The difference between locations is still something I find most interesting. Yet every year can be different, and things can be learned from all. Being observant is the most important thing to keep in mind, the more you observe the better off you will be. 700 miles difference north to south can make all the difference in the world, even west to east in the middle part of the Country.
I’ll take it a step further Tommy. We see a month difference between here and down on the south shore below the city. New Orleans can get 100% opposite results any hive year and they’re only 60 miles south. A commercial beekeeper once told me that for every ten miles north or south we can be as much as a well’s difference….
Good to hear. I never ordered the Xentari but had plans to, and then I was sent some Certan. I had a BT product I used on my greens when I gardened, it ran out.
I live in FL where it's very hot... I have wooden hives and Anel hives...none of my Anel hives are bearding....excellent brand ...switching all hives over to Anel...
I see the same with Apimaye owners too. Same with the poly hives as well. Layans hives….yep, same thing. The bees will regulate temps and while I’ve seen some bearding on large hives in the wild in trees, they take very well to well insulated hives in summer and winter. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!!
It sure is a relief to wrap up the season for you and me. Difference is you had a great honey harvest this year and mine was not good. Opposite of last year. At least I didn't have to buy any more buckets. LOL Have a great week Mike. God Bless.
Hate that you didn’t do as well this season Russell. Typical Ag right? This year will carry me should we have issues next year. Similar to two years ago. Always appreciate your long time support Russell!!
Thanks for sharing Mike! The most damage I have seen with using Certan was about 1 cell that was chewed but the larvae are so tiny when they hatch that there was minimal damage.
That’s what I figured with them having to at least start chewing. But that’s definitely an acceptable amount or allowance. Thanks for sharing your insight!!
Mike-another nice video. I’m presenting storing comb to our association and like you it’s going to be a how I do video with alternative ways. Sort of a choose your own adventure. Your bees look great! Hope to have mine ready soon. Take care!
Wax moths eggs are always there in the frames you just take from the brood box. In the hives bees take care of them and outside you have to freez them or keep them like that. They do very badly with light and drafty conditions. They like dark and warm. I keep my the same.. under a roof with two walls. And in our conditions you can always keep a box of empties under a box of bees over winter.. let them keep it and reverse in spring.. at least l do it where ever I can. But I have no experience with hive beetles and what they do
Hive beetles are just a mess. In the end, strong colonies take care of the beetles. I’m going to do some traps again for a fella who sent me some, but normally, it’s just simply strong colonies and keeping the open space to a minimum. I freeze my brood frames and the store in para-moth. I’m eventually going to try to store them inside a box with the certan. But freezing immediately is key to killing the eggs, then straight to storage.
@@MikeBarryBees yeah, I have a giant build in freezer l made for my professional fishing days in my storage area. It comes handy for beekeeping stuff now. I could store all your supers and still have space 😁. There's a foot of insulation under inox sheet metal.. but if I open it too much the electricity bill can still get big. Those hive beatles.. seems that there's a lot of stuff, practices l couldn't do if I had them. In early spring sometimes I make a lot of 1 brood 1 food + Q cell nucks, with 3 to draw.. when I see eggs put them all together and don't watch them at all for months. It's a kind of selection. I like them to survive without me. There you can really see who's resilient.. after some years of doing it l find many who need a big box... That's just one.. l have queens in cages since early June in one yard with 80 days old bees whayting for the queens to start laying eggs. And the brood boxes with polished centers souranded by bee bread and honey above... l'm about to release the queens.. there was a big rain and Heather needs 50 days for the flow after that rain. Just enough to grow numbers in those hives. It's one of the better years l had in long time.
Already done. It’s kind of in the background a little bit if you look closely in the video. Or maybe in the previous video. It’s longer and due to the type of cover my old one was under, no one would add on for me. So I got a long cover for the new one and now the old one will be for my bee equipment. Win-win the way I’m figuring. Take care my friend!!
Mike , first thank you for the videos , we really enjoy them ! Question; how many flows do you have there in Louisiana? Here on the Spacecoast in Florida we have spring wildflower, mid summer wildflower, and fall Brazilian Pepperberry ( which is our strongest flow ) no Pepperberry in your neck of the woods? Thanks again !
You’re welcome and thanks for watching. We have a flow in April if the privet comes in and then a tallow tree flow in May. Blackberry will fill some boxes too in March/April on a good year. That’s really it. The fall flow usually never enough for collecting honey, so most everyone I know just lets that run for the bees.
