Pre-Winter Colony Management, Mid November 2023
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- Опубликовано: 11 ноя 2023
- Preparing our colonies for winter. November, 2023
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YES, Happy Birthday! Now can we talk about the cost of those probiotics, and their hoped for results for the hobbyist Keeper?
They are definitely more expensive for smaller beekeepers because of package size and cost. In our store smaller 50 dose packages are $67.50 and 100 dose is $112.75 which is around $1.13 per dose. It is recommended to treat colonies once a month during the active season which is sort of what we've been doing since early summer which so far has been 6 doses.
Do I think it's been worth it? Absolutely. Would I pay $10.00 a year to treat each colony? Yes. I think the overall benefit that I have seen this year is worth it. We now have a lower incidence of EFB without the use of antibiotics and the general look of our outfit is better. I'm fully aware that there are some that disagree with my opinion on probiotics and that is something which other beekeepers should consider before moving ahead with it.
@@bobbinnie9872 I think I'm onboard for next Summer, for their benefit! The Canadian swears too! And that price IS absorb-able if they're production goes up even a 1Lb. jars worth. ALWAYS such good info!!!
@@bobbinnie9872well-said Bob.
Hello Mr. Bob, you are a wonderful person in the field of beekeeping and I am learning from you and your information. Thank you
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday ❤
Happy birthday
A little late but, Mazel Tov! Happy Birthday! May YAHUAH Bless you and Keep you, May YAHUAH make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May YAHUAH grant you Shalom (Peace). And you shall put YAHUAH’S name upon you; and YAHUAH will bless you. I turned 75 May 19, 2024.
Happy belated Birthday Mr. Bob!
happy birthday BOB,
Happy birthday Bob
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Happy Birthday!
Hello Bob, you mentioned about Queen loss from Formic Pro treatment, is that a common occurrence and can it be overcome? Asking from Australia. Best wishes for your 70th birthday. Regards Lachlan
Thanks. Formic acid can be tricky. It can be harsh under some circumstances, especially high heat. It is common to lose a few queens.
Your hives look very good, I hope all your bees can get through the winter without any problems. Here in Chile we are preparing for the honey harvest season. Greetings and good wishes. Also, happy birthday 😁
Happy Birthday 🎉
Happy 70th Bob
Happy birthday 🎉
Happy Birthday
La mulți ani fericiți și sănătoși! Va doresc tot binele din lume și tot ce va doriți sa vi se împlinească!
Happy B-Lated Birthday Bob…wishing you all the best!
Happy Birthday Bob! All the best!
Happy Birthday, Bob! 🎉
Happy Birthday, Bob!
Happy Birthday Bob!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Mr. Bob
Happy birthday, Bob!
Happy Birthday Bob! You look good.
Happy belated birthday Bob!!!
Happy Birthday 🎉🎂🎊 Mr. Bob
Hey Bob, I watch your videos from the UK and find them extremely helpful although somethings have to be adapted to UK weather and practises, oh and hope you had a good birthday! Can you advise what probiotics you supplement with please as it's not something that appears that common on this side of the pond. Cheers buddy and keep up the great work!
We are using Strong Microbials - Super DFM. Thanks.
Thanks Bob.
Happy
Birthday, youngster.
Happy birthday young wise man.
Happy Birthday Bob.
Happy birthday Bob!! 🎈🎉
Happy birthday Bob!
Happy Birthday Bob !!! My birthday is today.
Happy birthday!
Thank You
Thanks for the videos! Happy Birthday!
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Happy birthday Bob !! I wish you many more… you are a wealth of knowledge and have helped me keep my bees alive….. I owe it all to you! Hope you live to be 110
Happy Birthday Bob !! Im doin same thing here in western Oregon today gonna be 61 degrees.
Happy Birthday Bod and God bless
Happy birthday Mr. Bob, best wishes for health, happiness and prosperity.
I am a new beekeeper from Bulgaria, Europe.
Could you explain why are you givivg probiotic to the bees? Thank you very much.
The use of probiotics enhances the overall health of the bee's gut resulting in a better immune system and general health.
Happy Birthday !!!🎈🎂
Happy Birthday Bob! 🎉. Hope your day was great. Thanks for sharing your crews time and your time with us.
Happy birthday, but 70??!? I was figuring you were in your mind 50's bud
Happy birthday King Bob
Good evening Mr. Bob ... Happy New Year. We wish you good health and peace.. Question: What is the white powder that you put on the tires after the inspection????
Can you give the scientific name of the substance??? Thank you
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus pumilus
Bacillus licheniformis
Bifidobacterium bifidum
Enterococcus faecium
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Lactobacillus plantarum
Hoping your Birthday was a GREAT ONE. Your wealth of knowledge and your sharing with all of us is a blessing... Thanks for all you have taught us all
Being trolling will all your videa.
They r amagine and very informative.
