Beekeeping Way Up North Amazes Me
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2023
- Well, it's hot and humid, so why not take a vacation to the north. That is just what I did and in my travels, I ran across a fellow beekeeper that I met back in January. I had a great visit and broke out the camera to take a quick look at his home apiary. Come on along and let's meet Jeff of Windy Ridge Apiaries.
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Hi Mike! What a hoot!!! Thank you, again, for stopping by Windy Ridge Apiaries! Looks like harvest will start August 14th.
It was a great visit and I look forward to my next one. Maybe even make some time for an out yard, who knows.
That was awesome you got to go see Jeff and his bees, it was a real pleasure watching this one and listening to to troubles our northern beekeeping brothers deal with each year. Makes me really appreciate how easy I have it down here. Talk with you when you get home. Safe travels and God's peace brother.
Hi Jeff! We had a blast! Lots of subjects covered in a short time. Thanks for your support as well! -Jeff and Diane
Enjoyed the visit and listening to the challenges. Great visit!!
Mike, love your channel, watch you all the time. Funny your friend has Windy Ridge Apiaries, and I'm in Pollok Tx. and I have Windy Ridge Bee's. That's pretty cool. I will be watching for his video's. Have a great weekend, God Bless.
Hello @kennystandridge58, Windy Ridge Bees!!! Kewl! I'll have to look that one up. If you catch some of my videos at the Windy Ridge Bee Yard, you'll see why I call it Windy Ridge. Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
Thanks so much for watching and for the support Kenny!!
Mike went for a road trip and took us along.😁Hi Jeff👋thanks for showing me a new channel to watch Mike.
Nice to see another Northern beekeeper.👍
I have a small Red Berry elderberry, the berries are real bitter but birds like them. Mike an acre of Elderberry can make upwards of a 1000 pounds of pollen.
Hello @dcsblessedbees, I'm not a fan of Red Berry Elder, but some people around here will make a jelly from it. I can only imagine how tart it is! Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
Glad to take everyone with me. Thanks for joining me!!
Great Video Mike truly enjoyed this one Thank you for sharing you vacation
Thanks Chris! Glad you enjoyed it!
That fella has a beautiful place! Thanks for letting us tag along and God bless.
Hello @gunlinebees.3831, we love it here! Now I need to find the time to clean up the yard before the snow flies! Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
@@windyridgeapiaries we could only imagine how pretty the country really is up that way.
But... there ain't noooo way we could do the winter season up there. 😁 We're a sub now and look forward to seeing the country while you work your bees.
Y'all have a blessed day!
You are welcome and thanks for coming along!!
I live in NH and one thing about being up north is there's little to no dearth. The spring flowers giveaway to a golden rod rush without out skipping a beat. So, there is less to worry about in the dead of summer where most people down south have to feed and worry about robbing.
Hello @Ittiz, true that! Our "mini dearth" will start in mid August, so harvest time is quickly approaching. Once the honey supers are pulled off, then I put on some pollen patties for a week or two, then start to feed 1:1 sugar water (with Hive Alive) until mid to end of September. Then I switch to 2:1 sugar water until wrap-up in late November. I keep the bucket feeders out until December, because there are still some rare days when temperatures are high enough that the girls are still flying. And do they flock to the feeders! Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
Yes, very interesting. I’ve seen that with northern beekeepers and a solid flow for the season. But then, just like that it’s over and time for winter. Still challenging though. Thanks for the comment!!
The one pro i say to RUclips and to the conferences are the friendships we make. Just think, without RUclips none of this would have happened. Such a great tool we have Mike. One day I'll visit down South, but not in the summer. Lol
Yeah that's gonna need to be a February journey lol
Hello Brian @CastleHives, AMEN to that! Both of us had a fantastic time at a conference last January. Looking forward to Louisville! Hope to see you there! -Jeff and Diane
@@windyridgeapiaries I'll be there. .
Absolutely Brian!!
Thank you for your video and travel 😊
Thanks for watching!!
Mike, I hope that you had a great time on your trip!
We did Don, for sure. Thanks!!
That's very interesting, Mike! Thanks for visiting Jeff and showing us his beekeeping.
Hello @ThatBeeMan, we had a great time. I did catch Mike down at the Great Lakes Candy Kitchen earlier... video to follow "soon." Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
Thanks for watching Brad. We had a great time up north. I felt almost kin to you when I was in Ontario 😂😂😁😁
@@MikeBarryBees Nice! Just drive a little farther west next time. Glad you had fun. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Bee-tea!!! OMG that explains soooo much!!!
Hello @JoesphEKerr, yes! Many of our lakes and rivers up here are "stained" brown by decaying vegetation. Unfortunately, none of it has caffeine... :-) Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
All I know is they love it!! Thanks for watching!
Always great to meet new people.Oh hello jeff .I'm from tylertown ,ms.
Hello @russellaymond312 !! I have a friend who has a winter cabin not too far away, McCall Creek. Thanks for watching!
Yes indeed Russell!!
