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Keith Spillman - Half Tracks and Honey Bees
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A selection of videos showing a few of my projects, hobbies and adventures. I'm a retired industrial maintenance guy with 40 years of working with some VERY talented folks who taught me so much over the years. All this "knowledge" now helps keep me busy in my shop and on the farm.......and out of trouble with my wife!!
I hope you enjoy the videos and please leave comments to let me know you dropped by!!
Have fun....and always make sure you take time to enjoy the buzz!!!
Take care!!
Keith
Half Tracks and Honey Bees L.L.C.
"Don't let the old man in."
Clint Eastwood
I hope you enjoy the videos and please leave comments to let me know you dropped by!!
Have fun....and always make sure you take time to enjoy the buzz!!!
Take care!!
Keith
Half Tracks and Honey Bees L.L.C.
"Don't let the old man in."
Clint Eastwood
Beekeeping with ALL Medium Boxes - Are Inspections MORE Difficult?? 🤔
In this video, I'm going to debunk the notion that inspections are MUCH more difficult when running all medium boxes. Running all mediums works GREAT for me and makes my life MUCH easier when dealing with equipment.
So how did it go???
Thanks for stopping by!!!
Keith
#honeybees #hiveinspection #hivealive #beekeeping #bees #backyardbeekeeping #apiary #honey #beethelighthouse #beethechange #savethebees #beekeeping #beekeeping #honeybee #beekeeper
So how did it go???
Thanks for stopping by!!!
Keith
#honeybees #hiveinspection #hivealive #beekeeping #bees #backyardbeekeeping #apiary #honey #beethelighthouse #beethechange #savethebees #beekeeping #beekeeping #honeybee #beekeeper
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Видео
Life in the Honey Bee Yard - My GREAT 2024 Season - How/What I Did.....and other Ramblings.... 😉
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Life in the Honey Bee Yard - My GREAT 2024 Season - How/What I Did.....and other Ramblings.... 😉
Revisit - Making a SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE Honey Bee Robbing Screen
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.Месяц назад
Revisit - Making a SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE Honey Bee Robbing Screen
Too Much SUN??? How About Some FROZEN Fun???? #creek #cool #frozen
Просмотров 106Месяц назад
Too Much SUN??? How About Some FROZEN Fun???? #creek #cool #frozen
Why I Don't Inspect My Honey Bee Hives as Much in the Summer - CRAZY Bees!!!!!
Просмотров 857Месяц назад
Why I Don't Inspect My Honey Bee Hives as Much in the Summer - CRAZY Bees!!!!!
WWII 1941 White M2A1 Half Track Ride Along!!!! #halftrack #militaryvehicles
Просмотров 1332 месяца назад
WWII 1941 White M2A1 Half Track Ride Along!!!! #halftrack #militaryvehicles
HOT TEMPS = Honey Bees Gathering WATER at a BEAUTIFUL Creek!!!! Fuel for the Hive HVAC!!!!
Просмотров 772 месяца назад
HOT TEMPS = Honey Bees Gathering WATER at a BEAUTIFUL Creek!!!! Fuel for the Hive HVAC!!!!
Simple Honey Bee Hive Inspection Leads to ROBBING Frenzy!!!!! 😳 #beekeeping #honeybee #nature
Просмотров 4042 месяца назад
Simple Honey Bee Hive Inspection Leads to ROBBING Frenzy!!!!! 😳 #beekeeping #honeybee #nature
A NICE Honey Bee Swarm - An EASY Drop in a Box!!!! I LOVE Swarms!!!! 😁
Просмотров 1552 месяца назад
A NICE Honey Bee Swarm - An EASY Drop in a Box!!!! I LOVE Swarms!!!! 😁
AMAZING Honey Bees Cleaning Up Extraction Equipment!!!! Not Much Left for ME to Do!!!! #beekeeping
Просмотров 1003 месяца назад
AMAZING Honey Bees Cleaning Up Extraction Equipment!!!! Not Much Left for ME to Do!!!! #beekeeping
A GREAT Honey Year....But What's Going on NOW in MY Bee Yard??? Let's Have a Walkabout!!!
