I would love to be part of the live audience on your live stream! I live in Virginia which would make it difficult on short notice, June 6th. If you do it again in the future I will plan to make a trip out of it! 😎

@beek

Ай бұрын

We are planning another one one a Saturday so we'll give a few months notice.

@CodyMcGuire-in3kj

Ай бұрын

Sounds great! I will keep an eye out for the date! I can probably make it on a weekend.

I believe the verb is "pronounce" and the name is "pronunciation". "pronunciate" must be must be Illinoish.

@e.l.1303

Ай бұрын

Hybrid of pronounce + enunciate?

@beek

Ай бұрын

😃 Probably just me

We had beautiful fox squirrels in our backyard in Springfield, IL. Red squirrels but no white tails

Squirrels are a godsend. They are a built in exercise plan for my German Shepherd.

@beek

Ай бұрын

So true

Have you had any issues with the long hive making honey? I am brand new, this year, to beekeeping. I have exhausted all of my equipment and had a long hive given to me. Nay sayers have said that bees won't build honey on the horizontal, that they have to build up to make honey. Have you had good experiences so far?

@beek

Ай бұрын

Mine does not make honey like my Langstroths do. Neither did my top bar hive I tried, nor my little round horizontal hive.

@scottwatkins571

Ай бұрын

@@beek I have built divider boards for mine and have been contemplating adding suppers vertically to get them to build the way they want to. Do you think that this would work? I am also wanting to build some four frame nucs to try to winter over some late swarms or splits on top of a 10 frame deep colony for the heat off of it. Would I need to add a feeder rim below my double screen board to allow for feeding the big lower box? Heck I may be over thinking things.

You are fantastic! Thanks for the great info that is humbly and expertly given. Squirrel! 🤣

@beek

Ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

i would love to be there at your meet and greet but i live in Canada so my drive would be not possible at this time but i like your bee wisdom thank you

In San Diego County we are required to re-queen every 2 years because we have to prevent our hive from becoming Africanized.

Can you make a video about a top bar hive

@beek

Ай бұрын

I made that video 12 years ago, here you go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l2Gjya17mNnYn7w.htmlsi=O1M_W_zhx6yBrNQq

@adhamalmashtoub354

Ай бұрын

Thank you

David, I had to use soapy water (cup of Dawn to a gallon in a sprayer) and take out a mean hive. It has always been mean, but a good producer. But with the children and friends that come out here I’d had enough and took them out. Part of it extremely sad but I’m so glad they are gone.

Appreciate all you do David. Thank you for your dedication

@beek

Ай бұрын

I appreciate the kind words of encouragement.

Ha David enjoyed your video I wish you would had showed you doing your inspections that would had been so good. hope u have a good week

I just had to take care of a laying worker colony yesterday. Good stuff David. Wish I had time to make it out to your place. Maybe another time.

@beek

Ай бұрын

Thanks Bryan!

Hi David. I am from Australia. Just interested in your percentage of colonies that didn't survive the winter? I think you folks call them dead outs? Love your content and easy listening style of teaching.

Do you worry that the traits from the aggressive hive end up in your other hives thru drone mating with queens from you other hives?

@beek

Ай бұрын

There are so many feral colonies in your/my area that adds who knows what to the gene pool. But usually drones from the same yard do not make it out to the DCA where my queens are mating.

Hi David, as always, thanks SO much for all the valuable information! Question: Have you ever made a video regarding using 8-frame hive components? I know you mentioned 8-f equipment once due to the reduced weight and avoiding injuries as we continue aging. This is my first year (at the tender age of 62), so I decided to use 8 frame boxes. I transferred my 2 nucs into 8-F deeps, but I'm using mediums in place of two deep hive bodies. Then for next year, we hope to use shallows for our honey supers. I just cannot get the math for estimating when to add space, and I haven't been able to find information on 1 deep + 1 or 2 medium hive boxes, and then honey supers on top of those. I'm in central NC. Thank you for any help you might offer, or directions to a video you may have made!