I have been through that area several times. I have friends at Silver bay.
hello @phillipduncan2497, I know Silver Bay fairly well. One of my many hobbies involves me being up there on a regular basis. Thanks for watching! -Jeff and Diane
Oh yea Phillip, right up the road. We love to stay at Grand Marais and Lutsen too.
Enjoyed the look at a different beekeeping area. I am up in Regina Saskatchewan Canada from Queensland Australia. Been here 3 weeks. Sadly no vehicle and didn’t hear from any local beekeepers, so didn’t get to see how they do it here. Got a week to go then Back to Queensland where I here the bees are moving early. Be interesting to see how my 2 hives are going.
Hello @loislangley2975, or should I say g'day mate! That a bit farther north than we are! And flat. And windy. The prairies are always windy. Hoping you do get hold of a local beekeeper. Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
Well, it’s hard to find them sometimes and finding a local association is key, but depending on regions, that can be hard too. Would’ve been fun, but hopefully you’re having safe travels and hope all is well with your hives when you get back.
Nice area. Love the wildflowers. Glad I do not have bear fences here in Oklahoma. Short season but it works. Enjoyed the video with Mike and Jeff. Take care.
Hello @GEEZBEEZ, we love it up here! But "cabin fever" starts to hit around February and by March we are ready for winter to be over. But, it drags on well into April. Thankfully I have not had a "bear strike" yet. I'm hoping the high voltage will continue to deter them. Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
Thanks Garry!
Beekeepers seem to always figure out how to “ keep bees” no matter where we are located.
Another great video Mike.Thanks for posting!
Hello @timmorris7022, sometimes you have to be a little creative to keep the critters going! Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
Thanks so much and glad you enjoyed it. Appreciate the support!!
I thought northeast Indiana had a short season...nice place. Reminds me of my neighbor in upstate NY with the bear fence
Yea, it amazes me how much is packed into a small timeframe. Thanks for watching!!
Those temperatures might cause me to pack up and swarm north.
Hi Randy! We are ready and waiting for you to help boost the local economy! 🙂 Summer temperatures are nice. But make sure you are out of here by mid-December. Gets mighty chilly after that. Hence why we have so many snowbirds heading south. Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
I tell you what, it was 44 at Moose Lake the following week when we left. Hard to point the truck north, very hard.
Further north has longer days around to solstice, it might add up a bit.
Hello @jimjim7708, true statement! On the summer solstice we have 17.2 hours of sunlight. But conversely, the winter solstice only has 9.7 hours of sunlight. Great time to hibernate in the man cave and get stuff done... -Jeff and Diane
Yes, very true. Sunset at like 8 to 9pm. Makes sense for sure.
Great tour, nice too meet you Jeff. Here in central New Hampshire, the 'Lake ' in Holderness is Squam, or 'Golden Pond'. In the next town east, it's Winnipesaukee New Hampshire's largest lake. It's the banana belt here compared to Minnesota. We got black bears though . Watch where you step. Big bears, big poop...Thanks for sharing, I will check Jeff's channel peace
Hello @lambbrookfarm4528, glad to hear that I'm not the only user of "the lake" colloquialism. Just looked up Lake Winnipesaukee. That is a good sized one! Yes, we have a lot of blueberries in the area. And you can tell when they are ripe by the bear scat... 🙂 Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
Thanks for checking out my travels Bruce!! Hope all is well up there.
Wow what fun. I’m so glad you were able to travel and visit other beekeepers from the north! Thanks for the wonderful video :)
Hello @maryjanebeatty6030, always a fun time with Mike! I've learned many things from Mike and other channels. But I do need to be careful on what I can and can't use up here in the north. Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
Thanks and had a great trip. Always fun to visit other beekeepers.
Just subbed to his channel!!!! Thanks y’all!!
Hello @rodneymiddleton9624, thank you for the sub! -Jeff and Diane
Thanks Rodney!
A bit farther North than me here in the Western Catskills. Our trefoil and clover is fading and goldenrod and aster is taking over. Last honey pull a week ago and mite treatment has started. The fall flow is for overwintering as I'm not crazy about goldenrod honey. We'll hit -10° on occasion but I want no part of -50°😂
Hello @billchriswell2925, I've spent a bit of time in the eastern Catskills. In a job I had long ago we had training centers in Kingston and Poughkeepsie. I would got for months at a time. So what do you do on the weekends? Head to the hills... Beautiful area!!! The -57° was a record setter for the area. About 90 miles north the state record of -60° was set that same night. Typically our lowest temperatures in mid-winter are around -30°. Good time to hibernate in the man cave and get other stuff done. Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
For me it’s all way north Bill😂😂. Yea, hard to imagine how we’re scorched down here and you guys are starting to see golden rod. So regional. Thanks for the support!!
beekeeping in NY certainly is a challenge, but lots of people up here have had good success. a big key is breeding from northern queens that have survived winters well with strong hives that made plenty of stores during the summer/fall. right now alot of my hives are already backfilling their 2nd brood boxes with honey in preparation for winter! we still have goldenrod coming, but i'm not quite sure the bees know that. and as for coming out of winter, i'm not even thinking about opening hives until sometime in late april. march is a killer month up here, its when alot of hives will starve out.,
Hello @time2fly2124, yes, March is usually a mix of cold and snow. March is usually our snowiest month of winter. Sometimes we will be a few days of nice "warm" (above freezing) weather that will allow for opening up the hives and checking on resources. This past spring we had 5 consecutive days of "warm" weather in March. But the cold returned and stuck around until mid-April. We are usually installing packages with snow on the ground, and sometimes falling out of the sky. Sigh. Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
Yes, all those challengers are something to consider for northerners wanting bees. We all must be very mindful watching videos for learning as so much is different from one region to the next.
