Don't Treat Beekeeping Like A Hobby...Learn Why!
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Great advice Jason. I never considered myself a “hobbyist” always a “backyard beekeeper” (not bee haver). My 🐝’zzz are my me time. Nobody bothers me when I’m surrounded by hundreds or thousands of 🐝 🐝 🐝. 😂😂😁.
Thanks for all you do to encourage others to do well.
Beekeeping MANAGER
Maybe refer to the hobby bee keeper as jornyman bee keeper. Because before you you move up to sideliner ther is a big learning curve. And when you move up there is another set of challenges that you face. Plus the term also does not let your mind think that this is all there is, it comes with challenges and learning.
I love "journeyman" beekeeper and your definition. Makes perfect since to me.
A rose by any other name is still a rose. Beekeeping is my hobby but I take care of my ladies, feed them as needed, sell my honey, treat them for mites and hive beetles. I love my girls.
JC, "to each their own"🤨use to be a golden rule.
I don't really care what people define me as, people should keep bees how they choose PERIOD. If people want bees as a hobby I fully support them and WONT judge them for it.🤨I'll even sell them bees the next go around if they want, I will also educate them as possible.🤔It's about their personal right to live and keep bees how they choose.
I agree "to each their own". The message here is for people looking to start keeping bees and do not realize the time investment or to people going into their second year and are looking for ways to improve.
@@JCsBees I'm sorry it sounded like a lot of criticism of us hobby bee keepers. Sorry if I misunderstood, not all hobbyist are the same, some take their hobbies very serious.
Great advice Jason! I'm a beekeeper that learned the hard way. When first starting out, I was only a bee haver. Wouldn't have had as many regrets from those early attempts had I given the bees the respect and attention they deserve. I agree, even if one considers himself a hobbiest, he needs to remember the bees are livestock and need help! Another great video brother!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience!
Glad you agree and enjoy the video. Seem this video upset some people, not sure how they took the message the wrong way but they did. lol
It's not a hobby if you don't do it, no matter what "it" is. A hobbyist is just one who doesn't do something for a living. If you play guitar every now and then that doesn't make it a hobby it's just something you know how to do. A hobby is something you do often to relax and learn and get your brain a break from the daily grind. I think it would be a better point to be made if you said," if you choose to be a hobby bee keeper please make sure you can put the time in, not only for "your bees" but for the health and safety of ALL BEES. There are so many bad things happening to our environment that are making their existence a struggle don't add to the problems." I don't know why this video had such an impact on my brain today so i just want to mention that I'm a big fan and for the most part love your content, you seem like a calm, cool and well thought out person and i enjoy how and what you have to say so please don't read this with a tone of negativity, it's not meant to be anything more than just my opinion. Thank you for your time.
I unsubbed him, if you cant give positive videos don't bash those who try. nobody is perfect. that guy lived 2000 years ago. jason not him
What you said makes since to a degree. Some people do not have the time to practice hobbies like others. Really though I think a lot of people took this video the wrong way, Some feel I am bashing hobby beekeeping and others are hung up on hobby beekeepers not making money from their bees. The message was to do as you said and "put in the time". As someone who sells bees I see & hear thing from new beekeepers that is alarming, like "I wasn't planning to inspect the hive" and that tells me the bees are doomed before they even leave my place. Its sad that so many people do not realize the commitment beekeeping is and I was just trying to raise that point with this video. No hard feeling, I want your honest opinion.
Have a good day!!
Well said!
COMMERCIAL, SIDELINER, BEEKEEPER
Morning Jason. Can't even get a moment to open a hive. Too busy doing hurricane relief. I did open them AFTER DARK, I try to open my hives at least every 2 weeks.
It is a hobby for me but my hobby is extremely important to me , I don't like my hives dying or swarming off.
It is ok to keep them as a hobby, but if you don't manage your bees you won't have bees.
You have to remember Randy McAfree is my mentor he helped me to get over my fear of Honeybees and his is the channel where " Hobby beekeeping is a way of life."
