Bob is bottling over million pounds of honey supplies like 1600 grocery stores think he said. Puts in prospective just how much honey Ian producing around 350k lb ayear on average close to 400.000 couple years ago .. pretty amazing ...Bob Bennie helping alot people with his videos very great full. Only few bee keepers on RUclips you can really learn from Bob is one of those. Tell ya Phil the bee man has alot amazing vids most don't know who he is. One of Ian mentors ...I've learned most from Ian he's turned my operation around
I used a cage designed specifically for brood breaks that allows the bees to come and go but the queen can't escape. I caged for 19 days then treated with OA vapor. Zero mites after wash.
Exactly ... Can use that same method to bank queens over winter as well. Takes a really strong double deep insulation top and sides .. problem you use reg cages bees will pick one queen and propolize the rest queens just starve. Bees can pass thru the cages they won't propolize them shut
Yeah. They probably didn't realise it. They mention caging for a second and made it sound like will kill your queens. Well, in Europe we caging for brood break over 15 years, all kinds of cages. There is no problem for the queen. In ltaly some put the queen over the excluder on a horizontal brood frame. In a rim made for it, and the cover on top. That's the cage and she's laying it like that. I tried it, works. But i like that small cage in the frame
Always interesting to listen to an old beekeeper with "horse sense" openly share their opinions and views off the cuff like happened here. Unfortunately, when I realized what time it was, your interview with Bob was almost over Tuesday night. Speaking about the longevity of queens.....Joe, I've got one of your VSH Carni's that I got from you in 2019 that's entering her 4 th season this time. I wasn't intentionally trying to hold on to her this long, but her daughters have been so gentle until I refused to cut her head off. I placed my eyeballs on her one day last week and confirmed she's still laying a solid brood pattern, so looks like " granny " is probably going to be giving me a few more daughters this spring. You're looking well Joe....probably better than you've looked in 4-5 years. Now if we can just get Jason back on his feet soon.
To the the guy that is going to cage the queen, check her to make sure she doesn't have any mites on her. If she in the cage other bees can't help remove the mite or mites.
Thanks for all the helpful information. What do you think about doing a oxalic acid vapor treatment on a warm day in February before there is a lot of brood? Would it do more harm than good this time of year when the bees are holding on trying to get to spring? I'd think it could be beneficial before spring build up?
I'm using 4 grams per colony in 10 fr boxes but 2 in 5 fr boxes. I'm not having good luck with my double deeps doing 4 grams twice in 2 weeks. Still having a few die from mites. I'm at 51 from 66. Still not bad because I made my own queen late in the year.
Sorry I missed this. I had a couple of questions re: that study. 1. They suggest that doing Oxalic Acid treatments during the day misses the foragers - so would it be good to do the treatments at night then? 2. The study suggested that 1g per box does not reduce mite loads at all when brood is present (loads don''t increase but remain static), does that mean that it is useless to use Oxalic Acid to reduce loads when brood is present? Is it only good in very late fall or very early spring when the colony is broodless or almost broodless? OR is it just that 1g is not enough and and upping the dosage to 2+g per box fixes this problem? I have treated some bees in July and I wonder if it was just a waste of time - thoughts?
Great info Bobbie. I have a question for you off topic. Is it normal for bees to continue to drop dead into the bottom board all throughout winter? Every week I Ck on my hive and scrape out 50 or so bees. Is this normal?
Bob is bottling over million pounds of honey supplies like 1600 grocery stores think he said. Puts in prospective just how much honey Ian producing around 350k lb ayear on average close to 400.000 couple years ago .. pretty amazing ...Bob Bennie helping alot people with his videos very great full. Only few bee keepers on RUclips you can really learn from Bob is one of those. Tell ya Phil the bee man has alot amazing vids most don't know who he is. One of Ian mentors ...I've learned most from Ian he's turned my operation around
Good chat Joe. Have a blessed spring.
Knowledge is learned through experience and failures.
Wisdom is learning from the miatakes and experiences of others.
Enjoy it Thanks Joe & Bob for all the information all give this old beekeeper.
Thanks for posting the chat
I always learn something from bee chats!!! Thanks for all your work!!!
Always good to hear from Bob Binnie. Thanks for providing it!
Thanks for the effort. I really enjoyed your bee chat. Thank You !!!
In Germany the local gouvernement owns a lot of land and can be asked for yards. I rent my biggest one from them, for a symbolic value each year.
Thanks, I learn something every time I listen to the both of you..
Thank you Joe & Bob, phenomenal!!
Always enjoy listening to what Bob Binnie has to say! Great Chat!
Some german beekeepers use freezing houses to store honey for years, for all reasons you stated, plus no fermentation even on phase splitting.