Beautiful place. We get bears here in the MO Ozarks, too. One was on one end of the property last week, not too far from where my hives are. I may need to get a more powerful charger.
I am very grateful we don’t deal with them in my area. So many people do have to though, and hope you don’t have any trouble out of them.
@@MikeBarryBees Thank you. So far the bear hasn't hit any of my yards. Wish I could say the same about the skunks. I was surprised when I saw how much damage a skunk did to one of my hives.
Great stuff Mike.
Thanks Richard!! Hope all is well!
we're doing great and the Bees' are doing great.@@MikeBarryBees
Setting in west central Texas imagining 55 degrees on 7/19! It's 8/5 here and 108!
Hello @darrellhamner4608, I spent a month in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area March. I just about melted then. Stay cool! -Jeff and Diane
@@windyridgeapiaries Trying! You know I guess I will take 100+ in summer to the -50 y'all have to put up with in winter.
I know, crazy right!!! I was so much loving the weather. Highest it got in two weeks was 85 for two days. That was a breeze compared to the 100’s down here.
Very nice, well done
Thanks Scott. So Jeff told me that is was not far from your place. I went from Sault Ste. Marie to Duluth and had no clue I was close to you. When we do the circle tour one day, I’m going to have to stop thru.
@@MikeBarryBees Hi Mike, I am about45-50 Min. east of the bridge, you are welcome anytime.
Scott
@@BeekeepinginNorthernOntario I’m super disappointed that I didn’t think to ask when we planned our trip. That would’ve been an easy run over for a quick visit. When we go that way again, I’ll be by.
@@MikeBarryBees I look forward to it.
Scott
Just subbed to Jeff!! Thanks for sharing!
Hello @honey_bee_live, awesome! Try not to laugh too hard at an old man trying to make sense of bees and things... :-) Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
You’re welcome and thanks for watching and supporting Jeff!!
Great video, I've wondered about the timing with bees that far and on into Canada. Pretty timely video for me actually, I have two bird baths in my yard and was about to clean out one that was full of broken down leaves that I was about to move or take down completely. I did notice some bees in what little water was left in it the other day, now I'm going to start using that one as a bee watering station I think and keep small amounts of water in it this summer and watch how things go.
Hello @tommychew6544, Put a bowl of clean water out, and then that "dirty water." Almost all the bees will go for the dirty water. I think minerals from the decaying leaves, or ground are the draw. Sound like it's time to apply for a grant! 🙂 Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
It’s amazing Tommy how they choose that over clear water. Not always, but at my place, more times than none. Thanks!!
You’re up in my neck of the woods. I’m originally from Wisconsin.
Well, we sure love to go up there every year. The temps alone are enough to draw us there, but we just love the countryside.
What a great video. It’s good to see what other beekeepers do around different areas in the country. I got my tickets to Kamon’s bee conference. I hope you are going too because I want to meet you
Hello @jeffjeffers9810, I won't speak for Mike, but we are planning on being in Louisville! The big attraction for my beautiful young bride is a stop in Paducah KY for quilting supplies! Hope to see you there! -Jeff and Diane
@@windyridgeapiaries I will be there. I’ll be looking for you
I agree Jeff. My plan is to be at the conference, so Lord willing, I’ll see you there!!
I think beekeeping in the north separates the beekeepers from the bee havers !!
Hello @drippingcombbeecompany3640, true that! And those winter temperatures help to keep the riffraff away. 🙂 Thank you for watching! -Jeff and Diane
It’s definitely a very timing challenging process for sure. Gotta get it right the first go around or there are no other go arounds.
Hello. My name is Aaron Nylander deaf. I have 6 hive. Some lost. I live Minnesota. Know know where Duluth place . I live northwest.
Hello @aaronnylander7522, just watched one of your videos! Looks like I'll need to learn sigh language!! That is awesome! Hoping the closed caption is working on my videos. I mumble too much (according to my executive producer (my wife)). Wondering where NW MN you are? Thank you for the comment! -Jeff and Diane
Hello Aaron, and thanks for watching the videos. I have been to the northwest part of the state and enjoy every part of Minnesota except for the big cities. It is very challenging to have bees where you are, but keep learning and pushing. You will be an inspiration to people who would see you beekeeping because I I know that we take for granted that we use the sound as part of our inspections. To see your hive and that you raise the bees without that one aspect is very encouraging. Thanks you again for the support.
I have a theory about the water. I think it might bee the ph level.
Very well could be. Great observation. It’s definitely something about that compost and algae.
Teach me?
Well, I’m not a great teacher, but I try my best to put out good info.