I hope this series gets much more attention. I went through a fair few videos with views in the hundreds of thousands and this video/series I found to be much better. Good, straightforward information which is kept simple enough for newbies to understand but still conveys what it needs to.
I'm so thankful I found this. I ordered a flowhive yesterday and I have zero beekeeping experience. I'll be binge watching your channel all week. So far, I have found them very informative for a beginner like me. Thank you.
hey Doug! just bought 10,000 bees due to your wonderful tutelage! i hope they don't die and i want them to be safe and happy and warm. I have followed all your advice and I hope that I will be able to eat a lot of honey next year! peace and love!
Finishing the video, I absolutely adore this man, he is a wonderful person and I wish him all the confidence to conquer the world and an army of a billion bees to do it
For a birthday present my children have bought me a beehive. My father used to look after bees for years and so I guess I’m picking up where he left off thank you very much for the video and I will be watching each of your episodes
Here is a link to the playlist for this series: ruclips.net/p/PLQ-Bs6RELuDTBq-cduGSIxpZgmxJJXvmJ We are adding videos continuously throughout this season! 😎😎😎 Download the FREE Beginning Beekeeper Equipment Guide PDF: This guide will save you time when searching for beekeeping tools! Click here to get your FREE Guide -- www.dougthebeeguy.com/pl/2147509202
Can you tell us where episodes 2 and 3 are? I just finished episode one and it was great! Ready to move onto the next one. I noticed others had asked and have not received an answer.
Thank you so much! I had started learning about bee keeping though my local bee keepers association and extension office. But then moved :( but as we were cleaning out the garage today, the previous owner had left a box of bee keeping items!! Sparking my interest again. Hopefully this time I can take the jump and become a bee keeper.
Thank you very much for the information. I'm on my path to learning how to beekeep. My Grandpa did it and sadly I never got to meet him so I find this very poetic that I'm following his path with out learning from him. Subscribed!
Doug, I have been watching your beginner series but see that videos 2 and 3 as well as 11 and 12 are missing? Any chance you can republish those or is there a way to view them?
Been considering starting an apiary and a communal garden at my workplace, and these are very informative. Have to check out how different the annusl cycle is between where you are and Southern Finland. 🤔
this is all very fascinating. I am contemplating starting my bee keeping journey and the one question i do have is Do I need to actively look for areas for the bees to forage, I live out in the country but its mostly pasture land without pollen producing flowers. Is this something I need to worry about?
Doug, I watched your first video today and it was awesome. I have been a police officer for 28yrs and have decided to venture out in bee keeping. I have been taking classes, watching videos and reading books for about 1 1/2yrs now and am ready to start. I came across your video and I coulnd't believe I hadn't found you before. God Bless you and thank you.
To echo everyone else... please post #2 and 3. I can't help but wonder how much I'm missing. These videos feel very important. Thank you for all of them.
Question… I recently bought a set up used hive. It came with two deep brood boxes. This seems to be the most prevalent set up. Why is just one easier for the new beekeeper and won’t the bees run out of room?
Doug, but what if I don't really want to be a "beekeeper"? From what I've been hearing for years is that the Earth's bee population overall is becoming endangered, and that we are at risk of losing our major pollinators. I have 40 acres here in northeast Arkansas; it's ranch land here; there is no farms within miles of me, so the bees would not be at risk of coming in contact of pesticides. With the land I have available, I am more interested in establishing a bee sanctuary where the bees can flourish safely, with me adding more hives as the need arises. I guess, I would need to know when a hive has become overcrowded, but is there really any need to know all that other stuff?
I am brand new to bee keeping. I am studying it for a year before I get my first hive. I’m from Claypool Indiana. I’d like to plan about 1/2 acre of wild flowers for my bees, which would you recommend?
Thinking of getting started in bee keeping. One concern I’m having is bears. Do they come along often and destroy your hives/investment? Or am I overthinking things?
Hey Doug, great info. I have a swarm trap. Got some bees in it. has been a few days i think.last night they were bearding under it a bit. When do i move it/open it to see what they are doing?
how much weight does a bee keeper have to be able to lift ? is the smaller hive that you mentioned lighter in weight ? I can not lift a lot of weight anymore. Thanks.
