Just In time for my beekeeping basic assessment on the 8th Aug It's given me a good look at what to look out for with EFB. Great video keep them coming 👍👍👍

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊 glad you found it useful

🇨🇦 Very interesting for those of who've never encountered this.

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 Hope the weather is good in Canada?

Thanks so much for such an informative video. I had one of the Regional Inspectors around last week, checking on EFB at my (very) small apiary, fortunately negative, the Inspector was so helpful.

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Great news! 😊

Many thanks for this very useful video, shared with Conwy Beekeepers.

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter. Hopefully the members will find it useful 😊

Another great vid Gruff. Been there, got the tee shirt! First year beekeeper, so a baptism of fire (literally!) bee’s bounced back really well and my local inspector was extremely helpful. I know I could call him up if I had any concerns at all which is really reassuring

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin, glad you resolved it and it’s now going great 😊 👍🏻

Really good video especially for us new beeks, thank you

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful 😊

What a fantastic video. So interesting. Feel for the fellow beekeeper of course but at least it's a problem sorted now.

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 yes absolutely it was painful at the time for him but no doubt a big relief now

@pottyplotter2462

3 жыл бұрын

What happens when all your hives are poly?

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Great question, the frames are burned the same way but the poly boxes need to be submerged in a bleach solution for 20 mins

This is very educational, thanks to everyone involved.

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video useful 😊

Very good

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Great video for a new keeper thank you, glad I come across your channel 👍🏻

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh 😊👍🏻

Good idea

Nice info filled video as usual mate. Keep it up Any idea when you are going to do anymore bee courses. The day long one?

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert. 😊 It will be next year now. I’ve got to much work over the next 2 months unfortunately

@robertthomas2

3 жыл бұрын

@@gwenyngruffydd ok mate. Hopefully I’ll catch them in time next year

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Pre booking will be advertised on social media over the winter. 😊👍🏻

Thanks for that Gruff. Really useful. Are super frames destroyed as well? Saw them being removed but they may have been brood and a half frames.

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Hi yes they are destroyed as well. The honey could be contaminated with foul brood

@Tspadger

3 жыл бұрын

@@gwenyngruffydd Suspected so. All that effort ....

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

I know heartbreaking

What was the gizmo the inspector used to pick the Queen up with? Mind you, I've got to be able to spot the Queen before I can pick her up!!

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

It’s called a Queen clip. And they also used a single handed queen catcher.

@ianwatkins3002

3 жыл бұрын

@@gwenyngruffydd Thanks. Looks like the Thorn's one which they have on sale :-)

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

😊👍🏻

interesting, but so many bees got squashed when rebuilding the hives,

Really interesting video again. How much does it set the bees back? Great to hear what to look for

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, It would set them back a lot. But better for them to be alive and lose some honey

@angelamitchell7531

3 жыл бұрын

@@gwenyngruffydd I guess that's the advantage of not having too many hives in 1 apiary, reduces the losses hopefully

What happens to the supers?

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Frames were burned as well

Just noticed the car number plate - haha

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

😎

Good vid Gruff life can be a bitch sometimes !!

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin, Yes absolutely....such is life sometimes

When they scortch the boxes to sterilise, how would this work if you have polyhives?

@trevor311264

3 жыл бұрын

Poly hives are non-absorbent so any infection is only on the surface, so other sterilisation methods are appropriate like a short soak in a solution of soda crystals.

@leoneddy7593

3 жыл бұрын

@@trevor311264 I hope so, 2 of mine are polyhives lol

@gwenyngruffydd

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, The recommended treatment is submerging the hive in a bleach solution for 20 mins.

@leoneddy7593

3 жыл бұрын

@@gwenyngruffydd thanks. I thought it would be expensive to replace if they had to burn them

Do you have Bee Disease insurance with your BFA membership?

@gwenyngruffydd

2 ай бұрын

Once you’re a bee farmer you won’t get bee disease insurance unfortunately

Can you still extract the honey before burning the frames?

@gwenyngruffydd

2 жыл бұрын

Technically yes. I’m not sure if that’s legal though because the honey itself has foulbrood too and could potentially infect other bees. You’ll need to contact the bee inspectors to confirm.

Genuinely interested. What is it that you say after "hello" at the start of your videos? Is it Welsh? ☺

@gwenyngruffydd

Жыл бұрын

Hello , I’m gruff rees welcome to Gwenyn Gruffydd, here we talk Beekeeing, Farming countryside living and we do reviews too. Gruffydd is my name (gruff) and Gwenyn is bees in welsh…Gruffs Bees 😊

@laightnightknits4358

Жыл бұрын

@@gwenyngruffydd 🤔 feel like I should've heard that - I must've not tuned into your accent yet! Really nice to hear voices from different parts of the UK, though! 🇬🇧 ☺ 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Loving your videos.

@gwenyngruffydd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. 😊 where are you from?

@laightnightknits4358

Жыл бұрын

@@gwenyngruffydd just the Midlands... In England ☺

@laightnightknits4358

Жыл бұрын

@@gwenyngruffydd oh I wondered about gwenyn! Thought I hadn't heard that first name 😂 ☺ 🐝 Cool.