Starting out really is overwhelming. After taking a course, there is so much information online and many conflicting opinions. Sometimes it just ‘sink or swim’. Thanks for a simple hands-on and butt down video. ❤
You are welcome. I enjoy butt down work as compared to back bending. The key to beekeeping is understanding the brood nest and recognizing what it needs and how to intervene. Yes, there are hands off natural beekeepers but their hives tend to swarm and often succumb to viruses; there are of course exceptions. More simple videos still to come. George
I'm new as well. I did a lot of reading and videos. Then went head first. 3 yards and 6 hives in 6 months. 15 more in the works. Once you get everyone out of your head just take time and enjoy the bees. Study them. You can then put all that info to use and sort it as you can relateit to what you see. Just have a good outlet for questions and problems. They are very forgiving except for disease and maybe big red ants. Even losing a swarm just slows them down a little. I got massive amounts to learn, but I can get into a hive and just have fun. Shouldn't be overly stressful the vast majority of the time. Ya bees!!
It's my first year and I have watched hundreds of videos, sometimes just listening to Q&As and answering as it went along. I got my nuc and forgot to put my suit on, only had a mesh hat, felt like a pro.
@hevchip741 Thats awesome. I forgot to zip my hat. Twice in one day. First time I got hat bees and no stings. You would have thought I would have learned.
Keeper's Hive, George and Nat you guys are putting together FANTASTIC videos and information about your new product. Great Concept without reinventing the Hive.
We are glad that you are enjoying the videos. There are all single taker videos which makes them fun... no script and no pre-inspections... as transparent as we can be. Hopefully mixed in with some valuable education about beekeeping. George
@TheKeepersHive; The following statement made me think; do you mean by this as keeping the brood only in the bottom brood box? Using an excluder to prevent the queen for going upward and laying in the supers? It brings up a very interesting point of discussion. "I also think bees do better in single brood chamber hives too; but have been very careful to not claim this because there is not enough evidence to support this claim. George"
Yes... tight brood is healthier brood. In regards to thermoregulation, pest control, miticide efficiency, post swarm, everything is better when brood is in a 8-10 frame single deep. George
you didn't get into it... but I'm guessing its a dual queen single story brood setup and the box onto is shared by both and becomes your honey stack? Nice setup 🙂
Pull that drone frame! And why do you have so much space on the bottom that you've got that much build-up hanging down? Is it a slatted rack, or standard base on the bottom?
Two questions. For bee keepers that treat with strips is there room in the bottom to put them? Also I assume any feeding that goes on has to be done in one of the top boxes. Thank for the video we are excited about placing our order in June. It's only the start of our second year but we love trying new things so we can learn.
Question 1: all mite treatments can be applied to this brood nest in the Keepers Hive. There will be a video that goes over application of them to the Keepers Hive in June. Question 2: You can put a single in frame feeder into the brood box in position 1. Works Great. But you can also use the space box or other boxes or top hive feeder too. Depends on what you have and what you like to use... all options work. George
Hey, I was confused for many years about my own beekeeping... what hive to use, how to manage, etc... It is surely expected to be confused when you start. My hope is to help people get more engaged in their own learning about beekeeping... We would like to think the Keepers Hive makes this easier but there are other important factors to getting more beekeepers educated for sure. George
That was very helpful, thanks so much. Not too many of these types of hives yet in the UK, but they look brilliant.
Single brood chamber hives have many benefits. George
Starting out really is overwhelming. After taking a course, there is so much information online and many conflicting opinions. Sometimes it just ‘sink or swim’. Thanks for a simple hands-on and butt down video. ❤
You are welcome. I enjoy butt down work as compared to back bending. The key to beekeeping is understanding the brood nest and recognizing what it needs and how to intervene. Yes, there are hands off natural beekeepers but their hives tend to swarm and often succumb to viruses; there are of course exceptions. More simple videos still to come. George
I'm new as well. I did a lot of reading and videos. Then went head first. 3 yards and 6 hives in 6 months. 15 more in the works. Once you get everyone out of your head just take time and enjoy the bees. Study them. You can then put all that info to use and sort it as you can relateit to what you see. Just have a good outlet for questions and problems. They are very forgiving except for disease and maybe big red ants. Even losing a swarm just slows them down a little. I got massive amounts to learn, but I can get into a hive and just have fun. Shouldn't be overly stressful the vast majority of the time. Ya bees!!
It's my first year and I have watched hundreds of videos, sometimes just listening to Q&As and answering as it went along. I got my nuc and forgot to put my suit on, only had a mesh hat, felt like a pro.
@hevchip741 Thats awesome. I forgot to zip my hat. Twice in one day. First time I got hat bees and no stings. You would have thought I would have learned.
Keeper's Hive, George and Nat you guys are putting together FANTASTIC videos and information about your new product.
Great Concept without reinventing the Hive.
We are glad that you are enjoying the videos. There are all single taker videos which makes them fun... no script and no pre-inspections... as transparent as we can be. Hopefully mixed in with some valuable education about beekeeping. George
I have signed up for the roll out. looking forward to being part of the keeper hive family. dreamed of....conceived in....and made in america!
@TheKeepersHive; The following statement made me think; do you mean by this as keeping the brood only in the bottom brood box? Using an excluder to prevent the queen for going upward and laying in the supers? It brings up a very interesting point of discussion.
"I also think bees do better in single brood chamber hives too; but have been very careful to not claim this because there is not enough evidence to support this claim. George"
Yes... tight brood is healthier brood. In regards to thermoregulation, pest control, miticide efficiency, post swarm, everything is better when brood is in a 8-10 frame single deep. George
you didn't get into it... but I'm guessing its a dual queen single story brood setup and the box onto is shared by both and becomes your honey stack? Nice setup 🙂
Correct. We do have other videos that go over the dual queen set-up. The center stack are the honey supers, George
Pull that drone frame! And why do you have so much space on the bottom that you've got that much build-up hanging down? Is it a slatted rack, or standard base on the bottom?
Slatted rack over a solid bottom board. Good observation. George
Two questions. For bee keepers that treat with strips is there room in the bottom to put them? Also I assume any feeding that goes on has to be done in one of the top boxes.
Thank for the video we are excited about placing our order in June. It's only the start of our second year but we love trying new things so we can learn.
Question 1: all mite treatments can be applied to this brood nest in the Keepers Hive. There will be a video that goes over application of them to the Keepers Hive in June. Question 2: You can put a single in frame feeder into the brood box in position 1. Works Great. But you can also use the space box or other boxes or top hive feeder too. Depends on what you have and what you like to use... all options work. George
1. The beekeeper over harvested honey. 2. Colony made up post summer solstice. George
You guys sure got the rest of us dumb confused beekeepers figured out!
Hey, I was confused for many years about my own beekeeping... what hive to use, how to manage, etc... It is surely expected to be confused when you start. My hope is to help people get more engaged in their own learning about beekeeping... We would like to think the Keepers Hive makes this easier but there are other important factors to getting more beekeepers educated for sure. George