I have a fairly large backyard, how far away is it safe to have a beehive? I am in the middle of putting a garden in and I wanted to put the beehive within the garden walls for protection from my dogs and other critters. But I’m concerned it will upset the bees to be so close to where I will be working daily. Is this a concern?
I started 2 new hives a little over a month ago. My brother and I are doing this together. He had been feeding them the last few days. Today I went to feed them and noticed one hive didn't look like it it had any bees. I checked it and it was empty. I heard a swarm a few days ago but didn't think it was our. What could cause them to leave? We had been feeding sugar water and a few pollution patties.
@@DougtheBeeGuy no not really. I was afraid to get into the hive because I couldn't get no smoker going right. The are wood with the black plastic frames in between.
Yeah sometimes the bees will just leave if they don't have any comb from other bees. They don't like the smell of the plastic frames when they are new, and freshly painted hives too. But put some old comb in there and they are as happy as a bird with a french fry.
I know we are not supposed to paint the inside of the bee hive. I do not know why though. While painting the outside some splashed the inside. Should I leave it or sand it off?
Thanks so much for your comment! Getting a little paint on the inside of the box won't hurt your bees. We don't paint the inside of the hives because the wood needs to breathe moisture in and out and some paints and stains are toxic to bees.
Thanks so much for your comment Nathan. Usually you can check with city or neighborhood council. They are the governing body that makes ordinances about livestock in residential areas.
I'm just starting out with my first colony this coming spring...Still in research mode. I notice that yours and many other bee hives are bare wood and not painted to keep moisture out of the wood. Is there a reason for that? Is painting your beehive a bad idea for some reason? Thanks.
Thanks so much for watching the video Hap. My hives have been dipped in a wax and pine rosin bath, which drives out the moisture in the wood and helps preserve the wood for a long time. Painting the hives is fine, I just chose another way of protecting the wood.
Hello from Central Asia. I am a new beekeeper that has to make sure that bees in two beehives (left by their owner for certain reasons) survive through the winter. I have a question. I noticed that in the middle of the day a lot of bees started going in and coming out of one of the beehives (usually they fly like that in front of one of the beehives, and then they calm down, and then after a while the same thing happens in front of the other beehive). They look disturbed but I can't see anything that disturbed them. No birds, no mice, nobody, and the bees don't seem to be fighting with each other either. Is it a normal thing for them to become much more active suddenly? Or is there a problem? It's fall in our country and the weather is sunny, 42-66 F during the day. Thank you in advance. P.S. liked and subscribed! :)
Hi Doug thank you for the great information. I bought a beekeeper kit and it has a brood box but no honey super. Do I need the honey super at first or can I add that later? Will bees make honey in the brood box?
Hi Doug, thank you for the info. My husband wants to start beekeeping. Question; We have a huge bee hive in a grapefruit tree, is there a way to transfer it to a bee box, or do we need a Professsional to do it?
A professional is advised. Moving the hive can make it aggressive. An other option is to install your hive nearby, when the current hive will split in the spring or summer, if you provided a nice place, there are good chances that the new hive will come in the home you provide. ^^ That's how i started beekeeping:: i just put a box out there and waited for a wild hive to come nest inside. It's cheap and efficient.
Hi Doug, great video, very informative. Thank you for being so straight forward to the point. Can you please tell us the exact dimensions for the beehives? Thanks a lot!
I heard him say “hai I’m Doug” and I was sold
Thanks you for the gift . Am starting a bee farm in Africa thanks
Loved episode 1!!! But on the play list it skips to lesson #4...where can I find lessons 2&3?
Same ! Ditto! Did you ever get a answer?
@@kaybrasell6871 did you ever get an answer to your question?
I still don’t see the next 2 videos
I believe you have to pay
I’m looking for it too
I hope this series gets much more attention. I went through a fair few videos with views in the hundreds of thousands and this video/series I found to be much better. Good, straightforward information which is kept simple enough for newbies to understand but still conveys what it needs to.
Me too
I'm from Churubusco IN and will be getting into this soon. I've been wanting to keep bees for several years.
Hi Doug,
I've been considering beekeeping for awhile now and I am so glad that I found you! Thank you!