You raise a good point by bringing Randy into the conversation. I forgot about his motto. lol To some hobbies get put on the back shelf when life gets busy, I see it all the time. I just don't like the term "hobby", in your case it works because they are important but to most a hobby is forgotten when other things come up.
Well said, thank you for pointing out DirtRooster!!! One of the best examples of what a hobbyist can be.... bee(?) lol
I agree with you for the most part, but some of us are diligent with our hobbies... I personally think of each colony as a pet... I make sure each pet has a secure home, is well fed, has treatment for possible ailments or infestations. I enjoy spending time with them and get a lot out of it... might not be cuddles and licks, it's fascination and maybe some honey... I don't have other forms of livestock, so my mind doesn't easily wrap around the term... Livestock, to me, is something to later butcher for food, or is simply there for what you can harvest from them like milk or eggs... Yes, we hope to harvest honey, which is why they are considered livestock, but I don't think of them just for that...They are so much more than livestock to me. Each super-organism of a colony is my pet, to be taken care of whether they give me honey or not...
By thinking of each colony as a pet your right on track with the message in this video. That means you do take time to do as needed.
@@JCsBees Exactly... If I had a cow I'd be concentrating on the milk, or beef... If I get honey from my bees, that's just a bonus...
Well said, Amethyst19. That is my mindset as well! ♥️🍯🐝zzz♥️
beekeeping with passion!
I just watched this video where you divided beekeeping into three parts and pretty much condemned the word hobbyist beekeeper. Maybe they should change the term to read (Bee buyer) instead of beekeeper. I agree with you 100% on taking care of your bees is actually taking care of livestock in the state of Montana you have to register you're apiary. And they keep track of how many hives you have as well as how many survived in the winter. I just wanted to say thanks again for sharing on RUclips your experience.
Keith Thompson your South Central Montana beekeeper
Poor advice, here's why. Varroa has been here like 40 years and what have we learned? Varroa has become more resistant to many treatments and they are getting stronger and the bees are getting weaker. Michael Palmer, Bob Binnie, Ian Steppler are talking about how resistant varroa are and losses and the cost and time it takes to do treatments are taking it's toll. The more one props up or helps something the weaker it becomes. No different than our current CAFO livestock programs where animals are kept in horrific conditions and susceptible to any type of infection that comes it's way. Natural selection and breeding programs have been ignored too long and we continue to pay the piper. Hobbyist beekeepers are taking on the chin cause they have been given colonies that are dependent on beekeeper intervention.
If you treat Beekeeping like most other hobbies you’re gonna lose 🐝 plain and simple
Jason, I totally disagree with you. You and I have different definitions of the word hobby. I consider myself a hobby beekeeper and I haven’t failed! I didn’t get into beekeeping to earn money. I got into it to help keep myself somewhat active or busy after I retired and to get off the couch. I’ve done it for 6 years. During that time I bought my father in law a package of bees, I bought myself one 5 frame nuc and I bought 8 queens, a couple of those arrived DOA and USPS reimbursed me for those insured shipments. That’s all I’ve bought in 6 years. While I was waiting on the only nuc I’ve ever purchased, I caught a very large swarm. I’ve sold several 8 frame nucs for $100, gave away several colonies to friends. I don’t really want 10 hives so if when I start getting near 10
I sell or give some away. I’ve lost a few colonies but never lost one from October through May. I’ve had a couple weak hives get robbed out in the late summer dearth, a couple absconds normally in late August. I think they got mite bombs several weeks after the post harvest treatments. I give away a lot of honey, sometimes 10 or 12 quarts at a time to a friend or family member. I do sell some honey and I do like to break even now but didn’t for the first few years. I’m going to paste 2 different definitions below for the word hobby. Again, you and I don’t have the same definition for hobby and I lean towards the 2 below that I looked up in dictionaries.
An activity done REGULARLY in one's leisure time for pleasure.
An activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation.
