Jason I couldn’t agree with you more! We’re just coming out of a dearth and our ivy is giving pollen and nothing else, the bees are brooding winter bees and burning fuel like crazy! It’s the time when they could collapse so easily! One good feed keeps them working then the nectar suddenly comes flowing in! I had the same, virtually one whole apiary was so light on stores I reckon they would have starved if u hadn’t fed! Nice video!! 💪🏻💯👌🏻😉🐝🐝🐝
Ivy just saved my bees after a very long dearth. Only pollen, but is much better then only suplement. It was 2-3 brood frames all summer. Now they are growing, queens are biger, more brood... will be redy for the lete flow. I still have 35c days and over 20c nights. Big diference, with just ivy pollen..
SE Ohio my honeys aren’t on the goldenrod. I’m a new beekeeper and my gut kept telling me to feed which I did. Your video was so timely to validate my instinct. Bees are all over ragweed and others but not the goldenrod. Learning so much about things that affect nectar flow. Thanks for posting video, good info!
Jason, thanks for another great video. Our GR has been in bloom here in PA for a while. I noticed the stinky feet smell before I went on vacation and I just got back so I can't check them tonight. I am going to check them soon. I was told by a long time beekeeper that GR has two types. One produces nectar and the other does not. One looks like a Christmas tree and the other does not. They will grow together. I think they get pollen from both of them though. I'll let you know how mine made out since I"ve been gone. I also have lots of Japanese Knot Weed (Bamboo) growing here that they bring nectar in from. I noticed when I was in Ohio that you folks don't seem to have it growing there.
Rob, Vacation huh? Hope you had a good time. Hope your bees are doing well and packing in the GR. I used to have Knot weed growing down the road until the power company seen it and sprayed it. I was not to happy to say the least.
Thank you Jason. I’ve fed mine weekly. Up until today they fed aggressively. Cooler wet weather for the next few days means I will be feeding again over the weekend. Not much goldenrod here in the Atl suburbs. Yellow jackets, wax moths and hornets are awful.
new subscriber. We've had almost no rain for a couple months here in southern NH. The dearth was especially rough this year. Finally, golden rod is blooming. Also, planted several Autumn Joy sedums - bees love this plant. We've been feeding syrup for the last 6 weeks.
My thoughts are no rain no nectar in the flowers... dry here in southern PA and been feeding last 6 weeks as well. Lots of brood but not much stored for this time of year and time is running out and cold will be here in a few weeks!
Jason, mine were bringing goldenrod pollen for probably a month now. Two weeks ago we had some timely rain and a tall frilly version (of goldenrod) came out. Every kind of bee and wasp imaginable is working it. Hope you guys get this as well. Thanks for making these!
I agree completely Jason....I started feeding also.....even as I looked at the same sea of yellow blooms here in Preble County....I saw no activity from my hives...and then started thinking about how dry it had been ...that could be a problem producing nectar....my bees gobbled up 25 gallons of sugar syrup yesterday and the hives were never more active....got to involved in your hives....
My big established hives are rocking big numbers. I see vast amounts of nectar. Low amounts of pollen throughout all my hives though. The youngest look the driest. My two Nucs looked very depleted. Dropped a frame of nectar and some feed on one bitty 3 of 5 frame nuc. Sucked a pint down in two days. Going to be watching very closely next few days. Have to do some moves. Likely split and combine with the two nucs.
@@JCsBees have had aweful trouble w pissy queens/hives this year. Caught a swarm w a great gal. Will try...to make queens from her next year. At 59 and 120# it is getting more diffucult to do what I used too tho lol.
I went thru last week and pulled all the supers...bees not putting anything up. I lifted a few hives and they're way too light...it's the middle of September and they need to put on major weight while they can....all my hives got syrup buckets now and I've fed my nucs all along. I can't chance hoping a heavy fall flow will come and lose valuable time the bees need to dry down and cap the syrup/ nectar. Fed bees are live bees!