Просмотров 2603 месяца назад
A GREAT Honey Year....But What's Going on NOW in MY Bee Yard??? Let's Have a Walkabout!!!
A BADLY Designed Swarm Box Catches a Swarm....But a LOT of Wasted Effort by the Honey Bees!!! 😕
Просмотров 5773 месяца назад
A BADLY Designed Swarm Box Catches a Swarm....But a LOT of Wasted Effort by the Honey Bees!!! 😕
Checking 3 Honey Bee Hives......The Good....The Bad....and The Ugly..... 😆
Просмотров 7643 месяца назад
Checking 3 Honey Bee Hives......The Good....The Bad....and The Ugly..... 😆
CATCHING a HUGE Honey Bee SWARM - Start to Finish - Love 'em or Hate 'em....Let the BUZZ begin!!!😄
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CATCHING a HUGE Honey Bee SWARM - Start to Finish - Love 'em or Hate 'em....Let the BUZZ begin!!!😄
COMBINING a QUEENLESS Hive with a Nice SWARM!!!! Will we have a STRONG Hive....or a DISASTER??? 🤔
Просмотров 2643 месяца назад
COMBINING a QUEENLESS Hive with a Nice SWARM!!!! Will we have a STRONG Hive....or a DISASTER??? 🤔
Honey Bees - Checking 5 WALKAWAY Splits 30 Days Later!! How DID They DO??? Do We Have QUEENS???
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Honey Bees - Checking 5 WALKAWAY Splits 30 Days Later!! How DID They DO??? Do We Have QUEENS???
FLASHBACK - How To Mow Around Your Honey Bee Hives!!!! 😉 CAUTION - DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!! 😜
Просмотров 4134 месяца назад
FLASHBACK - How To Mow Around Your Honey Bee Hives!!!! 😉 CAUTION - DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!! 😜
AMAZING Honey Bee SWARM on the OUTSIDE of the Swarm Box??? DID the Scouts MEASURE Wrong??? 😆
Просмотров 3594 месяца назад
AMAZING Honey Bee SWARM on the OUTSIDE of the Swarm Box??? DID the Scouts MEASURE Wrong??? 😆
Honey Bee SWARM - 5 Days IN a Hive....What HAVE the LADIES Accomplished??? AMAZING STUFF!!!!
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Honey Bee SWARM - 5 Days IN a Hive....What HAVE the LADIES Accomplished??? AMAZING STUFF!!!!
Honey Bee SWARM Hive - What's Going On 10 Days Later???? AMAZING Stuff....That's What!!!! 😁
Просмотров 5084 месяца назад
Honey Bee SWARM Hive - What's Going On 10 Days Later???? AMAZING Stuff....That's What!!!! 😁
Honey Bees - MOVING the Ladies from a Swarm Box to a 10 Frame Hive!!!! A NICE Swarm!!!
Просмотров 4034 месяца назад
Honey Bees - MOVING the Ladies from a Swarm Box to a 10 Frame Hive!!!! A NICE Swarm!!!
Honey Bee SWARM - Helping a Friend GET His Bees BACK in a BOX!!! Exactly HOW Many Bees Did He Lose??
Просмотров 2775 месяцев назад
Honey Bee SWARM - Helping a Friend GET His Bees BACK in a BOX!!! Exactly HOW Many Bees Did He Lose??
CHECKING One of my "Shady" Honey Bee Hives. Any NECTAR...Good BROOD..ANY Surprises....OF COURSE!! 🙃
Просмотров 3435 месяцев назад
CHECKING One of my "Shady" Honey Bee Hives. Any NECTAR...Good BROOD..ANY Surprises....OF COURSE!! 🙃
CRANKING Up My OLD Toys...Been SITTING a Few Weeks '41 M2A1 Half Track, '64 Fairlane, '55 M38A1 Jeep
Просмотров 1235 месяцев назад
CRANKING Up My OLD Toys...Been SITTING a Few Weeks '41 M2A1 Half Track, '64 Fairlane, '55 M38A1 Jeep
Honey Bees - Inspecting and SPLITTING a BIG NUC!!! I Bet THIS One Will Be FULL of SURPRISES!!!
