Knowing how fast brood hatch and grow up ... how much pro-biotic changes does the hive go through over the entire years seasons ? Is there a "spring" pro-biotic that helps old workers transition to new brood for the summer ? And pre-loading the bees with each "seasonal" pro-biotic and off-loading them with a "flush" ? Does anything I said make sense ? 😀 after all I am an armchair "beewatcher" 🤣 keep on truckin' Ian!! 😀
Perhaps! Our focus has been at step one, trying to promote utilization of the nutrients provided. We can simply provide but the trick is it’s utilization processes
As a guy with 4 hives that grew up on a farm keep using that tractor time to keep on thinking, I like the road you’re on. I use your thoughts and processes as an input on mine here in the kawarthas in Ontario.
Winter is about here🥶already started the wood🔥stove.😁 Most young beekeepers don't understand, Winter nests are our most important nests. The 2nd most important nests are all the rest.🤪 Ian the Apis as a feed supplement has made a WORLD of difference in my bees health and their Winter nest this year. And I saw it 1st from you. Thank you for all the work you do Ian, Blessed Days...
For the first time after removal of supers I’ve had huge mite counts, too many to count to be honest! The only thing I can equate it to is due to the warm temps and having supers on I missed one round of Formic! I installed apivar strips! Then panicked so I purchased apiguard and put the trays on top bars! My dilemma is I’m not to feed while apiguard is on for two weeks! I’m hoping that I’ll still have enough time to feed up to weight before the weather turns! The struggle is real in regards to mite numbers! Thank you for your insight and keep the content coming we beekeepers appreciate it!
Thank you for your thoughts Ian. Although our seasons are opposite in Australia and my climate is more like Florida, i still enjoy your thoughts on hive management
I have noticed my bee's licking rocks , mainly in the fall. They fly low over my gravel (dirty limestone) land lick and go back to the hive I have no idea what they are getting but maybe mineral supplements are part of it
I've run into a lot of dismissive reactions but I still suspect the Api Life might reduce your Nosema count. Lol and maybe a bit less shit fronted hives too.
I’d make sure I was well fed and healthy before sitting down in the tractor so that I could wait until I got off the tractor to properly relieve myself :)
Knowing how fast brood hatch and grow up ... how much pro-biotic changes does the hive go through over the entire years seasons ? Is there a "spring" pro-biotic that helps old workers transition to new brood for the summer ? And pre-loading the bees with each "seasonal" pro-biotic and off-loading them with a "flush" ? Does anything I said make sense ? 😀 after all I am an armchair "beewatcher" 🤣 keep on truckin' Ian!! 😀
Perhaps! Our focus has been at step one, trying to promote utilization of the nutrients provided. We can simply provide but the trick is it’s utilization processes
As a guy with 4 hives that grew up on a farm keep using that tractor time to keep on thinking, I like the road you’re on. I use your thoughts and processes as an input on mine here in the kawarthas in Ontario.
The short answer is yes
Winter is about here🥶already started the wood🔥stove.😁
Most young beekeepers don't understand, Winter nests are our most important nests. The 2nd most important nests are all the rest.🤪
Ian the Apis as a feed supplement has made a WORLD of difference in my bees health and their Winter nest this year. And I saw it 1st from you. Thank you for all the work you do Ian, Blessed Days...
I caught that Pink Floyd!
For the first time after removal of supers I’ve had huge mite counts, too many to count to be honest! The only thing I can equate it to is due to the warm temps and having supers on I missed one round of Formic!
I installed apivar strips! Then panicked so I purchased apiguard and put the trays on top bars!
My dilemma is I’m not to feed while apiguard is on for two weeks! I’m hoping that I’ll still have enough time to feed up to weight before the weather turns! The struggle is real in regards to mite numbers! Thank you for your insight and keep the content coming we beekeepers appreciate it!
I've never had a problem feeding with Apiguard on.
@@MinnesotaBeekeeper ok I was just going by instructions (first time using product) thank you
Thank you for your thoughts Ian. Although our seasons are opposite in Australia and my climate is more like Florida, i still enjoy your thoughts on hive management
Ian the mite killer. YEA, good job done.
I have noticed my bee's licking rocks , mainly in the fall. They fly low over my gravel (dirty limestone) land lick and go back to the hive
I have no idea what they are getting but maybe mineral supplements are part of it
Cutting the corn in Michigan. Some beans but they never did much way to much rain.
I've run into a lot of dismissive reactions but I still suspect the Api Life might reduce your Nosema count. Lol and maybe a bit less shit fronted hives too.
We will see
We got 3” of snow 2 days ago . Looks nice were your at
What is the green waif er thing?
Api Life Var - mite treatments.
Bom dia aqui no Brasil não consegue fazer um manejo sem EPI as abelhas africanizadas são muito defensivas tóp este video
How are you cleaning your buckets going into storing them away?
Washed next season
What are the green wafers?
ApiLife Var. Thymol and Camphor.
After pulling Apivar strips, how long do u wait until OA treatment?
More so after the thymol
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBloghow long are you waiting after the thymol?
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog so do u OA vap right after pulling strips? Or wait a week? Thanks
Looking at a week
Pull behind a large homemade metal detector and you might find a million dollar meteorite
High 60s coming your way
I know you're not a bee, but if you had to take a crap, but where stuck somewhere, let's say, locked in your tractor. What say u be the outcome.
I’d make sure I was well fed and healthy before sitting down in the tractor so that I could wait until I got off the tractor to properly relieve myself :)
this was the wise man's answer...
U can't let yourself out. U have to wait to be let out.
1% is still too many . . . .
No I’m counting zeros , the one hive we washed that didn’t work with the apivar synergy, just ApiVarLife was 1%
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Same experience with thymol. It doesn't get them all as we have brood year around.