Great video bud, very informative. A lot of new beekeepers assume a lot of things....I know i did back then, which = dead hives in mid winter. Been feeding some for about 2 months. Virtually no flow for us since mid-july in west central PA. So far, 2020, a crappy bee year. See ya next Sunday moring!!
Thanks very interesting and helpful as always. Hope your bee's work the Golden Rod better than mine did, they had a very indifferent attitude to it. There would be may be 5-6 bee's on it at anyone time, but certainly not the interest I thought there would be. The bee's were very busy and still hard fetching a load of pollen from somewhere, but as for GR, no perfered to travel much further than just a few yards. Well what ever there reason they all have plenty of resources and food, which is all that matters for the coming winter. BTW do like your music, cool.
Interestingly 1 hive can be starving while the high next to it is thriving I did have 1 that was lethargic and started to come out and drop ,I fed them and it reversed within hours, enjoy your videos thanks
I purchased a couple of varieties of golden rod off of ebay a couple of years ago. I have one variety that is 9ft tall. The buds have not opened yet and last night got down to 51F. Last year I did not notice a single honey bee on the golden rod that I have. If they don't show any interest this year I might just get rid of it. Maybe I have the wrong variety for my zone? They are taking a lot of syrup right now though.
I made a video of my Goldenrod some of it does not have yellow flowers some of it has fuchsia red colored flowers I made a video of it though to show people and now I got 30 frames of Goldenrod nectar it's November 20th 2024 and they're still bringing Goldenrod in
Wow. I'm in Cincinnati and my bees are filling a deep to two frames per week. Somedays the girls hit the sugar water, but most just a little. I guess one to two week earlier. Golden rod pollen started coming two weeks ago. It's so local.
Thanks Jason, getting ready to head out and see if my girls need fed. They’ve been active but I haven’t opened them up in a week or so. I love the very very end, lol. Hadn’t seen that till now and went back to last week and saw I missed it then too. ;)
@Eric Austin Hopefully your bees are out working the GR, if not it shouldn't be long. Yes, I started sharing the picture of your nuc as my endscreen. I noticed it was it the video you texted me too which I loved seeing! Have a great day, think we have rain coming!
I fed my smaller colonies too and it made a huge difference in activity. My big honey producers also pulled some honey back down. Saw many super frames fully drawn and capped which are now half empty.
After taking the last super off 2 weeks ago I have been starting to feed them a quart of 2-1 every 3-4 days. Last week I started to up the feeding. I took a lot of honey off those girls and I feel my hives here in MN need to weigh 140-150 lb. Checked 3 smaller hives today for stores and 2 I am going to stop feeding for a week or more. Not much more time for me to put on the weight. I will check my bigger hives later this week. Jason, why didn't you pull a few frames to see how the stores were? Did you lift the back side to feel the weight?
My bees are not working my small patch of golden rod at all. I’ve seen bumble bees on it and wasps but NO honeybees. So I know there’s some nectar there but the honeys are not interested. They are bringing in plenty of pollen and I have no idea where they are getting it from. I don’t know where they are going to get their supplies.
Hi Jason, I fed my bees on Friday just gone and they haven’t touched it there’s loads of ivy out in full bloom, and yep getting lots of wasps hanging around my hives waiting to catch the stragglers my traps I have up for them are full with the nasty buggers but I’ve also noticed my bees getting more aggressive towards the wasps if a wasp try’s to get a bee on the landing board the bees are ganging up on the wasp maybe 5 to 8 bees will fly out and attack it smoother them real quick I’ve seen them kill them too I’ve never seen this behaviour from my bees before its cool to watch, I’ve been told too hang a small black bag in a tree near my hives this is supposed to deter the wasps as they think it’s a wasps nest wether this is true or not I don’t know. Thanks Jason for sharing your vlog with us mate.
Our Goldenrod just started producing nectar this week. I'm in the NW corner of Ohio. I have also noticed the funny smell coming from some of my hives... Aster maybe???
Nice! I am ready for the GR flow here and so are the ladies. I am starting to thing the aster is the cause of the smell. Are you seeing aster in bloom?
