. Having bees has helped me to become a more patient person. I enjoy coming home and drinking a couple brew skies while watching my bees and live watching the orientation flights!