You overwintered your beehives….. what’s next???

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  • Опубликовано: 11 дек 2024

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  • @tina_mg
    @tina_mg 10 месяцев назад +4

    Great video! Definitely going to watch again, but with a pen and paper!

  • @GaryManess
    @GaryManess 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the info. Man, your channel is getting out there now. Congratulations, keep it up

  • @heavymechanic2
    @heavymechanic2 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great timeline, as the freezing weather moves out its my plan to start some feeding and drawing foundations above a very strong colony in an Apimaye. My other colonies are just starting to increase brood rearing. Been experimenting with insulated hives and winter wraps, the downside is the cost. People keep asking how to overwinter a hive because my bees always pull through like a champ. I'm east of Bristol TN/VA.

  • @snackman508
    @snackman508 10 месяцев назад +2

    I would love to see a video of how you move or cut out cells from a frame in a (breeder) hive after you pulled the queen. I always seem to cut the queen or smash them. I know this isn't your primary way of getting cells, but if you have tips or tricks they would be helpful.

  • @Mike_squarebeefarms
    @Mike_squarebeefarms 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great information here! Thank you. I think I’ll be rewatching this with a pen and notepad. Keep these videos coming for us northern beekeepers stuck inside. Take care!

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      I’m feelin stuck inside myself! Thanks for watching!

  • @kathyhathaway8823
    @kathyhathaway8823 10 месяцев назад +2

    Ya I think we all got a big surprise last year with everything being around two weeks early. It put us all in our toes . I popped a few tops today just to see if I had any dead outs from that cold snap an all looked great . Will check other yard tomorrow. Thanks

  • @bobwithrow4429
    @bobwithrow4429 10 месяцев назад +2

    I like the idea of a week by week plan to get through the spring. I’m in the Pacific Northwest so i’d need to adjust accordingly. We’re at least 2 weeks behind you, and our main honey flow up here is June, blackberries. I appreciate the content, and will be trying to adapt to our seasons and climate. Thanks!

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      Hope it was helpful! It’s just an outline of how we get through spring. Hopefully it’ll help others be more successful.

  • @goingsouth01
    @goingsouth01 10 месяцев назад +2

    hey Ashby, met you at the Davidson County Bee club last week (John- Winston Salem area) and really enjoyed talking with you. Glad you did this video of the talk you gave as it is something I can now watch over again! Thanks again for the time and effort you are putting into educating folks in NC. Especially the newer beekeepers like myself who are trying to take in a lot of information and adjust to our area. Looking forward to picking up some bees in April!

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      John! It was great to meet you as well, and my pleasure to help educate. I hope I’m helping in some way! I figured making a video would allow people to review on their time and pace. If I can help let me know. If you want to order bees get on my list sooner than later. 336.693.4392! Thanks again for following along!

    • @goingsouth01
      @goingsouth01 10 месяцев назад

      Hey Ashby, you got me on your list that evening at the meeting. Thanks!

  • @locknload62
    @locknload62 10 месяцев назад +2

    Enjoyed the video but I’m gonna have to watch it a few more times…little confused. But I’ll get it thanks for teaching.

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      Yes. I knew making a video would allow people to
      Learn the concepts at their pace on their time. Best luck. Hope it helps!

  • @honeyandthecoop803
    @honeyandthecoop803 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great description Ashby, love you are showing this inside your bee house. instead of in the yard. It allows me to focus better on the method.
    You are rapidly moving up my favorites list, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks for following along and watching. I know I was shooting from the hip, as many in the comments have said…. I know it’s hard to follow. But I tried to explain a complicated plan for 500 hives in a way to help smaller beeks make splits, stop swarming, and get a honey crop.

  • @CooperBees
    @CooperBees 10 месяцев назад +1

    Appreciate you sharing your timeline and strategy.

  • @daverowden-RowdyBeeFarms
    @daverowden-RowdyBeeFarms 10 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent refresher... Thanks for the Video

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      You’re welcome. Best luck this year!

  • @SylantBill
    @SylantBill 10 месяцев назад +1

    I'm familiar with the process but this is the first time i saw anyone take splits, will watch again and incorporate this in my planning this year.

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      Hope it helps ya! Thanks for watching

  • @TobyReeder
    @TobyReeder 10 месяцев назад +1

    Shooo! A lot of good information! Gonna have to watch it a few more times!

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      I knew it was. And I was shooting off the cuff. But either way it explains the concept

  • @33MileBees
    @33MileBees 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for this, I was going to revamp how I do my splits this year because of swarming being horrible. Now to watch about 10 more times, take notes and change dates and tweek it for Michigan. Keep up the great info!

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад +1

      I realize it was kinda scatterbrained in hindsight, but the message was there. Hope it helps ya!