I've noticed that your hives are at the forward angle. How big is it 2-5-10 degrees ?? or is it just the camera angle making it look so ? Love your channel, cheers!!!
Yes they are leaning forward, this helps any moisture run out of entrance vs run into hives. I don't know the angle, just make sure your have a slight tilt forward. Glad you enjoy my channel.
Great stuff. Trust me I am taking notes lol but the first time I have to varroa mite treat trust me I am going to be all over needing your help understanding that. lol
@@JCsBees Yes very helpful I know that late August of my first year (next year) is important for those things. lol so get ready for me to be yelling for help on your mite treatment videos around that time lol
well 1st thanx for the info you put out there,, very helpful,, have you ever put a few drips of honey on the landing boards,, then watch if bees fly rite by or stop n drink it up,, i was told that if they all jump on it fast they are hungry,, if it takes 5 minutes or so these bees are finding a flow somewhere,, have ever tried this as or when you need to feed,,,thanx again,,and ladybug is looking good,, filling out nice
I've been feeding in S.W. PA for nearly a month. Added feed today(sugar water) got nailed twice. I have heard Goldenrod makes them mean. Do you find that to be true? I also have been burning a bug light at night for the moths.
I’ve been feeding smaller quantities and they are gobbling the syrup down. Last few years I was filling up the feeders and about the last week of September they stopped taking the feed and I wasted a lot of sugar.... I’m guessing any day the goldenrod should take off!
It’s to dry in Ohio this summer. Golden rod needs moisture to bring up the nectar. Luckily we’ve had some timely rain north of you ,our golden rod is full of nectar this year. But last year we were is the same boat as you .
@Mikey D We have had rain the last few weeks so I can't say that's my problem. Heck during the last storm we got 3.5" of rain. Last year was extremely dry though your right!
Jason, I checked today and my six hives have plenty of frames with nectar on them and pollen too. The queens are all laying well. My conumdrum is do I treat for mites now or wait till after golden rod. I hope I didn't screw this up already.
Where are you located? Here in Ohio, I like to treat in either August or September but no later. You need to allow time for the current bees to raise new healthy bees to over winter with.
@@JCsBees Jason, I'm in Connecticut. I have 3 hives that are really large so I wanted to see if I could catch a little Goldenrod honey. But I'm thinking you are saying I'm too late and I should treat immediately and forget a fall honey flow. You think after 3 year's I'd be better at this. Argh. The hives I was considering supering are loaded with sugar water/nectar now. So I can super and not feel like I"m robbing them.
Interesting. I am seeing the opposite over here, the bees that are in the fire devastated area are bringing a ton of nectar, but the bees that are at my house with lots of stuff blooming right now including carob trees I am feeding right now as there isn't any nectar coming in for some reason.
It amazes me they are finding nectar where was fire damage. If that doesn't say "never give up" nothing will. After seeing all these pictures of the red skies on the news and such, I imagine the bees where trapped in for days? Is the sky clearing up? Is Nosema a concern since they may have been trapped in for a prolong period?
@@JCsBees I have not seen any issues with the hives that survived, if I am able to collect extra honey from them I wil market it "Survivor Honey" for sure :)
Hi, Jason. I'm in southern Kentucky, so a climate similar to yours. I got my first bees about 2 months ago, and I've been feeding sugar water all along. One of my mentors is dead-set against feeding pollen patties, but I see so many others who use them going into fall/winter. At my last inspection, my girls didn't have a ton of stores, maybe 2 frames of honey and 1/2 frame of pollen. Would you suggest feeding a small lump of pollen patty every couple days? More? None?
Hello Mark, I would guess your mentor is against pollen patties as they are a great food source for small hive beetles but maybe there is another reason. You could try feeding a very small section of a patty and see how they respond. I'd go back in 2 days and remove it though if it's still there, don't want to create a beetle issue. If the bees ate it offer another small section, if they ignored it they must have a source. Good luck!
@@JCsBees -- That's exactly why he's against pollen patties. I'll try a small piece and see how the bees react. If they eat it quickly, I guess that means they need it. Thanks!