Don, I hate that so many people took this video the wrong way. I am not bashing hobby beekeeping in any way. My channel is geared to helping hobbyist why would I bash them? I am also not saying that everyone fails as a hobbyist. The message in this video was to be that if you take on beekeeping then realize your responsible for life, it can NOT be put on the backburner or the bees will suffer. Apparently I wasn't clear or something got twisted around, not sure. I do know that some understood my message and others got confused and thought I was putting them down and that is NOT the case. My followers (all of them) are very important to me and I would never do or say anything negative against them (you included).
You have to understand as someone who sells bees I hear and see a lot of stuff most beekeepers do not. I actually had new beekeepers tell me they had no desire to make inspections they just wanted bees for their garden. It's those people who need to watch this video, not so much my long time followers like you.
Hope this clear things up a little. Have a great day!!
@@JCsBees Jason I never said you were bashing anyone in particular you’re bashing the title “hobbyist” and a person that doesn’t take care of their bees. Just because they’re a hobbyist doesn’t mean they don’t take good care of their bees. What if you saw a video where someone was bashing the titles of small heard cattlemen? There’s definitely some cattlemen that doesn’t take great care of their stock, don’t maintain their fences and it cost them in the long run. Any level can fail to give it their best or what’s needed. There are many successful hobby beekeepers that take better care of their hives than some side liners and commercial beekeepers. That’s because the successful hobbyists has more time to spend on a single hive. If a sideliner has 150 hives and works a 40 hours a week job then he or she has less time to devote to each hive and if it’s a commercial beek running a 1000 hives and it’s his full time job, even with employees they don’t spend as much time in a hive and I realize that person can sometimes do in 10 minutes what it takes a hobbyist 45 to 60 minutes to do. You can have any level of beek that has life situations or bad weather that can take a toll on their colonies. What I think you were trying to say is you would like to see more hobbyists be successful, study, learn how and do what it takes to keep their bees alive and productive. Just to let you know, I think we can disagree and still get along and respect each other and the other’s opinion!
should be backyard beekeeping where you manage 2 to 10 hives
Small beekeeper....medium size beekeeper and commercial.
I don't see my 10 colonies as a hobby. I see them as a stewardship.
I consider a hobbieist to be someone who wants bees but doesn't want hundreds of hives. Being a hobbiest doesn't mean you don't manage them. it simply means you don't go all out for as much money making as possible.
This. ↑
Thank you, you stated it very well.
Hello Jason I agree with you a100 percent BUT I think there are still a lot of people out there that are hobbyist bee keepers. They get bee an let them just do there own little thing an when the season is over they pull there honey off an they forgot about them then the bees die thru the winter an come the next spring they repurchase another box of bee an start over 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️. What a shame . Thanks for your video’s and your time
Your are 100% correct! I sell bees and have customers that have no intent of making inspection, they just want bees. They always die from neglect. Sad!!
Totally agree - too many folks want to get a hive to "save the bees" without realizing all that goes along with being a keeper. Takes time and dedication to be a beekeeper and it is a never ending learning experience. Thanks for bringing up the topic.
you can take care of your bees and not treat for mites. I personally feel it's more responsible for beekeepers to be trying to over come varroa with breeding, genetics and working with feral population. why would I want to keep my bees propped up with chemicals. bees aren't live stock. they do fine without us. us breeding weak dependant bees is what's keeping us locked in the cycle of having to baby them. so I personally totally disagree. yes we should take care of our bees, but there are many different ways to keep them.
I respect your opinion but bees are considered livestock here in the USA. Better research it!
A lot of people took the message wrong in this video. I haven't seen too many colonies do well without a beekeeper, maybe you have better genetics than I have ever seen, not sure. Good luck to you in your beekeeping journey.
I see your point. Thing is "hobbyist" is a gray term. Some people take their hobbies very seriously and are nearly professionals whereas others are as you described and are not serious enough about it. I know serious musician hobbyists that play nearly as well as pros, but they have other jobs and don't need to be a pro. You have a good point though in that one must be all in these days to have success with bees otherwise it's a waste of time and money, not to mention nasty for the bee's welfare. So many people just keep one hive which is nonsense imo. Then they wonder why they can't keep regenerating bees when they don't even know how to do splits or varroa test and treat, and constantly have to buy more bees. Total waste.
