It's great that it's going well. I have to keep reminding myself and my mentees, that beekeeping is the long game. There is no such thing as a short term. It's like cricket or baseball. Not the games with a clock. Thank you!
Great video Bruce. Patience is one of the toughest things for us beekeepers.....but it is a MUST!!! So many times, I've given a struggling hive just a few more days and BOOM....all is well!!!! Hope we all have a great season!!!! Take care.
They look good Bruce. That’s a nice yard. I just put mated queens in 4 of my splits yesterday. Saskatraz queens. Up to 7 colonies now. I can’t keep up with equipment. It’s like I never have enough boxes and frames lol. Have a good weekend. I enjoyed your video.
Yes Bruce that first one you could tell right off that there was no laying queen and there may be a young virgin about. They were running all over the place right up to before you found her. Give her a chance. Maybe a frame of eggs and larvae to give them something to do? Good to see you scraping the top bars for built up burr comb. So many beekeepers let that stuff ride. That 3rd box looked really great. Good population and white nectaring of the comb, give them another box. That small swarm does have a beautiful queen. Needed to be dumped over all drawn frames from the get go. Great potential combine with a queenless hive to give her more bees for population and more release foraging. Feed 1:1 syrup and pollen patty? Last one you could tell from the start by the new white wax. A young newly mated laying queen. It's fun to be an observer to guess what condition the hive is in before you actually find the frames that gives you that final decisive conclusion. Please know these are just kind observations IMO of things going on and is by no means what needs tbd. It's just the thing that I would do upon seeing what it looks like popping the lid. Great title of video. Now get to work! :) Thanks. 🐝
I appreciate the comment. And I have started doing more scraping though I am still not very consistent with it. These inspections were actually a couple of weeks ago. You should see them now! Thanks for watching and for your thoughtful and kind words.
Love watching you work your bees Bruce! I’ve underestimated my bees. Getting better about giving the new colonies more time and see what happens - often a good result. Thanks!!
Congrats Bruce! I would guess the ones that had a lot of capped brood were the ones were the cells took and the others that has mostly larva made their own queens. Kamon always says that if you move your swarm more than 5 miles it is more likely to stay, just a thought.
Awesome! I have used those in the past and they work well. I actually order the Medline Venom Steel gloves in a box of 500. They are double layered and I have settled on them for the most part. But those HF gloves do work well.
Get 30% of your splits into pro nuc boxes. They are super nice. They stack inside each other when not in use. The double screen board is also nice for making increase.
Thanks for taking us along in the bee yard . Those Medline gloves you were talking about down in the comments do you happen to have the information on them??. An do you remember what ml they are ??. Darron at Jerome bee was talking here while back his an they are 14 ml but they did not have my size in 14 ml but they had 10 ml in my size . The ones you like are they kind of like a dish washing glove. The same thing that happened to me two years ago is happening this year again. My queens are not making it back from there mating flight . I know they get eat BUT here it is not even a bad time of season for those pest yet . I have always run Italian bee but I purchased a bunch of mated carniolan to give a try because I have been get info on them for quite a while. Sorry this was so long I just enjoy bees . Your colonies are looking great. Thanks
These are not super thick and the bees will sting through them occasionally but is like them. Should probably try a pair of the thicker ones. Here is a video I did on them. ruclips.net/video/W_EzvT1iGWQ/видео.htmlsi=wgg9ctP6C2y5CnDT
When marking the lid queen right you put a check mark. ✅ you should try and add the strength of the colony so when you come back and stack the misses you can get it in the big ones
@@brucesbeesthey are doing well, Privet is blooming here like Crazy. Put a super on last week and is already packed of nectar, hope to get some honey. Think this year will be good! Looking forward to watching the video, hope all is well with your bees :)
Would have been a good idea but many times I just watch swarms almost as an experiment. Some of them do amazingly well. If they fizzle out I don’t really worry about it.
Typically yes. I usually add them after the bees have worked the comb for awhile. They are packing in in so fast this year though I haven been stacking so high and so fast I haven’t had a chance to place excluders yet!😜
Yes sir! Leave them alone for a little while. I'm with you on that.
Sometimes it’s just the best choice. Thanks for checking in friend
It's great that it's going well. I have to keep reminding myself and my mentees, that beekeeping is the long game. There is no such thing as a short term. It's like cricket or baseball. Not the games with a clock. Thank you!
I like that comparison. It does require patience for sure
The bees are looking good Bruce! They sure are loving this early spring weather are having
Yes! It’s been fun so far. Thanks for checking in Emily!
Thank you Bruce. Not bad 4 out of 22. Great that you were able to catch the swarm.
Yep it turned out better than I thought. Fun season so far!
Hi Bruce! Really like when you show stuff of going into the colony boxes. Also really like how calm your bees look. Thanks for the videos.
Hey thanks for the comment. The overall attitude of my bees is improving quite a bit but I still have a ways to go.
Howdy Bruce, great to see your bees! I will be in my bees today to finish first inspections and unwrap. Thanks for sharing, take care, Brice
Hope all goes well for you. Thanks for checking in!
Marking on a lid. . I see a perfect fit for some Queen Right Dials. Colonies look nice, Bruce.
Yep I’m sure they would be perfect haha!
Thanks for sharing your inspections with us Bruce, good stuff!
Thank you!
Thats fantastic ive had a couple that took 3 weeks to get mated lookin like you are gonna have a great season the hives are booming
Yep it’s looking really good!
Great video Bruce. Patience is one of the toughest things for us beekeepers.....but it is a MUST!!! So many times, I've given a struggling hive just a few more days and BOOM....all is well!!!! Hope we all have a great season!!!! Take care.
Thanks for checking in Keith. Hope you have a great year as well!