U hav a fancy ride. I want to know what vehicle do u used. (Model name). Are they ready made or u did some changes to your vehicle?😊
Dodge Ram 4500.
WOW bob, we enjoy the same day,, happy birthday to US, and all who shares the same day,,
Подписан и слежу за Вашим каналом, все очень круто.😇
Well its Nov 24th we in central Sask have had an abnormally warm Nov it was -4F a couple nights in the last week and its supposed to be around 32F- 0C this weekend
I drizzled the girls 2 weeks ago when it was +5 c- 41F ish they looked nice and happy in their R20 wraps .
4.5 months until the grass is green 🎉.
Spring will be here before we know it. 😎
Happy belated birthday sir!
Belated Happy Birthday Bob! Appreciate you willingness to share what and how you manage your bees.
@bobbinnie9872 I have some hives that don't have enough capped honey. Would it make sense to load frames of drawn comb with syrup and then place directly in the hive? My thought was to load the frames with syrup and try to roll on a thin layer of wax over the syrup loaded cells and then place the frames either to the side or over the brood nest. My thinking is that this might allow them to access the food when the temperatures keep them clustered and put my bucket feeders out of reach?
Years ago the practice of loading frames with syrup was not unheard of. The Walter T. Kelly bee supply company actually manufactured and sold a pump and spray device that loaded frames easily. It was in his catalog for years. I never used one but if I did it in cold weather I would try to use very thick syrup, which may have to be warm to handle, and load only a few combs at a time as needed and not an entire box. I don't believe I would apply wax because unless the syrup was extremely thick it may ferment under the wax. In warm weather you could do more because the bees could work it up. Again, I've never done this, so this is just my thoughts. Good luck.
Happy 70th Bob.
Happy birthday, Bob! May God bless you with many more.
Hey Bob, happy birthday, I am seeing a very similar situation here too, warmer than usual in october and some colonies stopped laying only this week, so they got less food than usual and some must be feeded if we want them to survive. Finishing the oxalic acid treatments next week and not opening them anymore till february. Wish you a good winter!
Happy belated birthday Mr. Binnie! I hope i learn some good practices from you. Gona use them next year. Beginer with 2 hives. Bulgaria
Well Happy Birthday Bob!!! My birthday was the 5th.
Happy Birthday, Bob! You seem much younger than 70. 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks. The videos make me look better. 😊
Great video and a very Happy Birthday Bob. I'm finishing my own winter prep this week, unusually, it will be in the 60s .
Happy late Birthday 🎉. Mine is the 15th. Many best wishes for many more. Keep the videos coming. Appreciate them.
Happy birthday!
Great video Bob!
Going out to do some winter prep on my hives here in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Your video was very timely. Thanks again for all your advice.
Fall flow wasnt good this year... grnville nc
Not great here either.
Happy Birthday Bob! Thanks for taking the time to share your apiary work, I enjoy getting to see how others are prepping for winter.
Happy Birthday, Bob! Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
Feliz cumpleaños, 🎉 Happy birthday Sir. I hope you had a nice birthday, thank you for all you do for the beekeeping community
Happy Birthday Bob May God Bless You with many more. I enjoyed the video.
Hey Bob, can i move my hives with a distance of 350km, now in end-november? I am living in Germany and right now we got 2°C. I think it's too cold to move them, but do you have any experience or advise on that?
Greetings
I've moved a lot of bees at those temperatures with no issue.
Is that the oxalic powder he puts on top of the tires?
We're putting probiotics on top of the frames.
You have the eye for grading bee frames Bob👍. I would agree that hive you guys opened up is a 5framer. I need bee graders for almonds, want to come help? 😅
Have a wonderful Birthday my friend🤙
Thans.👍
Happy Birthday Bob!!!! You're almost middle aged!!! 😆 Same situation here in the eastern foothills of NC. Warms temps and bees burning through lots of stores. I have good weight and Hive Alive patties on all my hives. Afraid folks are going to have a lot of dead bees in late Winter if they don't stay on top of their feed situation!!!! Great video and see you soon in Louisville!!!
Happy Birthday Bob! And many more. You are wise beyond your years!!
Well! Happy Birthday Bob!! 🎉🎉 keep up the great work Sir!
Happy Birthday Bob! Same situation here in west KY too warm for November.
Bob, we're November babies. Happy birthday.
Another nice episode. I have food on a couple of hives.
I also have a hive on the inside door of the storage trailer that the farm allows me to use. I don't know if it will make it, but it sure did make a big colony. I'm watching it over winter to see how it does.
Just north of Ian 5 hours with the same problem with no Udea and how to feed during the winter.
We're going to figure it out together.
In the great white north, they will not take any syrup due to low temperatures. They gotta hold out until spring. I have scales on some hives and they actually eat surprisingly very little until about mid February which is about when they startup.