Man in my part of SW Indiana it just hasnt rained;( no measurable precip in 7 weeks ) there is plenty of Goldenrod but no moisture not even down 2 feet in the soil. I hate to open feed this time of yr but I dont really have much choice.
Bees in Greene county been bringing in pollen and getting active again. After the rain we got last night I expect the goldenrod to start producing nectar next week.
JC I live in Lithia Springs Georgia we've got to Goldenrod also and it's starting to bloom out but my B's has been bringing in all colors the pollen and I haven't never fed them yet what should I do should I continue letting them bring the pollen in and they got to be bringing nectar also please give me a comment on it I sure do thank you and good luck with your bees and God bless you
It's my neighbors they are always shooting. They do it so often I didn't even notice it in the video. lol It's gets old but there isn't anything I can do about it.
Sounds like your neighbor is blowin off a few rounds with the 12 gauge. Do you have bears in your area? You don't have any fencing. I have a lot of black bear activity around and in my property and my bee yard is fenced in an electrified.
It has nothing to do with the bees and everything to do with the flower. If the flower is not producing nectar then the bee will not be attracted to it. And just because you have flowers does not mean conditions are correct for producing nectar in them. The variables that take place in a microclimate are many, especially when it comes to flowers and nectar production.
@John Oliver No. That's what I put up with on a daily basis in my neighborhood. I think they make too much money and don't have anything better to spend it on. lol
Yes, she is a little over weight to say the least. lol Just put her on Diamond dog food and going start her on a diet very soon. She weighs 83 pounds last time we checked.
After taking the last super off 2 weeks ago I have been starting to feed them a quart of 2-1 every 3-4 days. Last week I started to up the feeding. I took a lot of honey off those girls and I feel my hives here in MN need to weigh 140-150 lb. Checked 3 smaller hives today for stores and 2 I am going to stop feeding for a week or more. Not much more time for me to put on the weight. I will check my bigger hives later this week. Jason, why didn't you pull a few frames to see how the stores were? Did you lift the back side to feel the weight?
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Jason I couldn’t agree with you more! We’re just coming out of a dearth and our ivy is giving pollen and nothing else, the bees are brooding winter bees and burning fuel like crazy! It’s the time when they could collapse so easily! One good feed keeps them working then the nectar suddenly comes flowing in! I had the same, virtually one whole apiary was so light on stores I reckon they would have starved if u hadn’t fed! Nice video!! 💪🏻💯👌🏻😉🐝🐝🐝
Ivy just saved my bees after a very long dearth. Only pollen, but is much better then only suplement. It was 2-3 brood frames all summer. Now they are growing, queens are biger, more brood... will be redy for the lete flow. I still have 35c days and over 20c nights. Big diference, with just ivy pollen..
We skipped doing bees this year because we lost 3 big hives enjoyed watching you work with yours today
SE Ohio my honeys aren’t on the goldenrod. I’m a new beekeeper and my gut kept telling me to feed which I did. Your video was so timely to validate my instinct. Bees are all over ragweed and others but not the goldenrod. Learning so much about things that affect nectar flow. Thanks for posting video, good info!
Glad I could help!
Jason, thanks for another great video. Our GR has been in bloom here in PA for a while. I noticed the stinky feet smell before I went on vacation and I just got back so I can't check them tonight. I am going to check them soon. I was told by a long time beekeeper that GR has two types. One produces nectar and the other does not. One looks like a Christmas tree and the other does not. They will grow together. I think they get pollen from both of them though. I'll let you know how mine made out since I"ve been gone. I also have lots of Japanese Knot Weed (Bamboo) growing here that they bring nectar in from. I noticed when I was in Ohio that you folks don't seem to have it growing there.
Rob, Vacation huh? Hope you had a good time. Hope your bees are doing well and packing in the GR. I used to have Knot weed growing down the road until the power company seen it and sprayed it. I was not to happy to say the least.
Great video. I noticed this on my 6 over 6 nuc and smaller 10 frame colony 2 weeks ago. I started those on 1:1 syrup and they are doing great now.