We love our beekeeping hobby and take very good care of our bees. We always thought of ourselves as backyard beekeepers. Love your videos and have learned a lot from them 🐝
Hhmmmm
My thought is this. . A hobbyist Beekeeper is a bad term because to me it doesn’t mean you can put it down, it means you enjoy the moments, you have a desire to spend more time and observe the Bees. You want to have moments away from life and watch those little bugs. Stepping up to either of the other levels means a higher financial commitment and work changes, that I never want. Lmao, Moose voice. . My buddies Ladybug n Moose. . Good stuff Jason. . And I agree, the term needs to change.
The star trails, VERY COOL. . .
I wish some of the others would have gotten the message in this video like you did. Sad to see to many people take this video the wrong way.
The wife is trying to get me to start Ladybug & Moose a channel. Iol I am just not sure I have time for another channel.
@@JCsBees I'd say just keep dropping segments in your videos. People enjoy seeing Ladybug and Moose.
Thank you for the insights. I'm a stingless beekeeper. Apis Cerana recently occupied my vacant stingless beehive. Since then, I decided to be a honeybee keeper. What advice can you give me as a beginner?
whether you're taking care of a few hives or countless, you are the steward of so many creatures, you ought to take that responsibility as seriously as you can. The creatures you care for also interact with the greater world in very complex ways and we should take that seriously too!
Very well said! I can't believe the people who are unsubbing because the video upset them. I don't think they understood my message like you did.
@@JCsBees I think a lot of people wish it were still the 1970s of beekeeping and refuse to hear otherwise = /
I refer to someone that just wants to keep bees for enjoyment and have their own honey as a backyard beekeeper. I never have liked the hobby term in beekeeping or in farming.
Great video. Eveyone had great comments, I just call myself a beekeeper. I do sell honey .
More great advice to put in your book. Hua?. It's snow here AGAIN in Idaho . BRRRRRR
You should use this idea as an intro to your book! It will help the new beekeeper start off with the right mindset .
This topic is included in the book! Done!! Great minds think alike.
This video should be required watching before bees are allowed to be purchased! If you have a couple of kids, that are involved in every activity under the sun and a full time job and want to go on vacation multiple times a year, you don't like adverse weather and think just because you have a high-dollar bee suit that you won't get stung. You might not be a good bee-keeper!
I totally agree. So many people learn beekeeping requires more input than they have time for then the bees die. Usually those people end up selling their equipment the following year. Sad but true!!
If a new inspiring beekeeper asks in the first 5 min of my class, so how long does it take to get honey. I say 1 sec, and sell them a bottle of my honey. Informing them that beekeeping is an expensive and time consuming craft to get involved in. If you are just focused on how soon you will het honey and not learning the craft then just buy my honey and you will save yourself and the bees a lot of headache.
Disappointing some people have seemed to almost deliberately misinterpret what is being said here. Where was the man suggesting that self-described hobbyist beekeepers were bad beekeepers? What he was saying was "hobby" is often used as describing a pick up / put down interest, which doesn't properly describe the commitment keeping bees requires in terms of gaining useful understanding and engaging as required in active husbandry. That principle is the same whether you have 1, 10 or 500 hives. If that isn't for someone, absolutely fine - there are loads of other worthwhile ways to spend your spare time.
That he is saying is it is more like keeping hens, sheep, cattle etc. Do we think buying 10 sheep, putting them in a fenced field, shutting the gate and walking away for a year, never even looking at them and just expecting them to flourish is considered responsible care? So why would anyone think that is best for honeybees? I can't see anything controversial in that personally.
Most people are seeking out this channel to help learn to keep their bees better and, by definition, trying to be responsible keepers of livestock whether they see it exactly like that or not. Not sure there is much to argue with in that.