Any colonies that are at risk of starvation before March - your only option is fondant cakes or straight sugar on a plastic sheet under the cover.
Hope that helps!
I use a modified grease gun to inject honey right into the hive. @ at over $400 a hive to buy a new single super it is well worth it. @@billybobbarker3175
Thanks.
Happy birthday 🎊 🎂. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I have learned so much from you.
Happy Belated Birthday! So much experience past, present and future to celebrate!!!! Leaf raking has had me busy for 3 days and I am feeling it tho a decade younger than you!
Been warm here too! And hive resources are in the back of my mind. Planning on adding a post boitic that among other ingredients contains soapbark to my mid winter feeding in hopes to combat early spring enteritis. Another winter is on us soon enough.
What County in Western NC?
Macon County. This video was taken near Otto, just south of Franklin.
Bob, Happy Birthday. Thanks for all you do. Have a great week.
Thank you Russell.
Question in cold climate where it freezes a lot and you need to feed the bees wouldn’t sugar water freeze unless it was a in box feeder? Remember I’m not a bee keeper so this might be a bad question lol Happy birthday Bob hope you had a great birthday great video thanks for sharing
Thank you to all veterans for your service
I've never seen sugar water syrup freeze but we're also not in a super cold area. Thanks.
-50 below everything turns to ice.@@bobbinnie9872
Feed them invert sucrose 77. That will get them heavy with minimal egg laying.
Thanks. That could work but we're about to be too cold. I ordered three pallets of fondant patties today which we'll put on around Christmas.
What??? I literally thought you were going to say you are going to turn 55. These bees must be keeping you young, my friend!
Hey Bob when they shut down how many OAV treatments do you do? Does one treatment take care of the problem when broodless?
Hi Bruce. We do two around 7 to 10 days apart. This has a great effect when they are broodless.
Mug up Bob, I guess it's you birthday! Have a great day!!
Happy Birthday Bob 🎂!Hopes it’s a great one! I really enjoy your all videos. I have learned so much and can’t begin to thank you enough for all the knowledge you have passed along. They have helped me immensely in my bee keeping endeavor.
Happy birthday Bob.
Those singles are about what mine looking like, I wish mine had put up more food.
Mine are light but good bees, put extra dry sugar on them a few days ago.
What is an ideal frame arrangement for a double deep in the Chattanooga area for winter? Should I leave it as the bees have worked it or rearrange some frames?
We let the bees have their way at this time of year.
Happy Birthday Mr. Bob,my best wishies to You and to Your family.
Thank you kindly
If you could go back in time two months, would you do anything different with those singles that ended up too light? Frame feeder + bucket at the same time? Thicker feed?
Thick feed started sooner.
@@bobbinnie9872 thanks Bob! I hate to admit it but I am still feeding some prosweet here in Ohio. Fall flow was ZERO this year. And we are shaping up to have a warm November too. Hoping they still overwinter ok. I will probably feed a round of prosweet again in February too
So warm and so dry here in west GA, strange weather!
Hello from Houston TX. I have been considering placing weak colony on top of 2 queen excluders and a medium and a strong colony. This way I could feed from the top and benefit from the joint heat. Any thoughts about this?
I would recommend a double screen board. We do several every winter that way. Check out our video "Overwintering Nucs on a Double Screen Board". ruclips.net/video/EI281J1FrZI/видео.html
Happy BD Bob! I'm an amateur beekeeper from Bosnia and I really enjoy watching your channel. I learned some very practical things on your channel. One question if I may, how often do you give probiotics to your bees and in what period?
Thanks. Once a month during the active season.
Happy Happy Birthday BOB . You have just a few years on me . Just wanted to ask you what are you going to be when you grow up . 😂you are a blessing to us all . Thanks
I still don't know. 😊
Happy Birthday .. I did have a question, do you think that prior to the varroa introduction to the US , was there less absconding ? I’ve noticed that whenever I introduce apavar , my hives seem to have a higher probability of absconding. I feel that the aroma of the Apavar masks the queen pheromone. Are there any studies on that ?
I'm not aware of any studies on that. I believe there was less of everything before varroa.
A very happy Birth day to you sir. Here's to many more years of the legacy you honor us to be part of.
Hope you had a happy birthday, Bob! Take a few days off. 😂 My dark bees have me a little worried with how small they are going into winter, but we’ll see how they do!
I hope they surprise you.
You're too young to be that old Bob! HBD!
Bob, here in atlanta….I have one colony that’s a double deep plus a medium. Full of bees. I wanted to reduce the size but it is just chock full of bees. Leave them alone and overwinter at the big size?
Incidentally, went up to Clayton the other day and stopped by your store. Was hoping to see you but it was a Saturday and you were probably resting or busy!
No particular reason to reduce them but I would guess they would be fine as a double deep. I'm usually around on Saturdays but have been out of town the last few speaking at meetings. Do ask if I'm there next time.