New bee keeper here. I have a small colony I have had for a month (KS). I decided to put some sugar water on last weekend. Huge increase in activity!
That is awesome!
Thank you Jason. I’ve fed mine weekly. Up until today they fed aggressively. Cooler wet weather for the next few days means I will be feeding again over the weekend. Not much goldenrod here in the Atl suburbs.
Yellow jackets, wax moths and hornets are awful.
new subscriber. We've had almost no rain for a couple months here in southern NH. The dearth was especially rough this year. Finally, golden rod is blooming. Also, planted several Autumn Joy sedums - bees love this plant. We've been feeding syrup for the last 6 weeks.
My thoughts are no rain no nectar in the flowers... dry here in southern PA and been feeding last 6 weeks as well. Lots of brood but not much stored for this time of year and time is running out and cold will be here in a few weeks!
Important post Jason. Thanks!
Chicory and goldenrod is cranking southeast Michigan ... Needs to stop raining thou
Jason, mine were bringing goldenrod pollen for probably a month now. Two weeks ago we had some timely rain and a tall frilly version (of goldenrod) came out. Every kind of bee and wasp imaginable is working it. Hope you guys get this as well. Thanks for making these!
I agree completely Jason....I started feeding also.....even as I looked at the same sea of yellow blooms here in Preble County....I saw no activity from my hives...and then started thinking about how dry it had been ...that could be a problem producing nectar....my bees gobbled up 25 gallons of sugar syrup yesterday and the hives were never more active....got to involved in your hives....
Great advice Jason , always keep an eye on the little nucleus , we only have ivy coming in the next week so 🤞for plenty nectar. Have a good week👍🐶🇬🇧
My big established hives are rocking big numbers. I see vast amounts of nectar. Low amounts of pollen throughout all my hives though. The youngest look the driest. My two Nucs looked very depleted. Dropped a frame of nectar and some feed on one bitty 3 of 5 frame nuc. Sucked a pint down in two days. Going to be watching very closely next few days. Have to do some moves. Likely split and combine with the two nucs.
As always thanks for sharing Jason!
Good point! I have noticed the difference when a dry spell occurs before/durring GR bloom.
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This year has worked me ragged. Thanks for the videos!
Would you say "Busy as a bee"? I know how it is trust me. lol I kinda look forward to the off season so things can slow down a little.
@@JCsBees have had aweful trouble w pissy queens/hives this year. Caught a swarm w a great gal. Will try...to make queens from her next year. At 59 and 120# it is getting more diffucult to do what I used too tho lol.
Trust me I understand, I am only 43 but my back gives me fits all the time. Just gotta work smart.
I went thru last week and pulled all the supers...bees not putting anything up. I lifted a few hives and they're way too light...it's the middle of September and they need to put on major weight while they can....all my hives got syrup buckets now and I've fed my nucs all along. I can't chance hoping a heavy fall flow will come and lose valuable time the bees need to dry down and cap the syrup/ nectar. Fed bees are live bees!
I have 4 of those traps around my yard. They work great. Thanks Jason
Great video bud, very informative. A lot of new beekeepers assume a lot of things....I know i did back then, which = dead hives in mid winter. Been feeding some for about 2 months. Virtually no flow for us since mid-july in west central PA. So far, 2020, a crappy bee year. See ya next Sunday moring!!
Thanks for sharing Jason. I just ordered a starter kit. I hope this spring I’ll get a hive. ❤️✝️
Thanks very interesting and helpful as always. Hope your bee's work the Golden Rod better than mine did, they had a very indifferent attitude to it. There would be may be 5-6 bee's on it at anyone time, but certainly not the interest I thought there would be. The bee's were very busy and still hard fetching a load of pollen from somewhere, but as for GR, no perfered to travel much further than just a few yards.
Well what ever there reason they all have plenty of resources and food, which is all that matters for the coming winter.
BTW do like your music, cool.
