Hello, I am a hobby beekeeper in Southeast Louisiana. I have been keeping bees for 12 years now and decided to create some videos to show all aspects of beekeeping in my little operation in my region of the country. I always tell people, I am not doing 'How To' videos, only 'How I Do' videos. It's simply a VLOG to show some of the different tasks associated with beekeeping. From the fun stuff, like splitting hives, doing hive inspections, and harvesting honey, to the tedious stuff, like painting and building boxes and scraping frames.
This channel was initially set up to share videos with family and friends out of state, so there are a few old videos that I've kept on just because. I hope you enjoy the channel.
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Thanks for answering my question Mr. Berry.
Nice harvest glad you recovered from so many things god bless
Mike, I’m so glad you’re feeling better. Thanks for posting another video.
I’m on concussion protocol after that fall.😂
Hey does it have a rear draining tank valve downspout?
Great video Mike , glad to see you feeling better, God Bless.
Wow good stuff Mike. What a year!
Mike ,that nuck with the not laying queen is like my production hives when I cage queens. It looks the same.. it's all prepared for the eggs. Pollen, honey, polished center. That's how my are with the queens caged. And those bees are fat bees gorged with pollen whayting for something to feed.. l had them live over 3 months in some tests l did. Like winter bees in summer. It's because they are very slow to get old if they don't feed brood. And they are very good to raise those first new bees. My queens are like mushin guns when I release them on those polished brood cells. That's why caging queens works great.. because those same bees prepare everything, live long and raise the new bees before dying. I love the method.. it saved me so much money on feeding when it's drought outside. They just stay in and wait for better conditions
Nice work. A blessing indeed!!
Just put it in small filter bags and let the slinger do the work
Ha Mike glad u are feeling better. So glad for u and your honey production that made up for a bad year last year. Hope you and your family have a God Blessed week
Thanks for taking the time to give us the weekly dose of “how I do"…glad you are feeling better.
Good to see you back and on the mend. Cool video.
Those were some interesting hives and queens. May not have worked well but if you have nothing to be curious about, life gets pretty dull fairly fast. I like those kind of experiments, too bad they cost you money though. That's how advancements and discoveries are made though.
Nice job. Glad your back feeling better.
Nice to see you back in the saddle, my friend!
In your opinion is it better to have the honey by the entrance or brood?
I think it should be on the sides and above the nest at this time of year and really for most of the year.
@@MikeBarryBees Not sure why thats so interesting to me... but thanks so much for taking time to respond. I really enjoy watching how you do bees 🙂
How many hives are you running this year?
40 or so.
@@MikeBarryBees you must of managed your hives well to get the pounds of honey you extracted, nice work!
@@kevinlyons919 well, I do have to credit the spring flow. We had a phenomenal flow early which we only see every few years. That was about 700 pounds before the main flow. I do try my best to manage the hives very tightly though. Several were stacked with 4 and 5 supers. Thanks for the comment!!
I bought 5 of the Corey Steven’s queens this year. Ended up with nothing for my time and money. I will not pay for virgin queens ever again.
I think his queens are fine, but For me it was more about the time frame that I introduced them. Summer is not a good time down here. But I do agree on buying unmated queens though. I’m not going to spend that much on an unmated queen. I’d rather buy cells for $5 locally and put them in the hive or even if they emerge introduce them after that. I have great success normally with cells and unmated queens, but not this late. I really like when I can use my own grafts.
I had queen do the same thing so I put in a couple of undrawn foundation and she took off laying. Funny thing was she was laying long before the frames were fully drawn. I thought holy cow maybe she didn’t like the pheromones from the other bees.
The strange thing with this queen is that there were all kinds of polished cells waiting for her. Maybe like you said though, it was pheromones from other bees. Who knows. Just a long time for her to just walk around.
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How are bee things Mike?
I hear you in Raceland
I have never seen a queen in a hive that wouldn’t lay.
Thank you for the video 😅
Glad your doing better. I hate being sick. God bless.
Glad to see ya doing better! And, it was nice to see and talk with you at the N.C. summer conference! God Bless
How many hives did you get honey off?
Mike, I'm glad you are feeling better. Will you have to go on the road some more this fall? Congrad on the record harvest. Don't know how you will get rid of 4,000 lbs of honey at the little farmers market?? Have a good week also.
What probiotic do use?
Super DFM
I think hive beetles are responsible for fermentation in my hives seems if I have beetles running around those are the frames that “leak”
Could very well be. Usually they break the caps open, but who knows. It’s a mess and for sure ruined that box for me. Thanks for sharing the insight!
Good to hear you can’t keep making these how not to videos lol😂 if you don’t take care of yourself, keep these great videos coming. And thank you for all your hard work on these videos and we all know it’s a lot of work
Well, it’s a pleasure John. The overwhelming support all of you viewers give me has kept this channel going. It’s really that simple. It’s the audience that just keeps posting comments just like yours that humble me and motivate me. Thanks so much as so glad you enjoy the videos.
I pray you regain your health Mike. Great information
Thanks Mike!! Hope you’re well.
Hope you get feeling better take care yourself.
Thanks so much!!
Thanks 👍 for the info. Looking forward to the next video
You’re welcome and thanks for the support!!
Hey Mike, thanks trooper! I pray for your fast recovery. We truly appreciate your dedication and your hard work and your knowledge. Take care.
Thank you for the kind words and encouragement!!
Hey Mike. Hope you feel better soon. 🙏
Thanks so much!
Get better soon, Mike! Prayers for a speedy recovery.
Thanks so much!
Hey Mike. Im praying for you. Hope you can recover soon. Take care
Thanks so much Melvin!
Thank you for the honesty. Get well soon.
You’re welcome and thanks for the encouragement!
Get your rest, Mike Your a real trooper to push through when the body tells you to stop. Praying for your speedy recovery.
Thanks so much Tom!!
We call it mead honey a gift of the gods and it’s bringing you to the Walhalla
Well, I’m not sure I’d call it mead at this point. Need controlled fermentation to really make a good mead and it’s kind of too far gone. I’ll let the natural be pollinators enjoy it this go around😁😁
Praying for a quick recovery, Mike!
Thanks so much Tom and Melissa!
hope you are feeling better Mike!!! Bee Expo coming up in a few months!..yee haw!!
Yessir, felling better and Lord willing, Bee Expo will be here before we know it.
I bet that Apiguard helped with your sinus congestion! 😂. Hope you feel better!
It sure did. Got some on my veil and had it in my nostrils for the whole time😂😂
Mike, just about my norm now, I’m a day late watching your video. I’m saying a prayer for you and I hope God touches you with his healing hand! You’re definitely dedicated to film a video when you’re that sick! Good luck and may God bless you my friend!
Thanks so much Don!
Dream Big brother 🙏
Thanks so much!
You are welcome!
I’ll take some each year please. I think our spring is way more vibrant when we have a few hard freezes. Almost like it resets everything.
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Hello and thank is for watching!!
So sorry to hear this Mike, hope you get better soon.
Thanks so much!