These packages and the methods have been tested and will last 10 days in the tubes before showing sign of loss. This is of course without stress, which we always try to minimize, but even with the “usual” stress they will still be good for up to 7 days. Proper care and adding about 60ml of feed per day will stretch that even further.
I bought a package of Aritaki bees 2 years ago and in the fall they swarmed and the remainder of the hive got robbed out. It was also the year we had unbelievably high mite levels in our hives. They left after the second round of oxalic acid vaporization. They made 2 mediums and 1 deep of honey that year. I would requeen with your queens after the honey flow.
I loved the shot of the camera in the hive for the bee dump. That was a unique and very interesting view! Somehow you always capture the essence of your trade on video, without a lot of fluff.
35 and just starting a bee business. Building up slowly 10 this year and 30 next year. Wish i would have found honeybees when i was younger. It never gets old and it is some of the most rewarding work. Love watching Ian and am pretty new to the channel. Bob binnie was talking him up so i gave it a try. Excellent and entertaining. Hope the year bounces back strong! Ill be watching
New bee's! What a huge operation you have there. I wonder how much bees and boxes you own in total. Good luck with the new batch. They look very energetic and ready to go!
Interesting to see the tube way of shipping. A bit easier than our 3 pound boxes as they slide right out vs banging them out. Do you have good luck with packaged queens or do you replace them with your local stock?
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog That's a big 10-4 eh :).. I realize that the season is short and there is likely an advantage to buying imported bees. Also maybe there aren't that many available within your province or in others, but it kills me to see so much imports available and I wonder what the exact reason is. Forgive me if my question seems "dumb" haha. I am new to the industry and trying to learn.
Nothing wrong with domestic stock. The reasons that I went with packaged bees are: Cost, workload, bio security. There is a lot of talk about bio security with imported bees but there also is a lot of problems with exchange of wax
Nothing wrong with domestic stock. The reasons that I went with packaged bees are: Cost, workload, bio security. There is a lot of talk about bio security with imported bees but there also is a lot of problems with exchange of wax
I have enough problems with my own brood wax inventory let alone bring in more fluvallnate type mite treatment residue, and nosema, chalkbrood, virus, bacteria wax residues.
Good morning ian. Remind me of why yall can’t get nucs/packages from the US? I used to love burning tubes like that as a kid. If you’ve ever done it you will know what I mean
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog my bad. Im not trying to start any arguments. Was just curious as it seems like you have to pay a very high price for those packages
What kind of bees are they? And do you think these new bees will help with genetics in your operation? Who thinks ip these camera angles? Cool packages. 24°f the other day, 75°f today. 15 days without rain. Getting pretty dry.
Funnel, they shake em into tubs with a scale to get the right amount and have a funnel to get them into tube. Can’t be much different than traditional packages
@@nkapiariesjeffbeezos796 there isn't many companies that do packages in the UK... i know of only 1 ..... mainly NUCs sold over here .... love this package way though...
A fascinating video. Thanks for posting. Lots of questions, cost, importation issues, any difference in behavior etc. Maybe worth a video about importing bees from NZ
That was very interesting. I have never seen the tube system before but I can see the advantages as it looks very easy to handle and install the bees this way.
Ian Steppler Tip No 777: LEAVE A PACKAGE QUEEN IN THE CAGE FOR A DAY TO PREVENT THEM FROM ABSCONDING. Awesome dude! The tubes remind me of fireworks tubes or something! lol
Thank you Ian New Zealand has just experienced another Tropical low ...... more wet , windy extremes .... flooding , light snow ? did those packages come with the swimsuits or life jackets ..... it gives a hint of which end of the country it comes from Thanks Ian
In few weeks they'll be like, what the hell is this white stuff falling of the sky? why is everything around here white, omg what the hell is this freezing cold !! 😁😁
They are a lot easier to install than the old screened wood frame packages. Those styrofoam ones from the first batch were pretty decent to work with also. 99 bee keepers - 109 different ways of installing them. In the past we left the queen attached to the green fiber tape and just dropped her between the middle frames - leaving one frame out until we came back to release, mainly for adequate ventilation-feeding. Easy to pull the tape, pop the cork and drop her cage back in. Then when all the hives were done cycle back through on the same visit and the queen would be out - pull the tape and cage - drop in the extra frame and go for a refreshment beverage. Easy to see what wasn`t done with the green tape hanging out of the colony.