Interestingly 1 hive can be starving while the high next to it is thriving I did have 1 that was lethargic and started to come out and drop ,I fed them and it reversed within hours, enjoy your videos thanks
I purchased a couple of varieties of golden rod off of ebay a couple of years ago. I have one variety that is 9ft tall. The buds have not opened yet and last night got down to 51F. Last year I did not notice a single honey bee on the golden rod that I have. If they don't show any interest this year I might just get rid of it. Maybe I have the wrong variety for my zone? They are taking a lot of syrup right now though.
Good tip a old friend told me the same thing yesterday and yes I’m a new bee keeper
I made a video of my Goldenrod some of it does not have yellow flowers some of it has fuchsia red colored flowers I made a video of it though to show people and now I got 30 frames of Goldenrod nectar it's November 20th 2024 and they're still bringing Goldenrod in
Wow. I'm in Cincinnati and my bees are filling a deep to two frames per week. Somedays the girls hit the sugar water, but most just a little. I guess one to two week earlier. Golden rod pollen started coming two weeks ago. It's so local.
Great advice as always Jason. Thanks! Nice to see ladybug too
Thanks Jason, getting ready to head out and see if my girls need fed. They’ve been active but I haven’t opened them up in a week or so. I love the very very end, lol. Hadn’t seen that till now and went back to last week and saw I missed it then too. ;)
@Eric Austin Hopefully your bees are out working the GR, if not it shouldn't be long. Yes, I started sharing the picture of your nuc as my endscreen. I noticed it was it the video you texted me too which I loved seeing! Have a great day, think we have rain coming!
I fed my smaller colonies too and it made a huge difference in activity. My big honey producers also pulled some honey back down. Saw many super frames fully drawn and capped which are now half empty.
After taking the last super off 2 weeks ago I have been starting to feed them a quart of 2-1 every 3-4 days. Last week I started to up the feeding. I took a lot of honey off those girls and I feel my hives here in MN need to weigh 140-150 lb. Checked 3 smaller hives today for stores and 2 I am going to stop feeding for a week or more. Not much more time for me to put on the weight. I will check my bigger hives later this week. Jason, why didn't you pull a few frames to see how the stores were? Did you lift the back side to feel the weight?
Here in north Texas I'm getting orange and yellow pollen. Do not know where they are getting it, no goldenrod in sight
Looking good up there
I guess we own that to the storms you guys keep throwing us. It was dry as hell a month ago then whamm-O. lol Mondays night alone we got 3.5" of rain.
@@JCsBees man that's a good thing Right. Holding rod look good up there
It surely is a good thing.
My bees are not working my small patch of golden rod at all. I’ve seen bumble bees on it and wasps but NO honeybees. So I know there’s some nectar there but the honeys are not interested. They are bringing in plenty of pollen and I have no idea where they are getting it from. I don’t know where they are going to get their supplies.
Hi Jason, I fed my bees on Friday just gone and they haven’t touched it there’s loads of ivy out in full bloom, and yep getting lots of wasps hanging around my hives waiting to catch the stragglers my traps I have up for them are full with the nasty buggers but I’ve also noticed my bees getting more aggressive towards the wasps if a wasp try’s to get a bee on the landing board the bees are ganging up on the wasp maybe 5 to 8 bees will fly out and attack it smoother them real quick I’ve seen them kill them too I’ve never seen this behaviour from my bees before its cool to watch, I’ve been told too hang a small black bag in a tree near my hives this is supposed to deter the wasps as they think it’s a wasps nest wether this is true or not I don’t know. Thanks Jason for sharing your vlog with us mate.
Our Goldenrod just started producing nectar this week. I'm in the NW corner of Ohio. I have also noticed the funny smell coming from some of my hives... Aster maybe???
Nice! I am ready for the GR flow here and so are the ladies. I am starting to thing the aster is the cause of the smell. Are you seeing aster in bloom?
@@JCsBees Yes
If it smells like stinky feet it's usually goldenrod.
I've noticed that your hives are at the forward angle. How big is it 2-5-10 degrees ?? or is it just the camera angle making it look so ? Love your channel, cheers!!!
Yes they are leaning forward, this helps any moisture run out of entrance vs run into hives. I don't know the angle, just make sure your have a slight tilt forward. Glad you enjoy my channel.