I work my tail off taking care of my bees but it doesn't make a living for all my needs so it's a hobby for me. It will pay for itself and help all my neighbors gardens.
Have you released your book yet?
Hey Don,
No, just putting the finishing touches on the last chapter, then it will go to illustration. I'm hoping to release it by mid June.
I went back and re watched this video after your last one. What you are saying isn't bad, just the truth. Beekeeping requires a lot of time and attention.
I've had bees for years as a hobby and nothings changed.i think its all in the people that keep them
As a veterinarian and someone who has bees not for commercial purposes I say that I have "pet" bees. My bees are my pets in a similar way as I have my cat. I enjoy spending time with them, enjoy watching their behavior with me, enjoy taking care of them, and enjoy our interactions. While I might enjoy some affection form my cat, I don't demand it. Just like I might enjoy some honey or splits from my bees, I don't demand it.
Puppies are good.
If you have time to put into them, I agree! Our farm keeps me busy.
I agree with you Jason. Any living creature should be kept with the utmost responsibility.
I agree with that
Well I not so sure if people, do this as a hobby I think the real hobby is there gardens so they get bees to sustain the garden and never work with them, or some times they don't realize how stingy hard to work with them they call us lol
Привіт Джейсоне! Що стосовно термінів, то я бджоляр, і думаю про бджолу щодня. А порівняння бджоли з худобою мені не подобається. Бо коли не нагодуєш корову, або курку - вони кричатимуть. А коли забудеш про бджіл - вони загинуть! Тому коли у мене запитують якоїсь поради, я раджу робити для бджіл так, як для себе. І питати у себе: чи добре було б мені, якби я був на місці бджіл. Ставтеся до бджіл, як до самих себе! Thank you for your love for bees! 🐝🐝🐝✌✌✌🇺🇦 Слава Україні!!! Glory for Ukraine!!! ruclips.net/user/shorts0C-07aP1Xbs?feature=share
Hi Jason....You are spot on! Honey Bees are considered livestock in NJ and we refer to non-commercial beekeepers like myself who do not sell bees or bee products as "sideline beekeepers". Well done on putting out a truly unique and timely video on a very important topic. If you get this part right, you will increase the odds of being a successful beekeeper. Dr. Joe
Thanks Joe, Seems the video is upsetting some people. Guess my message was in code and only a few could really understand it. lol Glad you got it!
All very good points. I expect many challenges but I am starting bee keeping this next spring. Won't be in the mind to do many splits. But yes bees like any animal need special cares and stewardship.
Great advice! I like journeyman beekeeper too!! So nice to see Ladybug and Moose💖
My bees🐝🐝are my therapy. This is my 2nd winter. They are a wild swarm from 2 years ago. You are my go to videos for advice. Thank you for your knowledge
That's awesome! Glad my videos are helpful and you understood my message in this video.
Thanks
I’m at that point
I consider myself a caretaker of a valued species. I'm missing them! I am looking forward to spending time with them this Spring.
Sounds like your right on track, the message in this video is geared more towards people thinking about getting bees but don't realize the time investment they take.
I totally understand missing the bees. One thing that will help with that is starting to plan out next year. Get equipment ready, clean what needs cleaned, order supplies while there is holidays sales. I find that as long as your working with the bees in some ways it help fill the winter void.
100% spot on Jason. I stress this with all the new beekeepers. Beekeeping wasn’t established as a “hobby” it was established for a purpose to manage bee livestock. Someone wouldn’t say I’m a hobby dog owner, they would say they are a dog owner who if done properly must care for their dog 24x7 and be mindful of everything that dog needs and requires. I’m sure the term “hobbyist” was established to define someone who does something without profiting from their time investment. But your point is while some don’t produce a monetary income from beekeeping, it cannot be done with the mindset you only do it when you want to. While bees survived in the wild for 1000s of years, when we put them in a box to produce a service or product for us we must not just occasionally manage them it must be #morethanahobbee
I definitely agree and the second portion of your comments on the financial classification of "hobbyist" is probably accurate. Overall I expect that most people who get bees have no idea of what is required before they begin. FB is full of people trying to keep bees by others advice from terrible or no pictures to diagnose problems. In most cases the questions asked are basic and "why did my bees die?" Unprepared with the basic knowledge of bees and how to be successful with them because, they either aren't suited for this type of work or unwilling to take it seriously and be "all in".