Congrats on the successful takes Bruce! Patience does pay off. Have a great season! 🐝
Thanks for checking in Dawn!
Good video Bruce, Thank you.
Thanks!
Good going longsnapper! Been doing alot of splits here in NC. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for checking in my friend.
They look good Bruce. That’s a nice yard. I just put mated queens in 4 of my splits yesterday. Saskatraz queens. Up to 7 colonies now. I can’t keep up with equipment. It’s like I never have enough boxes and frames lol. Have a good weekend. I enjoyed your video.
That is great! It certainly does seem like it is hard to keep up sometimes. I hope you have a great year!
Yes Bruce that first one you could tell right off that there was no laying queen and there may be a young virgin about. They were running all over the place right up to before you found her. Give her a chance. Maybe a frame of eggs and larvae to give them something to do? Good to see you scraping the top bars for built up burr comb. So many beekeepers let that stuff ride. That 3rd box looked really great. Good population and white nectaring of the comb, give them another box. That small swarm does have a beautiful queen. Needed to be dumped over all drawn frames from the get go. Great potential combine with a queenless hive to give her more bees for population and more release foraging. Feed 1:1 syrup and pollen patty? Last one you could tell from the start by the new white wax. A young newly mated laying queen. It's fun to be an observer to guess what condition the hive is in before you actually find the frames that gives you that final decisive conclusion. Please know these are just kind observations IMO of things going on and is by no means what needs tbd. It's just the thing that I would do upon seeing what it looks like popping the lid. Great title of video. Now get to work! :) Thanks. 🐝
I appreciate the comment. And I have started doing more scraping though I am still not very consistent with it. These inspections were actually a couple of weeks ago. You should see them now! Thanks for watching and for your thoughtful and kind words.
Wow, visiting a yard with a bunch of boxes on your trailer, not knowing if you brought enough... fun!😂
Yep. Lots of fun. And I stacked them up higher yesterday.😳 It’s showing up to be a good year.
Love watching you work your bees Bruce! I’ve underestimated my bees. Getting better about giving the new colonies more time and see what happens - often a good result. Thanks!!
Thanks for checking in and I hope you have a great season!
Congrats Bruce! I would guess the ones that had a lot of capped brood were the ones were the cells took and the others that has mostly larva made their own queens. Kamon always says that if you move your swarm more than 5 miles it is more likely to stay, just a thought.
You are probably right Rainier. Thanks for checking in!
Nice job Bruce
Thank you
Nice to see your success
Thank you.
@bruce I get my black Nitrile gloves at Harbor Freight. They are great quality and the cheapest I have found.
Awesome! I have used those in the past and they work well. I actually order the Medline Venom Steel gloves in a box of 500. They are double layered and I have settled on them for the most part. But those HF gloves do work well.
Get 30% of your splits into pro nuc boxes. They are super nice. They stack inside each other when not in use. The double screen board is also nice for making increase.
Thanks for the tips. I think Pro Nucs can be a problem in the extreme heat we have here but I know a lot of people use them for increases.
@@brucesbees yes they do get toasty in the sun but in shaded areas are 👍🏻👍🏻
Good Stuff Bruce!
Thanks man. It’s been a fun year so far!
Nice vid. Bruce.
Thanks
Thanks for taking us along in the bee yard . Those Medline gloves you were talking about down in the comments do you happen to have the information on them??. An do you remember what ml they are ??. Darron at Jerome bee was talking here while back his an they are 14 ml but they did not have my size in 14 ml but they had 10 ml in my size . The ones you like are they kind of like a dish washing glove. The same thing that happened to me two years ago is happening this year again. My queens are not making it back from there mating flight . I know they get eat BUT here it is not even a bad time of season for those pest yet . I have always run Italian bee but I purchased a bunch of mated carniolan to give a try because I have been get info on them for quite a while. Sorry this was so long I just enjoy bees . Your colonies are looking great. Thanks
These are not super thick and the bees will sting through them occasionally but is like them. Should probably try a pair of the thicker ones. Here is a video I did on them. ruclips.net/video/W_EzvT1iGWQ/видео.htmlsi=wgg9ctP6C2y5CnDT
When marking the lid queen right you put a check mark. ✅ you should try and add the strength of the colony so when you come back and stack the misses you can get it in the big ones
I like it. Thanks for the idea!
Patience is so hard! There are so many times I was “failed” at 2 weeks, only to find eggs and larvae at 3-4 weeks with a new queen in hand…
Absolutely. Me too. Experience is the best teacher.
First, hey Bruce!
What up Grayson. Thanks for watching! How are your bees doing?
@@brucesbeesthey are doing well, Privet is blooming here like Crazy. Put a super on last week and is already packed of nectar, hope to get some honey. Think this year will be good! Looking forward to watching the video, hope all is well with your bees :)
@WildwoodsBeekeeping if you’re are looking anything like mine you should have some honey to harvest for sure.
I also trim all the burr comb off the bottom of the frames.
Yep that’s a good idea. Something I should do but don’t so a very good job of.
Have you thought about merging the small swarm with a hive that was queenless? Great Video.
Would have been a good idea but many times I just watch swarms almost as an experiment. Some of them do amazingly well. If they fizzle out I don’t really worry about it.
Great video Bruce as always . Do you use queen excluders when you put your honey supers on ?
Typically yes. I usually add them after the bees have worked the comb for awhile. They are packing in in so fast this year though I haven been stacking so high and so fast I haven’t had a chance to place excluders yet!😜
I wish you success. Can I work with you?
Don’t really have enough bees to hire anyone but thanks for checking in!
I'm glad to see equipment for your venture,I see so many you tube bees that just half ass everything. Disappointing
I could do much better but try to do the best I can. Thanks for checking in.