The problem with spreading brood so far apart, is you don't have enough bees to keep them warm. This might work for you now, but in a cold spring, no way! That's also the reason they prefer a smaller box, better able to control the temperature in the brood nest. Once the numbers increase they have the bodies to produce enough heat to use the larger space.

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Definitely don’t checkerboard in the spring. Not until the nights are consistently above around 57/58

@Allan79789

Жыл бұрын

@@bojangles8582 Hey Bo, try to be helpful. I looked at your channel and nothing there. I don't think she said, she was an expert anywhere, more like learning together. Mostly we learn by watching others and making mistakes ourselves. If you have some helpful tips for all of us, we would like to hear them.

If you can see mites like that just looking quick the numbers must be high. Do your bees a favor and treat them. I know what your shooting for but...gotta get them threw winter first to keep experimenting. Get feeding too, those frames have hardly any stores.

@jaymackley3099

Жыл бұрын

Pore the feed on ,maybe one round of light,then heavy.

@1080760

Жыл бұрын

Shes asking alot out of the bees for this time of year for Michigan. The queens will probly only get 1 round of brood in before it gets cold. Was in the 40s this morning in mid lower peninsula today.

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

You are right I am asking a lot of them. Nights haven’t dipped below 50 yet. I am open feeding. Been going back and forth between light and heavy. Heavy seems to be working the best just takes them awhile to get it down. And you are right about the mites that colony specifically had over 60 mites in a wash 🙈🥺 got Apivar strips in it now

Good information. This area (north Idaho) is close to Canada so it gets really cold. How long have you been beekeeping? Girl, you are an inspiration. Thanks for the great videos!

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for reaching out! ☺️ This is my 3rd year beekeeping and loving every second of it. Thanks for watching and being a part of the community ♥️ happy to have ya!

I use braided fishing line because it’s strong and I can make it tight and I just cut a one inch piece of foundation and tuck it in the top and melt wax from your apiary to seal the foundation in the top and they are eager to start working the comb , it’s simple and they will make beautiful thick comb

awsome idea thanks for sharing

Nucs are awesome for building quick, I started doing nucs last year and with a little effort I like it more than my 10 deeps

Doing my first fall split. A lot of this has helped. Thanks.

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help ☺️ good luck!!

Please give us a date when starting a video!! Thanks a million! Keep it up

I really appreciate the reseearch, going to be doing a lot of nucs for drawning comb primarily, so this is a great experiment to see what's going to draw things fastest. Don't worry, I know you're trying to draw comb while it's still warm, when weather changes I suspect we won't be able to do this obviously.

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Nope we won’t and even now my bees are starting to pull back on drawing comb. Been getting some lower 50 degree nights. I will update what ends up working best ☺️ happy to have ya here!

I make really good swarm lure, and catch wild swarms. Once, 10 years ago, I went in on a group purchase of hives, and got 6. I have caught at least 150 hives over the years, cheaper than buying them. I wanted 2, and caught 6 this year.

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

I am definitely going to take my shot at catching swarms in the spring. I’m excited to try. 150! That’s insane

I like your ideas with your nucs! Looking forward to seeing the results. And always remember the unpredictability of mama nature ✅️😉😁👍

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Really tho 😅🤣 thank you for being here ☺️

Winter doesn't last long down here but I do have family up in the great white so this is very helpful to know.

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

☺️♥️

I should have just made one big comment instead of 20 lol just for the record, I’ve been keeping bees for over 50 years and I still learn something new every season 😊

Good video! I grew up about 20 miles northwest of you right across the street from a semi-retired farmer couple. You know the type, one or two of everything in the barn and yes, two hives. Then it was surrounded with what was farm fields being built up to suburbia. So, 50+ years later Google shows the farmhouse & barn gone and more suburbia replacing them!

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow ! It’s crazy how quickly things change around here 😳🥺

I like your 'bee philosophy'.And your enthusiasm is catching You know that ! Much luck 🍀 to You Bee Girl.🐝

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

♥️☺️ thank you. Happy beekeeping to you!

@thehturt5480

Жыл бұрын

@@beefitbeekeeping Many, many thanks! ❤️❤️🤗

I just found your channel today and really enjoying your videos. I'm hoping to do exactly what you are doing here and hopefully not need to buy bees again other than maybe add a different queen from outside here and there. It probably helps me a bit too that I really enjoy messing with my nucs too. Make bees is a lot of fun, and honestly pretty cool how you can make them. What kind of gloves are those you are using? Nitrile?