How is the beetles stopper working ?
Great stuff. Trust me I am taking notes lol but the first time I have to varroa mite treat trust me I am going to be all over needing your help understanding that. lol
Thanks. I seen you read my blog post on taking mite counts and treating. Hope it was helpful.
@@JCsBees Yes very helpful I know that late August of my first year (next year) is important for those things. lol so get ready for me to be yelling for help on your mite treatment videos around that time lol
I would try one open feeder just to see whether they take it up
well 1st thanx for the info you put out there,, very helpful,, have you ever put a few drips of honey on the landing boards,, then watch if bees fly rite by or stop n drink it up,, i was told that if they all jump on it fast they are hungry,, if it takes 5 minutes or so these bees are finding a flow somewhere,, have ever tried this as or when you need to feed,,,thanx again,,and ladybug is looking good,, filling out nice
Nope! I have never tried that I guess because I wouldn't want to cause robbing. Yes, Ladybug is doing very well here. Glad you enjoyed the video!
I've been feeding in S.W. PA for nearly a month. Added feed today(sugar water) got nailed twice. I have heard Goldenrod makes them mean. Do you find that to be true? I also have been burning a bug light at night for the moths.
Is it too early to feed 2 to 1 surgar water
I’ve been feeding smaller quantities and they are gobbling the syrup down. Last few years I was filling up the feeders and about the last week of September they stopped taking the feed and I wasted a lot of sugar....
I’m guessing any day the goldenrod should take off!
It’s to dry in Ohio this summer. Golden rod needs moisture to bring up the nectar. Luckily we’ve had some timely rain north of you ,our golden rod is full of nectar this year. But last year we were is the same boat as you .
@Mikey D We have had rain the last few weeks so I can't say that's my problem. Heck during the last storm we got 3.5" of rain. Last year was extremely dry though your right!
Jason,
I checked today and my six hives have plenty of frames with nectar on them and pollen too. The queens are all laying well. My conumdrum is do I treat for mites now or wait till after golden rod. I hope I didn't screw this up already.
Where are you located? Here in Ohio, I like to treat in either August or September but no later. You need to allow time for the current bees to raise new healthy bees to over winter with.
@@JCsBees Jason, I'm in Connecticut. I have 3 hives that are really large so I wanted to see if I could catch a little Goldenrod honey. But I'm thinking you are saying I'm too late and I should treat immediately and forget a fall honey flow. You think after 3 year's I'd be better at this. Argh. The hives I was considering supering are loaded with sugar water/nectar now. So I can super and not feel like I"m robbing them.
Interesting. I am seeing the opposite over here, the bees that are in the fire devastated area are bringing a ton of nectar, but the bees that are at my house with lots of stuff blooming right now including carob trees I am feeding right now as there isn't any nectar coming in for some reason.
It amazes me they are finding nectar where was fire damage. If that doesn't say "never give up" nothing will. After seeing all these pictures of the red skies on the news and such, I imagine the bees where trapped in for days? Is the sky clearing up? Is Nosema a concern since they may have been trapped in for a prolong period?
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@@JCsBees I have not seen any issues with the hives that survived, if I am able to collect extra honey from them I wil market it "Survivor Honey" for sure :)
Hi, Jason. I'm in southern Kentucky, so a climate similar to yours. I got my first bees about 2 months ago, and I've been feeding sugar water all along. One of my mentors is dead-set against feeding pollen patties, but I see so many others who use them going into fall/winter. At my last inspection, my girls didn't have a ton of stores, maybe 2 frames of honey and 1/2 frame of pollen. Would you suggest feeding a small lump of pollen patty every couple days? More? None?
Hello Mark, I would guess your mentor is against pollen patties as they are a great food source for small hive beetles but maybe there is another reason. You could try feeding a very small section of a patty and see how they respond. I'd go back in 2 days and remove it though if it's still there, don't want to create a beetle issue. If the bees ate it offer another small section, if they ignored it they must have a source. Good luck!