I'm so thankful I found this. I ordered a flowhive yesterday and I have zero beekeeping experience. I'll be binge watching your channel all week. So far, I have found them very informative for a beginner like me. Thank you.
Hi Doug thanks for the series however not seeing episodes 2 and 3 in the playlist. Just getting started here in northern Idaho.
hey Doug! just bought 10,000 bees due to your wonderful tutelage! i hope they don't die and i want them to be safe and happy and warm. I have followed all your advice and I hope that I will be able to eat a lot of honey next year! peace and love!
they all died... any tips for next time? i opened the box and threw them into the ocean.....
Finishing the video, I absolutely adore this man, he is a wonderful person and I wish him all the confidence to conquer the world and an army of a billion bees to do it
huh juilliard hi immuii
For a birthday present my children have bought me a beehive. My father used to look after bees for years and so I guess I’m picking up where he left off thank you very much for the video and I will be watching each of your episodes
Here is a link to the playlist for this series: ruclips.net/p/PLQ-Bs6RELuDTBq-cduGSIxpZgmxJJXvmJ
We are adding videos continuously throughout this season! 😎😎😎
Download the FREE Beginning Beekeeper Equipment Guide PDF:
This guide will save you time when searching for beekeeping tools!
Click here to get your FREE Guide -- www.dougthebeeguy.com/pl/2147509202
Where is episode 2 and 3 can't find.. Love your videos...new subscriber.
This is fantastic. I am looking forward to my first hive after watching some of your videos.
I just watched episode 1 and can’t find episodes 2 and 3. I need them!
I also noticed episodes 11 and 12 are missing.
Now I learn beekeeping in English step by step. I am from Korea.
Thank you very muçh.
Can you tell us where episodes 2 and 3 are? I just finished episode one and it was great! Ready to move onto the next one. I noticed others had asked and have not received an answer.
m.ruclips.net/video/qKxnp_LI6gA/видео.html
That's NOT the next video. That deals with Nucleus colonies.
@@brich2929 so where is the proper info?
Thank you so much! I had started learning about bee keeping though my local bee keepers association and extension office. But then moved :( but as we were cleaning out the garage today, the previous owner had left a box of bee keeping items!! Sparking my interest again. Hopefully this time I can take the jump and become a bee keeper.
Thank you so much
Thanks for this clear explanation. A lot of videos jump around too much, and don't start at the start. Assume nothing with newbies (newbees?).
plan on starting off my first hive by swarm trapping
Thank you very much for the information. I'm on my path to learning how to beekeep. My Grandpa did it and sadly I never got to meet him so I find this very poetic that I'm following his path with out learning from him. Subscribed!
Would like to know about episode 2 and 3 as well please
from algeria ,,, thank you brother ,, i'm about to start with the beekeeping and i'll let you know how it works out God's welling
Thanks, Doug for the series. I am sharing it with friends that are starting out. I am also learning from watching them. I'm in my second year.
Simplest and best explanation so far.
Doug, I have been watching your beginner series but see that videos 2 and 3 as well as 11 and 12 are missing? Any chance you can republish those or is there a way to view them?
New to your channel very interesting and amazing information. I grew up with 15 hives and getting my own for my family now can’t wait
Glad I came across this video, really appreciate this useful information. You're the man Doug, thanks so much!
Been considering starting an apiary and a communal garden at my workplace, and these are very informative. Have to check out how different the annusl cycle is between where you are and Southern Finland. 🤔
this is all very fascinating. I am contemplating starting my bee keeping journey and the one question i do have is Do I need to actively look for areas for the bees to forage, I live out in the country but its mostly pasture land without pollen producing flowers. Is this something I need to worry about?
Just getting into this because a guy moving and selling all his stuff so I am trying to learn as much as possible quickly!! Thanks for the video
Thanks so much for watching. Good luck with your new bees.
Thank you Doug, this was a great video and very helpful. Thank you for sharing.
Doug, I watched your first video today and it was awesome. I have been a police officer for 28yrs and have decided to venture out in bee keeping. I have been taking classes, watching videos and reading books for about 1 1/2yrs now and am ready to start. I came across your video and I coulnd't believe I hadn't found you before. God Bless you and thank you.
Hello Sherri, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??