I'm not that kind of beekeeper🤔have to be efficient with my money. That's why I'm in the process of making back up nuc colonies, you got the right plan just on a larger scale.🥳 Seems like ya are pushing them hard this fall, keep an eye on them this winter. It's fun to watch you enjoy your🐝's, nice back ground music during the nuc segment. I'm told breaking up your brood like that is ok if your nights are warm and or you have plenty of nurse bees to keep the brood warm.👍

@thehiveandthehoneybee9547

Жыл бұрын

i think she has lots and lots of money from pro running

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 I wish. Unfortunately no, not lots of money. Money is rather tight actually. Been spending every bit of extra cash on building this breeding program for my bees. That’s why I built my own nucs rather than buying pre cut ones. And the 5k grant I won back in July is how I was able to buy all of the hive bodies I have now. But it goes quick ☺️ Yes I have been pushing them hard. Feeding like crazy so that they build up in time. Next year I will DEFINITELY plan it out so I am working on the bees schedule

@dcsblessedbees

Жыл бұрын

@@beefitbeekeeping Oh I didn't mean anything about money just that I gota go slower kuz of it's lack lol.😁 Part of why I like to watching you is you are trying many of the things I will take a look at next season. So win, win.🤠

Your videos are really cool.

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️ that is my goal!

Good morning from mauritius. Please tell me more how you make your queens.

hi! what suit would you recommend? I have a basic amazon suit and it's like 130 in there down here in MS.

I love overwintering nucs.

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

I have a feeling I’m about to fall in love with it too ☺️

I love your videos. A couple questions for you. Have you ever used hopguard 3 for mite treatment and where did you get your bee suit? I love it!

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️ no I haven’t had any experience with hop guard. Only Formic and now Apivar. I’ve been told that Apiguard + a brood break works great. Got the bee suit from HumbleBee it’s the 420 Aero and I LOVE it! Was a little pricey but worth every dime

@brendawydeven2934

Жыл бұрын

@@beefitbeekeeping thank you

Hello from Northern Idaho!

❤

Try a 1 inch strip of foundation wedged in the top bar with a wooden tongue depressor

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Ooooooo I will actually thank you!

hi, do you feed your nucs? especially this time of year?

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Ohhhhh yes. I am feeding them like crazy right now. Have to to get them built up in time. Starting them in august like I did was not ideal. Ideally you’d want to start in July then maybe you won’t have to feed as much depending on how much nectar and pollen you have in your area.

I understand the process,but the only problem i see for me will be the constant inbreeding.i like to bring a couple different bees into my yard.mainly to keep gentle bees in my yard

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

As far as I’m aware queens will only mate with the drones in their colony as a very very last resort even then it’s really hard to get them to do. They have a way of choosing superior drones as well. I wouldn’t worry too much about inbreeding ☺️ unless I’m wrong? 🤷🏼‍♀️

@chicken6946

Жыл бұрын

@@beefitbeekeeping oh ok.i guess bees will do what bees do lol.nobody understand bees betterbthan bees do.the bee keepers down here told me that there is no way on earth two queens will thrive in one hive.my bees proved them wrong.i have two different hives with two queens living in them since last year.but they said thats impossible until i video taped them.good luck with your bees

What are the name of the gloves ? Desperately looking for a good pair.

Good

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😘

So you are adding a box in September?

New to your channel 😉 new beekeeper got stung twice lol 😆

@pirateprospecting707

Жыл бұрын

Only twice?!?! Slow way down when your doing you inspections ✅️😁

@khmerohio

Жыл бұрын

@@pirateprospecting707 I guess my lips was too close to the screen

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

🤣 we’ve all done that. Had that happen to my nose once. It’s a part of the job ♥️

😃👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

🥰☺️

What kind of gloves are they?

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Black nitril gloves! ☺️

Tears of ra ❤

Why 5 frames over Palmer style double nucs? One less frame to draw per box, shared heat through the center wall...