Просмотров 1265 месяцев назад
Honey Bees - Inspecting and SPLITTING a BIG NUC!!! I Bet THIS One Will Be FULL of SURPRISES!!!
Honey Bees - Inspecting an AMAZING Combined LAYING Worker/Strong NUC Hive!! GREAT JOB LADIES!!!!!
Просмотров 765 месяцев назад
Honey Bees - Inspecting an AMAZING Combined LAYING Worker/Strong NUC Hive!! GREAT JOB LADIES!!!!!
A Quickie - HUGE Orientation Flight - Visitors at a SWARM Box!! The Bee Yard is a HAPPENING Place!!
Просмотров 2985 месяцев назад
A Quickie - HUGE Orientation Flight - Visitors at a SWARM Box!! The Bee Yard is a HAPPENING Place!!
A BEAUTIFUL old Homeplace and Family Cemetery....Lost in Time....Found at Last...... #abandonedplace
Просмотров 9765 месяцев назад
A BEAUTIFUL old Homeplace and Family Cemetery....Lost in Time....Found at Last...... #abandonedplace
Honey Bees - INSPECTING a Small Overwintered NUC!!! HOW Did The Ladies DO??? #beekeeping #beekeeper
Просмотров 2475 месяцев назад
Honey Bees - INSPECTING a Small Overwintered NUC!!! HOW Did The Ladies DO??? #beekeeping #beekeeper
WHAT would Robinhood DO With Honey Bees? Rob FROM the Rich and GIVE to the Poor by Equalizing Brood!
Просмотров 2355 месяцев назад
WHAT would Robinhood DO With Honey Bees? Rob FROM the Rich and GIVE to the Poor by Equalizing Brood!
That is so cool. I love the old gauges and that inline six really does run smooth. Old analog stuff like this is so cool to me.
Did you get stung?
I did later in the day....a little kiss on the cheek. 😉
So cool!
Yes!! Thanks for stopping by!!
Fall run on golden rod❤❤
They are going at it!!!!
Its on us. Cool temps on a few days in kansas.
Feels nice.........
At least i had this part figured out 😊 about time i got something right 😊
🤣
Snoozing in. Well deserved.
Yep
Does this mean more work for you later
Probably.........some hive will have more honey than they need for Winters so I will pull a bit more. If you leave too much, they don't use it and it's just in the way come Spring!!
My girls bring in a ton of pollen in the morning
Time to make some fat Winter bees!!!!
Why do bees have honey on their legs?
That's actually pollen they are bringing back to the hives to feed the brood (pupa and larva). Some call them the "pollen baskets".....I call them "saddlebags". 😀
Why not full track? 😂
🤣
Not at first. Blended very well
I about stepped on it.
Some species of birds that nest on the ground also have great camo. We have a toad that hides in our garden. On hot days my wife sprays him with a little cool water.
I bet it likes the shower!!!
That's no bull frog! 😂
A FAT toad!!!!
Marbels
For the bees to stand on while dining. Honey bees are terrible swimmers.
It looks like they are trying to ball up
Nope......just having a snack.
Shake rattle and roll 😂
Yep!!! A BIT bumpy!!!!
A tripping hazard 😢
They can be!!!
Free food😂
🤣
Lespedeza is invasive and difficult to get rid of.
You do have to kill a bunch every so often to keep it "contained".
Very cool :D
Thanks for stopping by!!!!