To echo everyone else... please post #2 and 3. I can't help but wonder how much I'm missing. These videos feel very important. Thank you for all of them.
how many honey supers do you need for them to survive through winter
Hello Holly, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??
We are Beelievers in your tutorials. Thank you
Hi Doug! My dad and I plan to start keeping bees in the spring. What are your thoughts/recommendations when it comes to top bar hives?
Thanks for the video! I'm in northwest Indiana as well, any chance I could come see your setup?
Question… I recently bought a set up used hive. It came with two deep brood boxes. This seems to be the most prevalent set up. Why is just one easier for the new beekeeper and won’t the bees run out of room?
Doug, but what if I don't really want to be a "beekeeper"? From what I've been hearing for years is that the Earth's bee population overall is becoming endangered, and that we are at risk of losing our major pollinators. I have 40 acres here in northeast Arkansas; it's ranch land here; there is no farms within miles of me, so the bees would not be at risk of coming in contact of pesticides. With the land I have available, I am more interested in establishing a bee sanctuary where the bees can flourish safely, with me adding more hives as the need arises. I guess, I would need to know when a hive has become overcrowded, but is there really any need to know all that other stuff?
hi,magdy from Australia,I enjoyed your vedio,is it important to have an excluder on top of the brood box
VERY GOOD. Kept simple, easy to follow, short and to the point
You taught me more about beginning than any other site gad
Hi thanx for the video. Please tell me when do I harvest my bees you keep on saying in the fall is that spring or winter or what??
Question: My wife is allergic to bees. Would a bee keeping suit be sufficient enough to not get stung or should she not part take in caring for them ?
I think this is the best explanation for newbies, thank you!
nice video.... very helpful. love your property too !
I want to learn about bees I need them for my gardening, be blessed
I am brand new to bee keeping. I am studying it for a year before I get my first hive. I’m from Claypool Indiana. I’d like to plan about 1/2 acre of wild flowers for my bees, which would you recommend?
Doug, you rock.
I am thinking about starting in the spring. Your video's will help
Great VIdeo! Thank you for all the useful information
Great job Doug!!!
brucesbees Thanks so much Bruce!
Thinking of getting started in bee keeping. One concern I’m having is bears. Do they come along often and destroy your hives/investment? Or am I overthinking things?
13:50 which animal is in the background?
Thanks Doug , just starting and your videos are very helpful.
Peter thanks so much for the great compliment. I’m glad the information is helping you. That is the reason for our channel.
Hey Doug, great info. I have a swarm trap. Got some bees in it. has been a few days i think.last night they were bearding under it a bit. When do i move it/open it to see what they are doing?
how much weight does a bee keeper have to be able to lift ? is the smaller hive that you mentioned lighter in weight ? I can not lift a lot of weight anymore. Thanks.
how often do you manage a hive in a week? and whats the average time per...visit (i dont know the word sorry)
Been doing this a few years. Wish I found you when I started. Great videos.
Thanks so much for watching the video!
You did a great job with this video;you should be proud and thank you for this
Thanks so much Joshua!
Episode was good. Where is episode 2 and 3? Thank you
Where did you get the plastic frames
How frequent is harvesting done?
Does a beehive need to be level or tilted forward
Thank you.
I have a fairly large backyard, how far away is it safe to have a beehive? I am in the middle of putting a garden in and I wanted to put the beehive within the garden walls for protection from my dogs and other critters. But I’m concerned it will upset the bees to be so close to where I will be working daily. Is this a concern?
queen exclusion between brood and honey supers?
I started 2 new hives a little over a month ago. My brother and I are doing this together. He had been feeding them the last few days. Today I went to feed them and noticed one hive didn't look like it it had any bees. I checked it and it was empty. I heard a swarm a few days ago but didn't think it was our. What could cause them to leave? We had been feeding sugar water and a few pollution patties.
Hi Joe , thanks so much for the great question. Did you have any comb at all? What kind of foundation were you using?
@@DougtheBeeGuy no not really. I was afraid to get into the hive because I couldn't get no smoker going right. The are wood with the black plastic frames in between.
Yeah sometimes the bees will just leave if they don't have any comb from other bees. They don't like the smell of the plastic frames when they are new, and freshly painted hives too. But put some old comb in there and they are as happy as a bird with a french fry.