Yes, I have a few like that. If there are a lot of cells that have pollen, I stick them with the brood frames. If it’s only a few cells, then I just leave them with the clear comb and usually dint see a problem. Usually….
I do not have any measurable results since I really don’t have time to conduct a proper study with equal colonies, genetics, and controls. Wish I did. So I have to go off of the studies done and research given by the manufacturer. I did heavily dose my colonies that had EFB and there was a marked improvement in three of the 6, but I cannot positively say that was it. I can’t see a downside to using it and I have heard from a fellow beekeeper that his NUCs he produces are more vibrant than in years past after delivering probiotics to them now. So yea, I’m relying on the manufacturer studies in this case.
Thanks Rodney. I’m good actually. I have plans to make this whole thing a lot better next season. So much appreciate the concern and the support. Have a great week!!
Yessir feels good to be done with treatments for sure
Yes indeed. A little feeding here and there and some golden rod and time to take some time off.
@@MikeBarryBees here here
Looks like everything is shaping up real nice for you.
So far, so good Melvin. Fall is right around the bend…
There you have it; another awesome video!!!
God bless you my friend
Thanks so much!
Dream Big brother 🙏
Thanks brother!!
I enjoyed watching your videos, God bless. I will continue watching as inspired me here in Jamaica 🇯🇲
Thanks so much and glad you enjoy the channel!!!!
Glad to see your health improved. Great video. God bless
Thank you very much!!
Looking Good Mike.
Thanks Brad!!
The difference between locations is still something I find most interesting. Yet every year can be different, and things can be learned from all. Being observant is the most important thing to keep in mind, the more you observe the better off you will be. 700 miles difference north to south can make all the difference in the world, even west to east in the middle part of the Country.
I’ll take it a step further Tommy. We see a month difference between here and down on the south shore below the city. New Orleans can get 100% opposite results any hive year and they’re only 60 miles south. A commercial beekeeper once told me that for every ten miles north or south we can be as much as a well’s difference….
Another great video. Thanks Mike!
You bet! And thanks for the support!!
One day I will have a honey house like yours Mike! You should be very proud of what you have man such a blessing. Amazing video
Thanks so much for the kind comment!!
Thanks Mike!! Great livestream with the stream team, have a great week ahead!
You’re welcome and thanks as always for your long time support!!!
I've had excellent luck with XenTari (same thing as Certan). Haven't lost a single frame since I started using it.
Good to hear. I never ordered the Xentari but had plans to, and then I was sent some Certan. I had a BT product I used on my greens when I gardened, it ran out.
Good video l enjoy watching you.
I appreciate that!!! So glad you enjoy the videos!
SCPO Mike, you trying for an Oscar?!?!? I knew it!
Well, you know….have to always keep up the acting skills should bee work dry up😁😁
Lots of good info on this video! Had me going for a minute. Was like what happened 😢
I’m an actor in my off time😂😂😂
@@MikeBarryBees that’s why you are world famous!!!🤣
I live in FL where it's very hot... I have wooden hives and Anel hives...none of my Anel hives are bearding....excellent brand ...switching all hives over to Anel...
I see the same with Apimaye owners too. Same with the poly hives as well. Layans hives….yep, same thing. The bees will regulate temps and while I’ve seen some bearding on large hives in the wild in trees, they take very well to well insulated hives in summer and winter. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!!
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Thanks!!
It sure is a relief to wrap up the season for you and me. Difference is you had a great honey harvest this year and mine was not good. Opposite of last year. At least I didn't have to buy any more buckets. LOL Have a great week Mike. God Bless.
Hate that you didn’t do as well this season Russell. Typical Ag right? This year will carry me should we have issues next year. Similar to two years ago. Always appreciate your long time support Russell!!
@@MikeBarryBees Thanks Mike, it is my pleasure to learn from the best.
@@russellkoopman3004 and hopefully learn a little bit here and there from me too…
Thanks for sharing Mike! The most damage I have seen with using Certan was about 1 cell that was chewed but the larvae are so tiny when they hatch that there was minimal damage.
That’s what I figured with them having to at least start chewing. But that’s definitely an acceptable amount or allowance. Thanks for sharing your insight!!
Looks like you had a great year, now it's time for college football season. LOL
Yes indeed!!! Already saw the first upset and this Thursday our local university is playing Tulane….I’m ready!!
Mike-another nice video. I’m presenting storing comb to our association and like you it’s going to be a how I do video with alternative ways. Sort of a choose your own adventure. Your bees look great! Hope to have mine ready soon. Take care!