  • @highlandhoneybee
    @highlandhoneybee 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for this excellent week-by-week breakdown. Clear and concise. We're almost exactly one month behind you as pollen hits our maples Mar 7th, and our main nectar flow typically peaks in June. Makes it super easy to follow your schedule...I'll keep the same "day", but just the month following. 🐝💛

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад +1

      Fantastic. Hope this helps you be more successful!

    • @sheilagarrick
      @sheilagarrick 10 месяцев назад

      where R U located @highlanderhoneybee?

  • @Kapp_Bee_Co
    @Kapp_Bee_Co 10 месяцев назад +1

    I’m excited to split, hopefully, both of my hives this year! Still throwing around which way I want to go at this point. I’m going through winter with double deeps so I might split by pulling that top box and replacing it with foundation. Thanks for the videos!

  • @hallshiveandhoney
    @hallshiveandhoney 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great info, thanks for the week by week breakdown. I'll try this method on some of my colonies this year and see how it goes.

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      Hope it helps! It’s just how we do it. Best luck

  • @johnmarshall6572
    @johnmarshall6572 10 месяцев назад +1

    Good talk brother! I do just about the same thing except I use double screens to but the queen in not a nuc. And I'm a week ahead of you here on the coast! Thanks, keep the videos coming!

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад +1

      I do love some double screen boards!

  • @burleybeeyard
    @burleybeeyard 10 месяцев назад +1

    Excluder for making splits is the way to go. Makes things so much more efficient the next day.

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад +1

      You aren’t kidding. I had to learn that the hard way

  • @russellaymond312
    @russellaymond312 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Ashley, miss you at nabe.Great video we just have tlearn when to start in our time zone. Thank you

  • @DaddyDave715
    @DaddyDave715 10 месяцев назад +1

    Very informative video. Even though some of my management practices are a little different, There's lots of great info/tips I can use!

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

  • @davidtmp
    @davidtmp 10 месяцев назад +1

    Are you going to the NC Conference? Great explanation, I better get ready!

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      We went to NAHBE and aren’t planning to at this time

  • @shahanpaloulian2877
    @shahanpaloulian2877 10 месяцев назад +1

    thanks a lot for this Video

  • @stevenaamos
    @stevenaamos 10 месяцев назад +1

    Looking forward to your visit to Gaston BK next week!
    Can you bring some sourwood with you?

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      Sure. Shoot me a text and let me know how much you’d like

  • @patrickmcauley151
    @patrickmcauley151 10 месяцев назад +1

    I live in Scotland so I go with the English just like the fly fishing method fly’s for March we get in April we’re always a month late or behind

  • @stasnaza
    @stasnaza 10 месяцев назад +1

    Ashby, this is Bob Binnie (if not better) level of detail and practicality! Love it! I think it's your best video yet! I live in Charlotte with 14 hives coming out of winter. I'm set on following your schedule this season! It would be nice to have another video of summer/fall/Winter schedule, with same level of detail including treatment methods and products.
    I liked the idea of making cells by taking away parent queen. What is your experience on queen acceptance of rearing by taking parent queen away vs grafting? Also, approximately how many queen cells l can you get by taking away parent queen?

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      In my experience, where the cell comes from doesn’t affect queen acceptance. Usually you’ll get 10-15 cells from a strong colony. I hope my methods help you in being more successful. Best luck this season!

    • @davidtmp
      @davidtmp 10 месяцев назад

      look at this video, I think it may have went thru the summer time frame. ruclips.net/video/T_mU6jjZQ6Q/видео.html

  • @davidryle1164
    @davidryle1164 10 месяцев назад +1

    Not a beekeepers shop, how can you tell, there's still room to move around lol.

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣love this comment. You should see behind the camera

  • @snackman508
    @snackman508 10 месяцев назад +1

    What are your temperatures at in February when you start feeding. Im trying to set up a time line here in South East PA. Love the content keep up the good work.

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks for watching! Usually 25-30° nights and 45-55° during the day

  • @hopesadler4000
    @hopesadler4000 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank Ashby. Great content! Being just south of Charlotte, do you think I could begin a week earlier?

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      That sounds about right. You’ll know once you get into the colonies.

    • @hopesadler4000
      @hopesadler4000 10 месяцев назад

      @@Ashby_Farms_NC I jumped the gun when my maples bloomed early and put small patties on, which they are inhaling. I'd like to start feeding in earnest 2/1. Thanks for your input.