Thanks for the chat Joe,
Great information from both you guys.
Thanks Joe and Bob, very good information and good video.
Thanks Joe and Bob always great chat.
I just noticed Bob new office is about identical from your bee chat from last year
No need to apologize for receiving God's grace Bob. It's unmerited favor.
Great chat and glad to see you posting again Joe!!!
Hate I missed the chat live, but just finished watching it. Always good information and glad you do the live chats. Thanks and happy Beekeeping
I used a cage designed specifically for brood breaks that allows the bees to come and go but the queen can't escape. I caged for 19 days then treated with OA vapor. Zero mites after wash.
Exactly ... Can use that same method to bank queens over winter as well. Takes a really strong double deep insulation top and sides .. problem you use reg cages bees will pick one queen and propolize the rest queens just starve. Bees can pass thru the cages they won't propolize them shut
Yeah. They probably didn't realise it. They mention caging for a second and made it sound like will kill your queens. Well, in Europe we caging for brood break over 15 years, all kinds of cages. There is no problem for the queen. In ltaly some put the queen over the excluder on a horizontal brood frame. In a rim made for it, and the cover on top. That's the cage and she's laying it like that. I tried it, works. But i like that small cage in the frame
Amen
I wish the video was 15 mins of just your quote. Nothing better than hearing dead mites!
Thanks to you both. Great chat
This was great thanks for taking the time to do this.
Enjoyed the chat. Thanks Joe and Bob.
This was great! I've learned so much from both of you.
Thanks Joe 👍. Thanks Bob 👍. Great chat guys 👍
So, if you have honey crystallize and you warm the honey to bring it back, essentially your beneficial enzymes are compromised?
That is what I would say it become pasteurized honey at that point.
I missed the live chat! But thank you both
German scientists tell us that varroa can hide in the food liquid next to a larva from oxalic.
Always interesting to listen to an old beekeeper with "horse sense" openly share their opinions and views off the cuff like happened here. Unfortunately, when I realized what time it was, your interview with Bob was almost over Tuesday night. Speaking about the longevity of queens.....Joe, I've got one of your VSH Carni's that I got from you in 2019 that's entering her 4 th season this time. I wasn't intentionally trying to hold on to her this long, but her daughters have been so gentle until I refused to cut her head off. I placed my eyeballs on her one day last week and confirmed she's still laying a solid brood pattern, so looks like " granny " is probably going to be giving me a few more daughters this spring.
You're looking well Joe....probably better than you've looked in 4-5 years. Now if we can just get Jason back on his feet soon.
I would like to hear a story or two from your life in Alaska
To the the guy that is going to cage the queen, check her to make sure she doesn't have any mites on her. If she in the cage other bees can't help remove the mite or mites.
Thanks for all the helpful information. What do you think about doing a oxalic acid vapor treatment on a warm day in February before there is a lot of brood? Would it do more harm than good this time of year when the bees are holding on trying to get to spring? I'd think it could be beneficial before spring build up?
it would be just fine
Good chat thanks
I'm using 4 grams per colony in 10 fr boxes but 2 in 5 fr boxes. I'm not having good luck with my double deeps doing 4 grams twice in 2 weeks. Still having a few die from mites. I'm at 51 from 66. Still not bad because I made my own queen late in the year.
Sorry I missed this. I had a couple of questions re: that study. 1. They suggest that doing Oxalic Acid treatments during the day misses the foragers - so would it be good to do the treatments at night then? 2. The study suggested that 1g per box does not reduce mite loads at all when brood is present (loads don''t increase but remain static), does that mean that it is useless to use Oxalic Acid to reduce loads when brood is present? Is it only good in very late fall or very early spring when the colony is broodless or almost broodless? OR is it just that 1g is not enough and and upping the dosage to 2+g per box fixes this problem? I have treated some bees in July and I wonder if it was just a waste of time - thoughts?
Where can I find a video on how to catch the queen to a frame
what is the best queen cage yall were talking about....california mini cage??
That is what I like for introducing queens, they are not big enough to ship queens.
When are these bee chats? I would like to join them live.
they are in the Winter.
I didn't get a notification that you was going to have a live chat
Great info Bobbie. I have a question for you off topic. Is it normal for bees to continue to drop dead into the bottom board all throughout winter? Every week I Ck on my hive and scrape out 50 or so bees. Is this normal?
Yes . As time passes through the winter , the older bees will drop off .
Joe can a laying queen go though a 1/4" wire & how do you know a ripe queen cell ? Thank you.
A queen can't get through 1/4 wire. A ripe queen cell will be darker when it's getting ready to hatch the bees will chew on the end of it.
i didnt know it was on
Bob & Joe, when do you think is the best time to re-queen?
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