@beek

Ай бұрын

Thank you. I've made videos from 8 frame hives as I have used them over the last few years. I have found that removing a few of the heavier honey filled frames from a box, then moving the box will greatly lighten up the box.

David i think you ought to do a video of how to remove a queen from a hot hive i had one five years ago and i now have one this year they don’t bother anybody as long as you don’t open the hive but boy when you do it on. I did a shake out the last time and probably going to do it this time like you said makes lots of honey but don’t want anyone touching it. Suit up tight lot of fun

@beek

Ай бұрын

Yup I made that video. Here's the link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pHZoyreroqbUYag.htmlsi=CJXuYgyIjXpkVzKW

As of may 23 2024 would there be a better time to drop in the green frame.

@beek

Ай бұрын

Sounds like a great time for me.

I’ve heard other professional keepers say bad things about putting powder in with your syrup. Can you do a video about this. Good or bad pollen in syrup

@beek

Ай бұрын

For over a decade I've showed videos of adding powder to syrup and how well it works. Not sure what more I can say or do.

@HalfQuickFarmer

Ай бұрын

@@beek I guess what I’m trying to say is. You have 733 videos from over a decade of YT. Where or how can I find a video featuring adding powder to syrup. Maybe you have a specific video link. Or maybe you know just the video where you have specifically showed this process and results. Maybe a video title to point me in the right direction. Just telling me you have already covered it doesn’t help me to find the information I’m looking for that much and kind of leaves me hanging. Cheers

@beek

Ай бұрын

The best way to find my videos on specific subjects is if you go to my channel, there will be a search icon on KZread. Just type in FEEDING BEES, and it will bring up all my videos on the matter. Feeding bees is probably what I've made the most videos on. Here is on such video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e4R9k6txY8WxZdY.htmlsi=F-MolNye8pR4s_8Q Thank you and hope this helps.

I really appreciate your calming vibe 🙏💚

@beek

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment.

Great video! I think with queen rearing, we are afraid to fail ! But failure sometimes has its benefits! Thanks for all the good info !

@beek

Ай бұрын

So true!

Your class saved me in a lot of ways. The top feeders made spring so awesome, using chick feeders for water with river rocks. These girls are rocking this year with two new hives. Thank you. From the desert southwest.

@beek

Ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind comment. Glad you enjoyed the video!

I love when you talk about your dad!

@beek

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

I started using Freeman beetle traps for bottom boards an cleared up my beetle problem.

@beek

Ай бұрын

Anything to reduce them is great

Hi David!!

@beek

Ай бұрын

Howdy

My dad is a busy bee as well. He builds and paints my wood hives since it gives him something to do in the garage.

@beek

Ай бұрын

Cool!

Dave, new package installed this year, April 27th. The bees are hugging one side of the hive. Can I take those frames and move them to the center?

@beek

Ай бұрын

that's a great question for my livestream tonight: kzread.info1v9Ufo_uKBY

That a lot 😅 I have two and it is a lot to inspect 😂

@beek

Ай бұрын

It was a long day.

David, what makes your chair so special? Mid 70's again today, bad T-storm yesterday afternoon but no damage here. HAVE A GREAT DAY 👍 OH, GREAT VIDEO, at 71 I am still learning.

@beek

Ай бұрын

Oh wow, Jay, you'd love a chair like this!! It's so comfortable and relaxing. It's an Adirondack chair. So comfortable just to relax in.

@jayglosser2014

Ай бұрын

I have one and it has cushions. ENJOY 👍

Can I ad a deep small 10 frame hive with a queen and place it on top of a queen less deep 10 frame hive.

@beek

Ай бұрын

That's a great question for my livestream tonight: kzread.info1v9Ufo_uKBY

Hello David , I am Jorge a subscriber from Chile south américa, would you please give me the link to your video in which you modified the veil by putting a plastic into it for better vision on small details.

@beek

Ай бұрын

Yes, here you go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i6N9t8uRZabgdto.htmlsi=-2KstKAahtG3oHyR