  • @sidelinerbeekeeper
    @sidelinerbeekeeper 10 месяцев назад +1

    Swarm, swarming, swarmy, is what I heard. I never sell the comb needed to properly manage my own colonies. I only sell surplus comb. I don't draw comb out in the lower box for a number of reason, it is done in the honey supers. To maximize the honey flow for increased revenue $$$, a colony needs a certain amount of comb. Foundations in the broodness and no comb to store nectar cause swarming. This means that after I have the mandatory minimum of comb needed per colony making sure to not sell myself short, then I can sell the extra comb as nucs. So if last season all the colony's gave 1000 extra drawn frames above their minimum, I would have 1000 frames to sell from the brood nest as nucs. Hundreds of colonies don't allow time for checkerboarding foundation and chasing swarms. I can't tell you your minimum honey supers needed because it depends on how heavy your flow is, I need 3 supers minimum on a double deep colony, and that allows each colony to draw out 10 extract frames to sell next year. So to slightly modify your current routine, under super your foundation on the single that you said will have 8 brood, make it a double by placing the foundation ontop (put your feeder in with foundation) and place the excluder between the box of foundations and you honey. Pull your honey after the flow, then feed the colony heavy to finish drawing out the new foundation. This will simplify your life with less swarming, more honey to sell, and more comb for nuc sales next year. This runs your colonies at max revenue for your area. And forget that checkerboarding hobby beekeeping nonsense.

  • @WellesbourneHoneyCo
    @WellesbourneHoneyCo 10 месяцев назад +1

    What growing Zone are you in please, what is your trigger that starts your first inspections. Thanks

    • @davidtmp
      @davidtmp 10 месяцев назад +1

      he's in 8a since the zones changed this year.

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад +1

      We are right on the line of 7b/8a. I’m looking for Red Maple blooms as my kick off

    • @WellesbourneHoneyCo
      @WellesbourneHoneyCo 10 месяцев назад

      @@Ashby_Farms_NC I am in the UK Zone 7, and my birthday is Feb 7.. We have had a very mild and wet winter here. Good omen me thinks.

  • @kellyb72601
    @kellyb72601 10 месяцев назад +1

    Good video. I'm over in snow camp not far from you. When do you last feed the Pollen Patties? Also when do you tend to first see hive beetles showing up? I didn't see them here last year until late July but I hadn't been feeding any pollen patties.

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      July is about right for shb. I feed pollen sun as long as I want them to grow. If they need to slow down I skip the patty

  • @MeyerTribe7
    @MeyerTribe7 10 месяцев назад +1

    I've got dozens of capped syrup frames from fall feeding. What's the best way to use those up, and I do I prevent syrup from getting in my honey?

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      Use them as food frames in your splits. Make sure they end up next to the brood nest so it gets consumed during spring build up.

  • @tylerdorsten2442
    @tylerdorsten2442 10 месяцев назад +1

    When do your first trees(maples) come into bloom. Trying to adjust your dates for my climate in Ohio

  • @gclark2771
    @gclark2771 10 месяцев назад +1

    What breed bees do you like the best ? I’m thinking on getting some carniolan to try what’s your thoughts on them?

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад +1

      I don’t have any experience. We have Italians for many reasons…..my close second would be Bob Binnies Caucasian line. They’re very gentle and conservative with stores. They don’t build up as fast which would help with our long spring in stopping swarming.

    • @gclark2771
      @gclark2771 10 месяцев назад

      @@Ashby_Farms_NC thanks, I had considered Bobs also but he doesn’t ship and it would be a long way for me to go just for several queens but probably worth it I’m sure. Thanks for your info! Good luck with your bees and God Bless!

  • @woodlandharvesthoneycompanyllc
    @woodlandharvesthoneycompanyllc 10 месяцев назад +1

    Need some clarification. When you balance hives you want 5 frames of brood in the bottom. What about the top boxes? Do you move brood down from top boxes of you don't have enough in other hives to take from?

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      Exactly, leaving 5 frames of brood in the bottom and 2 frames of eggs up top.

  • @illumi-Nate
    @illumi-Nate 10 месяцев назад +1

    Do u have natural pollen & nectar sources coming in on Feb 7 ?

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад +1

      Usually our Red Maples are popping right about then. It helps in conjunction with our supplemental feeding.

  • @stacywaltman7898
    @stacywaltman7898 10 месяцев назад +1

    Perfect time great job plentiful critics 😅

    • @Ashby_Farms_NC
      @Ashby_Farms_NC  10 месяцев назад

      I was shooting from the hip. I admit it is a bit scatterbrained but I got it all in there. Figured I’d share what we do, and hopefully help others.

    • @stacywaltman7898
      @stacywaltman7898 10 месяцев назад

      @ashbyfarmsnc6653 I thought you did a good job targeting the hobbyists you know lots of people think their way is the best way got to overlook some people

  • @DialedN_07
    @DialedN_07 10 месяцев назад +1

    This is great content. However I found it very difficult to follow. I would recommend writing all of this stuff down and then going off a script instead of jumping around so much. I shared this video with my father in law who has 2 years of keeping experience and he turned it off and said there was no way he could follow along.
    Either way, thanks for the video.