if you can't put out positive videos, don't bash those beekeepers that are trying. I've watched some of your videos and they were positive in nature but when you agree with attacking those that are trying it earned my unsubbing from your channel. let me know when you are perfect
@Bohemia Bees Awesome, glad you agree! I can not believe how many people are not getting the message in this video. Some (won't mentions any names) think I am bashing hobby beekeeping. I have no clue how they got that from the video but they did. 🤔
As someone who sells bees I see & hear things from new beekeepers that would shock a lot of beekeepers, like "I wasn't planning to make inspections", "Won't they get mad", "I don't want to manage them, I just need them to pollinate my garden". This is the reason I put out this video, not to bash anyone or the income they do or don't make from their bees.
Totally agree #morethanahobbee
We went to our first beekeeping class with Denzel St.Clair. He advised us all not to be a bee haver instead of a bee keeper. Bee keeping requires the commitment you talked about.
I always learn something from your videos. Thank you.
Yay first view! Totally agree, every time I mistreated or neglected my bees it was a bad year.
😊 Awesome! Good morning, Yuri!!
Bingo! Point in fact. First year all excited, I aerated lawn, planted white dutch clover, spread worm tea over it, put watering systems with rocks, 12 quarts! This year ptthh, 1.5 quart. very important point. Beekeeping is seasonal cold climate. It's work man. I'll probably drop out.
Jason, As I see it to keep it simple there are levels of commitment and levels of knowledge in beekeeping. Yes I realize that experience can be helpful but it can be deceptive to newer beekeepers so I am not including it here to be clear. I propose in the are of knowledge to be beginner intermediate and advanced and then finally Master both in an academic and non academic setting. I believe Master should only be applied to academic training. I would consider the academic training to potentially be more rounded in general. Then the is the level of commitment to beekeeping in which I would consider hobbyist non commercial and then commercial. I consider sideliner a subset of commercial. I consider the term hobbyist as a derogatory term meaning not knowledgeable or committed to beekeeping and the most expensive version of beekeeping. The hobbyist creates mite bombs and looses his bees every year and is a nuisance to other beekeepers in the area and does not contribute to the advancement of beekeeping in general.
Finally in you are a treatment free beekeeper...please please if you are willing to pick 3 of your hives and do a minimum or 3 mite checks per year, preferably 5 per year. Document how many mites your hives are successfully tolerating at the date of test (spring, summer, and fall). Do 3 years of testing and then publish your results and to the best of your ability how your hives are surviving then if you are willing publish the data on RUclips or inform an academic bee lab of your results so that we as nontreatment free beekeepers can better understand how you are getting these results and calm our fears of "treatment free bees" which is a very general and nonspecific unhelpful in terms of understanding the environment that bees can thrive in, in spite of varroa mite presence in a hive.
LoL I'm the same way with my guitars. Good stuff brother 👍 God bless
I feel like if you are not getting an excess of honey and/or able to make splits and grow your bee yard, then that's a hobby. When you start taking the excess honey and are giving or selling it, then you are a beekeeper. At that point you probably know enough to successfully continue beekeeping. Having a local mentor when starting will help you more than anything. This is just my 2 cents. Oh yea, remember, ask 3 beekeepers the same question and you'll get 5 answers. Learn, remember and then do what works for you and your bees.
I am very interested in my backyard bees, but feel like I don't want to be overly intrusive. It's hard to find the sweet spot.
I think once a month is a good place to start.
Great Video Jason, Im new here, just Subscribed! I love the points of this video, Your right, you have to treat Your bees like your livestock, I also Play the guitar as well, I started to learn the guitar a few years ago then put it down for a while, then picked it back up later. So I think the name Hobbyist probably needs to be changed as A passion and Treat your bees like your livestock. So Great points and love the video! God bless ya!