1) Once again the engineering of the hive tool you use proves superior to the common style I have always seen elsewhere 2) Possible repurposing of the packaging from the last shipment had me wondering, but drawing a blank. But these tubes and vents.....I see some kind of a backyard toss game? Tool/parts organizer? Blueprint storage? ......
Having bees in your boxes is always a great thing :D Of all the ways to do beekeeping, selling packaged bees is the one I would least like to do. Still is fascinating though :) Something I've been wondering... Why does Canada still allow import from New-Zealand, which is closer to the tropilaelaps nightmare but have not changed their regulations to import from the US >.
It had always seemed bizarre to me that you can get bee's from another continent in another hemisphere that have to travel by plane ~8,000 miles , rather than a truck from California, Georgia etc. It's not like the feral bees from Vermont or North Dakota stop at customs.
Hey u I hope those package bees do as well as mine did. Happy to report (day 24), 4 full frames of brood on average one. die out. Nice and not angry bees what a joy to work with. So clean. so productive.
My very first three colonies were packages from Beemaid that I drove back to NW Ontario with them in the back seat of my truck… it was a neat experience. They were noisy so I can’t imagine 88 of them lol
Wonder if the solution to many of the bee problems is our fault as beekeepers. How do we explain that for 20 years beekeepers in Cuba do not treat for mites or disease, yet their beehives are thriving?
Wondering what their food source was in transit?
Looked like no food
They are gorge fed in New Zealand. No need for feed.
Wow. Must have been a fast trip
@@taddrienstra7247 it is indeed. From the time the come off feed to the customer is about 48-72 hours.
These packages and the methods have been tested and will last 10 days in the tubes before showing sign of loss. This is of course without stress, which we always try to minimize, but even with the “usual” stress they will still be good for up to 7 days. Proper care and adding about 60ml of feed per day will stretch that even further.
I bought a package of Aritaki bees 2 years ago and in the fall they swarmed and the remainder of the hive got robbed out. It was also the year we had unbelievably high mite levels in our hives. They left after the second round of oxalic acid vaporization. They made 2 mediums and 1 deep of honey that year.
I would requeen with your queens after the honey flow.
Bees are sick like that oav treatment triggers them to self destruct.. nothing to do with the queens
I loved the shot of the camera in the hive for the bee dump. That was a unique and very interesting view! Somehow you always capture the essence of your trade on video, without a lot of fluff.
They don't get an in-flight meal from New Zealand. I would complain to the airline. 😍
35 and just starting a bee business. Building up slowly 10 this year and 30 next year. Wish i would have found honeybees when i was younger. It never gets old and it is some of the most rewarding work. Love watching Ian and am pretty new to the channel. Bob binnie was talking him up so i gave it a try. Excellent and entertaining. Hope the year bounces back strong! Ill be watching
I just so used to you making splits…
New bee's! What a huge operation you have there. I wonder how much bees and boxes you own in total. Good luck with the new batch. They look very energetic and ready to go!
Lets take a moment and pray that you dont need to buy bees again for 20 years or more.
You buy packages instead of splitting? I understand buying queens, but I'd think an operation your size would be self-sustaining.
fall bee going into spring. Mind boggling
I thought on first glance you had collected your quarterly delivery of coffee cups!!🤣 seriously lol great stuff!! Onwards and upwards! 😅
What were you paying per package?
Lots of bees. New blood is always good for live stock. Good luck, Ian.
fire the Bee Torpedos!
Brave man!
Interesting packaging
J'ai une question.
Tu veux mettre en production en juillet ???
Sure
Your first order was for $55,000. Care to share what the 88 were?
Less then that. 1st batch was over a 100 packages
Same price per package
Interesting to see the tube way of shipping. A bit easier than our 3 pound boxes as they slide right out vs banging them out. Do you have good luck with packaged queens or do you replace them with your local stock?
Hey, I helped out here in NZ supplying bees to Arataki for export this year. Very cool to see them in their new home. All the best for the season.
Hej Ian, why are you ordering your bees from New Zealand?
