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Ouch! These guys are so ignorant it is painful. The one positive thing I heard, and it is true, is that you will spend hours observing the bees in your observation hive. The problems they mention are of their own making. Their hives were too big. Two deep or three medium frames, total, is enough. I had an observation hive in my house for over 10 years. The Observation Hive Handbook will tell you how. It is not difficult and is extremely rewarding. I am not kidding when I say "Every beekeeper should have one". Phil Frank has done the same, and together we published "Hive Tour: The Insider's Guide to Honey Bees" It has beautiful full-page color photos of everything you can see in a beehive. But you should see these things live, for yourself.

I’m new watching your you tube channel, but I have gone back to watch a bunch of your old stuff and want to thank you for all your work!!

Jim, I'm about the same age and trying to keep up with a few too many hives. Your wisdom helps keep me going. Wonderful for a drive to an out yard. Hang in there. Glenn

Thanks Jim for all your efforts! I love the podcast!

I did this, but in summer. I plugged the entrance with mattress foam thinking my screened bottom board would be enough ventilation. I had a friend helping me the night before the move to load the bees into the truck. After they were strapped with crossing ratchet straps, I realized I had forgotten to take out the slide in tray that blocked the bottom screen. I told my friend (who didn't own a single bee) what I had done, he said "it'll be alright" and we loaded the bees. The next morning, I drove about an hour and a half, arriving just after daylight. After unloading I removed the foam and realized what I had done. After hearing your story I am thinking they may have died the night before. Subsequent moves of large colonies have been done with the bottom screen open and a screened top panel made just for the purpose. For future moves, I would probably have tried moving them closed up at 50F and below - had I not just heard this. I certainly won't now. Thank you for sharing. You likely saved bees and me some disappointment.

I love my solar melter. It makes cringe thinking about the days that I used to try to boil wax out. In goes the dirty wax and out comes the clean. Then I make my foundation in the fall.

I have been using pine needles for years. Each variety of pine is different. Some are more pokey than others. Free is a great price.

I'm so sorry for laughing 😂😂😂😂😂

Great story, I found out the hard way (I had Bee fever also!!) don’t move bees at night with a flash light!! About 1985 young and I wanted my bees I just payed the man for Home. LOL

My wife would agree with all of your points😂😂

Excellent. Cognitive preoccupation, that pretty much sums up the beekeeping bug. No pun intended.

I understand - thank you. :)

Thanks, Jim.

Get well soon

😂😂😂 I understand the grass thing. Thanks for making me laugh and feeling I'm not the only one.

This is my 1st fall of having bees in a long time, (I had bees about 20 years ago) with the hive beetle,mites,and all other new stuff I’m very excited about how this winter will go. One thing is I have enjoyed your talks,and i have gone back and lessened to your old and new stuff and I want to thank You for such good and entertaining talks!

In same boat😂😂

At 19:40 you mention a solar wax melter using a simple deep box. I have a video of one I am working on. I need to work on the glass (i used plexiglas) cover because it is letting out too much heat.

Nice stories!!

I hear Hopguard 12 might show some promise.

these chats are great, thankyou.

Wow, even even that audio was crazy and being on site it was probably twice as crazy. Had one early this spring, where a hive was vandalized, and my friend called me about it. it was 47°. The boxes were separated by a couple inches but the thermal camera said there was activity. so I put the deep and 2 supers back on the base with the top, they were a bit perturbed. But after 10 minutes, we watched them quiet down get back in and it’s still going. Tough ladies in IN

Would you mind being a mentor through comments for a newbie I would love to pick your brain

I just got my first swarm this father's day I'm a new keeper and don't buy bees I hunt em but I have to say it's far more exciting when they move in on their own I'm in Daytona Florida took 4 months of scouts before they moved in just not sure when to inspect em after they move in

the world didn't make it this far, without knowing something. great story.

As for yellow jackets? If you have a garden you want them around. They're carnivorous predators that LOVE to eat garden pests. They also clean up road kill faster than ants and almost as fast as flies and maggots. I don't understand why people hate yellow jackets and saybthey'll sting you as soon as they see you. I've sat at yellow jacket entrances and just watched them. Very peaceful to do so. I've had them land on me and hitch a ride. I've even had them fly straight into my mouth after what I was eating or drinking and the only thing going through my mind was "keep your mouth open and don't move, a sting there would be a BIG problem". I've been stung by big cicada killers and large hornets 3 times in my life. Been stung by paper(red) wasps more times than I can count. And honey bees twice. I have never in my life been stung by a yellow jacket. As for ornery bees... there's a lot of environmental conditions that can make them irate. But I think a lot of it comes down to the mental state of the person. Humans still give off pheremones, as animals do. And that's how many of these social insects communicate. They can literally smell fear. I went over 10 years without being stung by ANY insect, not even sweat bees. Until last year. I was having an arguement with the ex on the carport while cleaning stuff up and a wasp dive bombed me and stung 3 times in rapid succession. Aggression. It smelled aggression and responded according to it's nature. As for propolis... you coukd always use it as a glue for the corners of swarm traps and new hives. You could make it into a salve. Use it to lacquer fresh frames or wooden ware. There's a LOT of uses for it. For deeps... double stack them and make Lazutin frames for brood boxes. The frames will be heavier, but you won't have to life brood boxes to inspect. Or double stack with laxutin frames and add a 1/8 partition to split the hive into 2 double stacked nucs and put a queen excluder and supers over top. Each side will be almost the volume of a 10-frame box, but a vertical configuration where 2 colonies are working to fill supers during the flow, and sharing heat during winter. Just a few thoughts.

Very interesting Thanks for the advice

Jim, I love your style of storytelling and look forward to every episode! Thank you for sharing,educating and giving us a chuckle at times! Jason

Fred Dunn has been talking about switch grass - available from his bee club. It burns a long time and doesn't burn the lungs.

Love this!!!! So glad we get to see Will's journey firsthand!

Dr. Peck is a good dude. I bought an extractor from Betterbee that was delivered to NAHBE in Kentucky. Dr. Peck personally went thru hell and high water to help me get it loaded.

Dr Tew, Thank you for a great conversation (and article in American Bee Journal). It makes me anxious picking up packages of bees from USPS….I know they are stressed and hot, I am now quicker with sugar water spray and cool truck AC temps. I’m relieved with I set the package inside their new hive, place the Queen cage on the frames, pull the cork…a gentler process instead of “dumping”. Dr J (Family Medicine).

Great talk on hive inspections with a reason!

Great episode! That said, I’m surprised swarm prevention never came up as a reason for more frequent inspections, especially for those running single deeps. 😅

Thank you for a great conversation, the goal of honey bee genetics has been about fast buildup, heavy production and less propolis. That is not always the best, especially when we age. Less really is more! Dr J (Family Medicine)

Great conversation on keeping colonies down to manageable sizes…we use gentle hygienic Caucasian honey bees, they are slow to build up, build lots of hygienic propolis, and the Queen is frugal with resources by greatly reducing colony size going into winter. Thank you! 😊

I just use the J hook end of my hive tool to pull dead bees out of the hive bottom boards.

I Will Bee a Better Bee Keeper! And Help More People!! God Bless youall and your Bees!!!

Jim, I love that you took that class to escape what amounts to a human swarm !🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

Probably a sow with three yearling cubs. They poop after they get their Belly Full Just like us!

I have always struggled with record keeping. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Awesome guys! Thanks! God Bless youall and your Bees!!!

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Awesome guys! God Bless Youall and your Bees!!!