The key is red "ultraviolet" lights. We had to change our flood light bulbs due to my wife developing an allergy to bee stings. We enjoy sitting on the porch at night but don't won't the bees on the porch with us, due to her now developing an allergy. We bought a flood light that has multicolor settings with red as one setting and thought that would remedy the issue but they still are drawn to the standard LED red. Then done some research stating it had to be ultraviolet to remedy the issue. Great insight on your video! Many folks don't think to publish these types of videos on Beekeeping.

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

Ай бұрын

@gunlinebees.3831, Thank you for sharing your insights with the group. Let me know your floodlight bulb and I will do a comparison of the two. Thanks!

@gunlinebees.3831

26 күн бұрын

@@TechnicallyBeekeeping we picked it up from Walmart. It is a multi color flood light bulb you set to what color you want. Different nights we tried the settings with blue, green, but red definitely kept them from being attracted as much. From what we've read up on, to keep them from being attracted to any light it had to be red ultraviolet. But we've yet to purchase one to see the results.

@danbeeson9564

20 күн бұрын

Yes, I had the same experience trying to use a red head lamp to sneak up on these in an attic. It may not at elicited as strong of a response, but I still had at least one be divebombing me 😅

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

19 күн бұрын

@@danbeeson9564 Lol.

Great content.... watched several of your videos in a row and you are on your way! Not only are you focusing on a much needed niche (science based beekeeping principles), but also have done your homework on scripting and editing your videos to grow your audience! Great work.

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

3 ай бұрын

I appreciate that. I agree with you on tech/science+beekeeping, it is great to do two things that I love. I have also learned some things from your channel over the last few months. I love your thumbnails, they are the best I have seen.

@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping

3 ай бұрын

@@TechnicallyBeekeeping wow... thanks! It is so strange hearing people say things like this lol... I really look forward to more of your experiments etc. The feeder jar one was pretty cool.

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

3 ай бұрын

@@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping I've been enjoying your Bee Expo videos. I went to the expo as well, but you really captured the event well. I think that you're niche is focused accessibility and beekeeping, correct? That is a great niche and I plan to do horizontal hives this year to ensure that I can continue beekeeping as I age. Did you see Paul Kelly's talk on ergonomic beekeeping? It changed my mindset on a lot of practices to save my back. :)

@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping

3 ай бұрын

@@TechnicallyBeekeeping You are correct, about accessible beekeeping and making beekeeping easier and more efficient in general. I believe I missed that one for another wanted to attend. So many great speakers. Thankfully access to all the videos should be coming out as we speak!

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

3 ай бұрын

@@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping That's a great niche, I will definitely stay tuned to your channel for pointers.

I have a red bulb on my back porch. It may not attract all the bees but some ( usually a half a cup or so that flock to the light.

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

24 күн бұрын

Renee, thanks for sharing!

inside the hive, its pitch dark. what difference does it make what color the mites are?

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

Ай бұрын

@PageUp202, you are correct about the inside of the hive being pitch black. When I mentioned this in the video, it was in reference to speaking to Dr Peck after a talk that he gave discussing floral transmission of varroa to honey bees. I probably should have discussed the context, but I believe that the redish tint gives the varroa a kind of camouflage. The varroa is not invisible to the bee but black and harder to see. Beyond floral transmission, varroa infestation can happen during robbing, which is also in a pitch black environment, so not likely an advantage there either. Thanks for question, I really appreciate it. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5152851/

@inharmonywithearth9982

Ай бұрын

Its dark unless you have screened bottom boards.

@alecjaquez9194

Ай бұрын

You right but if they were neon green like a lantern fly? What about on the entrance with the guards 🐝🐝🐝. I think it’s a good info so is can understand better ours bees 🐝 so they are like jelly fish to us…

You have some awesome videos so far! Keep it up! Regarding the Tropi mite, it seems like areas without brood seem to fair a lot better than tropics. Also, VSH behaviors often called SMR (Suppressed mite reproduction) in the papers about tropi seem to be effective and might be the reason beeks in places like China and Thailand continue to keep. It has kept me up many nights and I continue to listen to the experts but also still worry if it ever arrives in the US.

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Excellent comment. I'm still coming up to speed on the Tropi mite, so keep the great comments coming so I can learn more. I've been reading up on Chelifers lately and the seem really promising as a predator to Varroa (see link below). I'd be curious if they eat Tropi mites as well, they're much smaller and faster. I talked with Dr Peck at the Bee Expo about using Chelifers/Psuedoscropions in my hives for Varroa control, but he said that the bees often drive Chelifers out of the hive unless you have a good hiding spot for them. I might try this in the summer as an experiment. www.beeculture.com/chelifers-or-pseudoscorpions-as-varroa-control-agents/#:~:text=If%20chelifers%20are%20successfully%20located,nine%20Varroa%20mites%20per%20day

@jf7654

4 ай бұрын

@@TechnicallyBeekeeping I would love to try them! I keep bees and chickens close to each other so maybe I already have them in my coop and just don't know it. Have you been able to find them?

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

4 ай бұрын

@@jf7654 I am jealous, my home association won't let me keep chickens. I am considering doing it on the farm where I keep my northern most apiary. I hear that chickens are a great way to clean out green drone comb without having to freeze it, just let the chickens at the frame. :) I have not found Chelifers in my hives, but would like to introduce them. I'll do a video on it if/when I do.

What am I missing? The only time this might be handy is if I open a hive at night. Do people do this? Why? I will admit that I treat with OA vapor at night when they are all home, but I block the entrance before doing anything else. Why do you want to bathe the hive in red light?

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

24 күн бұрын

Joseph, thanks for the question. Regarding the floodlights, I don’t do a ton of things in the dark with the colonies/hives, but like you, I do my OA vapor treatments at night and the light helps me to get around without disturbing the bees. It is not for everyone, some bee yards have no power at all, but hopefully helps the people that do.

If I paint a hive red, will my bees able to find it?

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

23 күн бұрын

Hey, Tim. If you painted the hive red, it would show up as black to them. They’d be able to see it, but it would blend in with anything black. Good question.

Anyone experiment with a light in the hive that would make the mites visible to the bees?

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

Ай бұрын

@tenijinkahn511, I believe that the most promising approach is supporting bees with the ability to smell the mites on each other and in capped brood. Examples like the Purdue Ankle Bitter breed, hygienic bees, etc.

I use a green light

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

Ай бұрын

@dcrosco1458, that's interesting. What is the benefit of green light?

Love the vids, truly dispise the term Beeks.

@TechnicallyBeekeeping

Ай бұрын

@charleyfrancis8671, glad you are loving the videos. Lol, regarding Beeks. I am thinking of getting more to the point on future vids and not doing the “hello” in general.