Good deal John. Always a good topic this time of year.
good stuff Mike! The Lord sure showed you good favor with your honey....wow! ..do you have the probiotic link?
Yes He did. We are blessed, and truly with or without the honey, we are blessed Brother!! Here’s the link Stan:
www.strongmicrobials.com
@@MikeBarryBees thank you sir!! Continued blessings to you and your family! Cooler weather coming......eventually...;)
Wax moths eggs are always there in the frames you just take from the brood box. In the hives bees take care of them and outside you have to freez them or keep them like that. They do very badly with light and drafty conditions. They like dark and warm. I keep my the same.. under a roof with two walls. And in our conditions you can always keep a box of empties under a box of bees over winter.. let them keep it and reverse in spring.. at least l do it where ever I can. But I have no experience with hive beetles and what they do
Hive beetles are just a mess. In the end, strong colonies take care of the beetles. I’m going to do some traps again for a fella who sent me some, but normally, it’s just simply strong colonies and keeping the open space to a minimum. I freeze my brood frames and the store in para-moth. I’m eventually going to try to store them inside a box with the certan. But freezing immediately is key to killing the eggs, then straight to storage.
@@MikeBarryBees yeah, I have a giant build in freezer l made for my professional fishing days in my storage area. It comes handy for beekeeping stuff now. I could store all your supers and still have space 😁. There's a foot of insulation under inox sheet metal.. but if I open it too much the electricity bill can still get big.
Those hive beatles.. seems that there's a lot of stuff, practices l couldn't do if I had them. In early spring sometimes I make a lot of 1 brood 1 food + Q cell nucks, with 3 to draw.. when I see eggs put them all together and don't watch them at all for months. It's a kind of selection. I like them to survive without me. There you can really see who's resilient.. after some years of doing it l find many who need a big box...
That's just one.. l have queens in cages since early June in one yard with 80 days old bees whayting for the queens to start laying eggs. And the brood boxes with polished centers souranded by bee bread and honey above... l'm about to release the queens.. there was a big rain and Heather needs 50 days for the flow after that rain. Just enough to grow numbers in those hives. It's one of the better years l had in long time.
Your a busy man, that shed a little bare without the camper are you looking for a replacement
Already done. It’s kind of in the background a little bit if you look closely in the video. Or maybe in the previous video. It’s longer and due to the type of cover my old one was under, no one would add on for me. So I got a long cover for the new one and now the old one will be for my bee equipment. Win-win the way I’m figuring. Take care my friend!!
Didn't go back to the pollen trap I got the same trap and would like to use it thought I was going to get school
Once the pollen starts coming in strong, they’ll load both of these traps.
Mike , first thank you for the videos , we really enjoy them !
Question; how many flows do you have there in Louisiana?
Here on the Spacecoast in Florida we have spring wildflower, mid summer wildflower, and fall Brazilian Pepperberry ( which is our strongest flow ) no Pepperberry in your neck of the woods?
Thanks again !
You’re welcome and thanks for watching. We have a flow in April if the privet comes in and then a tallow tree flow in May. Blackberry will fill some boxes too in March/April on a good year. That’s really it. The fall flow usually never enough for collecting honey, so most everyone I know just lets that run for the bees.
Hello Mike . On my supers I have a problem with the Bees putting pollen up in the supers an the wax moth goes to town in them . Thanks
Yes, I have a few like that. If there are a lot of cells that have pollen, I stick them with the brood frames. If it’s only a few cells, then I just leave them with the clear comb and usually dint see a problem. Usually….
What benefits do you see with the probiotics?
I do not have any measurable results since I really don’t have time to conduct a proper study with equal colonies, genetics, and controls. Wish I did. So I have to go off of the studies done and research given by the manufacturer. I did heavily dose my colonies that had EFB and there was a marked improvement in three of the 6, but I cannot positively say that was it. I can’t see a downside to using it and I have heard from a fellow beekeeper that his NUCs he produces are more vibrant than in years past after delivering probiotics to them now. So yea, I’m relying on the manufacturer studies in this case.
@MikeBarryBees thank you. I will look at cost and hope to work it into my bee schedule. Thank you for your time and outlook.
How many gallons did you get this year.?
4000 pounds. So over 300 gallons.
Mike , you're doing too much . Give yourself a break . The world will look after itself even if you do nothing for a week .
Thanks Rodney. I’m good actually. I have plans to make this whole thing a lot better next season. So much appreciate the concern and the support. Have a great week!!