Wow bees in a tube 😊
6:37 like the hive cam debut! Looking forward to more of it :D
Good evening Ian! If you could purchase from a Canadian bee producer/breeder, would you?
Actually , I will be in June :)
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog That's a big 10-4 eh :).. I realize that the season is short and there is likely an advantage to buying imported bees. Also maybe there aren't that many available within your province or in others, but it kills me to see so much imports available and I wonder what the exact reason is. Forgive me if my question seems "dumb" haha. I am new to the industry and trying to learn.
Nothing wrong with domestic stock. The reasons that I went with packaged bees are: Cost, workload, bio security.
There is a lot of talk about bio security with imported bees but there also is a lot of problems with exchange of wax
Nothing wrong with domestic stock. The reasons that I went with packaged bees are: Cost, workload, bio security.
There is a lot of talk about bio security with imported bees but there also is a lot of problems with exchange of wax
I have enough problems with my own brood wax inventory let alone bring in more fluvallnate type mite treatment residue, and nosema, chalkbrood, virus, bacteria wax residues.
I know the power of these packages. They resemble a certain type of rocket.
Expensive?
Nice they add a apivar strip must be clean
Thanks for sharing interesting ccontent, best wishes Ian👍
Good morning ian. Remind me of why yall can’t get nucs/packages from the US? I used to love burning tubes like that as a kid. If you’ve ever done it you will know what I mean
Here comes the campfire fun :)
The US package issue is very political
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog my bad. Im not trying to start any arguments. Was just curious as it seems like you have to pay a very high price for those packages
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog isn’t everything in the US right now? So tired of it all.
What was the difference in prices?
You been getting the craziest packages
Its a Bee-Bazooka! 😅
I live in Ohio! May I ask how you got into the bee business?
Esses enxame são comprados aí mesmo no seu país
great shot from the hive!
What kind of bees are they? And do you think these new bees will help with genetics in your operation? Who thinks ip these camera angles? Cool packages. 24°f the other day, 75°f today. 15 days without rain. Getting pretty dry.
Carniolan. I have not considered the diversity thing yet but I’ll have a mix now lol.
I’m just trying to cover my losses
That explains them being "stingy little bastards"
Interesting packaging, I like it when beekeepers are Happy. Blessed Days Ian thanks for sharing.🤔 Simple and easy installation I like it.
i was saposto get some NZ bee but they said they were cancelled from bee maid winnipeg
Might you notice any “genetic diversity” benefits from the new foreigners? Disease tolerance or vulnerability?
Интересная движуха!!!
Класс!!! ❤❤❤❤❤🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Сколько кг? Пчелы?
Never seen this way of transportation... I like it ..... wonder how they get them in there
Funnel, they shake em into tubs with a scale to get the right amount and have a funnel to get them into tube.
Can’t be much different than traditional packages
@@nkapiariesjeffbeezos796 there isn't many companies that do packages in the UK... i know of only 1 ..... mainly NUCs sold over here .... love this package way though...
Funny to think those are all fall/winter bees seeing as they came from New Zealand. What a trip for those little bugs.
What kind of feed is given the tubes while in transit
Far as I could see, none
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog may be the reason for the pissy attitude of the
bees
Could be
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog i noticed over my beekeeping years that swarms that spend more than a day out get bad attitudes
Good
A fascinating video. Thanks for posting. Lots of questions, cost, importation issues, any difference in behavior etc. Maybe worth a video about importing bees from NZ
That was very interesting. I have never seen the tube system before but I can see the advantages as it looks very easy to handle and install the bees this way.
Look like they are ready for SpaceX launch.
Excellent lol
The only thing I am wondering about at this point into the video is how the f did they get the bees into those tubes...
Ian Steppler Tip No 777: LEAVE A PACKAGE QUEEN IN THE CAGE FOR A DAY TO PREVENT THEM FROM ABSCONDING. Awesome dude! The tubes remind me of fireworks tubes or something! lol
That’s what I do anyway! Once this bees make the hive their home, they are not as flighty.
Awesome POV video from inside the hive!
Thank you Ian
New Zealand has just experienced another Tropical low ...... more wet , windy extremes .... flooding , light snow
? did those packages come with the swimsuits or life jackets ..... it gives a hint of which end of the country it comes from
Thanks Ian
RC di😢
RC
Those packages are pretty slick never seen them before definitely better than the wood box with metal screen
Very cool video, love the tube package, thanks for sharing
love the way they came in.