The way I (Tim) look at it is, 8 medium and 8 deeps are the same number of frames and the same with 10 frames. The difference is gonna be the number of bees and weight in honey with frame size. Ultimately, I think most go with what so and so told them back in 1999 and they follow that road. And often don't have an open mind to someone else's proven results. Y'all don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with an opinion but turning it into a fuss just to try and prove ones self "correct" us another. Both ways have been working just fine for years, one should do what's easiest for them and their operation.
Some folks just don't like "different". 😉
Looking good Keith thanks for sharing
Thanks Randy!!!
Look at that big old spider on there, I really like your inner covers.
Hehe....a granddaddy longlegs!! I like the screen innercovers. Not sure why they aren't more popular.
I'd say they are more, not more difficult or less. I'd think just more mediums. So many beekeepers don't realize you don't have to go through the complete hive when you read the individual indicators. As soon as I learnt that my inspections sped up a great deal. Blessed Days Keith... I'm doing the same inspections myself, now with me it's just in singles this year but next season maybe different. I wish I had a Fall flow like so many of you all.
After running the mediums for a while, I pretty much know where the brood is going to be. I RARELY dig through an entire hive. If I do that, the hive is having bad issues.
Fairies have to eat too.
Hehe!!! Great point!!!
We had a perfect one a few years ago in our front yard. Thanks Keith!
A pretty cool "event"!!!
She looks fresh out of the factory.
@@nextechsolutions5955 Thank you.....and thanks for stopping by!!
The honey looks wonderful. Could we buy a bottle of your honey?
Yes!!! If you go to my channel and look at the description beside my photo. You can click on the "more" button and get my email address. Sorry to be cryptic, but bots might snitch my address is I post it here and spam me. Send me an email and we can work out the details. Thanks!!
Walnut
Yep!!!🏆
It blooms in late summer ?
Yep.....usually around this time...September.
sorry but I don't know what that is but can you please pin😢
They are walnuts!!!
8 nuts in one video. One behind the camera 😂
Walnuts!!!!
Yep!!!🏆
Walnut tree
Yep!!!🏆
No do tell
Walnuts!!!
It appears they liked it!!😁😁
That actually worked really good. A nice trick to have in your "back pocket" for some quick/good feed!!!! Thanks for stopping by Mike!!
I think they are looking for a refill
I believe you are correct!!!! Hungry ladies!!!
Wow someone s hungry
Yes they were/are!!!!!
Nice save!
Thanks Rodney. That actually worked really good!!!
Yum yum. Time for the good part of all that work. Thanks to the bees and bee keepers.
Has been an amazing year!!!! Thanks for tagging along!!!
@@keithspillman thanks. Really liked the red fox and the olive drab metal.
Just made a short about that. I already lost 2 colonies to robbing. Girls are hungry and will rob out a hive in short order. The dearth is on.
I just made another video and ALL that food was gone....in 4 days. 1 1/2 Hive Alive fondant patties and a little water. Those ladies are hungry!!!
@@keithspillman Just finished Oxalic Acid treatment the morning. Bees are bringing in pollen, still. Surprise. Maybe Goldenrod?
Yeah
😉
Yet another tip I need to take from them. Early bee gets the pollen 😊
Very true!
Ever get one inside?
Have never seen that. Would probably end badly for the lizard.
What state are you in? So beautiful
Thank you!! I'm in North Carolina. Thanks for stopping by!!!
Good catch up. Thanks for sharing 👍 I enjoy watching your videos thanks 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for stopping by!!
That was nice of you to help him out
NO problem!!! Hope it works!!
More honey
Maybe??
They know winter is coming. I need to take a lesson from them. 😊
Yep....
Keith it sounds like you done real good. Don't blame you for not wanting to change things. My advice is don't let your numbers get to high or will become a job. You are at that tipping point. LOL
Hey Russell. TOTALLY agree. The only reason I'm thinking of having a few more hive is selling more honey for mead production. Much easier to just put in a bucket and sell. Not as much profit, but a LOT less time bottling, labeling.....and sitting at a Farmers Market!!! 😉 Thanks for stopping by!!!!