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About this video: In today’s video we will be inspecting the hives on the front row. We will have quite a few surprises as we move through the inspections. This is spring beekeeping at its finest. We have it all, honey, queens, supers, and swarms. It’s a day of adventure in the bee yard.
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About this Channel:
I hope you enjoy beekeeping and this video. If you are interested in becoming a beekeeper or experience backyard beekeeping for yourself have a look at some of the videos on this beekeeping channel as well as videos from beekeeping creators I have listed below. This is my third season as a beekeeper and everything I have learned came from YouTube and mostly from the channels listed below.
Although this beekeeping channel is primarily about beekeeping I am also a quasi pepper who believes in becoming self-sufficient. With that in mind, I have started a garden, planted fruit trees, replaced the hedges in front of my house with blueberry bushes, and have recently built a chicken coop. In short, I will share a lot more than beekeeping on this channel.
A little about me:
I am a person who believes you are never to old to learn something. Be it beekeeping, farming, raising chickens, painting, filming and editing video, making wine, beer, bread, cheese, and other fermentation consumables, play guitar etc… If I see something I want to try I start it immediately. If there is one thing I could choose to pass along to my children this would be it. Never be afraid to try. My wife famously told me once that if you are not willing to be bad at something, you will never be good at it. That means I am bad at quite a few things.
A little about you:
If you are new to beekeeping or are interested in becoming a beekeeper this channel might be for you. In my beekeeping adventures I show everything from my beekeeping successes to my beekeeping failures. I hide nothing and am never afraid to admit to a mistake.
I hope you find my beekeeping videos fun and entertaining as well as get something out of them. I hope I inspire someone to get out and try something new. If you do enjoy my videos, please take a moment to spread the word about this channel and help it, and myself, grow. Have a great day and BEE Happy!
My Mentors:
Vino Farm
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-xczyljpDKuM00-45OUrvg
Frederick Dunn
https://www.youtube.com/user/HTCSWEOD
Mike Barry
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4jr_hLv6HmZ3ICCdw4C6Q
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The gear I use:
Primary Camera: Sony FDRAX53/B 4K HD
Secondary Camera: Sony FDRAX53/B 4K HD
Primary MIC: Sony ECMXYST1M Stereo Microphone
Secondary MIC: Sony ECMXYST1M Stereo Microphone
Tripod: ( GEEKOTO Camera Tripod
Editing Software: Adobe Premier
Graphics Package: Adobe Photoshop
Learning Final Cut Pro
Channel Key words:
#beekeeping #flowhive #insects #prepping
A bit about my channel:
This channel is primarily about beekeeping or more specifically beekeeping 101 because I am just a beginning beekeeper and I figured the best way to learn beekeeping and to be a beekeeper was to buy a flow hive, sometimes spelled flowhive or a flow hive 2 which is sometimes known as a flowhive 2 and begin building by backyard apiary so I would have a place to keep bees. Now, backyard beekeeping is not the only thing I do. I consider myself to be urban farming as I also try to grow a sustainable and edible landscape. Backyard farming for me also includes keeping chicken and building other things in my shop that will help all of the birds, bees, insects, and other natural pollinators. I learn how to feed bees and chickens while showing you my day-to-day activities in my apiary, sometimes known as a bee yard. Some people consider me a prepper and yes there is a little truth to that. I do consider this a form of prepping and becoming self sufficient. Thank you for spending time with me learning about tap hives, flow hives, honeybees, and chickens.
13 Comments
Another great video! Thank you
Those boots look solid. And the colonies working supers, that's awesome.
Dude, you're going to turn into a sideliner if you keep this up! LOL
Good to see the VinoHives (I just can't call them bee barns, as I associate those with tiny homes for other types of bees) have got things slammin' for you! It looks like not having to worry so much about temp regulation allowed them to ramp up and get to peak as soon as the season said "go!" That's awesome. I saw Jim had zero losses and amazing populations in his apiary as well. I'm trying to get at least one VinoHive assembled, but the season kind of snuck up on me while I was dealing with my mom's death, and we've been fully in go mode down here since the second week of March. 2023 has been a deeply weird year. Looking forward to reports on how honey production goes with your girls. If those frames in the process of being capped are any indication, it will be a great year there.
Are they made in America???
By the looks of your honey supply, you as well as many other beekeepers, are going to have a bumper crop this year! All the bees are looking beautiful! Thanks for sharing part of your day! Have a great weekend and enjoy spring!
Those boots are made for walkin'… Your hives look great lots of nectar and capped honey already! Impressive!
Brought home an africanized hive the other day. it was an actual hive box with bottom and lid, abandoned on this guy's property. Hubby and I put on a super, inner cover, feeder shim and feeder and replaced the weathered lid… no problem… opened it up, looked like less bees than we thought. Only 9 frames one of which was crooked so its all wonky, but I centered them as much as I could… got all the pieces on in one fell swoop… done.
Went out today just to replace the bottom board. Move the whole hive over, put down the bottom, put it all back… Lots more bees that we saw yesterday, and boy were they mad. One instantly got me in the thigh. had to take some extra time to line things up… simultaneously got 2 in the face, through my veil, one in each cheek… going to be a chipmunk tomorrow.
Walked around to the front of my house (small little neighborhood) to wait them out… decided to water my garden. Got some weird looks since I was casually watering my garden with a full beejacket on and many bees clouding around my head… one got a finger through my cotton glove since I'd removed the nitriles that normally cover them… Ultimately, they persisted…
Went under the carport to block the sun and showered the hose upward to make it rain all around me… Had to do this twice since the first time wasn't long enough… Finally managed to get inside, dripping wet… Can't wait for my new queens to get here. Have to make one last trip in to cage the queen and pull that wonky comb so I can get 10 frames in… Will wear my better suit… Keeping the queen in there, but caged, until the new queen arrives so she'll be easy to get out… not pulling her too early, don't need them even more pissed off…
Hey sir have you tried under super yet thought that I would suggest it to see if you like it or not have a great day sir
Are you going to show using your new extractor?
Your bees are looking awesome bud! 👍 Good looking boots, may have to buy a pair !
hi, do you know the floral source of your honey?
Love all your videos!!! This may have the best one-liner yet – “Don’t go blowing the banana on me!” I’m going to check out the boots too. Thank you Brother!!
On the orange hive do you have a top entrance on the super (inner cover)? I ask bc that would save you from shaking the bees out. No need to get them that upset and set off the sting
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