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

That was the preferred way. Right now building nuc boxes was easier and cheaper for me. This was my first time doing woodwork but this winter I will be building a lot of those divider brood boxes

@daleb8512

Жыл бұрын

@@beefitbeekeeping Super easy to modify 10 frame boxes with a table saw. I find I can't buy material for what my vendor sells them for though.

awesome!!! how many years you been a beekeeper?? i thought you were new at is but your saying or referencing many years??? thanks im worried you are mite infested hope im wrong

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

This is my 3rd year beekeeping. And I hate to say you are right but you are right. You’ll see in a coming video. It’s mind blowing how many mites was in the wash 🤯

@thehiveandthehoneybee9547

Жыл бұрын

@@beefitbeekeeping good luck!!!

Love it.

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

☺️♥️

Where in MI are you? I am the owner of Napoleon Bee Supply, could you please reach out when you have time. Thanks

Done 2 splits out 1 hive had three deeps and 4 supers they are russian s so little mean but better strong hives

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

That is good! Yeah my saskatraz have Russian genetics in them and you can definitely tell this time of year. I didn’t mind until I was in another beekeeper’s yard digging thru some hives without a suit and the bees didn’t even notice I was there 😅

@benjaminmeadows1380

Жыл бұрын

@@beefitbeekeeping mine are little nasty even with suit full russian so little dangerous but they produce good honey and very fast

Oh em Gee was that was BEE-Ver?😉😂🥰Super cute! See, Everyone wants to be a part of ur Beekeeping adventures!☺️🦫💛Another super interesting and informative video my friend! I especially enjoyed the queen dynamic like how when she's new she's trying to prove herself to the Hive and once she's in charge she's Boss Queen and they build where She wants them to build its Amazing it really is! I also liked what u were saying about not giving them too big of a space to begin with bc they'll build with what they're given reminded me of a potted plant like whatever size pot u give it thats the space it'll use, nature is Fascinating🤯Well Happy🐪Day my Favorite Keeper/Nuc street artist😁🎨Hope u are doing well and Hope training is going well, U are an Inspiration on and off the track my friend true story🐝👣🐝 I will see U in the next one☺️🍯✌️#emilyisthebeesknees💛 #beefitbeekeeeping💪 #beefithoney🍯 #emilyrocks🪨

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

A gopher but still funny 🤣☺️ Thank you Steven ☺️ I’ve been out from running from this dang hamstring again but last week I ran 3 days total and get to run again tomorrow so I’m making my back! Stronger this time too 😈

@stevenkawano9746

Жыл бұрын

@@beefitbeekeeping Awww thats Great news and Yes U are the Comeback👑my friend can't keep u down for long u just use that time Wisely to come back the Right way and come back with a Vengeance and I am Here for every single step!☺️🖤👣🖤👏#flashlightning⚡️

Are your gloves 14 mil?

@jessefjr

Жыл бұрын

I was also wondering what type of gloves

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

Black nitril gloves. They are a little thicker it’s the brand with a spider on the box ☺️

@jessefjr

Жыл бұрын

@@beefitbeekeeping where do you buy them

@lindafox4065

Жыл бұрын

Ok I have those too

@dragonisblader9523

Жыл бұрын

@@jessefjr lowes and amazon for sure

Hey! I sell queens. 😥😭

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

😅 oops gave away the secret didn’t I. But people always need queens ☺️

@gazinta

Жыл бұрын

@@beefitbeekeeping you're good. We sell 200 at a time sometimes. We always make our quotas, and sell out before July for the most part. You ain't hurting even my feelings! As you were. Share away!

what I have found is this. The bees that we have I put them in two classes. Angry bees and Gentle bees. Gentle bees put two boxes on top and they will fill them with in two to three weeks. Angry bees so much work they are lazy but once you checker broad them then they will work oh and feed them till there are full. They use a lot of honey

@beefitbeekeeping

Жыл бұрын

See my aggressive bees are the opposite. They are by far my most productive. I’ve split one of my hives leaving them only 2 frames of brood in a double deep brood box hive. I’ve done this 2 times this year and each time I come back 2 weeks later and all of the foundation is built out and has brood and larva all over in it. I’m impressed with them which is why I’ve kept them so far

@neilsmall6518

Жыл бұрын

@@beefitbeekeeping I will continue with my aggressive hive I do believe in getting to know them better will be the key to unlock their productivity. After all each hive is a different household not one is the same. There is and always will be some different