Thank you! I’m in the S.E. (Ga.) where do you recommend purchasing the most economical bee keeping kit? Thanks, again!
How much does purchasing a new brood or starting colony cost?
I'm excited
I know we are not supposed to paint the inside of the bee hive. I do not know why though. While painting the outside some splashed the inside. Should I leave it or sand it off?
Thanks so much for your comment! Getting a little paint on the inside of the box won't hurt your bees. We don't paint the inside of the hives because the wood needs to breathe moisture in and out and some paints and stains are toxic to bees.
@@DougtheBeeGuy awesome, thank you so so much for your help!
You did a great job
Where can buy all the beekeeping videos series
Thank you
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Are there Episodes 2,3,11 & 12? Thank you.
Thanks for sharing Great content
I'm in Kentucky in a residential neighborhood. Where / who do I ask if I am able to keep bees?
Thanks so much for your comment Nathan. Usually you can check with city or neighborhood council. They are the governing body that makes ordinances about livestock in residential areas.
@@DougtheBeeGuy Thank you! Love the content
Is one beehive considered one colony of bees? I need seven colonies...so I would need 7 of those beehives?
Thanks for the video! Very informative.
Thank you for all the info
Thanks for the video--helped me understand the basics of the equipment.
Thanks so much for the compliment and watching the video. I'm so glad it helped.
Great video production appreciate the knowledge
Thanks so much for watching.
Thank you!!
Just discovered you i appreciate your informative videos 😊
Interested in beekeeping and just trying to learn, thanks for helping me get started! You have a new sub!
why do you not use an inner cover
This was great! I got my first hive last night🥰
I'm just starting out with my first colony this coming spring...Still in research mode. I notice that yours and many other bee hives are bare wood and not painted to keep moisture out of the wood. Is there a reason for that? Is painting your beehive a bad idea for some reason? Thanks.
Thanks so much for watching the video Hap. My hives have been dipped in a wax and pine rosin bath, which drives out the moisture in the wood and helps preserve the wood for a long time. Painting the hives is fine, I just chose another way of protecting the wood.
I love your video 👍
hi sir, im new, interested in trying this. just wanted to thank you for the videos
Hello from Central Asia. I am a new beekeeper that has to make sure that bees in two beehives (left by their owner for certain reasons) survive through the winter. I have a question. I noticed that in the middle of the day a lot of bees started going in and coming out of one of the beehives (usually they fly like that in front of one of the beehives, and then they calm down, and then after a while the same thing happens in front of the other beehive). They look disturbed but I can't see anything that disturbed them. No birds, no mice, nobody, and the bees don't seem to be fighting with each other either. Is it a normal thing for them to become much more active suddenly? Or is there a problem? It's fall in our country and the weather is sunny, 42-66 F during the day. Thank you in advance. P.S. liked and subscribed! :)
Hi sir i am Indian commercial beekeeper. How many beehive your apiary plz tell
Thanks....this was great!
Thanks so much for the great compliment.
Really liked the first video but the next 2 are missing
Thanks so much for watching. Those episodes are coming soon!!
Hi Doug thank you for the great information. I bought a beekeeper kit and it has a brood box but no honey super. Do I need the honey super at first or can I add that later? Will bees make honey in the brood box?
thanks doug!
Thanks for your comment.
Hi Doug, thank you for the info. My husband wants to start beekeeping. Question; We have a huge bee hive in a grapefruit tree, is there a way to transfer it to a bee box, or do we need a Professsional to do it?
A professional is advised. Moving the hive can make it aggressive.
An other option is to install your hive nearby, when the current hive will split in the spring or summer, if you provided a nice place, there are good chances that the new hive will come in the home you provide. ^^
That's how i started beekeeping:: i just put a box out there and waited for a wild hive to come nest inside. It's cheap and efficient.
DOUG, where are episodes 2 and 3?
why don't you use an inner board ?
Can’t find episodes 2/3
Hi Doug, great video, very informative. Thank you for being so straight forward to the point. Can you please tell us the exact dimensions for the beehives? Thanks a lot!
Most are Dadant hives, you can find the dimensions on any selling site. I would put a link if youtube wasn't censoring links.