Thanks. I am glad you enjoyed it and understood the point of the video. Some seem I am bashing hobby beekeeping and that is not the case.
Glad to hear your taking up guitar. I really enjoy it and have for years. I have 4 guitars currently, each have features I really like. Keep practicing when time allows and have fun with it!
Take care!!
@@JCsBees Thanks, Also If a beekeeper treats beekeeping like a Hobby, for instance, I Shoot At Targets Once a awhile but I Only shoot 3 Times a year, So if a beekeeper inspects their colony only 3 times a year they also will fall into a BEEHAVER. But I for sure agree with you, I know some people probably didn't but just try to ignore the People who are Unsubbing or Not agreeing with you, Also you probably Don't know me, but for short, i'm 13 and I live in AL and Freinds with Brian Castle hives, and the others. If you would like to check me out feel free to, you can click the icon above my name. God bless you and god bless your bees.
Agreed! I call them “backyard beekeepers”.
Some of you need to relax! Too much is being taken out of context over a word. Jason didn't say the word hobby is a bad thing, he's making a point. If you have a dog and you don't care for it, you don't need a dog. Same is with bees. Feral insects that reside in your wooden boxes need your attention. Or maybe you should find another "hobby". That's it. If it's too much work, let someone else have them. Thanks for the lively discussion video Jason!
I am glad you got the message clearly, Jon. I am mind bogled on how so many took the video the wrong way.
Jason your title says it all !
Hobby, Something you can put in a box and slide under the bed
That was my thought too and that can't happen with bees. Wish everyone would have understood my message like you.
While I totally disagree with the semantics and "should-ing" of this video, I can respect your opinion. Might have to do a reaction vid with my opinion.
I understand not everyone will agree. Understand that so many people think "hobbies" can be put on hold when something come up in life.
I welcome the reaction video. Please share a link here if you do make one.
@@JCsBees I just wrapped up my reaction video. I don't feel right about promoting myself here, but if you approve of the video, feel free to link it.
I'll check it out sometime today. Thanks for letting me know!
unsubbed, how dare you bash "hobby beekeeper"!!! I take good care of my bees
Do as you please but I think you took the message in this video totally wrong. The message is more for people thinking about getting bees and do not realize the time investment. As someone who sells bees I see it every year. A guy this year picked up this nucs from me and told me he lived 100 miles from the farm he was putting the bees on. I asked how often he planned to check them and he looked at me weird, I explained mites can take over a hive and still he did act like he planned to ever inspect or even open the hive.
I also see many people starting out who struggle to realize the importance of timely inspections. I was one of them when I started. I didn't realize how important it was to treat mites. So all I am saying is not to make the mistake I made and for people to think more about their free time before diving into beekeeping. If that hurt your feelings then this probably isn't the channel for you.
Take care and best of luck with your bees.
@@JCsBees When I try to teach that to new beekeepers I try to convince them that if you have a dog or a cat then you have fleas. It would be cruel to expect those pets to endure the fleas without any treatment. The same idea applies to colonies of bees.
100% Jason!
Awesome thanks!!
Well said Jason. Thiers bee keepers and bee havers lol
Good video JC
Great video! 👍 You are spot on.
Awesome! Glad you agree!!
Absolutely correct, bees need attention and maintenance
unsubbed for lack of content.
Lack of content?🤔 There's been a video every week with the exception of one or two weeks. Either way thanks for your time and best wishes with your bees.
I guess it is a just matter of perspective, but I must respectfully disagree with the premise that there was lack of content in Jason's recent posting. Some of the best advice beginners will ever get is to not assume the honeybees will do just fine without some help. Not trying to be abrasive or change your mind, but wanted to say if you consider Jason's videos to have a lack of content, I'm not sure how many channels you'll ever find that have taught beekeepers more. To each his own though, brother. May God bless you and your bees.
🙄🙄 not an airport. No need to announce your departure! 😂😂