@@JCsBees -- That's exactly why he's against pollen patties. I'll try a small piece and see how the bees react. If they eat it quickly, I guess that means they need it. Thanks!
Checked mine yesterday and have the same issue going on ! Bees were not flying and lethargic, so I feed 1:1 syrup. East Central Illinois
It's the same in champaign.
They say it's flowing in Springfield. I'm not smelling it yet.
Man in my part of SW Indiana it just hasnt rained;( no measurable precip in 7 weeks ) there is plenty of Goldenrod but no moisture not even down 2 feet in the soil. I hate to open feed this time of yr but I dont really have much choice.
I keep some food in the hives until the goldenrod gets going to hold them over. Thanks for the video!!!!!!
Mine didn't work golden rod last year or this year but they stay all over ragweed tho
New hat. Blacks my favorite.
Bees in Greene county been bringing in pollen and getting active again. After the rain we got last night I expect the goldenrod to start producing nectar next week.
JC I live in Lithia Springs Georgia we've got to Goldenrod also and it's starting to bloom out but my B's has been bringing in all colors the pollen and I haven't never fed them yet what should I do should I continue letting them bring the pollen in and they got to be bringing nectar also please give me a comment on it I sure do thank you and good luck with your bees and God bless you
You could offer a little syrup and see how they bees react. Maybe try open feeding.
Are the Marines on manoeuvres in the background? 🙂🙂
Not enough destruction going on, might be the Army.
It's my neighbors they are always shooting. They do it so often I didn't even notice it in the video. lol It's gets old but there isn't anything I can do about it.
There is lots of goldenrod here and no bee,s they are on other plants but not on the goldenrod for some reason.
Not enough rain, perhaps? I never get a significant flow from goldenrod. Just a good source of late season protein.
Bear got into my hives
Sounds like your neighbor is blowin off a few rounds with the 12 gauge. Do you have bears in your area? You don't have any fencing. I have a lot of black bear activity around and in my property and my bee yard is fenced in an electrified.
No bears here just neighbors who have nothing better to do. They shot at least 5 days a week.
It has nothing to do with the bees and everything to do with the flower. If the flower is not producing nectar then the bee will not be attracted to it. And just because you have flowers does not mean conditions are correct for producing nectar in them. The variables that take place in a microclimate are many, especially when it comes to flowers and nectar production.
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Thanks for the video .....BTW you should feed that dog
@K Wil Thanks! And yes, she is gonna swindle away to nothing if I don't start feeding her better. Down to 83 pounds now. lol
Love the beard. Very "wilderness survival."
Thanks! I do too, the wife not so much. lol
Is there a war going on in the background?
@John Oliver No. That's what I put up with on a daily basis in my neighborhood. I think they make too much money and don't have anything better to spend it on. lol
Wow sorry to hear that, maybe you should be raising skunks?
My neighbor cut down 3 acres of goldenrod about a week ago you know what beekeeper said about that
Drought here in mass has stunted goldenrod, and it isnt producing food this year, if in Western Massachusetts, feed feed feed,,NOW
I feed them one gallon a week till they stop taking it
Ladybug looks well feed!
Yes, she is a little over weight to say the least. lol Just put her on Diamond dog food and going start her on a diet very soon. She weighs 83 pounds last time we checked.
@@JCsBees She looks like a friendly pup.
My bees have not touched the golden rod in my yard. It is full of wasps, hornets and yellow jackets. not a single freaking honeybee.
Solidago canadiensis??????
Your bees got Woke....LOL
robing
An old bee keeper told me the golden rod needs chilly nights and warm days to get it to flow like maple syrup does
That's interesting!
After taking the last super off 2 weeks ago I have been starting to feed them a quart of 2-1 every 3-4 days. Last week I started to up the feeding. I took a lot of honey off those girls and I feel my hives here in MN need to weigh 140-150 lb. Checked 3 smaller hives today for stores and 2 I am going to stop feeding for a week or more. Not much more time for me to put on the weight. I will check my bigger hives later this week. Jason, why didn't you pull a few frames to see how the stores were? Did you lift the back side to feel the weight?