Also cool to see how they go right to work once dropped in the box
In few weeks they'll be like, what the hell is this white stuff falling of the sky? why is everything around here white, omg what the hell is this freezing cold !! 😁😁
Oh yes time of Renewal!!! Nice work Sir!!
That was an awesome in hive shot!
so you bought missiles of bees .
That’s the craziest shipping container ! Very neat
Your just rubbing it in now. I dont like it one bit. 😂
HA HA HA 😂😂😂😂
First time seeing the tube packing. Looks hella lot easier to install though.
They are a lot easier to install than the old screened wood frame packages.
Those styrofoam ones from the first batch were pretty decent to work with also.
99 bee keepers - 109 different ways of installing them.
In the past we left the queen attached to the green fiber tape and just dropped her between the middle frames - leaving one frame out until we came back to release, mainly for adequate ventilation-feeding. Easy to pull the tape, pop the cork and drop her cage back in. Then when all the hives were done cycle back through on the same visit and the queen would be out - pull the tape and cage - drop in the extra frame and go for a refreshment beverage.
Easy to see what wasn`t done with the green tape hanging out of the colony.
It’s a great feeling of a fresh start.
Thanks for the video showing energy being put into play on the farm. 💰
1) Once again the engineering of the hive tool you use proves superior to the common style I have always seen elsewhere
2) Possible repurposing of the packaging from the last shipment had me wondering, but drawing a blank.
But these tubes and vents.....I see some kind of a backyard toss game? Tool/parts organizer? Blueprint storage? ......
They make great campfire flaming chimneys lol
So cool!
Never a dull day at Steppler Farm :)
Very interesting. Here in the States, we don't get packages like that. Very different.
Serious cameramanship with the box perspective.
That was a new one for me, I've never even seen bees on the internet being sold in tubes.
That in hive camera view is OUTSTANDING!!!!😮
🤔😃😃😃😃🤗
always a new way of sending bees very awesome. Just watching new zealand package installs last week.
Having bees in your boxes is always a great thing :D
Of all the ways to do beekeeping, selling packaged bees is the one I would least like to do. Still is fascinating though :)
Something I've been wondering... Why does Canada still allow import from New-Zealand, which is closer to the tropilaelaps nightmare but have not changed their regulations to import from the US >.
That subject will go off the rails here if it gets mentioned lol
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog sorry >.< didn't know it was that kind of topic
I can not imagine the insane politics behind this.
It had always seemed bizarre to me that you can get bee's from another continent in another hemisphere that have to travel by plane ~8,000 miles , rather than a truck from California, Georgia etc. It's not like the feral bees from Vermont or North Dakota stop at customs.
you want the excuse or truth
New zeland bees are best
Those are some strange looking packages!
I've never seen packages like that. The shipping tube method looks much easier to install than the boxes.
Hey u I hope those package bees do as well as mine did. Happy to report (day 24), 4 full frames of brood on average one. die out. Nice and not angry bees what a joy to work with. So clean. so productive.
Ppl need to be more excepting of loss in bees. It happens
Wow, that is the way to package. Square boxes make us look like Neanderthals!🤯
I like this packaging more, a bit more eco-friendly for sure with the cardboard, worms love that stuff in the compost!
My very first three colonies were packages from Beemaid that I drove back to NW Ontario with them in the back seat of my truck… it was a neat experience. They were noisy so I can’t imagine 88 of them lol
Every Canadian Beekeeper knows the feeling
Too bad there isn’t nuc supplies in southern Ontario. Could get some VSH genetics and don’t have to worry about border issues
Ok so like I think I like these transport tubs better than the boxes.( but I did like the boxes) but the tubes look way easier to transfer an faster❤
Wow I forgot about those tube packages. It’s been a while. When I lived in BC I would order packages and they would come in tubes like that from NZ.
Wonder if the solution to many of the bee problems is our fault as beekeepers. How do we explain that for 20 years beekeepers in Cuba do not treat for mites or disease, yet their beehives are thriving?
You should name your bees. Not individually, but by factions, or battalions.
First!